Duluth Big Man Akolda Manyang Emerging on Gophers’ Recruiting Radar

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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

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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



Gophers Stun No. 8 Indiana, 77-74

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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?

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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


Game Preview: at Indiana 1/12/12

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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


Future Gopher Wally Ellenson Has Rice Lake Off to 9-1 Start

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Wally Ellenson, a 6-foot-5, 195-pound senior wing from Rice Lake (Wis.) High who signed with Minnesota, played in the Timberwolves Shootout Saturday as Gopher head coach Tubby Smith and assistant Ron Jirsa watched him at the Target Center. Unfortunately, the Warriors lost for the first time, falling to Duluth East 88-69 as Ellenson, who scored […] READ MORE