Marcus Fuller
Reporter
Gophers basketballFuller joined the Minnesota Star Tribune in 2016 after 11 years covering Gophers sports – and just about every other team and league in town -- for the St. Paul Pioneer Press. Before making the Twin Cities his home, he spent two years in The Kansas City Star sports department. Fuller grew up in Hawaii and is a 2002 graduate of San Jose State.
Latest from Marcus Fuller
Tyler Herro’s brother Austin transfers from South Carolina to St. Thomas
Austin Herro was in the Gamecocks program for two seasons after playing high school basketball in Milwaukee.
May 2, 2025
Five things learned about Gophers volleyball leaving spring season
Julia Hanson and Stella Swenson are among several key returnees, and newcomers have made a strong impression, too.
May 1, 2025
Analysis: Gophers coach Medved’s frontcourt comes together piece-by-piece
Getting Jaylen Crocker-Johnson to transfer from Colorado State set the tone for the rest of Minnesota's frontcourt rebuild.
April 29, 2025
Central Arkansas center Turner is transferring to Gophers basketball
Nehemiah Turner, a 6-10, 265-pound sophomore-to-be, should be a strong candidate to start in the middle for new Gophers coach Niko Medved.
April 23, 2025
Orono's Groves will play basketball at Texas Tech
The state’s leading scorer at 34.2 points per game this season backed out of his previous commitment to Yale and had an offer from the Gophers.
April 20, 2025
Backcourt additions help Gophers transfer class soar in the rankings under Medved
New Gophers men's basketball coach Niko Medved has used the transfer portal to add potential impact players such as Langston Reynolds and Chansey Willis Jr.
April 17, 2025
U’s leading rusher, Darius Taylor, shows growth in leadership
Taylor embraces leadership role with newcomers in spring practice.
April 16, 2025
Medved wants Orono guard Nolan Groves for his first Gophers basketball recruiting class
Groves, who led Orono to the Class 3A semifinals this past season, recently decommitted from Yale and has since received offers from the Gophers, Wisconsin and Texas Tech.
April 15, 2025
Western Michigan transfer Chansey Willis Jr. commits to Gophers, adding guard depth
The Gophers men's basketball team continues to add new pieces, the latest being Chansey Willis Jr. from Western Michigan.
April 14, 2025
U men’s basketball team adds transfer from Northern Colorado
Langston Reynolds was named first-team All-Big Sky after averaging 16.0 points per game while shooting 40.9% from three-point range.
April 14, 2025
Tommies, Gophers navigate men's basketball transfer portal with NIL and revenue sharing in mind
Even after St. Thomas' top two scorers transferred for more NIL money, coach Johnny Tauer has been embracing college recruiting changes, much like the Gophers.
April 12, 2025
Gophers assistant Gates, from Oklahoma, is highest-paid men's basketball assistant coach
Gophers men’s basketball coach Niko Medved’s top four assistants are paid more than the previous staff under Ben Johnson.
April 11, 2025
