1390 THE FAN » Rodney Williams http://1390thefan.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:26:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Gopher Men's Basketball Not Ranked http://1390thefan.com/gopher-mens-basketball-not-ranked/ http://1390thefan.com/gopher-mens-basketball-not-ranked/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2013 19:06:19 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://1390thefan.com/?p=112501 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.

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]]> http://1390thefan.com/gopher-mens-basketball-not-ranked/feed/ 0 Getty Images 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 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 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 Stanford Routs Gophers For NIT Title http://1390thefan.com/stanford-routs-gophers-for-nit-title/ http://1390thefan.com/stanford-routs-gophers-for-nit-title/#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:34:38 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://1390thefan.com/?p=54996 The Gopher men's basketball team lost 75-51 in the NIT title game to Stanford Thursday night at Madison Square Garden in New York. Minnesota trailed by 6 at halftime and were quickly down double figures early in the 2nd half. Rodney Williams led the Gophers with 12 points before fouling out. Joe Coleman and Austin Hollins each had 10 points and Andre Hollins scored just 4 points before fouling out for Minnesota.

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]]> http://1390thefan.com/stanford-routs-gophers-for-nit-title/feed/ 0 Getty Images Gophers Top Washington to Advance to NIT Finals http://1390thefan.com/gophers-top-washington-to-advance-to-nit-finals/ http://1390thefan.com/gophers-top-washington-to-advance-to-nit-finals/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 12:36:54 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://1390thefan.com/?p=54544 The Gopher men's basketball team defeated the University of Washington 68-67 in overtime at Madison Square Garden in New York in the NIT semifinals to advance to the NIT finals in New York Thursday night against Stanford at 6pm, pregame on AM 1390-the Fan at 5:30. Minnesota led by 12 at halftime and by as many as 15 points in the first half. Andre Hollins led the Gophers with 20 points including making all 7 of his free throw attempts. Rodney Williams added 18 points and 9 rebounds and Austin Hollins had 12 points for Minnesota.

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]]> http://1390thefan.com/gophers-top-washington-to-advance-to-nit-finals/feed/ 0 Getty Images Gopher Basketball Headed to NIT Semifinals http://1390thefan.com/gopher-basketball-headed-to-nit-semifinals/ http://1390thefan.com/gopher-basketball-headed-to-nit-semifinals/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:48:01 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://1390thefan.com/?p=53300 The Gopher men's basketball team won at Middle Tennessee State 78-72 to advance to the NIT tournament semifinals Wednesday night. Andre Hollins and Rodney Williams each scored 24 points to lead the Gophers and Elliott Elliason chipped in 12 points and 7 rebounds. Minnesota trailed 32-28 at halftime but rallied to lead by as many as 9 in the 2nd half. The loss at home for Middle Tennessee was their first since November.

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]]> http://1390thefan.com/gopher-basketball-headed-to-nit-semifinals/feed/ 0 Getty Images Gopher Basketball Advances In NIT http://1390thefan.com/gopher-basketball-advances-in-nit/ http://1390thefan.com/gopher-basketball-advances-in-nit/#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 12:06:26 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://1390thefan.com/?p=52841 The Gopher men's basketball team won at Miami (Florida) in the 2nd round of the NIT Monday night. Minnesota went out to a 12-0 lead and never trailed. Rodney Williams led the Gophers with 21 points and both Andre Hollins and Joe Coleman each scored 14 for Minnesota. The Gophers shot 58 percent from the field while Miami shot 34 percent.

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]]> http://1390thefan.com/gopher-basketball-advances-in-nit/feed/ 0 Getty Images Gophers Down La Salle In NIT http://1390thefan.com/gophers-down-la-salle-in-nit/ http://1390thefan.com/gophers-down-la-salle-in-nit/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:28:01 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://1390thefan.com/?p=51843 The Gopher men's basketball team won their first round NIT game 70-61 at La Salle in Philadelphia Wednesday night. Minnesota rallied in the 2nd half and shot 52 percent from the field. La Salle shot 47 percent. The Gophers were led by Rodney Williams with 21 points, Austin Hollins had 16 points and Andre Hollins had 13 points.

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]]> http://1390thefan.com/gophers-down-la-salle-in-nit/feed/ 0 Getty Images Gophers Fall to #6 Ohio State http://1390thefan.com/gophers-fall-to-6-ohio-state/ http://1390thefan.com/gophers-fall-to-6-ohio-state/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:06:48 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://1390thefan.com/?p=47825 The Gophers men's basketball team lost 78-68 at home against #6 Ohio State Tuesday night. Ohio State ran off 20 straight points when the game was tied at 12. Minnesota rallied to cut the lead to 12 points at halftime and the Gophers would get as close as 8 points in the 2nd half. Rodney Williams led the Gophers with 21 points and 9 rebounds and Julian Welch added 11 points and 9 assists.

