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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Gopher Basketball Share With 17 days until Selection Sunday, I have 18 teams in contention for 8 available at-large bids. It is possible that a team can drop from lock status back to the bubble, but I feel comfortable that the at-large locks will be in the Field of 68 barring a major meltdown down […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Share The Minnesota Golden Gophers (17-9, 6-8) had a weekend away from competition, but will start things up again Tuesday, February 22, against the visiting Michigan State Spartans (15-11, 7-7). Game time is set for 8pm CT and Gus Johnson will call the game on the Big Ten Network with help from Jim […] READ MORE