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All the charging fouls in college basketball make the game hard to watch and Minnesota seems especially prone to them. Of the 20 fouls committed by the Gophers last night, 9 of them were offensive fouls (Rodney Williams 3, Andre Hollins 2, Julian Welch 2, Chip Armelin 1, and Austin Hollins 1)...

After watching Devoe Joseph, Royce White and Justin Cobbs star for OTHER college teams this year, I now feel it is time for an immediate change of coach at the University of Minnesota. Will any star player come to Minnesota and waste their time after seeing what these three players did after...

... the Referees. I wasn't allowed to see the game, but based on what I've seen in the past, that must be it.

Am I the only Gopher fan that roots for Maryland so that Gary Williams keeps his job? That's the one job I could see Tubby taking due to it's location (plus prestige and potential).

and Billy Donovan to Oregon. :eek:

All they show is Spartan fans on TV ... are there any Gopher fans there?

I got home late in the game, but I rushed to turn on ESPN-HD and they had a blue screen with a message something like Channel will be Available Soon. It never did come on. Did anyone else experience this?

Bostick has now missed 5 games (including the exhibitions) ... we don't know much about what he did (officially), but if the rumors are true, isn't this enough of a penalty? Does anyone have any insider information about his current status? We could use him with the competition going up several...

Those first 2 shots by Carter might be the worst shots I've ever seen in a college game. As Abe Lemons once said, the trouble with bad shooters is that they are always open too.

Devan Bawinkel of Iowa had a very unusual stat line last season: Although he played 700 minutes and took 144 shots, he did not have a single free throw attempt! Also, of his 144 field goal attempts, 139 of them were beyond the 3-point line. Taking only 5 shots from two-point range in 700...

Athlon Sports, who puts out a fantastic college basketball annual, says some nice things about the Gophers, but are only predicting a 6th place finish in the conference and a one-and-done finish in the NCAA Tournament. They list Al Nolen as Most Underrated (in Big Ten) and Royce White as...

GS: Do you have a favorite TV show? Mbakwe: "My favorite TV show is Law & Order"

Among Big Ten schools, the Gophers return the highest percentage of points scored from last season. Here is the order and the percentage of points coming back (pending any additional transfers, etc.) with significant personnel losses listed (100+ points scored last year): 1. Minnesota, 88%...

Michigan landed a big name as its first commitment for the 2010 recruiting class: Tim Hardaway Jr. Hardaway's father was a dynamic point guard and NBA all-star who played 13 seasons and scored more than 15,000 career points. Dave Telep of Scout.com reports Hardaway Jr., a 6-4 shooting guard at...

Among Big Ten schools, which one has the most players (historically) that have scored 50 or more points in an NBA game? Hint: The number is 4 different players. 5 of the 11 Big Ten schools have never had a single player reach 50 in an NBA game.

For the 33rd straight season, the Big Ten led the nation in average attendance for men's basketball, the conference announced this week. The Big Ten ranked first among all conferences with an average of 12,519 fans per game in 2008-09, which is nearly 900 more than the runner-up SEC with 11,625...

Seeing Phil Saunders in the stands ... he would be a great college coach. After a long career at the highest level of basketball, I don't see him doing it now, though.

Using the simple method of comparative scores, here are the top 20 Minnesota HS basketball teams thru Tuesday. Hopkins is an extremely impressive 9 points better than 2nd place Henry Sibley. Future Gopher Royce White leads the talented Royals with a 13.1 scoring average. 1 Hopkins 2 Henry...

1. Lawrence Westbrook 2. Paul Carter 3. Damian Johnson Honorable Mention: Devron Bostick, Ralph Sampson Westbrook - 29 points, 7-7 free throws, 2-2 threes Carter - 11 rebounds, 10 points Johnson - 11 points, 5 rebounds, 2-2 threes Bostick - 11 points Sampson - 2 blocks, 5 rebounds, 6 points...

1. Al Nolen 2. Travis Busch 3. Devron Bostick Nolen - shot just 3-10, but provided leadership and defense, 4 rebounds, 3 assists Busch - 10 points on just 7 shots, 4 rebounds, hustle! Bostick - 6 points, 2 steals, part of outstanding perimeter defense