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Asuma, Grove announce they'll be back with the Gophers next season
New Gophers coach Niko Medved was able to keep freshmen Isaac Asuma and Grayson Grove with the program.
What are Minnesota's top boys basketball recruits saying about new U coach Medved?
Minnesota native Niko Medved knows the state's recruiting terrain well, and top prospects are eager to hear from him.
Five takeaways from Medved's first news conference as Gophers men's basketball coach
Roseville native and former Gophers men's basketball assistant Niko Medved praised Williams Arena and sounded open to playing St. Thomas.
If Niko Medved gets what he wants, Dave Thorson will be right next to him
During his introductory news conference, Medved said he wants Thorson — who coached alongside him at Drake and Colorado State — to remain on staff with the Gophers.
Gophers hire Medved as their new men's basketball coach
Niko Medved, a Minnesota native and Roseville High graduate, is returning to his alma mater after leading Colorado State to the NCAA tournament.
Who is Niko Medved? A closer look at the new Gophers coach
Before this moment with the Gophers, Niko Medved worked his way through the coaching ranks.
Gophers men's basketball coaching search continues as Medved, Colorado State fall on buzzer-beater in NCAA second round
Coach Niko Medved and the Rams were ousted from the tournament on a last-second shot by Maryland on Sunday.
Niko Medved watch continues, as Colorado State beats Memphis in NCAA tourney
With the Gophers and West Virginia waiting to hire new head coaches, Niko Medved advanced with his Colorado State team to the NCAA tourney second round.
One of Minnesota's best high school basketball players picks next destination
Champlin Park senior guard Tyler Wagner committed to Austin Peay on Wednesday, picking the Governors over five other Division I programs.
Gophers basketball big man Frank Mitchell enters transfer portal
The junior turned in three double-doubles late in the season and was a key figure in the upset at USC.
Gophers are hiring while Big Ten men's basketball has zero Black head coaches again
Minnesota has a history of hiring Black basketball coaches — from Clem Haskins to Tubby Smith to Ben Johnson — but there are none currently in the Big Ten.
As Gophers wait, Colorado State AD aims to keep Niko Medved
Colorado State men's basketball coach Niko Medved is the favorite to become the Gophers' next coach, but the Rams have him under contract through 2030-31.
Holloman, Jones, Dainja and other Minnesotans to watch in the NCAA men's tournament
Nolan Winter, J'Vonne Hadley and Will Tschetter are among the other Minnesota natives who could be impact players in this year's tournament.
Marcus Fuller picks the NCAA men's basketball bracket, with 10 story lines to watch
Injuries could have a big effect on this year's men's tournament, complicating the bracket picks.
Dandy Dozen: 12 players to watch at the boys basketball state tournament
The list of talented players represents individuals most likely to shine in the 2025 state tournament.
U coaching hire expected soon with Colorado State's Medved the favorite
Niko Medved could be the next Gophers men's basketball coach after making his third NCAA tournament in four seasons with Colorado State.
Analysis: Can the next Gophers men's basketball coach sell himself to Minnesotans like Fleck?
As Colorado State's Niko Medved emerges as the favorite, it's clear in-state salesmanship will be key for athletic director Mark Coyle's hire.
Five early takeaways in the search process for the next Gophers men's basketball coach
A study of comments by athletic director Mark Coyle since he fired Ben Johnson indicates the U's potential approach.
Gophers fire Johnson as men's basketball coach after four seasons
Johnson's record was 56-71 overall and 22-57 in Big Ten play, which included finishing 13th or lower in the conference three times.
Potential candidates to become next Gophers men's basketball coach
Gophers athletic director Mark Coyle has options to explore, including some Minnesota natives, as he works to replace Ben Johnson.
Gophers athletic director Coyle says Johnson's firing came down to consistency over four years
"We would get some big wins and then we would have some tough losses," Minnesota AD Mark Coyle said hours after firing men's basketball coach Ben Johnson.
Gophers men's basketball team now waits to see which players make it back
Frank Mitchell, Isaac Asuma and Brennan Rigsby were names that came up in the postgame conversation about next season.
Gophers flop against Northwestern in Big Ten men's basketball tournament
Coach Ben Johnson remained optimistic about his job, but Minnesota likely won't play again this season.
Johnson's Gophers reach Big Ten tournament after a season of emotional swings
Minnesota, which earned the No. 12 seed, faces 13th-seeded Northwestern on Wednesday in the Big Ten men's basketball tournament opener.
U men's basketball seeded 12th in Big Ten tournament, ends regular season with OT loss at Rutgers
The Gophers' road winning streak came to an end, but their season will continue Wednesday in Indianapolis against Northwestern.
Gophers' five Big Ten road wins and Quad 1 success belie their other struggles
The Gophers went 2-8 in Big Ten home games, but they've been one of the conference's top road teams, entering Sunday's game at Rutgers.
