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Milestones: Currently eighth all-time on Minnesota’s 3-point shooting percentage list among players with at least 80 career attempts at .389 (115-296) • Minnesota freshman record-holder for three-pointers in a season (70) • Hoffarber’s 70 three pointers in 2007-08 is the fourth most in Gopher history; Lawrence McKenzie sits in first and second on the list with 79 treys in 2007-08 and 78 in 2006-07 • grabbed his 100th career rebound against Maryland (3/18/08) in the first round of the 2008 NIT Tournament • scored his 400th career point against High Point (12/28/08) • hit 100th career trey against Northwestern (1/18/09) • is eighth on the Gophers career three-point field goals made list with 115 • scored in double figures 22 times in his career.
2008-09 | Sophomore Season: Averaged 6.3 points, 5.7 rebounds, 1.0 steals and 24.0 minutes played per game in the NABC Classic • grabbed a career-high 12 boards in the first round of the NABC Classic against Concordia-St. Paul • led Minnesota scorers with 20 points against Colorado State (11/22) • scored 12 points, dished out three assists and grabbed four rebounds against Eastern Washington (11/26) • played a season-high 31 minutes, scored12 points on 4-of-8 shooting and blocked his first career block against Virginia (12/2) • scored six points in 17 minutes against Cornell (12/6) before leaving with a sprained ankle • sat out game vs. South Dakota State (12/10) with a sprained right ankle • scored 15 points and grabbed three rebounds in 23 minutes against Louisville (12/20) • scored 15 points and grabbed four rebounds in 28 minutes against Southeastern Louisiana (12/23) • recorded his third straight game with double-digit points after scoring 11 points to go with four rebounds against High Point (12/28) • scored eight points and grabbed four rebounds in Big Ten opener against Michigan State (12/31) • tied a career-high with six three-point field goals and grabbed three rebounds on his way to 19 points in 21 minutes against Ohio State (2/7).
2007-08 | Freshman Season: Hit game-winning shot at the buzzer to defeat No. 22 Indiana in Big Ten tournament quarterfinals • Hoffarber took a three-quarter court pass from Travis Busch with 1.5 seconds left and hit a twisting jumper as time expired • notched first career start at Northwestern (2/6) and finished with 15 points, five rebounds and four assists in a career-high 32 minutes • played a then career-high 25 minutes off the bench against Penn State, scoring 19 points on 6-of-11 shooting from the field • scored 15 points in 18 minutes off the bench vs. Northwestern (1/9) • was a perfect 2-of-2 from the field, scoring five points against Michigan State (1/5) • averaged 12.0 points and 3.0 rebounds a game and shot .591 (13-22) from the field during the Duel in the Desert (12/28-30) • scored nine points and dished out a career-high six assists against South Dakota State (12/12) in 23 minutes, also a career high • scored a career-high 22 points and sank a career-high six treys vs. Colorado State (12/8) • scored 10 points and grabbed a career-high six rebounds vs. North Dakota State (12/3) • posted a career-high 13 points against UC Riverside (12/1), making 4-of-7 three-pointers • also nabbed a career-high four steals against the Highlanders • led Minnesota with 12 points on 5-of-9 shooting at Florida State (11/27) • scored nine points in the victory over Central Michigan (11/24).• made his Golden Gopher debut against Army (11/10) • collected his first points on his first shot attempt, a three-pointer • finished the game with eight points, five rebounds two steals and one assist in 18 minutes played • was Gophers’ leading scorer with 11 points vs. Illinois (2/12) • scored 10 points and grabbed three rebounds vs. Penn State (2/24) • scored 10 points and grabbed three rebounds vs. Ohio State (3/1) • scored a team-high 14 points and tied a career-high with six rebounds against Illinois (3/8) • scored 11 points and tied a career record with six rebounds against Maryland (3/18) in the season finale.
High School: A graduate of Hopkins High School • 2007 Mr. Basketball in Minnesota • MaxPreps All-American • ESPN.com Top 150 (#76) player • a top 100 player by Street & Smith’s, Sports Illustrated and CBS Sportsline • averaged 25.2 points, 8.1 rebounds, 6.6 assists and 3.0 steals per game his senior year • 2006 Reebok BigTime All-Tourney First Team • Reebok ABCD Camp #3 Rated Guard Overall Class 2007 • ranked 13th Overall of Camp Attendees at Reebok ABCD Camp • Reebok ABCD Camp #1 3 Pt. Shooting Percentage – 59% • 2005 and 2006 NBA Players Association Camp Attendee • ESPY Award Winner for “Best Play” – 2005; First High School Athlete to win an ESPY Award • leading scorer for the Minnesota Class AAAA State Champion 2005 & 2006 • Most Valuable Player Award Recipient 2005 & 2006 • five-time letterwinner • 2006 Mr. Magic Award • 2005 Reebok ABCD Camp Top 25 – Class of 2007 • 2006 and 2007 St. Paul Pioneer Press All-State First Team • 2006 and 2007 Minneapolis Star Tribune All-Metro First Team • 2007 Associated Press All-State First Team • 2006 AP All-State Second Team, 2005 Honorable Mention • 2005 and 2006 AP State Tournament – All-Tournament Team • 2006 Minnesota Basketball Breakdown All-State Second Team • three-time all-conference selection • three-time team MVP • named to National Honor Society in 2006 • two-time Minnesota Basketball Coaches Association Academic All-State • graduated with a 3.9 GPA • ‘A’ Honor Roll.
Personal: Enrolled in the Carlson School of Management • son of Bruce and Shauna Hoffarber • has two older siblings, Adam and Margo • born April 27, 1988.
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