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Gopher Basketball It’s Zantac time for college basketball coaches and fans across the country. Tomorrow (February 1st) means college basketball’s version of crunch time has arrived, and to this point our Golden Gophers — despite much angst and consternation on this board due to on and off-court issues — have placed themselves in excellent position […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball The #16/#18 Minnesota Golden Gophers (16-4, 5-3) travel to West Lafayette this Saturday, January 29, for their second game in just over two weeks against the #12 Purdue Boilermakers (17-4, 6-2). This torrid affair will be a nooner (12:05pm CT tipoff). CBS will handle the television coverage with Ian Eagle on the call […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Starting this week, we’ll add Nebraska to the Big Ten data. Time to start seeing where the Cornhuskers might fit in the Big Ten pecking order. All RPI references are courtesy of Jerry Palm at collegerpi.com, through games played Thursday, January 27. RPI Sweet 161. BYU (19-1)2. Kansas (19-1)3. San Diego State (18-1)4. […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Northwestern Coach Bill Carmody -Said that the 1-3-1 gave MN some problems, but that the Gophers were too big and strong inside -Didn’t think his team made good decisions throughout the game; said his team did a lot of “ring-around-the-rosey” stuff -Said they didn’t pressure the ball enough on the wings, making the […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Charlie Mencel Comments: -I became a Gopher in 1951, or 60 years ago. That in itself is an awesome honor. To be recognized for that is just an honor. -No three point shot, no dunk. I don’t remember playing in a game that anyone would dunk. At one time, 6’6′ was tall”¦now you’ve […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball The #16/#18 Minnesota Golden Gophers (15-4, 4-3) are dealing with another personnel issue, this time the loss of senior point guard Al Nolen (foot). While it’s possible Nolen could return in several weeks, there is also the very real possibility that we have seen the Minnesota native’s final minutes on the court for […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Ramblings from the weekend that was in college basketball, and a special shout-out to Al Nolen’s ankle. Heal, heal, heal. I don’t think this team’s going to the NCAA Tournament if Al’s out for any extended period of time. But then again, it is situations like these when I’m thankful the Gophers now […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball We’re 11 days from February, and that can only mean one thing for college basketball fans. … “bubble time” is just around the corner. Whether that’s a good thing or bad thing for your favorite team depends on your perspective. Gopher fans, I’m guessing, would welcome a nice, simple, sweat-free Selection Sunday after […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball After a five day break from competition, the #15/#19 Minnesota Golden Gophers (14-4, 3-3) travel to Ann Arbor to take on the Michigan Wolverines (11-8, 1-5) at Crisler Arena. Game time is set for 6:01pm CT this Saturday, January 22, 2011, and will be broadcast on the Big Ten Network. Charissa Thompson will […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball A condensed and early version of the CHR this week, with our next “College Hoops Buzz Clips” column planned for tomorrow or Saturday. If you have any questions for the Buzz Clips mailbag, please send them to my GopherHole PM and I’ll do my best to address ’em in future columns. I would […] READ MORE