On New Year’s Eve, UCLA fired coach Steve Alford. What does that have to do with Gopher basketball recruiting? Well, UCLA had a verbal commitment from Grant Sherfield, a combo guard who is playing his senior season at Sunrise Academy in Wichita, KS. And why is that significant? Well, Gopher’s assistant coach, Kyle Linsted spent the last three seasons at Sunrise and now the Gophers are in the mix for the 4-star guard.
Sherfield has three official visits planned and it kicks off with a trip to Minnesota this week. He will be here Monday through Wednesday before he heads to Wake Forest for the weekend.