Big night from Garcia not enough, Gophers fall 81-79 to Nebraska

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Jan. 7, 2023: Dawson Garcia’s first double-double in a Gophers uniform was not enough as the Gophers dropped another game 81-79 to Nebraska. –> Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter Full Game Recap: First Half: Big threes early from Taurus Samuels and Jamison Battle gave the Gophers an 8-7 lead heading into the first media timeout. The […] READ MORE


Gophers upset bid comes up short 63-60 in Madison

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Jan. 3, 2023: Gophers put together arguably their best performance of the season, but come up short in upset bid in Madison, falling 63-60 to the Badgers –> Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter Full Game Recap: First Half: Wednesday’s game started in classic Big Ten fashion. After starting the game with a combined 2 of 16 […] READ MORE


What is wrong with this team?

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Dec. 8, 2023: The Gophers had arguably their worst game of the Ben Johnson-era Thursday night, falling 90-75 to Michigan and 4-5 on the season. –> Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter Full Game Recap: First Half: It was the Hunter Dickinson show to begin Thursday’s contests. Scoring the first seven points for Michigan, Dawson Garcia did […] READ MORE


Tubby Smith on Minnesota: “It may be the first or second toughest job in the Big Ten.”

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The Minnesota Gophers basketball team went on the road for the first time this year as they participated in the SoCal Challenge in Southern California right before Thanksgiving. Another team that was in the tournament was High Point University. High Point is coached by Tubby Smith’s son, G.G. Smith. G.G. was named Tubby’s replacement last […] READ MORE


Gophers struggle in SoCal Challenge Final against UNLV 62-71

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Nov. 23, 2022: After squeaking past Cal Baptist, the Gophers struggled mightily in the SoCal Challenge championship game falling 62-71 to UNLV. –> Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter Full Game Recap: First Half: UNLV came out of the gate firing. A 4-10 shooting start from the field, gave the Runnin’ Rebels a 10-3 lead heading into […] READ MORE


Freshmen trio lead Gophers past St. Francis Brooklyn 72-54

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Nov. 11, 2022: An impressive showuing from the Gophers freshman trio (Ola-Joseph, Payne and Henley) sparked an impressive 72-54 victory over St. Francis Brooklyn. –> Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter Full Game Recap: First Half: Both teams started very slow out of the gate. After combining for 11 total possessions, the Gophers trailed 2-3 heading into […] READ MORE


Big debut night from Dawson Garcia leads Minnesota past Western Michigan 61-60

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Nov. 7, 2022: Big nights from Gophers transfer duo Ta’Lon Cooper and Dawson Garcia lead them past Western Michigan 61-60 in season-opener. –> Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter Full Game Recap: First Half: The Gophers opened the game with Ta’Lon Cooper, Jaden Henley, Will Ramberg, Treyton Thompson, and Dawson Garcia as their starting five. It looked […] READ MORE


4-star prospect Dennis Evans commits to Minnesota!

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Oct. 17, 2022: Four-star Riverside, California center Dennis Evans committed to the Gophers Friday, becoming the second player to join the University of Minnesota’s 2023 recruiting class. –> Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter Gophers head coach Ben Johnson continues to be read hot on the recruiting trail. While some fair-weather fans might’ve written off this recruiting […] READ MORE


Gophers Basketball: 2022-23 Roster Preview

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Oct. 7, 2022: With only 31 days until tip-off and a Gophers football bye week, I thought there is no time better than the present to preview the Gophers’ 2022-23 basketball season. –> Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter PG: Ta’Lon Cooper Projected season stats: 9.8 PPG, 2.1 RPG, 4.9 APG Projected playing time: 34.1 MPG Morehead […] READ MORE