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Michigan is in serious jeopardy of not making the NCAA unless the Wolverines beat someone significant (@ Maryland, @ Wisconsin, Iowa) down the stretch. The Wolverines have 3 top-50 wins — a decent number at this juncture of the season — but after that l BREAKING BAD, MINN. — We’re only 25 days until the tears. […] READ MORE
Amir Coffey, a senior wing from Hopkins who is considered the state’s top prospect in the Class of 2016, signed with Minnesota in the fall. Coffey is averaging 20.9 points per game this season, leading the Royals to a dominating season. He has scored in double figures in most games with a season-best 35 points […] READ MORE
BUBBLEVILLE, U.S.A. — As we inch closer to Selection Sunday — 35 days away, but who’s counting — the number of candidates for the 36 at-large bids gradually is shrinking. At this writing, Road to Selection Sunday estimates there are 20 teams in contention for 8 available at-large bids. There was some good news for those bubble teams earlier this […] READ MORE
Wow, what a disaster. I mean, I think we all knew this season was going to be a struggle, but I don’t know if anyone actually saw an 0-10 start to the conference season within the realm of possibility. Come on, even Rutgers wins by accident some of the time. What makes it really strange […] READ MORE
Matthew Hurt, a 6-foot-9 freshman forward from Rochester (MN) John Marshall, is considered Minnesota’s top player in the Class of 2019 and is a big recruiting target of the Gophers. Hurt comes from a basketball family. His older brother, Michael, is a Minnesota Gopher signee and is ranked as the number two senior in […] READ MORE
Michael Hurt, a 6-foot-6 senior forward from Rochester (MN) John Marshall, signed with Minnesota in the early signing period. Hurt is ranked as Minnesota’s number two player in the Class of 2016 behind Hopkins’ Amir Coffey, who also signed with the Gophers. Hurt scored 21 points in the Rockets’ 82-30 win over Rochester Century, […] READ MORE
Myles Hanson, a 6-foot-4 junior forward from Chaska (MN) High, is one of the top players in the Minnesota Class of 2017 and who was a guest of the Gophers on Saturday versus Indiana. Hanson is averaging a team-best 22.6 points per game this year for the Hawks, who are off to a 12-4 […] READ MORE
LESS THAN 2 MONTHS UNTIL THE MADNESS, U.S.A. — Gopher basketball fans still have about two months to endure the remainder of this forgettable season, but there is good news on the horizon. We’re less than two months until Selection Sunday (March 13), when 68 other schools not named Minnesota will hear their names called by Jim Nantz. There is no […] READ MORE
Photo Credit: Alex Conover Gabe Kalscheur, a 6-foot-3 sophomore guard from Minneapolis (MN) DeLaSalle, is one of the top players in the Minnesota Class of 2018. Kalscheur is averaging a team-best 25.6 points per game this year for the Islanders. Kalscheur averaged 6.3 points per game as a freshman with five double figure games, […] READ MORE
McKinley Wright, a 6-foot, 164-pound junior guard from Champlin Park (MN) High, helped lead the Rebels to a 31-1 record as they finished runner-up to Apple Valley in the Class AAAA finals, losing 64-61 at the Target Center last March. Wright is averaging a team-best 19.3 points, 9.5 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game this […] READ MORE