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ROAD TO SELECTION SUNDAY, MN – Without further ado, the final Field of 68 projection for the 2024-25 college basketball season. There is 5 conference championship games Sunday, so I will list those here and update the winners before the final selections are revealed at 5 p.m. on the CBS Selection Show. Not uncommon, there is […] READ MORE
Fans’ fanatical support for their favorite teams or stars, from cheering on game days to collecting team peripherals in daily life, reflects a strong sense of belonging to the basketball culture. A wonderful basketball game can make strangers cheer and hug because of their common love, and this emotional resonance transcends age, gender, and region. […] READ MORE
Daylen Sharper, a 6-foot-4, 2-sport athlete from Brophy College Prepatory in Phoenix, AZ has received offers from both the Gophers football and basketball programs. Born and raised in Minnesota until 7th grade, Sharper ended his junior football season with an average of 65.1 receiving yards per game and 12 TDs leading Brophy to the 6A […] READ MORE
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
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
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
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
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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
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