The Gophers men’s basketball program picked up a commitment from 6-foot-5 wing Jacob Ross for its 2025 recruiting class on Thursday. Considered a three-star prospect, Ross is a Virginia native who has played at Long Island Lutheran in Brookville, New York, and will play his senior year at SoCal Academy in Caustic, California. He picked Minnesota over Old Dominion, Kansas State, George Mason, VCU and others. The Gophers appeared to recently join Ross’s recruitment and he visited Minnesota’s campus last week. Ross’s older brother is Jaden Ross, a sophomore at Connecticut, who contributed to UConn’s national championship last spring. Their younger brother, Jamison, is also a college basketball prospect. Jacob Ross is considered a quality athlete with an ability to defend multiple positions and, on offense, be a playmaker with his passing and ability to get to the basket off the dribble, according to 247sports. He is believed to have a wingspan near 7 feet. Ross is the Gophers’ second commit in next year’s class, joining 6-foot-5 guard Kai Shinholster of Philadelphia. The U’s class is ranked 45th in the country, according top 247sports. The early signing period for Division I players is Nov. 8-15. Related Articles College Sports | Men’s basketball: Gophers start sluggish but finish strong in exhibition win over Bemidji State College Sports | Expected to finish last, Gophers’ Ben Johnson pushes back on Big Ten basketball preseason poll College Sports | Gophers transfer guard Tyler Cochran has surgery, out until December College Sports | Gophers men’s basketball picked to finish last in Big Ten Conference College Sports | Top basketball recruit Tommy Ahneman of Cretin-Derham Hall commits to Notre Dame