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UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA IEW§ Bierman Field Athletic Building 516 15th Avenue Southeast Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612) 625-4090 Fax 625-0359 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 8, 2000 MEN'S BASKETBALL SIGNS FOUR IN EARLY COMMITMENT PERIOD The University of Minnesota men's basketball program announced the signing offour student-athletes to letters of intent to attend school and begin play with the Golden Gophers for the 2001-02 season. Maurice Hargrow is a 6'4", 170-pound shooting guard who averaged 18 points, six assists and six rebounds per game last season for Highland Park High School in St. Paul, Minn. He was also honored on the all-conference, all-metro and all-state teams at the conclusion of last season. Hargrow, who is an explosive leaper who possesses a nice outside shooting touch, led the Scots to the Minnesota State Class 3A Championship in his sophomore season. Hargrow is regarded by many recruiting services to be one of the top players in the Midwest. Jerry Holman is a 6' 11 ", 220-pound power forward/ center who averaged 13 points, seven rebounds and three blocks per game for Minneapolis Community and Technical College in Minneapolis, Minn. Holman is a tall, athletic player who will give the Golden Gophers much needed depth and an inside presence. O'Neal Mims is a 6'8", 205-pound power forward from Reagan High School in Austin, Texas. Mims, who has grown seven inches in the last 18 months from 6'1" to his current height of6'8", averaged 15 points and 12 rebounds per game in his junior prep season. Aaron Robinson is a 5'8", 165-pound point guard from Guilford High School in Rockford, Ill. Robinson averaged 15.3 points, 12 assists, six rebounds and four steals per game as a prep junior last season. He was also named to the all-conference and all-city teams a season ago. Vince Baldwin of Midwest Hoops rates Robinson as one of the best guards in the Midwest. The Golden Gophers' recruiting class is ranked 21st in the nation and fourth best in the Big Ten by Van Coleman sFuture Stars recruiting service. "We feel very good about the four student-athletes we've been able to secure during the fall signing period," said Golden Gopher Head Coach Dan Monson. "With Jerry we feel like we've addressed some of our needs to get bigger across the front line. O'Neal is a talented swingman who we feel will develop into an outstanding player once he has time to build his body to match his growth spurt and get stronger. Maurice and Aaron both bring a great deal of athleticism to our program, and we look forward to getting them into our system and developing their talents." ~· UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA IEW§ Bierman Field Athletic Building 516 15th Avenue Southeast Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612) 625-4090 Pax 625-0359 For Immediate Release November 8, 2000 GOLDEN GOPHER WRESTLER GARRETT LOWNEY TO BE HONORED AT MINNESOTA TIMBERWOL VES GAME University of Minnesota wrestler Garrett Lowney will be honored at Thursday's Minnesota Timberwolves game as part of a ceremony to celebrate Minnesota's 2000 Olympians. Lowney, a native of Freedom, Wis., swimmer Tom Malchow of Mendota Heights, Minn., and Timberwolf Kevin Garnett will each be recognized prior to Thursday's 7 p.m. game against the Philadelphia 76ers. Lowney and Malchow will also be available for autographs from 5:30-6:45 p.m. in Target Center's lower concourse. Lowney, a Golden Gopher redshirt freshman, captured the bronze medal in the 213-pound weight class in Greco-Roman wrestling competition in September at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. Competing in his first major international event at the senior level, Lowney defeated four veteran 213-pound wrestlers to gain the medal. Lowney, the youngest man in his weight class, defeated Konstantinos Thanos of Greece, 3-1 in overtime in the bronze medal match. Lowney's bronze medal is the third Olympic medal for a University of Minnesota wrestler. Jim Martinez won bronze in 1984 and Brandon Paulson took the silver medal in 1996. Malchow, a two-time Olympic medalist, won the gold medal in the 200-meter butterfly. He also took the silver medal in the same event at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Ga. Kevin Garnett captured gold in Sydney, Australia with the U.S. basketball team. The University of Minnesota wrestling team opens the 2000-01 season this Saturday at the Bison Open in Fargo, N.D . • ----------~------------------------------- UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA JEW§ Bierman Field Athletic Building 516 15th Avenue Southeast Minneapolis. MN 55455 (612) 625-4090 Fax 625-0359 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 8, 2000 MEN'S BASKETBALL SIGNS FOUR IN EARLY COMMITMENT PERIOD The University of Minnesota men's basketball program announced the signing offour student-athletes to letters of intent