Minnesota athletic director Mark Coyle announced Thursday the University has hired Lindsay Whalen as the next women’s basketball coach. Whalen, the former Gophers star, holds the team record for points, is second all-time in assists, and third all-time in steals. Marlene Stollings announced Monday she was leaving for the same position at Texas Tech. It […] READ MORE
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Gopher Men’s Hockey: Lucia Steps Down, Leaves Legacy of Success at Minnesota
University of Minnesota Athletics Director Mark Coyle and Head Coach Don Lucia today announced that Lucia will step down as Minnesota’s head men’s hockey coach, pending the approval of the University’s Board of Regents later this week. Coyle and Lucia have agreed that he will remain with Gopher Athletics as special assistant to the athletics […] READ MORE
Q&A: Zeke Nnaji Has Offers from Gophers, Badgers, Hawkeyes, Says He’s Keeping “Options Open”
Zeke Nnaji, a 6-foot-9 junior forward from Hopkins (MN) High, is one of the top forwards in the Midwest in the Class of 2019. Nnaji received a scholarship offer from Minnesota last fall. Nnaji is averaged 19.5 points per game this season as Hopkins finished 26-2 after losing the section 6AAAA championship game to […] READ MORE
Improving the Gophers’ defense starts in the trenches
Tough defensive line play is needed to compete in a physical conference like the Big Ten. If you can’t develop up front, it will be a tough day at the office. Last year, the Gophers didn’t have necessary personnel to deploy a competitive defensive scheme. Creativity was hindered and opposing offenses wore Minnesota down, one […] READ MORE
Q&A: Matthew Hurt on Brother Michael’s Development, Gophers’ In-coming Recruiting Class and More
Matthew Hurt, a 6-foot-9, 205-pound junior forward from Rochester (MN) John Marshall, is considered Minnesota’s top player in the Class of 2019 and is ranked fifth by ESPN, Scout and Rivals. Hurt comes from a basketball family. His older brother, Michael, is a sophomore at Minnesota and was ranked as the number two senior […] READ MORE
Running back Shannon Brooks will miss the entire 2018 season with a leg injury
Running back Shannon Brooks suffered a non-contact lower leg injury and will miss the entire 2018 season, P.J. Fleck announced Tuesday. “He suffered a lower leg injury in one of our last days of winter conditioning,” P.J. Fleck said Tuesday. “[It was a] non-contact injury. That’s unfortunate, obviously, that’s not the news everyone wants to […] READ MORE
Q&A: Junior Guard Tyrell Terry on Potential of Playing for Hometown Gophers: “It would be a great experience.”
Tyrell Terry, a 6-foot-2 junior guard from Minneapolis (MN) DeLaSalle, is considered one of the top players in the Minnesota Class of 2019. Terry is averaging 17.2 points per game this season. He scored in double figures in all but four games, including a season-best 47 points versus Fridley. He has seven games of twenty or […] READ MORE
Q&A: Gabe Kalscheur on Excitement for Gophers and Much More
Photo Courtesy of Star Tribune. Gabe Kalscheur, a 6-foot-5, 200-pound senior guard from Minneapolis (MN) DeLaSalle, signed with Minnesota in the fall, joining two of his Howard Pulley AAU teammates. Kalscheur is ranked as the fourth best player in the Minnesota Class of 2018. He received a scholarship offer from Minnesota last summer. Kalscheur caught up […] READ MORE
Photo Gallery: Inside the Gophers’ Athletes Village
The Gophers showed off their brand new $166 million Athletes Village to the media during a tour Saturday morning. Every aspect of the new facility provides upgrades for the athletic programs on campus. The most notable improvement occurred with brand new football and basketball complexes. Minnesota’s basketball programs have three levels of the building and football […] READ MORE
Pride on Ice Preview: Minnesota Hosts No. 1 Notre Dame
No. 1 Notre Dame (19-4-1 overall, 13-1-0 B1G) vs. No. 13/14 Minnesota (15-12-1 overall, 6-9-1-1 B1G) Date: Friday, Jan. 26, 2018 Location: 3M Arena at Mariucci | Minneapolis, Minn. Puck Drop: 7:00 p.m. CT TV: ESPN2, TSN Stream: Watch ESPN | TSNGo Radio: 1130 KTLK AM | 103.5 FM Date: Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018 Location: […] READ MORE