Consider that in a single calendar year we’ve seen Walker evolve from a troubled, overweight, underachieving underclassman to a powerful, agile, double-digit scoring threat in the heart of the conference schedule. The gauntlet that came with the beginning of the conference season was fantastic, but it was the “easy” part of the conference schedule that […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Articles
Pitino calls Mathieu “almost flawless,” talks about win & bro in chicken costume
Gophers Dre Mathieu played a fantastic game against Indiana. Great locker room today, nice to see these guys get a win. When DeAndre Mathieu was being interview, players kept on yelling across the locker room “GOOD GAME, DRE!” Sid randomly kept on asking Dre about his recruiting, where he had offers from, why he chose […] READ MORE
Q&A: Future Gophers Guard Nate Mason Says He Watches Every Gopher Game on TV
Nate Mason signed with Minnesota over offers from Kansas State, Virginia, Clemson, Memphis and many others. Nate Mason, a senior point guard from Jacksonville (FL) Arlington Country Day, signed with Minnesota in the fall and recently led his team to victory against Sunrise Christian Academy televised nationally on ESPNU. Gopher Hole caught up with […] READ MORE
Road to Selection Sunday: Take A Deep Breath, Gophers Can Still Right The Ship
The Gophers must defend their home court on Saturday night against Indiana. EXHALE, MINN. — Now is a good time to take a deep breath Gopher fans, myself most definitely included. After last night’s excruciating loss to Purdue in West Lafayette, it’s ever so slowly becoming apparent the Big Ten’s most likely bubble teams come Selection Sunday will be […] READ MORE
The Good, The Bad and The Interesting: The RPI Is Rising As the Season Progresses Edition
Mathieu has evolved from Morehead State transfer, to JUCO All-American to an explosive player that can not only hang around in the Big Ten, but utterly dominate opposing defenses. It seems like every year the Gophers have a gauntlet during the conference season where they face a handful of dangerous teams consecutively, which both tests […] READ MORE
Q&A: Amir Coffey on Attending Gophers Games: “I love going up there.”
Coffey attended the Minnesota-Purdue game a few weeks ago. Amir Coffey, a 6-5 sophomore wing from Hopkins, is considered the top in-state prospect in the Class of 2016. Coffey has helped lead the Royals to great start this season and a number two ranking in Class AAAA. Gopher Hole.com caught up with Coffey after […] READ MORE
Post game notes vs. UW – Pitino “I don’t think our fans understand how good they are”
Walker picked a great night to the have the best game of his career . These notes are typed during the press conference so they may not be verbatim, but they are close: DeAndre Mathieu We talked about it,,23 need to step up and play together when Hollins went down Mo was a beast, he […] READ MORE
Q&A: Future Gopher Carlie Wagner Continues to Dominate, Excited to Play at U
Wagner will likely make an immediate impact on the Gophers next season. Carlie Wagner, a senior guard for New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva, is averaging 33.1 points per game this season. She signed with Minnesota in the early signing period. Wagner attracted the attention of many basketball fans after she scored a state tournament record 50 points […] READ MORE
Q&A: Catching Up With 2015 Gophers PG Recruit Jarvis Johnson
Pitino has made Johnson a high priority since he took over the head coaching job in Spring. Jarvis Johnson, a 2015 point guard from Minneapolis (MN) DeLaSalle, received a scholarship offer from Minnesota in April. Johnson helped lead the Islanders to its second Class AAA state title as they finished 30-1 and were undefeated against […] READ MORE
Road to Selection Sunday: Clock Is Ticking For Likely Bubble Teams
As of today, Eliason and the Gophers would be in the NCAA Tournament. BUBBLETOWN, U.S. — As we inch our way toward February, the 2014 NCAA Tournament bubble remains expansive but is starting to take shape. True, it’s not until about the second week of February when “bubble talk” truly starts to become relevant, but […] READ MORE