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



Milwaukee Forward D’Andre Downey Has Gophers Offer and Lots of Athleticism

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Downey has an offer from the Gophers and UW-Green Bay, along with interest from Creighton, Georgia and DePaul. D’Andre Downey, a 6-foot-8 junior forward from Milwaukee Riverside, played in the Twin Cities recently in the East Metro Showcase. Downey, who has a Minnesota offer, recently became eligible for the Tigers, who are 13-3 and ranked […] READ MORE


Road to Selection Sunday: Gophers Remain in the Bracket, Margin for Error Still Slim

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The Gophers now are a respectable 3-4 on the road in the Big Ten and 5-5 overall in road/neutral games, but it is on their home floor where they’ll need to make hay and earn their NCAA Tournament bid. SPLITSVILLE, U.S.A. — The Minnesota Gophers’ men’s basketball team continued its NCAA Tournament tightrope last week with a […] READ MORE