to attend school and begin play with the Golden Gophers for the 2001-02 season. Maurice Hargrow is a 6'4", 170-pound shooting guard who averaged 18 points, six assists and six rebounds per game last season for Highland Park High School in St. Paul, Minn. He was also honored on the all-conference, all-metro and all-state teams at the conclusion of last season. Hargrow, who is an explosive leaper who possesses a nice outside shooting touch, led the Scots to the Minnesota State Class 3A Championship in his sophomore season. Hargrow is regarded by many recruiting services to be one of the top players in the Midwest. Jerry Holman is a 6' 11 ", 220-pound power forward/ center who averaged 13 points, seven rebounds and three blocks per game for Minneapolis Community and Technical College in Minneapolis, Minn. Holman is a tall, athletic player who will give the Golden Gophers much needed depth and an inside presence. O'Neal Mims is a 6'8", 205-pound power forward from Reagan High School in Austin, Texas. Mims, who has grown seven inches in the last 18 months from 6'1" to his current height of6'8", averaged 15 points and 12 rebounds per game in his junior prep season. Aaron Robinson is a 5'8", 165-pound point guard from Guilford High School in Rockford, Ill. Robinson averaged 15.3 points, 12 assists, six rebounds and four steals per game as a prep junior last season. He was also named to the all-conference and all-city teams a season ago. Vince Baldwin of Midwest Hoops rates Robinson as one of the best guards in the Midwest. The Golden Gophers' recruiting class is ranked 21 '1 in the nation and fourth best in the Big Ten by Van Coleman sFuture Stars recruiting service. "We feel very good about the four student-athletes we've been able to secure during the fall signing period," said Golden Gopher Head Coach Dan Monson. "With Jerry we feel like we've addressed some of our needs to get bigger across the front line. O'Neal is a talented swingman who we feel will develop into an outstanding player once he has time to build his body to match his growth spurt and get stronger. Maurice and Aaron both bring a great deal of athleticism to our program, and we look forward to getting them into our system and developing their talents." UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA IEW§ Bierman Field Athletic Building 516 15th Avenue Southeast Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612) 625-4090 Fax 625-0359 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 9, 2000 MEN'S GOLF SIGNS AUSTRALIAN RECRUIT The University of Minnesota men's golf program announced the signing of Simon Nash of Queensland, Australia to a national letter of intent to attend school and begin play with the Golden Gophers for the 2001-02 season. Nash won the Queensland Close, an Australian professional tour event, playing as an amateur. He also captured the Gold Coast Open and is a member of the Queensland State T earn of Australia. Nash becomes the third Australian recruit in recent years for the Golden Gopher golf program. Former Golden Gopher James McLean, the 1998 NCAA individual champion, and current player Ben Meyers also hail from Australia. Assistant Coach Brad James, a native of Australia, has been instrumental in the recruitment of all three student-athletes. "Simon will be a great addition to our team and we're very excited to welcome him as a student-athlete in our program," said Golden Gopher head men's golf coach John Means. "We hope Simon will continue the great success we've been fortunate to have with young Australian players." UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA JEW§ Bierman Field Athletic Building 516 15th Avenue Southeast Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612) 625-4090 Fax 625-0359 For Immediate Release November 13, 2000 RICKERT SIGNS WITH MINNESOTA Dultuh East's Rick Rickert has signed a national letter of intent to play with the Golden Gophers next season. He signed the letter of intent this afternoon in front of friends and family at the Duluth East High School Gymnasium. Rickert is ranked as one of the top ten recruits in the country by nearly every national recruiting service, including a No.8 ranking by RivalslOOhoops.com. The 6-10 forward averaged 29 points per game last season for the Greyhounds. Prior to signing Rickert, the Golden Gophers' recruiting class was already ranked 21st in the nation and fourth best in the Big Ten by Van Coleman's Future Stars recruiting service . ....... · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA JEW§ Bierman Field Athletic Building 516 15th Avenue Southeast Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612) 625-4090 Fax 625-0359 For Immediate Release November 13, 2000 MINNESOTA MEN'S ATHLETICS ESTABLISHES THREE ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS The University of Minnesota Men's Athletics Department will establish three endowed scholarships in the names of Golden Gopher legends Cal Stoll, George "Butch" Nash and Sandy Stephens.