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Gopher Basketball The U of M held a press conference at 3pm Thursday announcing that Dan Monson is no longer the coach at Minnesota. The U bought out the remainder of Monson’s contract for approximately $1.2 million dollars. Jim Molinari was named the interim coach for the remainder of the 2006-07 season. The press conference […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball This is starting (starting???) to get a little old. Minnesota lost its 5th consecutive game Wednesday night, falling 90-68 to Clemson. Granted, Clemson is now 8-0 on the season and has some impressive athletes, but losing to a team like them at home and by 22 points is not a good thing. There […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: Clemson Tigers When: 8:30 pm, November 29th, 2006 Where: Williams Arena ““ Minneapolis, MN Television: ESPN2 When you’re a team riding a four-game losing streak and struggling for confidence, taking on a team that’s undefeated isn’t exactly what the doctor ordered. While Clemson’s 7-0 start has come against pretty easy […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Heading over the hills and through the woods, I arrived at my Mother’s home for Thanksgiving faced with a crew of blood relatives who could care less about college basketball and who I knew better than to present with the cornucopia of hoops action as our method of entertainment (the youngest sibling has […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Friday’s game against Southern Illinois figured to be tougher than Thursday’s opener against Marist, and it certainly was. A three-pointer at the buzzer gave the Salukis a 28-21 halftime lead, and from there they cruised to a 69-53 victory that wasn’t as close as the final margin indicates. Once again, the Gophers’ lack […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball The Gophers dropped the opening game of the Old Spice Classic to Marist 63-56 Thursday afternoon in Orlando. They face Southern Illinois Friday at 11:40 am on ESPN2 in what figures to be an even more challenging game. When you hold your opponents to 41% shooting from the field, win the rebounding battle, […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball The Gophers led by as many of 10 points and were seemingly in control for much of the game, but Iowa State rallied late behind the unconscious shooting of Mike Taylor and left The Barn with a 68-63 victory. Spencer Tollackson had a career night with 24 points and 13 rebounds, but it […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: Iowa State Cyclones When: 7 pm, November 21st, 2006 Where: Williams Arena ““ Minneapolis, MN Television: FSN Minnesota’s degree of difficulty takes a big step forward Tuesday night when the Iowa State Cyclones pay a visit to The Barn (in what will hopefully become an annual border battle between the […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball I didn’t anticipate having enough to talk about this early in the season, but the college basketball landscape (and the random thoughts cluttering my mind) demands my attention. So, it’s time to press pause on Licensed to Ill, to set aside the odds on this week’s upcoming games (thanks Hodger, for giving me […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball It wasn’t pretty at The Barn on Friday night, but a one-two punch by juniors Lawrence McKenzie and Dan Coleman was enough for a 16 point Gopher win over the Long Island University Blackbirds. McKenzie scored 24 points (including five three-pointers) and Coleman scored 23 points from all over the court (including seven […] READ MORE