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    Home and home with Mississippi St.

    Source: Minnesota and Mississippi State will begin a home-and-home series next season in Minneapolis. Return game in Starkville in 21-22. -- @JonRothstein via http://cbssportsapp.com
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    Former Minnesota HS player starting on a top 5 team, and his name isn't Jones.

    Freddie Gillespie at Baylor. 6-9 245, starting forward. Former East Ridge HS player. Played 2 years of DIII at Carleton. I said Carelton. Anybody else with a back story? it seems to be a below the radar story. Info
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    Entertaining article on the grind of recruiting.

    Think of Pitino watching Walton hitting 10 3's... https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/lunch-is-for-cowards-inside-the-grind-of-a-day-recruiting-at-the-peach-jam-alongside-a-mid-major-coach/
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    Oturo fully cleared...

    And that’s good news. Minnesota freshman Daniel Oturo (shoulder) has been fully cleared for all basketball related activities, per Richard Pitino. -- @JonRothstein via http://cbssportsapp.com Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Zag's article about both Pitinos in the Tourney...

    During his four previous years as a head coach, Richard Pitino has come close to joining his famous father in the NCAA Tournament a couple of times. “For me, I’ve been really close,” Pitino, 34, told FanRagSports.com by phone on Thursday. “My first year at FIU we were really close, we went to...
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    A good thing to remember as Media Day approaches...

    Love the optimism at Media Days, but remember: everything gets real on 11/11. It's all fun and games until somebody loses a buy game. -- @JonRothstein via http://cbssportsapp.com I'm cautiously optimistic and hoping for an entertaining year. We have an interesting team. Sent from my iPhone...
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    Reggie Lynch's arm...

    was in a sling last night. What's the scoop?
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    Hopkins DJ Peterson to transfer from La Salle

    I imagine there will be some Gopher chatter... La Salle grants D.J. Peterson release to transfer closer to home David Harten Apr 29, 2013, 5:23 PM EDT Leave a comment La Salle announced Monday afternoon that sophomore guard D.J. Peterson has been granted a release from his...
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    Notes from Nike EYBL Hampton w/ Gopher mention UPDATED: Gophers offer Sandy Cohen

    Hey GW, are you familiar with young Mr Cohen? Thanks. Copy and paste from an NBC site. Sandy Cohen’s break out... Rob Dauster Apr 28, 2013, 9:00 AM EDT HAMPTON, Va. — The best part about covering an AAU tournament is following along with the kids who go from relative unknowns to hot...
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    From Dave Telep...

    Beat State.
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    South Dakots St...

    wins AT New Mexico. Nate Wolters goes 28 pts, 5 rbs and 7 assists. He's pretty good.
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    Update on the Marquette "dust up"

    http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7784847/six-marquette-golden-eagles-players-were-fight-club-police-report-says
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    To keep this Gopher related...

    I'll start by saying Penny Hardaway was among the best players I have ever seen at Williams Arena live and in person. I think it was New Years eve '92 when we beat them. Anyway, here is a link to a great story (from CNN) about Hardaway coaching a team at his old middle school in Memphis. Yes...
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    Feds reviewing Marquette's handling of two sex assault allegations

    Not good and not good timing. Cut and pasted from CBS Sports... Friday November 11, 2011 - 2:52 PM Feds reviewing Marquette's handling of two sex assault allegations CBSSports.com wire reports PrintEmail a FriendFacebook1TwitterRSSShareMILWAUKEE -- The U.S. Department of Education is...
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    My tickets just arrived...

    a UPS delivery waiting for me in the door. It's time now, I'm getting excited and I'm ready for a new season. Bring on the hoops.
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    A lack of quickness...

    is a painfull issue with this team. We play zone and teams reverse it a few times and get a good look at an open 3. Often times really open. We play man and quick guards (see Michigan's Morris) chew us up with penetration moves, easy dishes and layups. We get almost zero steals which also...
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    Tonight at the Barn...

    it will be up to the team to get the crowd going and provide a quick spark. It’s an early 6 pm start with poor road conditions. It will likely be a late arriving crowd with a case of “Drama Fatigue”. This is usually a recipe for a morgue like home crowd. Not good. Let’s hope for a good start...
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    PR thoughts and a question.

    First of all, Puerto Rico was great. It is so easy to travel there. Cell phone? Check. GPS? Check. Dollar bills? Check. Beaches? Check. Mountains? Check. No passport necessary. You have all the advantages of the US of A in a tropical setting. The people are friendly and the climate and scenery...



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