Marcus Fuller
Reporter
Gophers basketballFuller 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
Gophers
Analysis: Four things learned from the Gophers' deflating loss to Northwestern
A slow start and a struggling backcourt contributed to the Gophers men's basketball team's costly loss at Williams Arena on Tuesday.
February 26, 2025
High Schools
Basketball Across Minnesota: Tartan's winning tradition inspires Kimmons, former Gophers player Mbakwe
Tartan AD Trevor Mbakwe and former star Antwan Kimmons benefit from the winning culture built by longtime Titans coach Mark Klingsporn.
February 26, 2025
Gophers
Gophers men’s basketball team plunges further with home loss to Northwestern
That makes back-to-back losses to Big Ten bottom-feeders, complicating the U’s efforts to qualify for the postseason tournament.
February 26, 2025
Gophers
Better to be underdogs? The Gophers feel the pressure when favored
Trying to stay in the Big Ten’s top 15, Ben Johnson’s Gophers need to play better against teams below them in the standings.
February 24, 2025
Gophers
Gophers men’s basketball team squanders enthusiasm with home loss to Penn State
Minnesota drew a fired-up crowd to Williams Arena after upsets of USC and UCLA, then lost to the Big Ten’s last-place team.
February 23, 2025
Gophers
Turnaround has Gophers aiming higher than just making the Big Ten tournament
Minnesota is tied for 11th in the 18-team conference entering Saturday’s game vs. Penn State. The top 15 teams make it, and the top nine get a first-round bye.
February 22, 2025
Gophers
Powered by Garcia, Gophers men’s basketball team pulls off huge comeback at UCLA
Minnesota trailed by 17 points in the first half before their star led a rally with a 27-point second half.
February 19, 2025
High Schools
What’s it like to score 60 points in one high school game? Two more Minnesotans can explain.
Basketball Across Minnesota: Champlin Park’s Tyler Wagner and Jackson County Central’s Rylie Cother each had a 60-point game one week apart.
February 18, 2025
Gophers
Gophers men’s basketball team squanders enthusiasm with home loss to Penn State
Minnesota drew a fired-up crowd to Williams Arena after upsets of USC and UCLA, then lost to the Big Ten’s last-place team.
February 23, 2025
Gophers
Turnaround has Gophers aiming higher than just making the Big Ten tournament
Minnesota is tied for 11th in the 18-team conference entering Saturday’s game vs. Penn State. The top 15 teams make it, and the top nine get a first-round bye.
February 22, 2025
Gophers
Powered by Garcia, Gophers men’s basketball team pulls off huge comeback at UCLA
Minnesota trailed by 17 points in the first half before their star led a rally with a 27-point second half.
February 19, 2025
High Schools
What’s it like to score 60 points in one high school game? Two more Minnesotans can explain.
Basketball Across Minnesota: Champlin Park’s Tyler Wagner and Jackson County Central’s Rylie Cother each had a 60-point game one week apart.
February 18, 2025