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The Minnesota men’s basketball program today announced the signings of Alvin Ellis and Alex Foster to National Letters of Intent. Both players will be eligible to compete during the 2013-14 season. Ellis and Foster, teammates for three years at De La Salle High School in Chicago, also played together on the AAU circuit for Meanstreets. […] READ MORE
Will Tyus sign with the Gophers a year from now? Or will he head to a traditional power program? Tyus Jones, a 6-foot-2 junior point guard from Apple Valley, recently narrowed his list of schools to eight. GopherHole.com caught up with Jones at the Minnetonka Fall League to learn the latest on his updated list […] READ MORE
Greg Menard, a 6-foot-1, 210-pound junior defensive end from Lakeville North, recently had a busy weekend. He helped lead the Panthers to the state Class 6A quarterfinals to a 42-0 win over Roseville Friday and attended the Minnesota-Michigan game. Menard has helped lead a Panther defense that has allowed just 6.0 points per game […] READ MORE
Hopefully there will be many opportunities like this for Gophers fans to show appreciation for Williams. He didn’t ask for the hype. He didn’t seek the attention NBA Mock Draft experts. He didn’t set unrealistic expectations for himself. No, Rodney Williams didn’t ask for any of that. Instead, all he’s done at the U is […] READ MORE
Smith received a preferred walk-on opportunity from Wisconsin recently and has had talks with the Gophers about a possible walk-on scholarship situation. Brian Smith, a 6-foot-4, 200-pound senior wide receiver/safety from Brookfield (WI) East, is one of the state’s top three-sport athletes. Smith received a preferred walk-on opportunity from Wisconsin recently and has had talks […] READ MORE
Gophers fans will get to enjoy a brand new scoreboard this year at The Barn. A lot can happen in seven months. For Gopher fans, the basketball offseason is basically spent hoping and praying that nothing of note happens. No news is always good news, and the best thing to hear from the basketball program […] READ MORE
As Tubby shows, this program’s fortunes can either go up or down due to the critical season ahead. A year ago I wrote that the Gophers 2011-2012 season was the most critical in decades. Tubby Smith and the U desperately needed a breakthrough regular-season and post-season run that mattered. A season-ending injury to Trevor Mbakwe […] READ MORE
Carter Hanson, a 5-foot-10, 180-pound senior from Blue Earth Area, has helped lead the Buccaneers to a 9-0 start and a #3 ranking in Class AAA. Carter Hanson, a 5-foot-10, 180-pound senior from Blue Earth Area, has helped lead the Buccaneers to a 9-0 start and a #3 ranking in Class AAA. They will face […] READ MORE
Michael Carter had the defensive play of the game with the second half pick-six. SERIES NOTES • Today’s game was the sixty-ninth all-time against Purdue, with the Gophers leading the series, 34-32-3. • Purdue won nine of ten in the series during 1996-2007, but Minnesota is 3-2 during the past five seasons. • The Golden […] READ MORE
Christian Triplett, a 6-foot-3, 270-pound junior from Delano (MN) High, is one of the top players in the state in the Class of 2014. Christian Triplett, a 6-foot-3, 270-pound junior from Delano (MN) High, is one of the top players in the state in the Class of 2014. The younger brother of former Gopher Nate, […] READ MORE