The July basketball recruiting period is in full swing with the Gopher staff working hard on several names to be a part of Ben Johnson’s second recruiting class.
It is often unfair to judge the first class of a new coach. They are hired in the spring and are behind many other programs in building relationships with soon-to-be seniors. And to make matters worse for Ben Johnson and staff, the transfer portal essentially wiped out the roster, leaving them scrambling to land enough quality players to even field a Big Ten caliber team.
So as I was preparing to write about the prospects for Johnson’s 2nd true recruiting class, I decided to do a little research on the first 3 classes of the last 2 Gopher coaching staffs.