Gopher Basketball Articles

Gopher Basketball The Minnesota Gophers have had an intense last few days. Following an exciting week on the court culminating in a thrilling one point win over UAB, the Gophers had a tough week off the court as they hit the books for semester finals. In between there they had to prepare for two games […] READ MORE

Gopher Basketball It was a bit unorthodox at The Barn on Wednesday night. For starters the Gophers never trailed; Minnesota also opened up a 16-point first half lead, and later had an eight-point lead with less than three minutes remaining in regulation. However, eight more missed Gopher free throws, an ill-advised four point play and […] READ MORE

Gopher Basketball Don’t let the name fool you. The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is not a cupcake non-conference game. Instead, the UAB Blazers will give the Gophers a very tough test Wednesday night at The Barn. With a 4-2 record and solid road wins at Nebraska and at UMASS, the Blazers return three […] READ MORE

Gopher Basketball Man, I’m good. In my preview, I said that Vincent Grier likely wouldn’t be back for at least one more game but that Moe Hargrow should be able to give it a go against UNLV. So, of course, Vince was in the starting lineup and Moe had to miss another game due to […] READ MORE

Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: UNLV Runnin’ Rebels When: Noon, December 10th, 2005 Where: Williams Arena ““ Minneapolis, MN Television: Fox Sports Net The Grierless era for the Gophers is nearing an end now that Vince has returned to practice, but it’s likely to continue for at least one game. That doesn’t seem nearly as […] READ MORE

Gopher Basketball Despite missing its two top scorers, 22 free throws and suffering a heartbreaking last second buzzer shot in regulation, the Minnesota Gophers beat Arizona State 85-79 in OT. The win is an important road game for the Gophers against a Pac-10 team and more importantly, the emergence of Dan Coleman and the confidence […] READ MORE

Gopher Basketball The goals were simple today for the Gophers, get a win and add a badly need body to an already thin roster. Oh, and keeping the coaching staff in tact for all 40 minutes is not a bad bonus. Minnesota achieved all three on a snowy Saturday afternoon at The Barn with its […] READ MORE

Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: Coastal Carolina Chanticleers When: Noon, December 3rd, 2005 Where: Williams Arena ““ Minneapolis, MN Television: None Coastal Carolina will hopefully be what the doctor ordered Saturday afternoon for a tired and injury-depleted Gopher team in the middle of a tough five-game stretch. The good news is that Rico Tucker will […] READ MORE

Gopher Basketball At the start of the season, the Minnesota Gophers were excited about a nice combination of depth, experience and young guys. Two weeks into the season and on its biggest game of the year to date, the Gophers found themselves in the second half without their head coach, two best players, top rated […] READ MORE