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Three-star 2025 wing Jacob Ross commits to Gophers basketball

Ross is Ben Johnson's second commit in the 2025 class.
Will Ragatz|
Feb 25, 2024; Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; Minnesota Golden Gophers head coach Ben Johnson against the Nebraska Cornhuskers during the first half at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
Feb 25, 2024; Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; Minnesota Golden Gophers head coach Ben Johnson against the Nebraska Cornhuskers during the first half at Pinnacle Bank Arena. | Dylan Widger-Imagn Images

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Three-star 2025 wing Jacob Ross has committed to Minnesota, according to On3 Recruits. Ross, who plays for SoCal Academy in the Los Angeles area, is a 6'5", 170-pound recruit who also had offers from Kansas State, VCU, and Old Dominion, among others.

Ross is a top-200 player in the country in his class, according to 247Sports, with a 0.91 composite grade. He's the second 2025 commit for Ben Johnson, joining three-star Philadelphia wing Kai Shinholster, who committed in early September. At the moment, that gives the Gophers the eighth-ranked recruiting class out of 18 Big Ten teams for 2025.

After coming to Minnesota on an official visit last weekend, Ross has decided to commit.

“When I went on my visit the people I met and the campus just felt right," he told On3's Joe Tipton. "I trust Coach Johnson and his coaching staff because you can tell there is a genuine care about their players on and off the court.”

Ross is a Virginia native whose older brother Jayden plays at UConn. He's an athletic scorer and defender at the wing spot.

“I would describe my game as a Swiss Army knife," he told On3. "Someone who’s going to be a dog and someone who’s going to do who it takes to win."

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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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