#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
Game Preview: at Michigan State 1/25/12
Gopher Basketball Articles
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
The Road to Selection Sunday: Approaching February Means Calendar Becomes Bubblicious
BUBBLETOWN, U.S.A. — We’ll take a break from our “Field of 68” projection this week, but that doesn’t mean we’re taking the week off from thinking ahead to the NCAA Tournament. We’ve reached the point of the college hoops season where every Sunday night I can start nailing down the amount of at-large bids available […] READ MORE
Game Preview: Northwestern 1/22/12 & J.B.’s Jottings
Northwestern (12-6, 2-4) and Minnesota (14-5, 2-4) both have given fans just enough to warrant belief that they might be able to sneak into the NCAA tournament this year. READ MORE
Duluth Big Man Akolda Manyang Emerging on Gophers’ Recruiting Radar
Woodard (left) and Manyang (right) have both been invited to the Gophers game on Sunday vs. Northwestern. Akolda Manyang, a 6-foot-11, 215-pound junior center from Duluth East, had 23 points, 16 rebounds and seven blocked shots in the Greyhounds’ 69-62 win over No. 8 ranked Tartan Saturday. He finished with 11 points, 15 rebounds and […] READ MORE
Road to Selection Sunday: One Week Sure Can Change an Outlook
DINKYTOWN, Minn. — Big Ten Network analyst Gary Williams said it best Sunday at the end of the Gophers’ 80-66 win over Penn State in Happy Valley. “It’s amazing what one week can do to change how you look at your team,” said Williams, the former Ohio State and national championship head coach at […] READ MORE
Game Preview: at Penn State 1/15/12 & J.B.’s Jottings
Penn State (9-9, 1-4) hosts Minnesota (13-5, 1-4) at 3pm CT Sunday in the only scheduled match up between the teams this season [Big Ten Network]. READ MORE
Game Preview: at Indiana 1/12/12
The struggling Minnesota Gophers (12-5, 0-4) travel to Bloomington to take on the #7/#8 Indiana Hoosiers (15-1, 3-1). Game time is 7pm CT with the broadcast handled by Gus Johnson and the Big Ten Network. READ MORE
Gophers Stun No. 8 Indiana, 77-74
Indiana’s Assembly Hall has been a house of horrors for visiting teams this season, as the Hoosiers entered Thursday’s game there against Minnesota with three wins against nationally-ranked teams, including then-No. 1 Kentucky. But tonight it was the visiting Golden Gophers who pulled off a shocker, as they played a solid game from start to […] READ MORE
Wisconsin Badgers In the Mix for Gophers Recruit Matt Thomas?
Thomas has scored in double figures in all ten games and has 20 or more points in eight of ten contests. Matt Thomas, a 6-foot-4 junior guard from Onalaska who has a Minnesota scholarship offer, played in the Minnesota Timberwolves Shootout this past weekend. The Hilltoppers ranked No. 1 in Wisconsin’s Division 1 rankings, lost […] READ MORE