SI: Trevor Mbakwe, Branden Dawson among injured stars making return

[BleedGopher]

per SI:

"Trevor Mbakwe, Minnesota: Mbakwe has not had an easy collegiate career. He transferred out of Marquette after one year and spent a year at a JuCo in Miami where he was accused of assaulting a woman. He was forced to sit out at Minnesota while his legal issues played out, but finally got in the Gopher lineup in 2010-11. After averaging a double-double as a junior, Mbakwe came back as the centerpiece of a Minnesota team expected to be in and around the top 25. But after averaging 14.8 points and 10.0 boards while leading the Gophers to a 6-0 start on the season, he blew out the ACL in his right knee in the title game of the Old Spice Classic against Dayton.

Mbakwe did catch a break, however: The NCAA granted him a sixth-year of eligibility, which is part of the reason that the Gophers are a trendy sleeper pick in the Big Ten. They also return five of their top six scorers from a team that eventually won 23 games and made it to the final of NIT. With a healthy Mbakwe back to anchor a lineup that also includes guards Julian Welch, Andre Hollins and Austin Hollins as well as uber-athletic forward Rodney Williams, Tubby Smith has a team capable of finishing in the top five of a strong Big Ten."

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/20...uries-ncaa-basketball/index.html?sct=cb_wr_a1

Go Gophers!!

 

[9194Gophs]

per SI:"Trevor Mbakwe, Minnesota: Mbakwe has not had an easy collegiate career. He transferred out of Marquette after one year and spent a year at a JuCo in Miami where he was accused of assaulting a woman. He was forced to sit out at Minnesota while his legal issues played out, but finally got in the Gopher lineup in 2010-11.

UH OH, more trouble for GW and his erratic obsessive behavior.