Chip Armelin

The Gopher men's basketball team is losing shooting guard Chip Armelin. He has requested and has been granted his release from his scholarship so he can leave the program. Armelin averaged 5.2 points in 13.7 minutes a game this past season but his minutes diminished as the season progressed. The sophomore has 2 years of eligibility remaining.

The Gopher men's basketball team won 69-61 at Nebraska Sunday afternoon to keep themselves alive for a NCAA tournament berth. Minnesota trailed by 1 at halftime and got 40 points off the bench. Chip Armelin led the Gophers with 15 points and Julian Welch added 10 points.