Excitement buzzes through the streets of downtown Minneapolis as the sound of drums fills the air. Fans in maroon and gold rush towards the Target Center, anticipation dancing in their eyes. It’s a historic night for the Big Ten Women’s Tournament, with tickets sold out for the first time ever. The Gopher women’s basketball team […] READ MORE
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Gophers Fall to Iowa Hawkeyes: Reporter Maya Aflakpi Witnesses Historic Hoops by Caitlin Clark
MINNEAPOLIS—On February 28, there was a cold wind in the air over Minnesota with cloudy skies. It was the type of weather where you just hope your body somehow gets warm, teeth clenching as you try to keep yourself distracted. Two hours before game time, hundreds of bundled-up fans were outside patiently waiting in a […] READ MORE
Gopher Glory: Women’s Basketball Triumphs Through Trials
Last night, the Minnesota Golden Gopher women’s basketball team stepped off their bus, their emotions as varied as their playing styles. Freshman Ayianna Johnson sported a bright smile, while Mallory Heyer exuded a serious demeanor. Bundled against the chill, they posed for photos before boarding the Sun Country jet bound for Lincoln, Nebraska, where they […] READ MORE
Big Ten Bounces Back with MTE Titles from Purdue, OSU, and Wisconsin
ROAD TO SELECTION SUNDAY, MN – We’ve completed Week #3 of the college basketball season, and we’re starting to get some answers about individual teams and conferences. And things ratchet up even more in Week #4 with conference play beginning in several conferences (including the Big Ten), as well as the inaugural ACC/SEC Challenge. This […] READ MORE
Gophers to play Macalester for first time in 101 years | Interview with HC Abe Woldeslassie
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Marathon Journey to Selection Sunday Is Upon Us
ROAD TO SELECTION SUNDAY, MN– Welcome to the 2023-24 college basketball season. Opening Night (Monday) begins our 133-day journey to Selection Sunday (March 17), which unofficially will kick off a nearly three-week sprint to our next national champion. My plan along the road is to pen periodic college hoops musings with a national lens, but […] READ MORE
Purdue Tops Big Ten’s Non-Conference Scheduling Efforts, Boilers One of 5 Teams Projected to Finish 10-1
ROAD TO SELECTION SUNDAY, MN – If you haven’t figured it out by now, I’m a tad on the nutso side when it comes to analyzing college basketball non-conference scheduling, especially as it pertains to the Minnesota Golden Gophers and the conference they inhabit, the Big Ten. So it should come as no surprise […] READ MORE
“Ben Johnson is a basketball genius,” – former guard E.J. Stephens
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Future Gophers PG Isaac Asuma belives he can help turn the program around
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Lituania wing Kristupas Keinys joins Gophers 2023 class
2023 (Klaipeda, Lituania) guard Kristupas Keinys committed to the Gophers Tuesday, filling their final open scholarship for the 2023-24 season. –> Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter After adding Howard transfer Elijah Hawkins last month, the Gophers had one remaining open scholarship for the 2023-24 season. After keeping one open last season, there was no telling if […] READ MORE