Jaylen Crocker-Johnson has been rock solid for Gophers

One foundational block in Niko Medved’s rebuild of the Gophers men’s basketball roster has proven to be rock solid all season, and especially strong the past two weeks. Junior transfer Jaylen Crocker-Johnson, who followed Medved from Colorado State last spring, has scored at least 20 points in the last three games while corralling eight rebounds in each. These are upticks from his season averages of 14.2 points and 6.8 rebounds a game. The San Antonio native will likely need to produce another huge game if the Gophers (10-9, 3-5 Big Ten) are to pull off an upset of No. 7 Nebraska (19-0, 8-0) at 11 a.m. Saturday at Williams Arena. Crocker-Johnson is also performing under...