Who would be your 21st century gopher team?

[march madness]

My starting guards would be Nate Mason and Andre Hollins.
My forwards are Amir Coffey and T. Mbakwe
My center is Daniel Oturu.

My high scoring bench is:
M. Carr fire plug, shot taker
D. Garcia, smooth scorer
D. Johnson for defense.
J. Murphy to rebound.
V. Griers all round game.
Sr year Peyton Willis.
Backup C shot-blocker R. Lynch

 

[FinnGopher]

My starting guards would be Nate Mason and Andre Hollins.
My forwards are Amir Coffey and T. Mbakwe
My center is Daniel Oturu.

My high scoring bench is:
M. Carr fire plug, shot taker
D. Garcia, smooth scorer
D. Johnson for defense.
J. Murphy to rebound.
V. Griers all round game.
Sr year Peyton Willis.
Backup C shot-blocker R. Lynch

No Hoffarber?

 

[Bob_Loblaw]

Mine is similar.

G: Nate Mason
G. Vince Grier
G: Amir Coffey
F: Mbakwe
C: Pryz

Bench
C: Oturu
F: Murphy
F: Rychart
F: Garcia
G: Blake Hoffarber
G: Andre Hollins
G/F: Austin Hollins

 

[Gophers7NatTitlesBadgers0]

No Hoffarber?

I heard he can't stand the Blake.

 

[GopherGuy82]

I love the Gophers and enjoyed watching the players on those lists. However, the lack of NBA talent in 25 years is depressing.

 

[Drake University Gopher]

I love the Gophers and enjoyed watching the players on those lists. However, the lack of NBA talent in 25 years is depressing.

Kris Humphries would be the most talented omission from these lists, but he also of course was limited to the one year and never passed. Rick Rickert too.

 

[jovs]

Rickert
Humphries
Garcia
Grier
Andre Hollins

Second Team

Murphy
Mbwake
Coffey
Mason
Nolen

 

[60's Guy]

Kinda seems like Jordan Murphy should lead off most anybody's team?

 

[march madness]

Kris Humphries would be the most talented omission from these lists, but he also of course was limited to the one year and never passed. Rick Rickert too.

I forgot about Rickert. I’d add him to my bench and drop Lynch. Garcia and Rickert are very similar players. Humphries left a bad taste in my mouth. He isn’t on my team.

 

[Lincoln gopher]

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Kinda seems like Jordan Murphy should lead off most anybody's team?

Second leading rebounder in B1G history is on my starting team.

 

[Scottsdale Gopher]

Mine is similar.

G: Nate Mason
G. Vince Grier
G: Amir Coffey
F: Mbakwe
C: Pryz

Bench
C: Oturu
F: Murphy
F: Rychart
F: Garcia
G: Blake Hoffarber
G: Andre Hollins
G/F: Austin Hollins

It says a lot about the program that Pryz played about 10 games in the 21st century and credibly makes this list.

 

[Bob_Loblaw]

Second leading rebounder in B1G history is on my starting team.

Yeah, it probably comes down to Mbakwe or Murphy starting at the 4. You are probably right that the nod should go to Murphy. They are really close statistically (averages below) and Jordan played almost twice as many games as Mbakwe.

Trevor: 12 PTS / 9.5 REB / 1.1 ASTS / 1.5 BLKS / .8 STLS on 58% shooting
Murphy: 13.5 PTS / 9.8 REB / 1.4 ASTS / 1.0 BLKS / .9 STLS on 50% shooting.

 

[Bob_Loblaw]

It says a lot about the program that Pryz played about 10 games in the 21st century and credibly makes this list.

Yeah, I went back and forth on including Pryz or not for this reason. I should have probably left him off.

 

[march madness]

Yeah, I went back and forth on including Pryz or not for this reason. I should have probably left him off.

Oturu's Soph stats 20 ppg, 11.3 reb, 1 ass, 2.5 blks. 56%FG
Pryzbilla's short soph year 14.2ppg, 8.4 reb, 2.4 ass, 3.9 bls. 61%FG

Stats aren't everything, but Oturu was the better scorer and rebounder, Pryzbilla the better shotblocker and suprisingly a better passer. One thing I didn't like about Pryzbilla, was he went for so many weakside blocks that his man was free for easy baskets, sometimes putback dunks, if he didn't get the block.

