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Marcus Fuller

Reporter
Gophers basketball
Fuller 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

With Signing Day a few months away, decisions looming for state's top boys basketball recruits

Five of the top seven players in Minnesota’s 2026 class remain uncommitted as they look to draw the attention of more college basketball coaches.
July 13, 2025

Top girls volleyball recruits represent Minnesota on national stage

The state's best players in the classes of 2026, 2027 and 2028 led their club teams at USA Volleyball girls junior national tournaments in Orlando and Dallas.
July 7, 2025

Duluth Marshall sophomore could soon become nation's No. 1 basketball recruit

Chloe Johnson, a 6-foot Duluth Marshall sophomore, this summer was ranked by ESPN as the top point guard and third-best player in the country in the Class of 2028.
June 30, 2025

Just 14, Eden Prairie student already has a scholarship offer from P.J. Fleck

Jayden Bates of Eden Prairie was so impressive in a camp this week he scored a Gophers football offer.
June 19, 2025

Former Gophers football standouts embrace being basketball dads

After playing for the University of Minnesota years apart, MarQueis Gray and Bryan Cupito are both watching their children succeed on the AAU court.
June 8, 2025

Recruiting picks up for Minnesota’s boys basketball class of 2026 during spring AAU season

Delano’s Max Iversen (North Dakota State) became the eighth in his class to receive a Division I offer and the third to commit after AAU teammates Cedric Tomes (Gophers) and Christian Wiggins (Iowa State).
June 5, 2025

Gophers men’s basketball team lands transfer Cade Tyson from North Carolina

The 6-7 swingman is the ninth transfer to join new coach Niko Medved’s program for 2025-26.
June 1, 2025

Basketball: Purdue, Iowa State among colleges pursuing Totino-Grace rising junior Malachi Hill

The youngest of seven siblings who created one of the most successful basketball families in Minnesota, Hill feels like his time in the spotlight is coming.
May 30, 2025

Former Gophers football standouts embrace being basketball dads

After playing for the University of Minnesota years apart, MarQueis Gray and Bryan Cupito are both watching their children succeed on the AAU court.
June 8, 2025

Recruiting picks up for Minnesota’s boys basketball class of 2026 during spring AAU season

Delano’s Max Iversen (North Dakota State) became the eighth in his class to receive a Division I offer and the third to commit after AAU teammates Cedric Tomes (Gophers) and Christian Wiggins (Iowa State).
June 5, 2025

Gophers men’s basketball team lands transfer Cade Tyson from North Carolina

The 6-7 swingman is the ninth transfer to join new coach Niko Medved’s program for 2025-26.
June 1, 2025

Basketball: Purdue, Iowa State among colleges pursuing Totino-Grace rising junior Malachi Hill

The youngest of seven siblings who created one of the most successful basketball families in Minnesota, Hill feels like his time in the spotlight is coming.
May 30, 2025
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