Pregame Thoughts: vs. Northwestern 3/10/11 [BTT]

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Gopher Basketball The Lenten season has begun and hopefully the Gophers can make an honest attempt at giving up losing. For Tubby’s Tots to play more than two games during the remaining days of March, divine intervention may be required. Tipoff is scheduled for 1:30pm CT on Thursday, March 10, when Minnesota (17-13, 6-12) faces […] READ MORE


Trevor Mbakwe Named Second Team All-Big Ten

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Gopher Basketball Minnesota junior forward Trevor Mbakwe was named Second Team All-Big Ten by Big Ten coaches and the media and senior guard Blake Hoffarber was named All-Big Ten Honorable Mention by the media as the Big Ten Conference released the 2010-11 All-Big Ten men’s basketball teams. Mbakwe is the first Gopher player to be […] READ MORE


The Road to Selection Sunday: Field of 68 Projection — Big Ten Likely to Get 6 Bids

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Gopher Basketball Heading into conference tournament play, it appears the Big Ten has four locks for the NCAA Tournament. … Ohio State, Purdue, Wisconsin and Illinois. The main question to be answered Thursday through Sunday at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis is, will Michigan, Michigan State and/or Penn State be able to join the NCAA party? […] READ MORE


Minnesota – Penn State Post Game Notes & Quotes

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Gopher Basketball Penn State Head Coach Ed DeChellis: – We had a chance to beat Purdue on the Road, a chance to beat Ohio State on the road, and it was a great testament to our kids to come in here and get a win. To finish tied for fourth, I’m so proud of our […] READ MORE


The Road to Selection Sunday: Gophers Can’t Crack A Weak Bubble

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Gopher Basketball As of Thursday — the morning after the Gophers were officially laid to rest despite an absolutely horrible NCAA at-large bubble — by my calculation there are 27 teams (and I use that term loosely) battling for 8 available at-large bids. This time I won’t designate which bubble teams teams I would select […] READ MORE


Pregame Thoughts: at Northwestern 3/2/11

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Gopher Basketball Share A season that started with much promise has turned into one ending dangerously close to the depths of despair for both the Minnesota Golden Gophers (17-11, 6-10) and the Northwestern Wildcats (16-12, 6-11). On Wednesday, March 2, Senior Night will be celebrated at Welsh-Ryan Arena, as the winningest class in Northwestern history […] READ MORE


The Road to Selection Sunday: Field of 68 Projection

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Gopher Basketball It took the Gophers more than three months to completely wipe away what they accomplished in Puerto Rico, but they did it, or should I say, didn’t do it. The Gophers are no longer part of my NCAA projection, and it will take a miracle of epic proportions to change that. Good luck […] READ MORE


Pregame Thoughts: Michigan 2/26/11

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Gopher Basketball It’s not over. Is that really a bad thing? What regular season fun was there in 2009 when the Vikings strolled into the playoffs? What a bore this past September was after the Twins had essentially clinched the AL Central. The Gophers deserve our gratitude – they are keeping it interesting. Or at […] READ MORE


The Road to Selection Sunday — College Hoops Report: Survive and Advance

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Gopher Basketball Share 1 may be the loneliest number, but it’s a number Gopher fans would welcome with open arms this weekend at The Barn. One win. One lone, solitary win Saturday afternoon vs. Michigan (16-12, 7-9 Big Ten), another Big Ten squad simply battling to maintain its status on the dreaded NCAA bubble. Whether […] READ MORE