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Gopher Basketball Blake Hoffarber scored his 1,000 career point and had 13 points and seven assists on the night as #21/20 Minnesota topped Akron 66-58 at Williams Arena on Wednesday. With the win, Minnesota improved to 10-1 on the season. Hoffarber became the 36th Gopher to reach the milestone and the first since Lawrence Westbrook […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Minnesota held Eastern Kentucky scoreless for almost the first 10 minutes of the second half during its 71-58 victory against the Colonels on Saturday afternoon at Williams Arena. The Gophers (9-1) established an early 10-5 lead, with junior forwards Ralph Sampson III and Trevor Mbakwe each scoring four points, but the Colonels responded […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Living the dream. That’s what Kelly Scott made a reality through a combination of hard work, perseverance and a plan. From an early age, Scott knew he wanted to play for the Gophers. He first played on the Williams Arena floor during halftime of the infamous Ohio State brawl game and ultimately was […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball The dream of playing for the hometown Gophers took an indirect route for Chris Halvorsen. The former Henry Sibley prep attended Valparaiso as a freshman where he played in nine games during an injury-filled year. After assessing his future with his family and talking with the Gopher coaching staff, the St. Paul native […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Every successful team needs a player with a bit of moxie and someone who isn’t afraid to take the big shot. For the 2010-2011 Gophers, that guy is likely junior Devoe Joseph. Joseph’s game continues to improve and his leadership was critical last season when backcourt mate Al Nolen was not eligible the […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Thirteen straight hours of the same Mariah Carey song during NBA coverage and a continuous loop of consolidated credit commercials prompted this new blog entry. It was this or watch the Ch. 45 “Yule Log” that my wife DVR-ed. I hope she didn’t use up the space reserved for “Jersey Shore.” I have […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball This blog entry is not about Tiger Woods, Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal, Ben Roethlisberger, Rick Pitino, or Steve McNair. In other words, it’s not about athletes/coaches and their sexual escapades from this year. It’s about the Gophers basketball player that head coach Tubby Smith compares to Chuck Hayes, one of his best players […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Lawrence Westbrook embraces his team depending on him to light up scoreboards. Why wouldn’t he? While playing high school ball in Chandler, Ariz. (plus a year at Winchendon Prep in Massachusetts), he developed a reputation as a deadly scorer, capable of putting up big numbers at any time. Last year, on a Gopher […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball The Minnesota Golden Gophers know that in order to win in the Big Ten, you’re going to have to have big, physical post players that can be effective both on offense and defense. And for whatever reason, it’s always seemed that they have looked to the small towns and hamlets of the upper […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball For the most part, Devoe Joseph was a Gopher from the second he stepped into Williams Arena during his official recruiting trip to Minneapolis. Greeted by hundreds of students chanting “œWe want Joseph!” in a quickly filling Barn, he turned with a big smile and acknowledged his soon-to-be hometown fans. Citing that moment […] READ MORE