Gopher Basketball

The Gopher men's basketball team will be tested tonight when they play at #19 Illinois tonight at 6:30. Hear the game on AM 1390-Granite City Sports. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today.

The Gopher men's basketball team picked up their first Big Ten road win Thursday night 62-59 at Ohio State. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan feels this win should get the fan base going and moves them closer to a NCAA tournament berth.

The Gopher men's basketball team lost 64-56 at Rutgers Sunday before the Gopher women's basketball team ended their 5-game losing streak with a 72-59 win at Purdue.

The Gopher men's basketball team downed Penn State 75-69 Thursday night to improve to 10-7 overall and 4-3 in the Big Ten. Star Tribune Sports Columnist Jim Souhan joined me on WJON today.

The Gopher men's basketball team ended a 3-game losing streak with a dominating 82-57 win over Central Michigan Thursday night. Minnesota led 48-29 at halftime. The Gophers were led in scoring by Marcus Carr with 19 points, Payton Willis added 18 points and Gabe Kalscheur chipped in 15 points.

The Gopher men's basketball team has added a 6'3 3-star point guard to the 2019 recruiting class. Bryan Greenlee from The Rock School in Gainsville, Florida has joined Richard Pitino's class.

The Gopher men's basketball team received a verbal commitment from 6'9 power forward Alihan Demir. He chose Minnesota over Kansas State. He is a graduate transfer from Drexel and is eligible to play immediately.

The Twins lost 10-4 in Houston against the Astros last night. The Twins went out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning only to see Houston come storming back and they showed how impressive they can hit the ball.

The Gopher men's basketball team received a verbal commitment from 6-9 190 pound Isaiah Ihnen from Munich, Germany last night. He chose Minnesota over TCU. He is rated as the 89th best prospect according to 247 rating service and is a 4-star recruit.

The Gopher men's basketball team received a verbal commitment from 6'10 230 pound center Sam Freeman from Justin, Texas today. He made the announcement in his hometown. Freeman chose Minnesota over Virginia Tech. Freeman is considered a shot blocker and rebounder but is raw as an offensive player.