AM 1240 WJON » Gopher Men’s Basketball http://wjon.com Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:31:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Gophers' Mbakwe Gets Big Ten Honor; Gophers Not Ranked http://wjon.com/gophers-mbakwe-gets-big-ten-honor-gophers-not-ranked/ http://wjon.com/gophers-mbakwe-gets-big-ten-honor-gophers-not-ranked/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 19:18:21 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://1390thefan.com/?p=115891 Gopher senior forward/center Trevor Mbakwe has been named the Big Ten player of the week for leading the Gophers to wins over #1 Indiana and last place Penn State. Mbakwe posted double-doubles in both Gopher wins including a season high 21 points and 12 rebounds in the win over Indiana.

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]]> http://wjon.com/gophers-mbakwe-gets-big-ten-honor-gophers-not-ranked/feed/ 0 Getty Images #9 Gophers Defeated By #5 Michigan http://wjon.com/9-gophers-defeated-by-5-michigan/ http://wjon.com/9-gophers-defeated-by-5-michigan/#comments Fri, 18 Jan 2013 12:40:26 +0000 Dave Overlund http://1390thefan.com/?p=107896 The #9-ranked Minnesota Golden Gopher Men's basketball team was defeated 83-75 by the #5-ranked Michigan Wolverines at Williams Arena Thursday.

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]]> http://wjon.com/9-gophers-defeated-by-5-michigan/feed/ 0 Andy Lyons,Getty Images Sport #8 Gophers Win at #12 Illinois http://wjon.com/8-gophers-win-at-12-illinois/ http://wjon.com/8-gophers-win-at-12-illinois/#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:29:31 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://1390thefan.com/?p=106580 The 8th ranked Gopher men's basketball team won at #12 Illinois Wednesday night 84-67. Minnesota led by 4 at halftime and never trailed in the 2nd half.

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]]> http://wjon.com/8-gophers-win-at-12-illinois/feed/ 0 Getty Images #8 Gophers at #12 Illinois http://wjon.com/8-gophers-at-12-illinois/ http://wjon.com/8-gophers-at-12-illinois/#comments Wed, 09 Jan 2013 18:33:03 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://1390thefan.com/?p=106447 The 8th ranked Gopher men's basketball team will play at #12 Illinois at 8pm tonight, pregame on AM 1390-the Fan at 7:30. The Gophers are 14-1 overall and 2-0 in the Big Ten. Illinois is 14-2 overall and 1-1 in the Big Ten.

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]]> http://wjon.com/8-gophers-at-12-illinois/feed/ 0 Jay Caldwell Gopher Basketball Tops Northwestern http://wjon.com/gopher-basketball-tops-northwestern/ http://wjon.com/gopher-basketball-tops-northwestern/#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2013 13:28:56 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://1390thefan.com/?p=105934 The 9th ranked Gopher men's basketball started slowly but finished strong to beat Northwestern 69-51 at Williams Arena Sunday night.

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]]> http://wjon.com/gopher-basketball-tops-northwestern/feed/ 0 Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images Gopher Men's Basketball Open Big Ten Schedule Monday http://wjon.com/gopher-mens-basketball-open-big-ten-schedule-monday/ http://wjon.com/gopher-mens-basketball-open-big-ten-schedule-monday/#comments Mon, 31 Dec 2012 13:17:07 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://1390thefan.com/?p=104993 The 11th ranked Gopher men's basketball team will host #19 Michigan State at 1pm Monday, pregame on AM 1390-the Fan at 12:30. Minnesota is 12-1 while Michigan State is 11-2.

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]]> http://wjon.com/gopher-mens-basketball-open-big-ten-schedule-monday/feed/ 0 Gopher Men's Basketball Tops NDSU http://wjon.com/gopher-mens-basketball-tops-ndsu/ http://wjon.com/gopher-mens-basketball-tops-ndsu/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 14:06:47 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://1390thefan.com/?p=102553 The 13th ranked Gopher men's basketball team defeated North Dakota State 70-57 Tuesday night. Rodney Williams Jr. led the Gophers with 19 points which included a 360 dunk. Trevor Mbakwe had 14 points and a career high 18 rebounds for MInnesota.

