2025 Gophers basketball signee Parker Jefferson is reopening his college recruitment after requesting release from his National Letter of Intent, according to 247Sports' Dushawn London. Jefferson confirmed the news on Saturday with a message to Gophers fans.

Recruiting Minnesota talent will remain a priority for the Gophers men’s basketball program under new coach Niko Medved, who saw the state turning into a hoops power while he was growing up. “I just watched Minnesota high school basketball be transformed,

The gravitation toward the Gophers for Niko Medved began even before he was born. That's when his father bought the season tickets that would soon spark his young son’s passion for college basketball.