1390 THE FAN » Gopher men’s basketball http://1390thefan.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:15:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Gophers' Mbakwe Gets Big Ten Honor; Gophers Not Ranked http://1390thefan.com/gophers-mbakwe-gets-big-ten-honor-gophers-not-ranked/ http://1390thefan.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://1390thefan.com/gophers-mbakwe-gets-big-ten-honor-gophers-not-ranked/feed/ 0 Getty Images #9 Gophers Defeated By #5 Michigan http://1390thefan.com/9-gophers-defeated-by-5-michigan/ http://1390thefan.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://1390thefan.com/9-gophers-defeated-by-5-michigan/feed/ 0 Andy Lyons,Getty Images Sport #8 Gophers Lose at #5 Indiana http://1390thefan.com/8-gophers-lose-at-5-indiana/ http://1390thefan.com/8-gophers-lose-at-5-indiana/#comments Sat, 12 Jan 2013 23:31:10 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://1390thefan.com/?p=106957 The 8th ranked Gopher men's basketball team lost 88-81 at #5 Indiana Saturday afternoon. Minnesota trailed 52-29 at halftime and made a 19-7 run in the closing minutes to get within 3 points with under a minute left.

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]]> http://1390thefan.com/8-gophers-lose-at-5-indiana/feed/ 0 Getty Images #8 Gophers Win at #12 Illinois http://1390thefan.com/8-gophers-win-at-12-illinois/ http://1390thefan.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://1390thefan.com/8-gophers-win-at-12-illinois/feed/ 0 Getty Images #8 Gophers at #12 Illinois http://1390thefan.com/8-gophers-at-12-illinois/ http://1390thefan.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://1390thefan.com/8-gophers-at-12-illinois/feed/ 0 Jay Caldwell Gopher Basketball Tops Northwestern http://1390thefan.com/gopher-basketball-tops-northwestern/ http://1390thefan.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://1390thefan.com/gopher-basketball-tops-northwestern/feed/ 0 Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images Gopher Men's Basketball Open Big Ten Schedule Monday http://1390thefan.com/gopher-mens-basketball-open-big-ten-schedule-monday/ http://1390thefan.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://1390thefan.com/gopher-mens-basketball-open-big-ten-schedule-monday/feed/ 0 Getty Images Gopher Men's Basketball Tops NDSU http://1390thefan.com/gopher-mens-basketball-tops-ndsu/ http://1390thefan.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://1390thefan.com/gopher-mens-basketball-tops-ndsu/feed/ 0 Jay Caldwell Gopher Men's Basketball Ranked #14 http://1390thefan.com/gopher-mens-basketball-ranked-14/ http://1390thefan.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://1390thefan.com/gopher-mens-basketball-ranked-14/feed/ 0 Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images Gopher MBB Ranked #21 http://1390thefan.com/gopher-mbb-ranked-21/ http://1390thefan.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://1390thefan.com/gopher-mbb-ranked-21/feed/ 0 Getty Images Gophers, Dre Hollins Beat #19 Memphis http://1390thefan.com/gophers-dre-hollins-beat-19-memphis/ http://1390thefan.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://1390thefan.com/gophers-dre-hollins-beat-19-memphis/feed/ 0 Getty Images Duke Beats Gophers 89-71 http://1390thefan.com/duke-beats-gophers-89-71/ http://1390thefan.com/duke-beats-gophers-89-71/#comments Fri, 23 Nov 2012 14:22:50 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://1390thefan.com/?p=99035 The Gopher men's basketball team lost 89-71 to #5 Duke Thanksgiving Day in the quarterfinals of the Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament in the Bahamas. Minnesota trailed throughout including down 7 at halftime. Duke shot 54% from the field while the Gophers were held to 40% shooting.

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]]> http://1390thefan.com/duke-beats-gophers-89-71/feed/ 0 Getty Images Gopher Basketball To Play Duke In Bahamas http://1390thefan.com/gopher-basketball-to-play-duke-in-bahamas/ http://1390thefan.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://1390thefan.com/gopher-basketball-to-play-duke-in-bahamas/feed/ 0 Getty Images Gopher Men's Basketball Beats Richmond http://1390thefan.com/gopher-mens-basketball-beats-richmond/ http://1390thefan.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://1390thefan.com/gopher-mens-basketball-beats-richmond/feed/ 0 Jay Caldwell Gopher Men's Basketball Routs Tennessee State http://1390thefan.com/gopher-mens-basketball-routs-tennessee-state/ http://1390thefan.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://1390thefan.com/gopher-mens-basketball-routs-tennessee-state/feed/ 0 Jay Caldwell Gopher Men's Basketball Signs Two Players From Chicago http://1390thefan.com/gopher-mens-basketball-signs-two-players-from-chicago/ http://1390thefan.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://1390thefan.com/gopher-mens-basketball-signs-two-players-from-chicago/feed/ 0 Jay Caldwell Gopher Men's Basketball Routs Toledo http://1390thefan.com/gopher-mens-basketball-routs-toledo/ http://1390thefan.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://1390thefan.com/gopher-mens-basketball-routs-toledo/feed/ 0 Jay Caldwell Gophers Begin Season with 72-36 Blowout Win Against American http://1390thefan.com/gophers-begin-season-with-72-36-blowout-win-against-american/ http://1390thefan.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://1390thefan.com/gophers-begin-season-with-72-36-blowout-win-against-american/feed/ 0 Jay Caldwell Gopher Men's Basketball Preview http://1390thefan.com/gopher-mens-basketball-preview/ http://1390thefan.com/gopher-mens-basketball-preview/#comments Wed, 07 Nov 2012 20:37:23 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://1390thefan.com/?p=95802 The Gopher men's basketball team begins the regular season Friday when they host American at 7pm, pregame on AM 1390-the Fan at 6:30. The Gophers are receiving votes in the latest USA Today/ESPN poll top 25 poll. Minnesota has won both their exhibition games but hasn't been tested yet.

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]]> http://1390thefan.com/gopher-mens-basketball-preview/feed/ 0 Getty Images Gophers Win Exhibition Game Against MSU-Mankato http://1390thefan.com/gophers-win-exhibition-game-against-msu-mankato/ http://1390thefan.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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