Senior guard Bo Spencer and Nebraska host Minnesota on Sunday (TV: BTN). READ MORE
Game Preview: at Nebraska 2/5/12 & J.B.’s Jottings
Gopher Basketball Articles
Joel Maturi Out as Gophers AD
University of Minnesota Athletics Director Joel Maturi confirmed KSTP’s report that the AD will retire from his role as head of the Gopher athletic department. University of Minnesota Athletics Director Joel Maturi confirmed KSTP’s report that the AD will retire from his role as head of the Gopher athletic department. In an e-mail to Student-Athletes, […] READ MORE
Road to Selection Sunday: Field of 68 (at the bottom) Not Looking So Great
Stop me if you’ve heard this before. … “The (NCAA Tournament) bubble is looking exceedingly weak.” If you’ve heard me say that quite a bit in the last several years, well, you’re not imagining things. For what I believe is the third straight season, it appears the bottom of the NCAA Tournament field will be littered with at-large resumes that would […] READ MORE
Game Preview: at Iowa 2/1/12
The Minnesota Golden Gophers (16-6, 4-5) will try to earn their third road victory of the year when they face the Iowa Hawkeyes (11-11, 3-6) on Wednesday night. Game time is 7:30pm CT (TV: BTN). READ MORE
Gophers Outlast Illinois, 77-72, in Overtime
The win gives Minnesota its 4th win in 5 games. Minnesota rallied from a six-point deficit with 3:57 remaining in regulation, then scored 10 of the first 13 points in overtime to defeat Illinois, 77-72, on Saturday night before a sellout crowd of 14,625 at Williams Arena. The win improved the Gophers to 16-6 overall […] READ MORE
Game Preview: Illinois 1/28/12 & J.B.’s Jottings
The Minnesota Gophers (15-6, 3-5) look to avenge their double-overtime loss to Illinois (15-5, 4-3) when the Illini visits Williams Arena Saturday night (7pm CT; TV: BTN) READ MORE
Matt Thomas Talks About Badgers Offer, Tubby Smith and Fred Hoiberg
Thomas added a scholarship from Wisconsin to go along with offers from Boston College, Creighton, Green Bay, Iowa State, Marquette, Minnesota, Northwestern, Northern Iowa and Virginia. Matt Thomas, a 6-foot-4 junior guard from Onalaska who has a Minnesota scholarship offer, scored 30 points to lead the Hilltoppers to a 61-59 win over St. Paul Johnson […] READ MORE
Game Preview: at Michigan State 1/25/12
#10/#11 Michigan State presents the toughest challenge so far this year for the Minnesota Gophers. Game time is 7:30pm CT (TV: BTN). READ MORE
Tyus Jones Talks Duke, Michigan State, Minnesota and Ohio State
Jones recently added to his growing list accolades as he broke Apple Valley’s school assist records when he recorded his 448th assist and he isn’t even halfway through his high school career! Only a sophomore, Tyus Jones is a household name throughout Minnesota and across the country. He recently added to his growing list accolades […] READ MORE
Phil Nolan Hearing from Marquette, Oklahoma and Minnesota as Recruitment Picks Back Up
Minnesota head coach Tubby Smith and assistants Saul Smith and Vince Taylor watched Nolan play against Hopkins Saturday. Philip Nolan, a 6-foot-10, 210-pound senior forward from Milwaukee Riverside, played in the Twin Cities in the East Metro Showcase this past weekend. Nolan became eligible this past week for the Tigers, who are 11-3 and ranked […] READ MORE