Road to Selection Sunday: Leaders, Locks, Bubblers & Longshots (27 teams, 10 available bids)

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BRACKET QUEST, U.S.A. — With conference tournaments now on the immediate horizon — the Big South kicks things off on Monday — here’s a thumbnail glance at our conference leaders, NCAA tournament locks, the “strong” bubble, the “true” bubblers, and finally, the “hanging on a thread” longshots. The Gophers remain in the last group because they have two major “scalp” opportunities (Indiana and @ […] READ MORE



President Eric Kaler Announces Search Plan for New AD

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President Kaler hopes to have the new AD in place by July 1. University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler has named a search committee and selected Parker Executive Search to lead the search for the next director of athletics. A 21-member search advisory committee and a four-person search committee will work with the leading national […] READ MORE


Game Preview: at Northwestern 2/18/12

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Minnesota needs to get a win in Evanston, but so does Northwestern.  The Gophers (17-9, 5-8) take on the Wildcats (15-10, 5-8) at 6pm CT tonight (TV: BTN). READ MORE


Rashad Vaughn Adds Big Time Offers as His Big Time Game Continues to Excel

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Rashad Vaughn is piling up scholarship offers as quickly as he is piling up stats. Rashad Vaughn, a 6-foot-4 sophomore from Robbinsdale Cooper, shined this week as he scored 94 points in three games, including 35 points against three-time Class AAAA champion Hopkins Saturday. GopherHole.com caught up with Vaughn to learn the latest on his […] READ MORE




Gophers Interest in Wisconsin’s Duane Wilson Heating Up

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Duane Wilson, a 6-foot-3 junior guard from Whitefish Bay Dominican, is one of the top players in the Midwest in the Class of 2014. He has drawn early interest from many of the top programs in the area, including Minnesota. Minnesota assistant coach Vince Taylor has watched Wilson at practice and game earlier this season. […] READ MORE


Freshman Big Man Diamond Stone Already Hearing from Gophers, Badgers and Others

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Diamond Stone, a 6-foot-9, 230-pound freshman from Whitefish Bay Dominican, is one of the top players in the Midwest in the Class of 2015. He has drawn early interest from many of the top programs in the area, including Minnesota. Minnesota assistant coach Vince Taylor has watched Stone at practice and game earlier this season. […] READ MORE