Who is the Gopher MVP this year?

2025-2026 Gopher MVP is

  • 1. Cafe Tyson

    Votes: 49 66.2%

  • 2. Crocker-Johnson

    Votes: 9 12.2%

  • 3. Langston Reynolds

    Votes: 15 20.3%

  • 4. Isaac Asuma

    Votes: 1 1.4%

  • 5. Bobby Durkin

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • 6. Grayson Grove

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • 7. Kai Shinholster

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • 8. Maximus Jizzy

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
    74
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Just wondering which of the 6 or 7 players is the most valuable.

Medved is not a choice, but is the main reason we don’t have any bad losses.
 
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Otis said:
Just wondering which of the 6 or 7 players is the most valuable.

Medved is not a choice, but is the main reason we don’t have any bad losses.
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No bad loses? Hmm, I count at least 4.

I'm all in on Medved, but if San Fran, PSU, Maryland (home) and Washington aren't bad loses, then we are being way too easy on Coach.

Go Gophers!!
 


My initial thought was Cade (aka...Cafe) as he has been the unquestioned leader on offense but I actually voted for Reynolds because of the defensive intensity he has brought to the team.

Reynolds should be a slam dunk for the Big Ten All Defensive team and should get consideration for Big Ten Defensive POY though I don't really know much about guys he would be up against for that.
 

Otis said:
Just wondering which of the 6 or 7 players is the most valuable.

Medved is not a choice, but is the main reason we don’t have any bad losses.
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I vote for Niko Medved. There is not one player that stands out among the bunch. The only reason we have won games is because the team is executing the coaches plans to perfection.
 









MNVCGUY said:
My initial thought was Cade (aka...Cafe) as he has been the unquestioned leader on offense but I actually voted for Reynolds because of the defensive intensity he has brought to the team.

Reynolds should be a slam dunk for the Big Ten All Defensive team and should get consideration for Big Ten Defensive POY though I don't really know much about guys he would be up against for that.
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Ya, I too think it's Reynolds...his defense is a big factor in our wins or close games. Then he does his bully ball around the basket and ends with 15 to 20 points. He often sets things up...leads team in assists. High percentage scorer. Tough, steady.

And as I look at stats...if Grove can make his next three ... he'll be shooting 50% from 3....Grove has been spectacular for a guy not expected to contribute. Those two guys way over what anybody thought they'd contribute when we started. Grove's overall FG% is 68.2 and he is the 6th leading scorer at 103 points on the season. Not MVP but he's been important.
 

BleedGopher said:
No bad loses? Hmm, I count at least 4.

I'm all in on Medved, but if San Fran, PSU, Maryland (home) and Washington aren't bad loses, then we are being way too easy on Coach.

Go Gophers!!
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Washington is actually ranked ahead of the Gophers, it was in Seattle, and it was the first game JCJ missed. You could replace that with the neutral loss to Stanford, though.
 

It's Cade Tyson and it isn't close. The other team has to do everything possible to stop him. He is a terrific scorer who is unselfish and works just as hard without the ball as with it. The pressure he puts on other teams makes everyone else on the team better.
 



Hard to not be Tyson as our most complete offensive player and 2nd leading rebounder. There were games we were after Reynolds' head for his turnovers.
 







I voted JCJ but it was very close with Tyson. Thought JCJ played a bigger role with Viahola out and needing to be a paint defender and rebounder. Also had elevated his game in B1G play.
 



I love watching Reynolds play, I'm going to miss him next year, but this isn't particularly close. Cade Tyson leads the team in Player Efficiency Rating and Win Shares by sizeable margins and is having one of the best seasons in the last 25 years by a Gopher basketball player. Among players that have played 20 games or more in a season since 2002-2003, here are Tyson's single-season ranks:
  • Win Shares per 40 minutes: 5th
  • Win Shares: 9th (likely to finish in the top 3)
  • PER: 10th
Tyson is currently 4th in single-season Offensive Win Shares since the stat was first tracked in 1995-1996 and is likely to finish the season in first. It's a damn shame we only got to see him play in Niko's system for one year. All data from Stathead.
 

MonikerSchmoniker45 said:
Asuma needs some love.
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Asuma is having a really nice sophomore season and is developing into a really good player but he isn't in the team MVP discussion right now.

He is definitely a high priority to keep here moving forward.
 

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