Minnesota Golden Gophers forward Rodney Williams is a bonafide NBA draft prospect. Not so much this year, but for 2013 (where we have him projected as a mid-2nd rounder), and I can't for the life of me understand why. (But I'm a NFL draftnik, not an NBA draftnik) When fighting for their NCAA Tournament lives this week, the 6-7, 205 junior forward from Minneapolis just … [Read more...] about Gophers Rodney Williams: most overrated NBA Draft prospect ever?
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Minnesota vs. Northwestern Tips Off Big 10 Tourney: Injuries Aplenty
In this corner, you have the Minnesota Golden Gophers, a tean that's been a train wreck ever since losing their starting point guard Al Nolen. And in this corner, you have the Northwestern Wildcats, a team missing one of their starters in Jershon Cobb, a key reserve (and fill-in starter) in Mike Capocci. Not to mention their star player, John Shurna is still not even … [Read more...] about Minnesota vs. Northwestern Tips Off Big 10 Tourney: Injuries Aplenty
A Bad Week for Gopher Basketball
A season that had only one blemish the first 361 days of 2010 has quickly turned into a nightmare of a new year for Minnesota Gophers Basketball. … [Read more...] about A Bad Week for Gopher Basketball
Gophers Lose Walker for the Rest of the Season
The University of Minnesota Golden Gophers program announced today that freshman forward Maurice Walker will miss the remainder of the 2010-11 season with a torn posterior cruciate ligament and meniscus. Walker suffered the injury on Dec. 23 in the college basketball game against South Dakota State. Walker is scheduled to undergo surgery at some point in the upcoming … [Read more...] about Gophers Lose Walker for the Rest of the Season
Minnesota Gopher Basketball Hot, but Can it Last?
The Minnesota Gophers basketball team is the hottest in the country right now. As pretty as those words sound to what Tim Brewster once called “Gopher Nation”, the last two of that sentence are the ones that will matter the most in the long run. With great success comes great scrutiny, and with great scrutiny you might start to see things that you may not want to. Is … [Read more...] about Minnesota Gopher Basketball Hot, but Can it Last?
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
Nolen Key to Gophers Success
By Mike Gallagher After a good start to the conference season with a win over Penn State, the Gophers found themselves in Iowa City for a clash with the struggling Hawkeyes. … [Read more...] about Nolen Key to Gophers Success
In Gophers Big Ten Opener, Halftime Draws Most of the Attention
By Mike Gallagher The Gophers basketball team got off to a good conference start on Tuesday, with a 75-70 win over Tailor Battle and Penn State. The Gophers got a great performance out of Lawrence Westbrook, who matched his career high with 29 points. In all reality, this was a game the Gophers should win nine of ten times, especially if they’re going to be in the top … [Read more...] about In Gophers Big Ten Opener, Halftime Draws Most of the Attention
Six Presents Under University of Minnesota Basketball’s Tree This Christmas
By Mike Gallagher As I sit in my $325 a month house in North Minneapolis, and stare at the recently found dumpster Christmas tree right across from me that has one present under it, I am thankful that present is a case of beer. More relevant to what you folks came to this article for, is the wonder of what is under other Christmas trees at this time of … [Read more...] about Six Presents Under University of Minnesota Basketball’s Tree This Christmas