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Gopher Basketball Charlie Mencel Comments: -I became a Gopher in 1951, or 60 years ago. That in itself is an awesome honor. To be recognized for that is just an honor. -No three point shot, no dunk. I don’t remember playing in a game that anyone would dunk. At one time, 6’6′ was tall”¦now you’ve […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball The #16/#18 Minnesota Golden Gophers (15-4, 4-3) are dealing with another personnel issue, this time the loss of senior point guard Al Nolen (foot). While it’s possible Nolen could return in several weeks, there is also the very real possibility that we have seen the Minnesota native’s final minutes on the court for […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Ramblings from the weekend that was in college basketball, and a special shout-out to Al Nolen’s ankle. Heal, heal, heal. I don’t think this team’s going to the NCAA Tournament if Al’s out for any extended period of time. But then again, it is situations like these when I’m thankful the Gophers now […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball After a five day break from competition, the #15/#19 Minnesota Golden Gophers (14-4, 3-3) travel to Ann Arbor to take on the Michigan Wolverines (11-8, 1-5) at Crisler Arena. Game time is set for 6:01pm CT this Saturday, January 22, 2011, and will be broadcast on the Big Ten Network. Charissa Thompson will […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball We’re 11 days from February, and that can only mean one thing for college basketball fans. … “bubble time” is just around the corner. Whether that’s a good thing or bad thing for your favorite team depends on your perspective. Gopher fans, I’m guessing, would welcome a nice, simple, sweat-free Selection Sunday after […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball A condensed and early version of the CHR this week, with our next “College Hoops Buzz Clips” column planned for tomorrow or Saturday. If you have any questions for the Buzz Clips mailbag, please send them to my GopherHole PM and I’ll do my best to address ’em in future columns. I would […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Editors Note: Long-time GopherHole readers know how incredible of a college basketball mind that “SelectionSunday” is. Few know the Gophers, the Big Ten and college basketball overall as well as him. His annual “who needs to win” cheat sheet for the Gophers’ RPI has become legendary, his incredible ability to beat most paid […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Iowa Head Coach Fran McCaffrey: -Has tremendous respect for Tubby Smith, and how they played tonight -Said they lost to a very good team -Minnesota is so big and strong, and that caused problems for the Hawkeyes, as all of Minnesota’s big men can score, and all of them can offensively rebound -Jared […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball The lowly Iowa Hawkeyes (7-9, 0-4) will be at Williams Arena to take on the NR/#25 Minnesota Golden Gophers (13-4, 2-3) on Sunday, January 16, 2011. Tipoff is scheduled for 5:06pm CT and the game will be broadcast to a tiny television audience via the Big Ten Network. After sitting next to Boilermaker […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Blake Hoffarber scored 26 points as Minnesota held #8 Purdue without a field goal over the final 9:21 to upset the Boilermakers, 70-67, in front of a rowdy Williams Arena crowd on Thursday night. Minnesota shot 53 percent from the field, while holding the Boilermakers to just 26 percent shooting in the second […] READ MORE