Game Preview: #10/#13 Michigan [BTT] 3/9/12

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Friday night the Minnesota Golden Gophers (19-13) will try to advance to the semifinal round of the Big Ten tournament.  To do so, they’ll need to get past the #10/#13 Michigan Wolverines (23-8). Game time is 5:30 CT [TV: BTN]. READ MORE


Game Preview: Northwestern [BTT] 3/8/12

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The 10th seeded Minnesota Golden Gophers (18-13, 6-12) take on the 7-seed Northwestern Wildcats (18-12, 8-10) in the first round of the Big Ten tournament in Indianapolis.  Game time is 4:30pm CT [TV: ESPN2] and the winner moves on to play 2-seed Michigan Friday night at 5:30 CT. READ MORE


Sophomore Andre Wallace Hearing Gophers, Cyclones and Others

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Elk guard Porter Morrell (21) works against Eden Prairie’s Andre Wallace. (Photo by Bruce Strand) Andre Wallace, a 6-foot sophomore guard from Edne Prairie, is yet another standout player from the Class of 2014. That class also features standouts Tyus Jones of Apple Valley, Rashad Vaughn from Cooper and DeLaSalle’s Reid Travis. GopherHole.com recently caught […] READ MORE


Game Preview: Nebraska 3/3/12

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The Gophers say farewell to Ralph Sampson III and Trevor Mbakwe Saturday as Minnesota (17-13, 5-12) and Nebraska (12-16, 4-13) tip off in the regular season finale (11:30am CT; TV: BTN). READ MORE


Reid Travis Yet Another 2014 Prep on Gophers and High-Major Recruiting Radar

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Sophomore Reid Travis of Minneapolis DeLaSalle is one of the state’s top two-sport athletes. He had an outstanding season as the quarterback for the Islanders and is one of the state’s top basketball players in the loaded Class of 2014. Sophomore Reid Travis of Minneapolis DeLaSalle is one of the state’s top two-sport athletes. He […] READ MORE


Game Preview: at Wisconsin 2/28/12

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The #14/#15 Wisconsin Badgers (21-8, 10-6) are back home after a big road win at Ohio State.  Minnesota (17-12, 5-11) has lost five straight and it will take some luck in order to end the streak tonight in Madison.  (7pm CT; TV: BTN) READ MORE



Road to Selection Sunday: Big South Kicks Off Conference Tournament Season

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The Big South Conference kicks off the conference tournament season Monday when #10 seed Radford (4-25) travels to #7 VMI (11-15) and #9 Gardner-Webb (10-19) visits #8 High Point (10-17), the alma mater of embattled Gophers head coach Tubby Smith. High Point and the Gophers have one other thing in common. … the only way […] READ MORE


Freshman Big Man Alex Illikainen Already Hearing From Gophers and Badgers

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Alex Illikainen, a 6-foot-8, 192-pound freshman from Grand Rapids, is considered the top player in the state in the Class of 2015. He made an unofficial visit to Minnesota last May and attended a Gopher football game this past fall. He has started to attract interest from several schools, including Minnesota, Creighton and Wisconsin. Minnesota […] READ MORE


Game Preview: Indiana 2/26/12

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#23/24 Indiana (21-7, 8-7) faces Minnesota (17-11, 5-10) Sunday afternoon on ESPN.  The Gophers upset the Hoosiers in Bloomington and desperately need to complete the sweep.  READ MORE