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Gopher Basketball Originally published by Nadine Babu for the Barnyard during the 2005-06 Basketball season NB: Do you have any nicknames (particularly for people who have troubles pronouncing your name)? JAS: “œNot really”¦Abu” NB: You were at Mr. Basketball finalist, and a highly recruited player ““ why did you decide to walk-on at the U? […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball A few weeks ago at the Sabes Invitational, I said that watching the loaded Howard Pulley Panthers play this year was about all a Gopher hoops fan could ask for. I stand corrected. Watching the Howard Pulley Panthers scrimmage against the Gophers is about all you could ask for. That’s exactly what happened […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Well, it’s the offseason for the Gopher Basketball team, so of course it’s time for another former local high school standout to transfer back home. This time, it’s former Oklahoma Sooner and Minneapolis Patrick Henry star Lawrence McKenzie. The ‘U’ has yet to make an official announcement, but a quote from Lawrence in […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Baylor’s Sophia Young showed why she is an All-American, when she almost single-handedly ended the Gopher women’s basketball season Sunday night in the NCAA tourney in Tempe, AZ. In the much-anticipated matchup between Baylor’s Young and Steffanie Blackmon, and the Gophers’ Janel McCarville and Jamie Broback, Baylor’s inside tandem outplayed the Gopher duo […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball The Gopher women’s basketball team has headed south for its Sweet Sixteen showdown against the Baylor Bears 8 p.m. Saturday in Tempe, AZ. Here are some notes and observations regarding this weekend’s games. No. 2 seed Baylor will be a slight favorite against the No. 3 seed Gophers. The Bears (27-3) won the […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball When Janel McCarville went to the bench with 2 fouls early in Monday’s NCAA tourney game against Virginia, Gopher fans were forced to take an early look into next year when the team will be without its All-American post player. And from what we saw Monday, the Gophers will continue to excel. McCarville’s […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball The Gopher women’s basketball team outscored St. Francis 40-16 in the 2nd half to secure a 64-33 win in the 1st game of the NCAA tourney Saturday at Williams Arena. The Gophers will host Virginia Monday night as they try to advance to the regional next weekend in Tempe, AZ. With star forward […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Well, the most enjoyable Gopher men’s basketball season of the millenium has finally come to an end, as the Iowa State Cyclones defeated Minnesota 64-53 in Charlotte early Friday afternoon. The Gophers didn’t play like the fans hoped they would and knew they could, but it’s hard to have any regrets after this […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: Iowa State Cyclones When: 11:30 am, March 18th, 2005 Where: Charlotte Coliseum – Charlotte, NC Television: CBS Do you have any idea how long I’ve been waiting to write a preview for a Gopher NCAA Tournament game? Of course you do. It’s been six years almost to the day since […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball The Gopher women’s basketball team was awarded a surprise No. 3 seed for the upcoming NCAA tourney, and they’ll host 14th-seeded St. Francis at approximately 8:30 p.m. Saturday at Williams Arena. The Gophers were placed in the Tempe Bracket, in which their road for a repeat trip for a 2nd straight Final Four […] READ MORE