Luverne Ninth Grader ends his Recruitment to play for the Gophers
Jaxon Nelson, Future Gopher
On Thursday night, ninth grade phenom Jaxon Nelson gave a verbal commitment to Don Lucia and the Minnesota Golden Gophers. The 6 foot 2 inch Power Forward realized his dream of playing for the maroon and gold. Long considered the best ninth grade skater in the Minnesota high school ranks, Nelson finished his Freshman season with 83 points (41G/42A) and was the state's third leading scorer.
The 185 pounder who hails from tiny Magnolia, Minnesota had plenty of choices to attend college. YHH caught up to Jaxon Thursday night and he said he had narrowed down his list to Minnesota, North Dakota and St. Cloud. But he always knew that being a Gopher is what he wanted. "(before my recruitment) I had always wanted to play for the University of Minnesota and they provided me that opportunity," said Nelson. "Minnesota is a special place." When deciding where to go, he said he just knew. "I've just always the fit was right for me, nothing against the other schools, but Minnesota was always at the top of my list."
