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Gopher Basketball University of Minnesota director of athletics Joel Maturi and head men’s basketball coach Tubby Smith announced Wednesday that that there would be no change in the playing status of junior forward Trevor Mbakwe. “œTrevor had a lapse in judgment,” Smith said. “œI believe his actions were well intended, but misguided, and we have […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Gophers athletic director Joel Maturi is moving to suspend Trevor Mbakwe, according to a source. This comes after Mbakwe was arrested Monday night for violating a harassment restraining order. It turned out that Mbakwe sent a Facebook message to a St. Paul woman. Maturi, according to the source, has told told Mbakwe he […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Pregame Thoughts: Gophers at Ohio State, January 9, 2011 The (NR/#21) Minnesota Golden Gophers (12-3, 1-2) travel once again, this time to play the (#2/#2) Ohio State Buckeyes (15-0, 2-0). Game time is 1pm CT this Sunday, January 9, and can be seen on the Big Ten Network. Classes started up again this […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Following two straight losses to open the Big Ten conference season, #21 Minnesota overcame a six point first half deficit to defeat Indiana, 67-63 and pick up a much needed win at Williams Arena on Tuesday. With the win, Minnesota moves to 12-3 overall with a 1-2 record in the Big Ten. Trevor […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Blake Hoffarber scored his 1,000 career point and had 13 points and seven assists on the night as #21/20 Minnesota topped Akron 66-58 at Williams Arena on Wednesday. With the win, Minnesota improved to 10-1 on the season. Hoffarber became the 36th Gopher to reach the milestone and the first since Lawrence Westbrook […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Minnesota held Eastern Kentucky scoreless for almost the first 10 minutes of the second half during its 71-58 victory against the Colonels on Saturday afternoon at Williams Arena. The Gophers (9-1) established an early 10-5 lead, with junior forwards Ralph Sampson III and Trevor Mbakwe each scoring four points, but the Colonels responded […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Living the dream. That’s what Kelly Scott made a reality through a combination of hard work, perseverance and a plan. From an early age, Scott knew he wanted to play for the Gophers. He first played on the Williams Arena floor during halftime of the infamous Ohio State brawl game and ultimately was […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball The dream of playing for the hometown Gophers took an indirect route for Chris Halvorsen. The former Henry Sibley prep attended Valparaiso as a freshman where he played in nine games during an injury-filled year. After assessing his future with his family and talking with the Gopher coaching staff, the St. Paul native […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Every successful team needs a player with a bit of moxie and someone who isn’t afraid to take the big shot. For the 2010-2011 Gophers, that guy is likely junior Devoe Joseph. Joseph’s game continues to improve and his leadership was critical last season when backcourt mate Al Nolen was not eligible the […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Thirteen straight hours of the same Mariah Carey song during NBA coverage and a continuous loop of consolidated credit commercials prompted this new blog entry. It was this or watch the Ch. 45 “Yule Log” that my wife DVR-ed. I hope she didn’t use up the space reserved for “Jersey Shore.” I have […] READ MORE