Gophers' loss to Wisconsin caps frustrating season at Williams Arena
Minnesota's 2-8 Big Ten home record was unexpected coming off a 2023-24 season when the Gophers were hard to beat at the Barn.
Gophers men's basketball team tries but fails to add a home highlight against Wisconsin
Minnesota has had two victories over ranked teams at Williams Arena this season. The No. 12 Badgers didn't let it happen again.
Garcia and other Gophers seniors came back. Could it happen again next season?
Gophers seniors will be honored Wednesday before the Wisconsin game, but some of them might be back.
Basketball Across Minnesota: High school recruiting still key to St. Thomas men's basketball success
While other programs are focused primarily on the transfer portal, Tommies coach Johnny Tauer has been successful with an old-fashioned approach.
Four things learned from the Minnesota Gophers men's basketball victory at Nebraska
Brennan Rigsby's career day and game-winner Saturday are among the takeaways from the program's first win at Nebraska's Pinnacle Bank Arena.
Gophers sink Huskers in men's basketball on Rigsby's three-pointer in final seconds
Minnesota lost a 19-point second-half lead, but that final shot kept the team's road winning streak alive.
An uncertain future, yet hope for Gophers coach Johnson, who foresees more resources
Gophers coach Ben Johnson says soon-to-come revenue share payments for players will create a new picture, but the key is raising NIL money, too.
Analysis: Four things learned from the Gophers' deflating loss to Northwestern
A slow start and a struggling backcourt contributed to the Gophers men's basketball team's costly loss at Williams Arena on Tuesday.
Basketball Across Minnesota: Tartan's winning tradition inspires Kimmons, former Gophers player Mbakwe
Tartan AD Trevor Mbakwe and former star Antwan Kimmons benefit from the winning culture built by longtime Titans coach Mark Klingsporn.
Gophers men's basketball team plunges further with home loss to Northwestern
That makes back-to-back losses to Big Ten bottom-feeders, complicating the U's efforts to qualify for the postseason tournament.
Better to be underdogs? The Gophers feel the pressure when favored
Trying to stay in the Big Ten's top 15, Ben Johnson's Gophers need to play better against teams below them in the standings.
Gophers men's basketball team squanders enthusiasm with home loss to Penn State
Minnesota drew a fired-up crowd to Williams Arena after upsets of USC and UCLA, then lost to the Big Ten's last-place team.
Turnaround has Gophers aiming higher than just making the Big Ten tournament
Minnesota is tied for 11th in the 18-team conference entering Saturday's game vs. Penn State. The top 15 teams make it, and the top nine get a first-round bye.
Powered by Garcia, Gophers men's basketball team pulls off huge comeback at UCLA
Minnesota trailed by 17 points in the first half before their star led a rally with a 27-point second half.
What's it like to score 60 points in one high school game? Two more Minnesotans can explain.
Basketball Across Minnesota: Champlin Park's Tyler Wagner and Jackson County Central's Rylie Cother each had a 60-point game one week apart.
Gophers senior Patterson emerges as a go-to player after making a leap to the Big Ten
Minneapolis native Lu'Cye Patterson has helped lead the Gophers after starting his college career at Missouri State and Charlotte.
U men's basketball recruits excited watching comeback victory over USC
After an 0-6 start to Big Ten play this season, the Gophers have won five of their past eight games and recruits are noticing.
Gophers push back in L.A. for victory over USC in men's basketball
Minnesota trailed nearly the entire game, at times by double digits, before scoring the last eight points in the final 1:13.
Gophers reunion: USC's Musselman faces his dad's former program for the first time
Bill Musselman coached the Gophers to the 1972 Big Ten men's basketball title, and now his son, Eric, takes on Minnesota for USC.
Basketball Across Minnesota: Minnesota State Mankato isn't the only local Division II women's basketball power
Concordia (St. Paul) and Southwest Minnesota State are challenging the Mavericks.
Gophers men's basketball team crashes hard at home against No. 23 Illinois
Minnesota held a lead for the first six minutes, but the Illini controlled matters after that and won 95-74.
Gophers prove Williams Arena can still be electrifying for big, underdog moments
Coach Ben Johnson has seen crowds at the Barn turn into difference makers, and the Gophers could use that again Saturday vs. No. 23 Illinois.
Olivia Olson and Liv McGill are latest former Minnesota prep basketball stars making waves nationally
Basketball Across Minnesota: Michigan's Olivia Olson and Florida's Liv McGill are the latest to emerge from this national basketball hot spot.
Four things learned from the Gophers' comeback win at Penn State
Gophers reserve Brennan Rigsby's best Big Ten scoring game and lockdown team defense made the difference.
Gophers overcome slow start behind Garcia, Rigsby to rally past Penn State
Dawson Garcia had 19 points and a season-high 14 rebounds and Brennan Rigsby contributed 14 points off the bench to the 69-61 comeback victory.
