Gopher Basketball Articles

The Spartans look to rebound after a disappointing year in which they lost 15 games. As the year began, it looked like Tom Izzo’s team and Ohio State would be in a battle for a Big Ten championship, but by the time March rolled around Michigan State was focused on just sneaking into the NCAA […] READ MORE

No team in the conference exceeded expectations more than Michigan did last season. The young and inexperienced Wolverines performed well from late January on, reaching the NCAA tournament and blowing out Tennessee in their first game before losing to Duke in a closely contested affair. Now, with more experience and plenty of confidence, Michigan heads […] READ MORE

Ohio State is the clear favorite to win the conference again this season. READ MORE

Before looking at what Wisconsin has for the coming year, it’s important to consider what they’ve lost. Minnesotan Jon Leuer finished his time in Madison with an excellent season in which he averaged 33.5 mpg, 18.3 ppg and 7.2 rpg. READ MORE

The Boilermakers have experience in their backcourt, Robbie Hummel returning and number of other talented pieces which together should be good enough to carry this team into the NCAA tournament. READ MORE

The upside for this year’s Illini is considerable. READ MORE

After an ugly collapse that saw Minnesota win just one game out of their final eleven last season, the Gophers will start anew, but with more questions than answers. READ MORE

Not that there’s ever a bad time to look forward to a college basketball season, but with the Gopher football season already in salvage mode in early October, now’s a great time to forge ahead and anticipate the 2011-12 Gopher/college hoops campaign. READ MORE