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]]> http://1390thefan.com/10-spartans-rout-gopher-basketball/feed/ 0 Getty Images Gopher Men's Basketball Wins At Penn State http://1390thefan.com/gopher-mens-basketball-wins-at-penn-state/ http://1390thefan.com/gopher-mens-basketball-wins-at-penn-state/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:45:58 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://1390thefan.com/?p=41139 The Gopher men's basketball team earned their 2nd straight road win 80-66 at Penn State Sunday afternoon. Joe Coleman led the Gophers with 23 points including making 13 of 14 from the free throw line. Julian Welch added 15 points and Rodney Williams chipped in 14 points and 8 rebounds for Minnesota. The Gophers shot 55 percent from the field while Penn State was held to 30 percent shooting.

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]]> http://1390thefan.com/gopher-mens-basketball-wins-at-penn-state/feed/ 0 Getty Images Purdue Downs Gophers 79-66 http://1390thefan.com/purdue-downs-gophers-79-66/ http://1390thefan.com/purdue-downs-gophers-79-66/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:35:21 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://1390thefan.com/?p=39568 The Gopher men's basketball team has lost 4 games in a row after fallling 79-66 at home against Purdue Sunday. Rodney Williams led the Gophers with 19 points and 14 rebounds, Joe Coleman added 14 points and Chip Armelin chipped in 12 points. Minnesota shot 41 percent from the field while Purdue shot 54 percent.

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]]> http://1390thefan.com/purdue-downs-gophers-79-66/feed/ 0 Getty Images Gopher Basketball Downs Appalachian State http://1390thefan.com/gopher-basketball-downs-appalachian-state/ http://1390thefan.com/gopher-basketball-downs-appalachian-state/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 13:37:42 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://1390thefan.com/?p=31669 The Gopher men's basketball team defeated Appalachian State 70-56 Tuesday night at Williams Arena. Minnesota finished the game on a 18-4 run after the game was tied at 52 apiece. Rodney Williams led the Gophers with 18 points and 6 rebounds and Julian Welch had 15 points.

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]]> http://1390thefan.com/gopher-basketball-downs-appalachian-state/feed/ 0 Getty Images Gopher Basketball Tops USC http://1390thefan.com/gopher-basketball-tops-usc/ http://1390thefan.com/gopher-basketball-tops-usc/#comments Sun, 04 Dec 2011 00:09:01 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://1390thefan.com/?p=30869 The Gopher men's basketball team defeated USC 55-40 Saturday afternoon at Williams Arena to improve to 8- 1. Minnesota led 28-16 at halftime and held on in the 2nd half. Julian Welch led the Gophers with 16 points and Rodney Williams added 12 points and 9 rebounds. Minnesota shot 48 percent from the field while USC shot just 32 percent.

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]]> http://1390thefan.com/gopher-basketball-tops-usc/feed/ 0 Getty Images Gopher Men's Basketball Edges Virginia Tech http://1390thefan.com/gopher-mens-basketball-edges-virginia-tech/ http://1390thefan.com/gopher-mens-basketball-edges-virginia-tech/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 13:34:52 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://1390thefan.com/?p=30325 The Gopher men's basketball team defeated Virginia Tech 58-55 Wednesday night as part of the Big Ten/ACC Challenge at Williams Arena. Minnesota was led by junior college transfer guard Julian Welch with 15 points including 4 for 4 from the free throw line in the final minute.

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]]> http://1390thefan.com/gopher-mens-basketball-edges-virginia-tech/feed/ 0 Getty Images Gopher Basketball Edges DePaul At Old Spice Classic http://1390thefan.com/gopher-basketball-edges-depaul-at-old-spice-classic/ http://1390thefan.com/gopher-basketball-edges-depaul-at-old-spice-classic/#comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 14:00:09 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://1390thefan.com/?p=29149 The Gopher men's basketball team defeated DePaul 86-85 Thursday afternoon in the quarterfinals of the Old Spice Classic in Orlando, Florida. Trevor Mbakwe had 16 points and 12 rebounds and Rodney Williams chipped in 18 points for Minnesota. The Gophers shot 51 percent from the field and outrebounded the Deamon Deacons 37-24.

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