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Nate Mason will probably be the de facto team leader next season. Well, we’re halfway there. How’s everyone feeling? I was talking to a friend of mine at a holiday party last week and Gopher basketball came up. He told me that he doesn’t really start paying attention to the season until conference play […] READ MORE
Theo John, a 6-foot-9 junior center 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 title game, losing 64-61. He received a scholarship offer from Minnesota this past spring. John is averaging 17.2 points and 8.7 rebounds per game […] READ MORE
B1G DISAPPOINTMENT, U.S.A. — The following is Road to Selection Sunday‘s final 2015 look at the projected NCAA Tournament field, before the field really starts to take shape with the start of conference play across the country. For the Big Ten, which currently has only five teams projected into the bracket, that conference season begins Dec. 29 when Purdue @ Wisconsin (6 p.m.) and Michigan State @ […] READ MORE
Nathan Reuvers, a 6-foot-9 junior from Lakeville (MN) North, has emerged the past nine months as one of the state’s top prospects in the Class of 2017. Reuvers only averaged 6.5 points per game as a sophomore, but stepped up his play in the Class AAAA state tournament when senior Connor Flack was sidelined with […] READ MORE
There is no where to go but up for Richard Pitino and the Gophers. BOTTOMED OUT, MINN. — We’ve hit roughly the 30% mark of college basketball’s 2015-16 regular season. It’s time to take a quick gander at some of what we’ve learned so far. One thing we already knew going in? This was likely to be a rough one for […] READ MORE
Aaaaaand, pause. Heading into the season, we knew there would be plenty of downs, a few ups, some growth and enough hiccups that patience would be required in Gandhi-level proportions. 7 games into the season, that forecast is holding largely true, as the Gophers have come from behind, melted down, lost games they should have […] READ MORE
College basketball’s opening weekend is upon us. The Gophers open with a pair of games and should get a taste of two worlds, opening Friday vs. soft pastry UMKC (8 p.m. Williams Arena) before getting what should be a good test Sunday vs. Louisiana-Monroe (2 p.m. Williams Arena, BTN). Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook projects the Warhawks to finish third […] READ MORE
Gary Trent Jr., a 6-foot-5, 180-pound junior guard from Apple Valley (MN) High, helped lead the Eagles to their second state title in three years as they defeated previously unbeaten Champlin Park 64-61 in the state title game as he finished with 15 points, nine rebounds and four steals. Trent Jr. paced the Eagles […] READ MORE
Say what you will about the actual talent on the Gophers roster this year, but even with a huge amount of attrition from last season’s team, Richard Pitino is delivering when it comes to recruiting. Hey, we’re back! After another can’t-make-it-up offseason (as if there’s there any other with the program), we head into the […] READ MORE
Nathan Reuvers, a 6-foot-9 junior from Lakeville (MN) North, has emerged the past few months as one of the state’s top prospects in the Class of 2017. Minnesota will have several top football recruits as the football team faces the Associated Press’ #15 team Michigan for the Little Brown Jug at TCF Stadium at 6pm […] READ MORE