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Medved, Gophers offer 6'6" Wayzata wing, a rising 2026 prospect

Minnesota is the first major-conference offer for Wayzata's Nolen Anderson.
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Feb 19, 2022; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; A general view of the game against the Northwestern Wildcats and Minnesota Gophers at Williams Arena.
Feb 19, 2022; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; A general view of the game against the Northwestern Wildcats and Minnesota Gophers at Williams Arena. | Harrison Barden-Imagn Images

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Niko Medved and Gophers basketball have extended a scholarship offer to Wayzata's Nolen Anderson, a rising 6'6" wing in the class of 2026.

As a junior, Anderson was one of the leading scorers on a Wayzata team that won the Class 4A state title. He had 24 points and 10 rebounds in the championship game against Cretin Derham Hall, hitting four threes.

Minnesota is the first major-conference program to offer Anderson, although Iowa is also believed to be interested after Ben McCollum and the new Hawkeyes staff offered him when they were at Drake. He also holds offers from mid-major programs like Ohio, Toledo, Northern Iowa, and Illinois State, and he told GopherIllustrated he's visited St. Thomas (MN).

Anderson is currently considered a no-star recruit by 247Sports, but that may change at some point. He's poised for a big senior season as a 6'6" three-point shooter (also listed at 6'7" some places) who has been working on adding more versatility and explosiveness to his game.

The Gophers currently have one commit in their 2026 class: Cedric Tomes, a three-star point guard from East Ridge who put up big scoring numbers as a junior. He's ranked as the No. 5 rising senior in the state by 247.

They also have an offer out to four-star wing Dothan Ijadimbola from Totino Grace, who is the No. 2 player in the state for 2026, as well as three-star point guard (and standout football player) Jayden Moore from Hopkins (No. 3). Christian Wiggins, the top recruit in the state and Anderson's Wayzata teammate, is committed to Iowa State. Another notable 2026 player the Gophers have offered is four-star stretch big Quinn Costello from Boston.

This spring, Anderson played for D1 Minnesota 17U, a top AAU program on the Adidas circuit. He was teammates with Tomes, Wiggins, and Ijadimbola, as well as 2027 Gophers recruit Baboucarr Ann. The team came up just short in the championship game this past weekend in South Carolina.

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WILL RAGATZ

Will Ragatz is a senior writer for Vikings On SI, who also covers the Twins, Timberwolves, Gophers, and other Minnesota teams. He is a credentialed Minnesota Vikings beat reporter, covering the team extensively at practices, games and throughout the NFL draft and free agency period. Ragatz attended Northwestern University, where he studied at the prestigious Medill School of Journalism. During his time as a student, he covered Northwestern Wildcats football and basketball for SB Nation’s Inside NU, eventually serving as co-editor-in-chief in his junior year. In the fall of 2018, Will interned in Sports Illustrated’s newsroom in New York City, where he wrote articles on Major League Baseball, college football, and college basketball for SI.com.

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