Gopher Basketball Articles

Could Teague and Shaka hug again at a press conference? Here are Nadine Babu’s press conference notes from Norwood Teague: • Tubby Smith is an outstaning human being, but it’s time for a change. • The athletic department will lead the search, they will not hire a search firm. I feel that myself and our […] READ MORE

Gophers AD hugging Shaka Smart, when both were at VCU. With the news that Tubby Smith is out as head coach at the University of Minnesota, all eyes will turn to Gophers AD Norwod Teague. Teague and Senior Associate Athletic Director Mike Ellis will define their tenure with the hire they make. Both come to […] READ MORE

Whether he won enough games for the U or not, Tubby is a classy man and many Gopher players are better off in life for playing under him. University of Minnesota Director of Athletics Norwood Teague announced today that head basketball coach Tubby Smith has been relieved of his coaching duties, effective immediately. A national […] READ MORE

The South region’s No. 11 seed Minnesota Golden Gophers (21-12, 8-10) take on the well balanced and experienced No. 3 seed Florida Gators (27-7, 14-4 SEC) for the right to advance to the Sweet 16. Tipoff is expected at approximately 5:10pm CT Sunday afternoon and the game can be seen on TNT. (Photo: Christian Petersen / Getty […] READ MORE

The Gophers now have two consecutive wins in the NCAA Tournament over UCLA. Minnesota coach Tubby Smith got the win he needed to calm down his critics at home. UCLA’s Ben Howland took a loss that will only ignite a new round of howling for his job out West. Andre Hollins scored 28 points and […] READ MORE

It’s tournament time! The South region’s No. 6 seed UCLA Bruins (25-9, 13-5 Pac-12) takes on the No. 11 seed Minnesota Golden Gophers (20-12, 8-10 Big Ten). The game is expected to begin at approximately 9pm CT and can be seen on truTV. (Photo: John Korduner / Icon SMI) READ MORE

The Minnesota Golden Gophers will face a talented group in Texas when they take on the UCLA Bruins this Friday night. Here’s a look at the individual players the Gophers will battle. (Photo: Jayne Kamin-Oncea / USA Today Sports) READ MORE

After playing one of the toughest schedules in college basketball this year, the Gopher Basketball team earned its first NCAA Tournament berth since 2010. The Gophers (20-12) were granted a No. 11 seed and will face No. 6 UCLA (25-9) on Friday at the Frank Erwin Events Center in Austin, Texas. This marks Minnesota’s ninth […] READ MORE

The #9 seed Minnesota Golden Gophers (20-11) and #8 seed Illinois Fighting Illinois (21-11) meet for the third time Thursday morning at 11am CT. They’ll be playing at the United Center in Chicago with television coverage by the Big Ten Network. (Photo: Joe Robbins / Getty Images) READ MORE

Will Trevor finish off his career at the U with a happy or somber hug? It’s time to find out… How will it all end? That’s a question I’m definitely ready to have answered. In a season that started out so promising, got even MORE promising, collapsed into itself like a black hole, and was […] READ MORE