The #9/#13 Minnesota Golden Gophers take on the Northwestern Wildcats in a Sunday night conference clash. (Photo: Brian Spurlock, US Presswire) READ MORE
Game Preview: Gophers vs. Northwestern 1/6/2013
Gopher Basketball Articles
More Than a Number: Minnesota’s 2-Point Field Goal Shooting
Offensive rebounding has been of great importance to the Gophers’ offense, but as their advantage on the glass wanes during the Big Ten schedule, it will be field goal shooting that matters most. READ MORE
Rashad Vaughn on Gophers/Spartans Game: “It was an amazing atmosphere.”
Vaughn on Gophers: “. I like how the Gophers are playing. They are getting up and down.” Rashad Vaughn, a 6-foot-5 junior guard from Robbinsdale Cooper, is a prized in-state recruit for the Minnesota Gophers. The number ten player in the Class of 2014, according to ESPN, attended the Minnesota-Michigan State game Monday. GopherHole.com recently […] READ MORE
Reid Travis on Recruiting: “It would definitely be nice to play in front of family.”
Reid Travis is being heavily recruited by both Tubby Smith and Jerry Kill. Reid Travis, a 6-foot-7 junior forward from Minneapolis DeLaSalle, is off to an outstanding start this season. He has led the defending Class AAA champion Islanders to a 4-0 start as he is averaging 32.3 points per game and has scored more […] READ MORE
Alex Illikainen on Potentially Playing for Hometown Gophers: “It would mean a lot.”
Illikainen has been putting up some monster numbers this year, including a 40/20 game and a 30/20 game. Alex Illikainen, a 6-foot-9, 205-pound sophomore from Grand Rapids, who received a scholarship offer in April from Minnesota, is considered the top player in the state in the Class of 2015. Illikainen helped lead Grand Rapids to […] READ MORE
Terrific, terrible, or flat out true – Here are the top Gopher tweets of 2012
The2012 Gopher sports year was eventful on the field and on Twitter! 2012 was an exciting and entertaining year for Gophers sports on and off the court/field/rink. It was also another year where social media and Twitter in particular housed some interesting Gopher related conversations.Here is a 2012 recap. The months of January and February […] READ MORE
Road to Selection Sunday: Crystal Ball Sees Gophers Finishing 4th In Big Ten Race
Beat State! IT’S GO TIME, Minn. — Let’s get it started. Finally, the main course has arrived. The cupcakes have been devoured and the hors d’oeuvres enjoyed, though not necessarily fully savored. Simply put, for college basketball fans across the country, it’s “conference time”, better known as getting to the games that matter the most. Just a few hours from now, Big Ten […] READ MORE
Big Man Cullen Russo Hearing from Gophers; Will Attend Michigan State Game
Russo will attend his second consecutive Gopher game on Monday. Cullen Russo, a 6-foot-9, 210-pound forward from Charlotte (NC) Southern Tech Prep Academy, is one of the most athleitc big men still available. The former Bloomington Kennedy big man attended the Minnesota-Lafayette game Saturday and talked to GopherHole.com about the latest on his recruitment and […] READ MORE
Game Preview: Gophers vs. Michigan State 12/31/12
The Big Ten season begins for the No. 11/14 Minnesota Golden Gophers and No. 19/19 Michigan State Spartans Monday afternoon. Game time is 1pm CT and this one can be seen on ESPN2. (Photo: MSU freshman Gary Harris; Photo Credit: Rey Del Rio / MSU Athletics Communications) READ MORE
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly: Ready for Big Ten Season Edition
We’re good, we’re deep, we’re healthy, now let’s get wild! Gopher basketball games are certainly few and far between these days. Playing only one game in 19 days can give any college basketball fan a bit of cabin fever, but it’s even more painful when the plug gets pulled on a team that is laying […] READ MORE