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]]> http://wjon.com/gopher-mens-basketball-tops-ndsu/feed/ 0 Jay Caldwell Gopher Men's Basketball Ranked #14 http://wjon.com/gopher-mens-basketball-ranked-14/ http://wjon.com/gopher-mens-basketball-ranked-14/#comments Mon, 03 Dec 2012 19:53:14 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://1390thefan.com/?p=100853 The Gopher men's basketball team is ranked #14 this week in the Associated Press top 25 Division I poll. The Gophers are 8-1 after defeating Florida State and North Florida last week. Minnesota is one of 6 Big Ten teams that are ranked.

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]]> http://wjon.com/gopher-mens-basketball-ranked-14/feed/ 0 Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images Gopher MBB Ranked #21 http://wjon.com/gopher-mbb-ranked-21/ http://wjon.com/gopher-mbb-ranked-21/#comments Mon, 26 Nov 2012 18:47:50 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://1390thefan.com/?p=99415 The Gopher men's basketball team is ranked #21 this week in the Associated Press top 25 poll and isn't ranked but received 48 votes for the USA Today poll. Minnesota is 6-1 and is coming off a consolation title at the Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament in the Bahamas.

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]]> http://wjon.com/gopher-mbb-ranked-21/feed/ 0 Getty Images Gophers, Dre Hollins Beat #19 Memphis http://wjon.com/gophers-dre-hollins-beat-19-memphis/ http://wjon.com/gophers-dre-hollins-beat-19-memphis/#comments Sat, 24 Nov 2012 00:43:14 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://1390thefan.com/?p=99100 The Gopher men's basketball team defeated #19 Memphis 84-75 Friday in the consolation semifinals of the Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament in the Bahamas. Sophomore point guard Andre Hollins scored a career high 41 points on 12-16 shooting from the field. He becomes the first Gopher score 41 points since 1971.

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]]> http://wjon.com/gophers-dre-hollins-beat-19-memphis/feed/ 0 Andre Hollins Leads Gophers Over #19 Memphis http://wjon.com/andre-hollins-leads-gophers-over-19-memphis/ http://wjon.com/andre-hollins-leads-gophers-over-19-memphis/#comments Fri, 23 Nov 2012 22:39:53 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=150197 Andre Hollins scored a career-high 41 points to lead Minnesota to an 84-75 victory over No. 19 Memphis on Friday in the consolation semifinals of the Battle 4 Atlantis.

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]]> http://wjon.com/andre-hollins-leads-gophers-over-19-memphis/feed/ 0 Getty Images Gopher Basketball To Play Duke In Bahamas http://wjon.com/gopher-basketball-to-play-duke-in-bahamas/ http://wjon.com/gopher-basketball-to-play-duke-in-bahamas/#comments Thu, 22 Nov 2012 13:00:11 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://1390thefan.com/?p=98894 The Gopher men's basketball team matches up with #5 Duke Thanksgiving Day at 2:30pm (CT) in the Bahamas in the Battle 4 Atlantis Holiday Tournament. The Gophers are 4-0 while Duke is 3-0. Minnesota hasn't played Duke since the Gophers in the Regional Semifinals in the NCAA Tournament in 1989.

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]]> http://wjon.com/gopher-basketball-to-play-duke-in-bahamas/feed/ 0 Getty Images Gopher Men's Basketball Beats Richmond http://wjon.com/gopher-mens-basketball-beats-richmond/ http://wjon.com/gopher-mens-basketball-beats-richmond/#comments Mon, 19 Nov 2012 13:56:57 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://1390thefan.com/?p=98303 The Gopher men's basketball team improved to 4-0 after beating Richmond 72-57 at Williams Arena Sunday night. Rodney Williams led the Gophers with 15 points and 6 rebounds, Andre Hollins added 14 points and 7 assists and Austin Hollins chipped in 13 points.

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]]> http://wjon.com/gopher-mens-basketball-beats-richmond/feed/ 0 Jay Caldwell Gopher Men's Basketball Routs Tennessee State http://wjon.com/gopher-mens-basketball-routs-tennessee-state/ http://wjon.com/gopher-mens-basketball-routs-tennessee-state/#comments Fri, 16 Nov 2012 13:33:05 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://1390thefan.com/?p=97957 The Gopher men's basketball team defeated Tennessee State 72-43 Thursday night to improve to 3-0. Rodney Williams led the Gophers with 15 points and 7 rebounds, Andre Hollins added 13 points and 5 assists and Austin Hollins chipped in 12 points. Minnesota shot 48 percent from the field while Tennessee State shot 24 percent.

