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24-25 record: 25-11 (8-10 Big-10/13th place)

Dawn Plitzuweit is entering her third season leading the Golden Gophers. 2023-24 ended with a record of 20-16 (5-13 Big-10/T-11th place), so Minnesota made some modest progress after her inaugural season. They did not defeat anyone in the conference ranked higher than them other than a home win against Indiana. The Gophers did enter the WBIT tournament and went all the way, defeating Toledo, Missouri State, Gonzaga, Florida, and Belmont in the process.


Minnesota returns all of their five starters from last season: 6-5 Sr. C Sophie Hart, 5-10 Jr. G Grace Grocholski, 5-11 Sr, G Amaya Battle, 6-1 So. G Tori McKinney, and 6-1 Sr. F Mallory Heyer.

Given the roster stability, a couple of seldom-used players entered the transfer portal, and the Gophers brought in three players from the portal:

  • 5-10 Gr. G Brylee Glenn (Kansas State)
  • 6-2 Gr. F Tracey Bershers (UAB)
  • 6-2 Gr. F Finau Tonga (San Jose State)
Minnesota’s starters were solid last season, and we’ve seen time and again how a veteran lineup can make an impact on a team’s season. My hunch is that Minnesota will improve this coming season and find their way into postseason play
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The Hoopla Newsletter is out with its Gopher preview. Predicts Gophers for 8th in the conference, which feels like the low end of the range for a Gopher prediction.

Writer is an OSU guy, but not overly biased. Guy was a huge fan of Tori McKinney last year. Anyway, FWIW:

hooplanewsletter.beehiiv.com

2025-26 Team Preview: Minnesota

Will the Gophers reach a new peak with their most experienced roster in years?
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BigTenGuy said:
The Hoopla Newsletter is out with its Gopher preview. Predicts Gophers for 8th in the conference, which feels like the low end of the range for a Gopher prediction.

Writer is an OSU guy, but not overly biased. Guy was a huge fan of Tori McKinney last year. Anyway, FWIW:

hooplanewsletter.beehiiv.com

2025-26 Team Preview: Minnesota

Will the Gophers reach a new peak with their most experienced roster in years?
hooplanewsletter.beehiiv.com hooplanewsletter.beehiiv.com
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Really excited to see Glenn and McKinney on the floor together. Could be some elite defense.
 

BigTenGuy said:
The Hoopla Newsletter is out with its Gopher preview. Predicts Gophers for 8th in the conference, which feels like the low end of the range for a Gopher prediction.

Writer is an OSU guy, but not overly biased. Guy was a huge fan of Tori McKinney last year. Anyway, FWIW:

hooplanewsletter.beehiiv.com

2025-26 Team Preview: Minnesota

Will the Gophers reach a new peak with their most experienced roster in years?
hooplanewsletter.beehiiv.com hooplanewsletter.beehiiv.com
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Great overview with a lot of detail. I agree with him that the ceiling for this team is very high if things go well. It will be very interesting to see how it all shakes out, because media predictions range from the Gophers being 4th in the Big Ten to being 8th or 9th. I know a lot of teams, like Ohio State, Illinois, Indiana, and USC are taking big steps back this year, so I'm excited to see what the Gophers can do!
 

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