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Gopher Basketball Post game notes and quotes following Minnesota’s 70-67 victory over Purdue… Purdue Head Coach Matt Painter: -Thought Hoffarber and Johnson had a great match-up between the two…mentioned that he’s got such a quick trigger, chich makes him tough to defend -Thought they played well today, out-rebounding Minnesota by 10 and committing fewer than […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball #8/#8 Purdue (15-1, 4-0) takes their 10-game road winning streak into Williams Arena to face the waitress-demeaning NR/#25 Minnesota Golden Gophers (12-4, 1-3). The game will take place on Thursday, January 13 with an early start time of 6pm CT, as we cater to the demands of ESPN despite being national media darlings […] READ MORE
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