Gopher men's basketball

The Gopher men's basketball team defeated #19 Memphis 84-75 Friday in the consolation semifinals of the Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament in the Bahamas. Sophomore point guard Andre Hollins scored a career high 41 points on 12-16 shooting from the field. He becomes the first Gopher score 41 points since 1971.

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.

The Gopher men's basketball team matches up with #5 Duke Thanksgiving Day at 2:30pm (CT) in the Bahamas in the Battle 4 Atlantis Holiday Tournament. The Gophers are 4-0 while Duke is 3-0. Minnesota hasn't played Duke since the Gophers in the Regional Semifinals in the NCAA Tournament in 1989.

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.

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.

The Gopher men's basketball team signed 2 players to National Letters of Intent during the early signing period. The two players were teammates at Chicago's De La Salle High School. Alvin Ellis is a 6'4 combo guard who averaged 17 points and 4 rebounds a game as a junior and Alex Foster is a 6'8 forward who averaged 15 points and 10 rebounds as a juinor.

The Gopher men's basketball team routed Toledo 82-56 Monday night to improve to 2-0. Joe Coleman led the Gophers with 15 points, Austin Hollins added 14 points and Rodney Williams added 12 points and 8 rebounds. Trevor Mbakwe added 6 points and 7 rebounds off the bench in 14 minutes.

The Gopher men's basketball team downed American University of Washington D.C. 72-36 Friday night at Williams Arena. Minnesota led 44-14 at halftime and cruised in the 2nd half. The Gophers were led by Austin Hollins with 20 points and Rodney Williams added 16.

The Gopher men's basketball team begins the regular season Friday when they host American at 7pm, pregame on AM 1390-the Fan at 6:30. The Gophers are receiving votes in the latest USA Today/ESPN poll top 25 poll. Minnesota has won both their exhibition games but hasn't been tested yet.

The Gopher men's basketball team defeated Minnesota State-Mankato 81-56 Thursday night in an exhibition game. Joe Coleman was the lone Gopher in double figures with 21 points while Austin Hollins added 9 points and both Maurice Walker and Rodney Williams added 8 points. Trevor Mbakwe added 4 points in 11 minutes for Minnesota.