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Wally Ellenson, a 6-foot-5, 195-pound senior wing from Rice Lake (Wis.) High who signed with Minnesota last month, shined in the season opener Friday as Gopher head coach Tubby Smith and assistant Ron Jirsa watched. READ MORE
Julian Welch is averaging 13.8 points per game over the last four. Prior to the start off the season, I thought this was a team that could finish in seventh place (but much closer to eighth or ninth than to fifth or sixth) in the conference and be on the bubble, with the thought that […] READ MORE
Both teams are obviously happy to have won their first two games in the Old Spice Classic, but they have each needed to come from behind to do so and would like to put on a dominant performance to end the tournament. Dayton has many scoring options, with 4 players averaging double-digit scoring and another […] READ MORE
Last season, Sycamore opponents made just 44.5% of their two-point attempts, which was kept low in part by a fairly high rate of blocked shots by Indiana State players, including several of their guards and wings. READ MORE
The USC Cheerleaders are the most attractive part of the Trojan program this year. With the Gopher football season coming to an end last weekend, what better way to enjoy a Saturday afternoon than watching Gopher hoops? Minnesota (7-1) welcomes the University of Southern California Trojans (4-4) to Williams Arena for a 1:15pm CT tip. […] READ MORE
The B1G leads 4-2 after Day 1 of the Challenge, but will it be able to hang on? READ MORE
The next four games (three games in Orlando followed by Virginia Tech visiting The Barn) will tell a lot more about this Minnesota team than the first four have. READ MORE
Seth Greenberg’s team seems to find itself on the bubble every year and it appears they’ll be in a similar position a few months from now. Seth Greenberg’s team seems to find itself on the bubble every year and it appears they’ll be in a similar position a few months from now. After a tourney […] READ MORE
The B1G/ACC Challenge is marketed by the “mother ship” (ESPN) as a battle for bragging rights between two power leagues, but in truth its most important aspect is the opportunity for individual teams to build and/or add to their NCAA Tournament resumes. After losing the first 10 challenges, the B1G has won the last two, […] READ MORE
The Gophers should have little trouble against Mt. Saint Mary’s. Minnesota continues their gallant battle through “the toughest nonconference home schedule in the Big Ten”, this time hosting Mount St. Mary’s. Located in Maryland, the school is the second oldest Catholic university in the United States. The Mountaineers finished 11-21 overall and 9-9 in conference […] READ MORE