Gopher Basketball

The Gopher men's basketball team signed 3 players to National Letters of intent today. The 3 are 6'11 230 pound 3-star center Bakary Konate from Sunrise Christian Academy from Wichita, Kansas, 6'9 210 pound forward/center Gaston Diedhiou from the Canary Islands and 6'4 shooting guard Zach Lofton from St. Paul, Minnesota.

Minnesota has hired Marlene Stollings from VCU as the replacement for women's basketball coach Pam Borton.

The Minnesota Golden Gophers Men's Basketball team snapped a three game losing streak thanks to their 66-60 victory over Indiana last night (Saturday).

The Gopher men's basketball team lost 82-78 at Nebraska Sunday night after downing 8th ranked Wisconsin Wednesday night.

Gopher men's basketball coach Richard Pitino is adding 6'2 transfer Malik Smith from Florida International.

The Gopher men's basketball team received a commitment from 5'11 160 pound point guard Dre Mathieu, a junior college transfer from Central Arizona Community College. Mathieu chose Minnesota over Pepperdine and Ole Miss.

According to rivals.com the Gopher men's basketball program will be adding former Louisville 6'7 215 pound power forward Raheem Buckley.

The Gopher men's basketball team has reportedly reached an agreement with 30-year old Richard Petino to become their new head men's basketball coach. CBS was the first to report the agreement. Petino is the son of Louisville head coach Rick Pitino.

Just when it looked like this would be a lost season for the Gophers, they come roaring back in stunning fashion.

The Gopher men's basketball is not ranked this week in either national poll. Minnesota is 17-7 overall and 5-6 in the Big Ten. The Gophers have lost 6 of their last 8 including both games last week against #12 Michigan State and Sunday night against unranked Illinois.