BleedGopher
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Per James:
▶ Key losses: Parker Fox (graduation), Dawson Garcia (graduation), Mike Mitchell Jr. (graduation), Femi Odukale (graduation), Lu’Cye Patterson (graduation)
▶ At a glance: The Golden Gophers turned to Medved, a Minnesota alum and Minneapolis native, after parting ways with Ben Johnson. Like the other new coaches in the conference, Medved inherited a depleted roster that lost most of its production. He’s assembled a group of transfers from all over the country and all different conferences, including Willis, a former Detroit King star, Mr. Basketball in Michigan, and All-MAC second-team selection who led the Broncos in scoring (16.8 points) last season. Winning at Minnesota hasn’t been an easy task — the Golden Gophers last reached the NCAA Tournament in 2019 and have had one winning season since then — but Medved is hoping to turn things around after doing more with less at Colorado State. In seven seasons with the Rams, Medved went 143-85, reached the Big Dance three times and won a March Madness game the past two years.
Go Gophers!!
Minnesota
▶ Key newcomers: Jaylen Crocker-Johnson (Colorado State), Bobby Durkin (Davidson), BJ Omot (Cal), Langston Reynolds (Northern Colorado), Nehemiah Turner (Central Arkansas), Cade Tyson (North Carolina), Robert Vaihola (San Jose State), Chansey Willis Jr. (Western Michigan)▶ Key losses: Parker Fox (graduation), Dawson Garcia (graduation), Mike Mitchell Jr. (graduation), Femi Odukale (graduation), Lu’Cye Patterson (graduation)
▶ At a glance: The Golden Gophers turned to Medved, a Minnesota alum and Minneapolis native, after parting ways with Ben Johnson. Like the other new coaches in the conference, Medved inherited a depleted roster that lost most of its production. He’s assembled a group of transfers from all over the country and all different conferences, including Willis, a former Detroit King star, Mr. Basketball in Michigan, and All-MAC second-team selection who led the Broncos in scoring (16.8 points) last season. Winning at Minnesota hasn’t been an easy task — the Golden Gophers last reached the NCAA Tournament in 2019 and have had one winning season since then — but Medved is hoping to turn things around after doing more with less at Colorado State. In seven seasons with the Rams, Medved went 143-85, reached the Big Dance three times and won a March Madness game the past two years.
Go Gophers!!