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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

Smooth shooter from East Ridge commits to Gophers men’s basketball team

Cedric Tomes, who averaged 27.3 points a game last season, is the first high school player to say he’ll play for new Gophers coach Niko Medved.
May 10, 2025

Gophers land transfer from Maryland, adding to men's basketball backcourt depth

Gophers coach Niko Medved moved closer to finalizing the roster with the addition of Chance Stephens.
May 9, 2025

These Minnesota girls are jumping up the basketball recruiting rankings

Meet the eight Minnesota high schoolers gaining attention from scouts this spring AAU season.
May 9, 2025

Meet Minnesota’s top 10 rising recruits in boys hoops

Here are 10 young players making recruiters notice their game and name in the AAU season:
May 8, 2025

How a Minnesota 'super squad' was assembled to challenge a national AAU basketball team

Minnesota's best boys basketball players are hoping to secure bragging rights when they play a group of highly rated college prospects in Battle at the Lakes.
May 8, 2025

No Steph, no problem: Undermanned Warriors scrap past Timberwolves despite loss of superstar guard

Buddy Hield, Draymond Green and Jimmy Butler picked up the slack as Golden State stole Game 1 of the NBA playoff series.
May 7, 2025

Former Minnesota Miss Volleyball selection Schnichels transferring from Gophers

Gophers volleyball coach Keegan Cook wished Sydney Schnichels well, saying, “That’s another person we’ve done a lot of good work with and we care about a lot.”
May 5, 2025

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
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