Coach searches for better backcourt play for Gophers men's basketball team
Gophers coach Ben Johnson needs Femi Odukale and Isaac Asuma in attack mode Tuesday at Penn State to help end the shooting woes for Mike Mitchell Jr., and Lu'Cye Patterson.
Four things learned from Gophers men's basketball team's frustrating home loss to Washington
Dawson Garcia scored 28 points, but Washington outplayed the Gophers backcourt and exploited a re-emerging rebounding issue.
Gophers let one get away against Big Ten's last-place men's basketball team
Minnesota made it close after trailing by 10 at halftime, but Washington still ended its six-game losing streak.
Gophers vs. Washington game will reunite ex-teammates Garcia and Ihenacho
The former Prior Lake standouts will meet when the Gophers host struggling Washington on Saturday at Williams Arena.
Too much Holloman and three other things learned from the Gophers' loss at Michigan State
Turnovers and transition buckets were among the factors that ended the Gophers' three-game win streak.
Land of 10,000 big men continues to produce impressive frontcourt talent
Basketball Across Minnesota: Tommy Ahneman, Jack Thelen and Mustafa Mohamed among several top big men to watch.
Gophers men's basketball falls to No. 7 Michigan State 73-51
Dawson Garcia scored 21 points, but former Cretin-Derham Hall star Tre Holloman helped Michigan State end Minnesota's three-game winning streak.
Gophers head to Michigan State as different team from one Spartans routed Dec. 4
The Gophers men's basketball team is on a three-game win streak but faces a Michigan State squad that's won 12 in a row.
Dawson Garcia is on best Gophers men's basketball scoring streak in six years
The Gophers won a third straight game on Garcia's 31 points vs. Oregon. He's the first U player with five straight 20-point games since Amir Coffey in 2019.
Gophers enhance their uptick by overcoming No. 15 Oregon in men's basketball
Dawson Garcia scored 31 points for Minnesota, which won its third in a row despite giving up a big early lead.
Key reason Gophers men's basketball has started winning? Transfer production.
Transfers Femi Odukale, Frank Mitchell and Lu'Cye Patterson have spearheaded two straight Big Ten wins.
The best recruiting class in Minnesota? These elite sophomores have college-level potential
Ten high school boys basketball players in Minnesota have formed arguably the deepest recruiting class in the state, with some boasting offers from the Gophers, Iowa and Arizona State.
Gophers recruit Parker Jefferson has big MLK Day, with first career triple-double
Parker Jefferson, a 6-10 senior, had 18 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists in the win for Inglewood (Calif.).
Four things learned from the Gophers' victory at Iowa, including Mitchell's big performance
Free-throw shooting had been a major issue for the Gophers, but several players came up with some big ones Tuesday in Iowa City.
Gophers men's basketball shocks Iowa 72-67 to pick up second Big Ten win
Dawson Garcia's 20 points and Femi Odukale's 18 led Minnesota to its first victory at Carver-Hawkeye Arena since 2015.
Cretin-Derham Hall grad Jones takes different path to stardom for Iowa State
Basketball Across Minnesota: Curtis Jones went from junior college to Buffalo to Ames, Iowa, where he's been a force, even off the bench.
Making of a legend: Follow Dawson Garcia from youth hoops phenomenon to Gophers history-maker
A buzzer-beater against Michigan cemented a legacy years in the making for a homegrown men's basketball star.
Timberwolves fade against Cavaliers in second game of back-to-back
Minnesota put up a double-digits lead in the first quarter but fell behind by 20 in the fourth.
Dawson Garcia's buzzer-beater vs. Michigan had shades of Blake Hoffarber's miracle shot
Gophers senior's game-winning buzzer beater Thursday was the program's first against a ranked opponent since Hoffarber's memorable shot vs. Indiana in 2008.
Garcia's long three to end overtime gives Gophers first Big Ten victory of season
Dawson Garcia, who finished with 27 points and 12 rebounds, helped the Gophers beat No. 20 Michigan for their first victory over a ranked team in nearly four years.
Highly recruited guard goes from shooter to scorer for East Ridge boys basketball team
Cedric Tomes, a 6-1 junior with a scholarship offer from the Gophers, is averaging over 30 points per game.
Michigan's Twin Towers ready to make things difficult for Gophers
The Wolverines are 5-0 in the Big Ten, led by 7-footers Danny Wolf and Vladislav Goldin.
Four things learned at Maryland for Gophers men's basketball
Dawson Garcia works to settle frontcourt issues, but fouls catch up to him. Turnovers sink Gophers, too.
Top Minnesota basketball players flock to see the 'Nigerian Footwork Master'
Basketball Across Minnesota: Peter Arigu has trained top players on one of the finer points of the game, their footwork.
