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Minnesota high school coaches weigh in on Gophers' search to fill men’s basketball vacancy
We asked a few boys basketball coaches across Minnesota their opinion on what the University of Minnesota should look for in a new men’s basketball coach. Here are their responses: Mark Klingsporn, Tartan “There were six of us high school coaches brought in by Joel Maturi when Dan Monson got fired.
Mark Coyle says ‘inconsistency’ led Gophers to fire men’s basketball coach Ben Johnson
After going 4-16 in Big Ten in Year 1 and 2-17 in Year 2, Minnesota improved to 9-11 in conference play (ninth place) last season, then lost center Pharrel Payne and point guard Elijah Hawkins to bigger NIL deals at Texas A&M and Texas Tech, respectively, and freshman shooting guard Cam Christie to the NBA draft.
Niko Medved emerges as leading candidate to be next Gophers men’s basketball coach
The Gophers’ search for its next men’s basketball coach appears to have a frontrunner: Niko Medved of Colorado State, the Pioneer Press has heard this week. No announcement from the U is imminent. Medved is from Minnesota and has deep ties to the U.
Five early takeaways in the search process for the next Gophers men’s basketball coach
The Big Ten and the rest of college basketball will soon have all eyes on teams in this year’s NCAA tournament, but everything in the Gophers' world revolves around the search for their next men’s basketball coach.
Gophers make top seven schools for 2026 Kentucky linebacker Jacob Savage
Union, Kentucky 2026 linebacker Jacob Savage released his "top 7" schools on Saturday, which included the Gophers alongside ...
Clinton Prairie boys basketball survives Central Catholic in OT, wins first IHSAA regional
Clinton Prairie got some help from junior Nick Curtin before leading scorer Jake McGraw came alive and captured the IHSAA ...
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Gophers men's basketball coach fired. Minneapolis school district sending layoff notices
The move, made early Thursday, came after the Gopher men’s basketball team lost a first-round game in the Big Ten Tournament Wednesday. The Minneapolis school district is sending out layoff ...
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Gopher Spotlight: Georgia Lee
Anytime I come home for break, I love spending time with my parents and siblings. GL: I'd say probably when I was in middle school. I always grew up a huge Gophers fan. We watched Gopher ...
Gophers give up five straight home runs in 29-1 loss to Kansas
The Gophers baseball team allowed seven home runs, including five in a row in the second inning, in a 29-1 blowout loss to Kansas at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Wednesday. Gophers shortstop ...