Gopher basketball teams connect w/ fans at State Fair

Gopher women’s basketball visits 2022 Minnesota State Fair:

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Gopher men’s basketball visits 2022 Minnesota State Fair:

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Lindsay Whalen and Ben Johnson brought some of their Gopher basketball players to chat and meet with fans during the Minnesota State Fair.

Whalen was joined on stage by her incoming class of freshmen – Mara Braun (Wayzata), Amaya Battle (Hopkins), Mallory Heyer (Chaska) and Nia Holloway (Eden Prairie) – four Minnesota-natives touted as the best recruiting class in Gopher basketball history.

Johnson had Jamison Battle (DeLaSalle) and incoming transfer Dawson Garcia (Prior Lake).

Click the video boxes on this page to hear Whalen, Johnson, Battle and Garcia discuss the upcoming season and their thoughts on the Great Minnesota Get-Together as well as Whalen’s thoughts as she prepares for her upcoming induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame