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Gopher Basketball The final score is not a misprint. The game was not a mirage. Division 2 Winona State walked into The Barn on Wednesday night, brought a rowdy crowd and proceeded to out rebound, out hustle, out execute and plain and simple ““ out played the Minnesota Gophers. And with that formula, the Warriors […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball It is hard to gauge what we really learned tonight about the Gophers. One thing is certain, even though we won by “œonly” 56 points, it felt like it could have been double that. But a few things that Coach Dan Monson and the staff can take away as positives is that the […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Minnesota Gopher fans were treated to a “œSweet” surprise Friday night at the Maroon and Gold scrimmage as Gopher legend “œSweet” Lou Hudson was in attendance and honored prior to the scrimmage. Each player shook his hand on the court as the crowd gave him a standing ovation and a number of career […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball The upcoming 2006-07 Gopher basketball season will bring change. The change includes the addition of a sharp-shooting transfer who is now eligible, two redshirt freshman, two highly rated high school players and two junior college additions. But the programs change doesn’t stop on the court, as Learfield Communications recently announced that Mike Grimm […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Defense was supposed to be the Minnesota Gophers’ identity this season, but all too often it failed to sustain the pressure and left Coach Monson searching for answers. When the defensive stops were there ““ the wins followed. But unfortunately it was the lack of defense both in transition and in half court […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball For 40 minutes Vincent Grier left it all out on the court. If it was going to be his last Big Ten game, he was going to make it a memorable one. Despite having a game high 29 points including one of the best dunks by a Gopher in years, and a variety […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball After a long and frustrating Big Ten season the Gophers could use a break. Certainly they didn’t do themselves any favors by starting out 0-6 in conference play and losing their last three games of the regular season, but when you finish 10th in the Big Ten, you sleep in the bed you […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball It’s been one of those seasons. Just six days ago the Gophers held on to slim hope for an at-large NCAA Tournament bid. The team figured with two ranked opponents and Northwestern in a six day stretch could present a great opportunity to send a message to the Selection Committee. Instead, Minnesota lost […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball A mere two days after suffering a six point loss to rival Wisconsin, the Gophers get right back at it in an attempt to continue its role as a Big Ten spoiler ““ a role Minnesota has played well this year, especially at home. But beating a fourth consecutive ranked opponent at home […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Unfortunately the Badger basketball team is not like the Badger hockey team. Instead of folding every year heading into March like the Badger hockey team, its basketball program seems to gain strength heading into the postseason, and the program understands its more important to play well in February and March as opposed to […] READ MORE