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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
Gopher Basketball This blog entry is not about Tiger Woods, Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal, Ben Roethlisberger, Rick Pitino, or Steve McNair. In other words, it’s not about athletes/coaches and their sexual escapades from this year. It’s about the Gophers basketball player that head coach Tubby Smith compares to Chuck Hayes, one of his best players […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Lawrence Westbrook embraces his team depending on him to light up scoreboards. Why wouldn’t he? While playing high school ball in Chandler, Ariz. (plus a year at Winchendon Prep in Massachusetts), he developed a reputation as a deadly scorer, capable of putting up big numbers at any time. Last year, on a Gopher […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball For the most part, Devoe Joseph was a Gopher from the second he stepped into Williams Arena during his official recruiting trip to Minneapolis. Greeted by hundreds of students chanting “œWe want Joseph!” in a quickly filling Barn, he turned with a big smile and acknowledged his soon-to-be hometown fans. Citing that moment […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball The Minnesota Golden Gophers know that in order to win in the Big Ten, you’re going to have to have big, physical post players that can be effective both on offense and defense. And for whatever reason, it’s always seemed that they have looked to the small towns and hamlets of the upper […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball When you’re the son of a former NBA great, as Gopher sophomore center Ralph Sampson III is, you won’t find many people within basketball circles that are unfamiliar with you, or at least your name. As a freshman last year, Sampson III found out that, regardless of what your last name may be, […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball When Damian Johnson first arrived at the University of Minnesota, a world away from his hometown of Thibodeaux, La., he was just Damian Johnson. After a redshirt season under then-coach Dan Monson and his staff, Johnson’s saw occasional minutes as a freshman, where he showed glimpses of fantastic athleticism. He was still a […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball * Wow. What more can be said about North Carolina’s championship run, capped by their pure domination against the Spartans tonight. The Tar Heels snuck up on me. All that early season talk of UNC going undefeated combined with their inexplicable 0-2 start in ACC play made me believe the Heels were fallible […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Gopher guard Kevin Payton was born to play basketball. The son of former pro, Charles Payton, he grew up around the game. But until his freshman year of high school, Payton didn’t even play basketball, instead devoting time to sports like soccer and track. His unique story goes way beyond his life in […] READ MORE