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



Joel Maturi Out as Gophers AD

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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

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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

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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

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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



Matt Thomas Talks About Badgers Offer, Tubby Smith and Fred Hoiberg

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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


Tyus Jones Talks Duke, Michigan State, Minnesota and Ohio State

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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