 

[Bob_Loblaw]

Oturu's Soph stats 20 ppg, 11.3 reb, 1 ass, 2.5 blks. 56%FG
Pryzbilla's short soph year 14.2ppg, 8.4 reb, 2.4 ass, 3.9 bls. 61%FG

Stats aren't everything, but Oturu was the better scorer and rebounder, Pryzbilla the better shotblocker and suprisingly a better passer. One thing I didn't like about Pryzbilla, was he went for so many weakside blocks that his man was free for easy baskets, sometimes putback dunks, if he didn't get the block.

That's fair too. In my head, Pryz was more of a force on defense but I might be conflating his time in the NBA with the realities of his time here.

He also blocked my shot in HS. Daniel Oturu has never blocked my shot.

 

[march madness]

Oturu's Soph stats 20 ppg, 11.3 reb, 1 ass, 2.5 blks. 56%FG
Pryzbilla's short soph year 14.2ppg, 8.4 reb, 2.4 ass, 3.9 bls. 61%FG

Stats aren't everything, but Oturu was the better scorer and rebounder, Pryzbilla the better shotblocker and suprisingly a better passer. One thing I didn't like about Pryzbilla, was he went for so many weakside blocks that his man was free for easy baskets, sometimes putback dunks, if he didn't get the block.

As someone else has pointed out, had NIL been available back then, maybe we get Oturu for another year.

 

[march madness]

That's fair too. In my head, Pryz was more of a force on defense but I might be conflating his time in the NBA with the realities of his time here.

He also blocked my shot in HS. Daniel Oturu has never blocked my shot.

3.9 blocks per game was probably top 5 in the country, and maybe 1st or 2nd for power schools! It's not been done in the big ten too often I would imagine.

 

[Bob_Loblaw]

As someone else has pointed out, had NIL been available back then, maybe we get Oturu for another year.

Yeah, he is precisely the kind of player who that would have made a lot of sense.

Heck, I wouldn't be shocked if they are allowed to return to college now. I don't think there are many rules on eligibility that would hold up to judicial scrutiny, I'm not sure a rule against professionals returning to play for the NCAA will hold up either.

 

[Hates Monikers]

As someone else has pointed out, had NIL been available back then, maybe we get Oturu for another year.

Or maybe one less year.

 

[SelectionSunday]

Mason
Andre Hollins
Przybilla
Grier
Murph

Shooting (Hollins & Mason)

Rim protection & legit size (Joel)

Athletic wing (Vincent)

Monster junkyard dog on the boards (Murph)

Sniper off the bench (“Hoffarber for the win. …”)

 

[Ski-U-Ham]

Daniel Oturu has never blocked my shot.

And most likely never will. Yay Bob!

 

[mnsports1]

I forgot about Rickert. I’d add him to my bench and drop Lynch. Garcia and Rickert are very similar players. Humphries left a bad taste in my mouth. He isn’t on my team.

Oh, hi Kim

 

[Spaulding!No!]

Oh, hi Kim

Dave’s Hot Chicken!

 

[Minnesara]

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Kinda seems like Jordan Murphy should lead off most anybody's team?

Unfortunately, the REAL top scorer, Voshon Lenard, isn’t on the list because of seasons getting wiped out. Not real fair. He scored over 2000 points.

 

[Minnesara]

That's fair too. In my head, Pryz was more of a force on defense but I might be conflating his time in the NBA with the realities of his time here.

He also blocked my shot in HS. Daniel Oturu has never blocked my shot.

His dad, Francis, has blocked mine.

 

[oak_street1981]

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Kinda seems like Jordan Murphy should lead off most anybody's team?

Thank you for making it clear how great Jordan Murphy was. I had the luck to be in Des Moines for the win over Louisville in the NCAA Tourney, but could not make it back on Saturday for his last game, when he had to sit out most of that MSU game.

 

[Drake University Gopher]

Thank you for making it clear how great Jordan Murphy was. I had the luck to be in Des Moines for the win over Louisville in the NCAA Tourney, but could not make it back on Saturday for his last game, when he had to sit out most of that MSU game.

The Louisville game was awesome. I made it back down for the next game against MSU with my Dad and some friends, but it was a state of shock for everyone. None of us realized Murphy wasn’t going to play. I never would have come.