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Gopher Basketball While the 2004-05 Gopher Basketball roster is likely still evolving, I have now finally gotten an in-person look at each player who can currently call himself a Golden Gopher. That became the case after I was able to watch incoming junior college forward J’son Stamper participate in some pickup games at Williams Arena […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball At 7:50 pm Thursday night in the crowded bar of Market Bar-B-Que in Minneapolis with about 100 friends, family, and media in attendance, Kris Humphries‘ many years of hard work paid off in a big way. The Hopkins grad was announced as the 14th pick in the 2004 NBA Draft and can now […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball The start of the season is still 5 months away, and practice doesn’t even begin for another 3, but the 2004-05 Gopher Basketball team was on display in a hot and steamy Williams Arena this weekend. While pickup games certainly don’t simulate Big 10 conditions, it was still nice to get a look […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball March Madness is here once again with the start of the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday. For Minnesota (due to their self-imposed sanctions), this is the only part of March Madness they’ll get to experience this year. Here’s how the conference tournament shapes up. The Gophers (seeded 10th) open up against 7th-seeded Iowa […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball We knew it could get ugly, and it did. Minnesota was no match for a very talented Michigan State team, especially on a night when they shot the ball extremely well. The Spartans won 79-43, and it wasn’t that close (they led 44-15 at the half). The Gophers played hard though, so you […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Game InfoOpponent: Ohio StateWhen: 1:30 pm, March 4, 2000Where: Williams Arena – Minneapolis, MNTelevision: Ch. 5 The Buckeyes come to town Saturday for the last regular-season game of the year. Ordinarily the emotions would be high for Senior Day, but with no seniors on the team, that’s not the case. The crowd will […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Minnesota started slowly and trailed the Iowa Hawkeyes by double-digits early in the game. The Gophers played better as the game went on, but they couldn’t trim the lead and wound up losing 71-59. Kevin Burleson, Ryan Wildenborg, and Dusty Rychart all scored in double-figures for the Gophers. Iowa played a pretty solid […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Game InfoOpponent: Ohio StateWhen: Noon, January 9, 2000Where: Schottenstein Center – Columbus, OHTelevision: MSC The Gophers got the Big Ten season started right with a blowout win over Michigan, but things will be a lot tougher when they face the Ohio State Buckeyes on Sunday. If the Gophers can steal a win in […] READ MORE