SKI-U-MAH!!! Top 10 Gopher Sports Stories for 2013!!!

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It was a great year in Dinkytown for Gopher sports. A national title, NCAA tournament success, incredible individual performances and fresh leadership and vision highlight a fantastic year. Here are the Top 10 Gopher Sports Stories in 2013.     READ MORE


Road to Selection Sunday: December Doldrums Soon Will Give Way To Big Ten Season

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DECEMBER DOLDRUMS, U.S.A. — The least interesting month of the college basketball season is in full swing, but fear not folks the fun stuff (conference play) is right around the corner. To help bridge the gap between now and the Gophers’ Big Ten opener Jan. 2 (the Gophers may be catching Michigan at exactly the right time), here are some odds […] READ MORE


Post Game Press Conference Notes: HOFer Rick Pitino Addresses Gophers

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Rick Pitino looks great in maroon and gold! Great tidbits from today. Here you go: Richard Pitino: • Good win for us, I think that SDSU played really well especially in the 1st half. I think we got much better today, especially on the glass, Austin had 14 boards, and Elliott was great. We’re handling […] READ MORE


Q&A: Jarvis Johnson Says Gophers Style of Play Reminds Him of DeLaSalle

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Johnson has already attended one Gopher game this year and said that Pitino’s style of play reminds him of DeLaSalle’s. 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 […] READ MORE



Q&A: Sophomore Amir Coffey Talks Gophers, Recruiting and Goal of Winning State Title

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The Gophers coaching staff will have plenty of time to build a relationship with highly ranked Amir Coffey. Amir Coffey, a 6-5 sophomore wing from Hopkins, is considered the top in-state prospect in the Class of 2016. Coffey, who recently returned from an injury that kept him sidelined for nearly three months, received a scholarship […] READ MORE


The Good, The Bad and The Interesting: The Aloha Maui Edition

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Holiday tournaments are strange breed. They’re fun in that they provide a good opportunity for teams of all levels to face off on a neutral court, and give the Minnesota’s of the world a chance to match up with the Syracuse’s, North Carolinas and Memphises’ when it ordinarily wouldn’t happen. But they also come at […] READ MORE



The Good, The Bad and The Interesting: The Gophers 2014 Recruiting Class Edition

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Forward Josh Martin chose the Gophers over offers from Pitt, Oklahoma State, Florida State and others. Ahhh, National Signing Day. Where the grass always looks slightly less brown, the sky is marginally less cloudy and it seems just a few degrees warmer outside. Signing Day for the Gophers in recent years has been hit and […] READ MORE