By Mike Gallagher It’s funny how getting a big name coach to come to your program generates interest and attention for your school. … [Read more...] about Minnesota Gophers Basketball Offseason Preview
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Gophers Season Over; Tubby Rumors Swirl
By Mike Gallagher March is a great time of year in college basketball, but it's times like these I wonder why I still look forward to it and enjoy it. … [Read more...] about Gophers Season Over; Tubby Rumors Swirl
NCAA Tournament Preview: Minnesota vs. Xavier
By Mike Gallagher So begins the most exciting sports event of the year. Yeah, there’s the Super Bowl, the MLB playoffs, the BCS, but none compares to an event like this. There’s simply nothing else like it. … [Read more...] about NCAA Tournament Preview: Minnesota vs. Xavier
Gophers Upset Michigan State, Set Up Key Clash With Purdue
By Mike Gallagher Minnesota looked like they were ready to punch their ticket to the Big Ten Semifinals Friday with a 55-48 lead with 3:27 left to play. But you had to know it wasn’t over. … [Read more...] about Gophers Upset Michigan State, Set Up Key Clash With Purdue
Gophers Dominate Penn State, Dominoes Begin to Fall
By Mike Gallagher After an up and down end to the regular season, no one really knew what to expect heading into a match-up with Penn State that posed a few problems for the Minnesota Gophers basketball team. … [Read more...] about Gophers Dominate Penn State, Dominoes Begin to Fall
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
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
Golden Gopher Basketball’s All-Decade Team
By Mike Gallagher When a decade includes a season in which your team possessed the Big Ten player of the year, Big Ten coach of the year, Big Ten defensive player of the year, and 31 wins, you’d think you would at least have a NCAA tournament appearance to show for that year. That is true in any case except for scandal-ridden squads, such as the Golden Gopher basketball … [Read more...] about Golden Gopher Basketball’s All-Decade Team