Gopher Men's Basketball

The Gopher men's basketball team posted a 71-68 win over #25 Purdue Thursday afternoon and are now 6-7 in the Big Ten and 13-7 overall. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says the Gophers are back to being in good shape to make the NCAA tournament.

The Gopher men's basketball team improved to 11-4 overall and 4-4 in the Big Ten after a 75-57 win over #7 Michigan Saturday. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says the 8 game start to the Big Ten season was gauntlet for the Gophers with 8 ranked opponents in a row.

The Gopher men's basketball team lost 92-64 to #13 Illinois Tuesday night. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says the Gophers settled for too many 3-point shots and didn't make enough of them.

The Gopher men's basketball team has added a 7-foot 235 pound transfer from Drake. Liam Robbins entered the transfer portal Saturday and verbally committed to the Gophers Sunday. Robbins is the nephew of Gopher assistant coach Ed Conroy.

The Gopher men's basketball team lost by 1-point to 9th ranked Maryland Wednesday night. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today. He says they missed opportunities in the last 3 home games and are likely out of NCAA tournament contention.

The NFL is proposing adding 2 playoff teams and 1 more regular season game while eliminating 1 preseason game. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today.

The Gopher men's basketball team lost 58-55 at home to #21 Iowa Sunday. The loss drops them to 12-12 overall and 6-8 in the Big Ten. Minnesota is in danger of missing the NCAA tournament unless they can win 4 to 5 of their remaining 6 games. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today.

The Gopher men's basketball team is now 0-4 against teams from major conferences after falling 73-68 at Williams Arena. Minnesota trailed by 2 at halftime and were playing from behind for much of the game.

The Gopher men's basketball team did not get 5-star recruit Dawson Garcia from Prior Lake. The 6'11 senior chose Marquette over Minnesota, Indiana and Memphis. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today.

The University of Minnesota men’s basketball team took down North Carolina A&T State University at home on Friday night. The Gophers have now won four in a row and five of their last six.