Penn State (9-9, 1-4) hosts Minnesota (13-5, 1-4) at 3pm CT Sunday in the only scheduled match up between the teams this season [Big Ten Network]. READ MORE
Game Preview: at Penn State 1/15/12 & J.B.’s Jottings
Gopher Basketball Articles
Game Preview: at Indiana 1/12/12
The struggling Minnesota Gophers (12-5, 0-4) travel to Bloomington to take on the #7/#8 Indiana Hoosiers (15-1, 3-1). Game time is 7pm CT with the broadcast handled by Gus Johnson and the Big Ten Network. READ MORE
Gophers Stun No. 8 Indiana, 77-74
Indiana’s Assembly Hall has been a house of horrors for visiting teams this season, as the Hoosiers entered Thursday’s game there against Minnesota with three wins against nationally-ranked teams, including then-No. 1 Kentucky. But tonight it was the visiting Golden Gophers who pulled off a shocker, as they played a solid game from start to […] READ MORE
Wisconsin Badgers In the Mix for Gophers Recruit Matt Thomas?
Thomas has scored in double figures in all ten games and has 20 or more points in eight of ten contests. Matt Thomas, a 6-foot-4 junior guard from Onalaska who has a Minnesota scholarship offer, played in the Minnesota Timberwolves Shootout this past weekend. The Hilltoppers ranked No. 1 in Wisconsin’s Division 1 rankings, lost […] READ MORE
Future Gopher Wally Ellenson Has Rice Lake Off to 9-1 Start
Wally Ellenson, a 6-foot-5, 195-pound senior wing from Rice Lake (Wis.) High who signed with Minnesota, played in the Timberwolves Shootout Saturday as Gopher head coach Tubby Smith and assistant Ron Jirsa watched him at the Target Center. Unfortunately, the Warriors lost for the first time, falling to Duluth East 88-69 as Ellenson, who scored […] READ MORE
Game Preview: Purdue 1/8/12 & J.B.’s Jottings
The Purdue Boilermakers (12-4, 2-1) visit Williams Arena and the Minnesota Gophers (12-4, 0-3) at 5pm CT this Sunday. Gus Johnson and the Big Ten Network will handle the live broadcast. READ MORE
Road to Selection Sunday: U Already Behind 8-Ball, So Beating Boilers Becomes Paramount
All is not lost, yet, but any Gopher fan thinking clearly probably acknowledges that Sunday’s 5 p.m. tilt with Purdue (BTN) at Williams Arena is about as close to a must-win game as one can get in the month of January. As the second weekend of the B1G season arrives Saturday, the Minnesota Golden Gophers […] READ MORE
Game Preview: Iowa 1/4/12
Minnesota (12-3, 0-2) takes on Iowa (9-6, 1-1) at 8pm CT Wednesday night. The game will be broadcast live on the Big Ten Network and is the conference home opener for the U. READ MORE
Charles Buggs’ HC on the Future Gopher: “He is a tremendous talent and just an unbelievable kid”
Charles Buggs, a 6-foot-8 forward from Chatham (VA) Hargrave Military Academy, signed with Minnesota in the early signing period. However, since most people have never seen him play in person, Gopher fans are curious about what type of player they will be seeing next fall. Hargrave Military Academy does a recap of each game and […] READ MORE
Game Preview: at Michigan 1/1/12 & J.B.’s Jottings
The #18/#16 Michigan Wolverines (11-2, 1-0) host the Minnesota Gophers (12-2, 0-1) at 3pm CT on New Year’s Day. A live broadcast is available on the Big Ten Network. READ MORE