One of the big obstacles facing new Gopher’s athletic director Norwood Teague was the contract situation with men’s basketball coach Tubby Smith. Today, the hurdle was cleared with a contract extension going through the 2016-17 season. Smith is coming off a 23 win season and appearance in the NIT championship game. He has led the …
The Minnesota Gophers officially announced their new Athletic Director Norwood Teague to replace Joel Maturi. On February 2nd, Maturi made the announced he is stepping down effective July 1st and the Gophers have been looking for a replacement since. Teague was the AD with Virginia Commonwealth (VCU) since 2006 and helped VCU become a powerhouse in the …
It’s now official, Trevor Mbakwe will use his sixth year of eligibility next season and return to the Gophers basketball team. The video below was posted by the university to announce his return in dramatic fashion. The 2012-13 Gophers season will forever be linked with “Unfinished Business.”
UPDATE: The guys on ESPN radio 104.5 says the chances of hiring Tubby are “very high.” They go as far as putting an 80% likelihood of it occurring. Don’t read too much into the percentages at this point. They usually don’t have much meaning. Why not 85% or 75%? Basically, all fans need to know is …
Sophomore guard Chip Armelin will be leaving the Gophers basketball program after being granted a release from his scholarship. He appeared in all 38 games for the Gophers last season primarily off the bench while averaging 5.2 points per game. He will likely look to transfer and play his junior season elsewhere and possibly get …
The Gophers’ season ended Thursday with a 75-51 rout against Stanford in the NIT Championship Game. You could say the Gophers found their identity during their NIT tournament run by playing a more up-tempo style of game than previously seen this season. Led by Andre Hollins and Rodney Williams they ran by, and dunked over …
The Minnesota Gophers downed #1 Washington Huskies 68-67 to head to the NIT Championship. They will now face 3-seed Stanford on Thursday, March 29th. It was a close and exciting game and couldn’t be decided in just 2 halves, not that it shouldn’t have been. The referees decided to swallow their whistles at the wrong …
According to sources, Minnesota Gophers’ forward Trevor Mbakwe has been granted a 6th year of eligibility. Mbakwe suffered a torn ACL in November causing him to miss the rest of this season. He is expected to be ready to play next season and has had no setbacks in his rehab. He is currently traveling with …
