Royce White gone, Cory Joseph never arriving, leading scorer graduated, no impact recruits. Now that we have the negatives out of the way, it’s time to flip the script and turn our attention to the optimism flying around the Minnesota Gophers Basketball program with the top five things that could lead the Gophers to the top of the Big Ten conference. … [Read more...] about 5 Reasons Gopher Basketball Finishes in Big 10’s Top 3
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2010 Minnesota Gophers Basketball Season Preview
Some would say that the Gophers basketball team overachieved last year. … [Read more...] about 2010 Minnesota Gophers Basketball Season Preview
Al Nolen Interview
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Illinois-Minnesota Preview
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Tubby Smith Not Letting Gophers Bubble Burst
By Mike Gallagher The buzzer sounded, and the battle of two bubble teams ended with the Gophers coming out losers once again. Surely their 77-74 overtime loss to Northwestern doomed their hopes of making the tournament, as they dropped to 14-10 (5-7) and still had two Big Ten stalwarts (Wisconsin, Purdue) coming to The Barn. … [Read more...] about Tubby Smith Not Letting Gophers Bubble Burst
Minnesota-Northwestern Preview: Loser to the NIT?
By Paul M. Banks and Mike Gallagher (PMB) Given that both of these teams just suffered EMBARASSING losses (Minnesota losing at home to lowly Michigan, Northwestern getting blown out in Iowa City by a very weak Iowa team), this game today is essentially a "play-out game." The loser of this one will pretty much have their bubble burst. Unless they respond very well from this … [Read more...] about Minnesota-Northwestern Preview: Loser to the NIT?
Gophers Hopes Fading With Heartbreaking Loss to Michigan State
By Mike Gallagher What a difference a week makes….. The Golden Gopher basketball team’s hopes were higher than ever at the beginning of this week, with Royce White practicing for the first time in nearly three months. The next day things took a drastic turn for the worst. One of the nation’s top perimeter defenders and captain of the Gopher offense, point guard Al … [Read more...] about Gophers Hopes Fading With Heartbreaking Loss to Michigan State
Without Press, Gophers Merely Average
By Mike Gallagher Losing three out of the last four games isn’t exactly what Tubby Smith had in mind after starting the conference season with back to back wins, but as we’re quickly discovering, the Gophers may not be what our minds told us. … [Read more...] about Without Press, Gophers Merely Average