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]]> http://wjon.com/gopher-mens-basketball-routs-tennessee-state/feed/ 0 Jay Caldwell Gopher Men's Basketball Signs Two Players From Chicago http://wjon.com/gopher-mens-basketball-signs-two-players-from-chicago/ http://wjon.com/gopher-mens-basketball-signs-two-players-from-chicago/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 13:25:58 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://1390thefan.com/?p=97691 The Gopher men's basketball team signed 2 players to National Letters of Intent during the early signing period. The two players were teammates at Chicago's De La Salle High School. Alvin Ellis is a 6'4 combo guard who averaged 17 points and 4 rebounds a game as a junior and Alex Foster is a 6'8 forward who averaged 15 points and 10 rebounds as a juinor.

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]]> http://wjon.com/gopher-mens-basketball-signs-two-players-from-chicago/feed/ 0 Jay Caldwell Gopher Men's Basketball Routs Toledo http://wjon.com/gopher-mens-basketball-routs-toledo/ http://wjon.com/gopher-mens-basketball-routs-toledo/#comments Tue, 13 Nov 2012 13:27:08 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://1390thefan.com/?p=97154 The Gopher men's basketball team routed Toledo 82-56 Monday night to improve to 2-0. Joe Coleman led the Gophers with 15 points, Austin Hollins added 14 points and Rodney Williams added 12 points and 8 rebounds. Trevor Mbakwe added 6 points and 7 rebounds off the bench in 14 minutes.

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]]> http://wjon.com/gopher-mens-basketball-routs-toledo/feed/ 0 Jay Caldwell Gophers Begin Season with 72-36 Blowout Win Against American http://wjon.com/gophers-begin-season-with-72-36-blowout-win-against-american/ http://wjon.com/gophers-begin-season-with-72-36-blowout-win-against-american/#comments Sat, 10 Nov 2012 14:55:41 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://1390thefan.com/?p=96723 The Gopher men's basketball team downed American University of Washington D.C. 72-36 Friday night at Williams Arena. Minnesota led 44-14 at halftime and cruised in the 2nd half. The Gophers were led by Austin Hollins with 20 points and Rodney Williams added 16.

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]]> http://wjon.com/gophers-begin-season-with-72-36-blowout-win-against-american/feed/ 0 Jay Caldwell Gophers Win Exhibition Game Against MSU-Mankato http://wjon.com/gophers-win-exhibition-game-against-msu-mankato/ http://wjon.com/gophers-win-exhibition-game-against-msu-mankato/#comments Fri, 02 Nov 2012 12:25:37 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://1390thefan.com/?p=95085 The Gopher men's basketball team defeated Minnesota State-Mankato 81-56 Thursday night in an exhibition game. Joe Coleman was the lone Gopher in double figures with 21 points while Austin Hollins added 9 points and both Maurice Walker and Rodney Williams added 8 points. Trevor Mbakwe added 4 points in 11 minutes for Minnesota.

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]]> http://wjon.com/gophers-win-exhibition-game-against-msu-mankato/feed/ 0 Gophers Lose Freshman Ellenson; Gopher Women Win http://wjon.com/gophers-lose-freshman-ellenson-gopher-women-win/ http://wjon.com/gophers-lose-freshman-ellenson-gopher-women-win/#comments Thu, 01 Nov 2012 13:00:57 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://1390thefan.com/?p=94840 The Gopher men's basketball team lost freshman 6'4 guard Wally Ellenson for 6-8 weeks with a broken left hand. The injury happened when his hand got tangled up with a teammate's jersey during a rebounding drill. Ellenson is a left-hander from Rice Lake, Wisconsin. He averaged 21 points and 9 rebounds his senior year in High School.

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]]> http://wjon.com/gophers-lose-freshman-ellenson-gopher-women-win/feed/ 0 Getty Images Smith's Son Put on Unpaid Leave After DUI Arrest http://wjon.com/smiths-son-put-on-unpaid-leave-after-dui-arrest/ http://wjon.com/smiths-son-put-on-unpaid-leave-after-dui-arrest/#comments Mon, 22 Oct 2012 10:08:09 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=141726 Minnesota assistant basketball coach Saul Smith, the son of head coach Tubby Smith, has been placed on indefinite unpaid leave by the university after his arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol.

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