MINNESOTA RUMORS & GOSSIP
Hollins invited to try out for University Games team
MINNEAPOLIS Gophers point guard Andre Hollins has been invited to try out for the World University Games this summer according to the St. Paul Pioneer Press.
New Minnesota head coach Richard Pitino made the announcement on Friday during a stop in New Ulm for the Gophers' caravan tour. Hollins will take part in training camp from June 24-July 1 in Colorado Springs, Colo.
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2013 Preseason Top 25 Players: No. 19 Zac Epping
We've reached the teens!!! O.k., not sure if that's something to celebrate as most of us wouldn't want to go back for the life of us, but here on the countdown that's a damn good thing. It means we are one step closer to solving the puzzle of who we see as the best player in the Big Ten heading into the 2013 football season.
Yesterday it was the reining...
Minnesota sophomore Coleman to transfer
Minnesota sophomore guard Joe Coleman was granted his release from his scholarship on Wednesday, according to the university., http://juicedsportsblog.com/sports-news/news/minnesota-sophomore-coleman-to-transfer
Joe Coleman to transfer from Minnesota
Guard Joe Coleman is the first Minnesota player to transfer after the coaching change this season.
The Golden Gophers announced Wednesday that Coleman has been granted a release from his scholarship. The shooting guard didn't see a place for himself in the program following the change from Tubby Smith to Richard Pitino this offseason.
Coleman averaged 8.7 points and 3.6 rebounds...
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Minnesota grants Coleman release to transfer
MINNEAPOLIS Joe Coleman's time as a Minnesota Golden Gopher is over. The school announced Wednesday that Coleman has been granted his release from the program.
"We wish him the very best in the future," new head coach Richard Pitino said in a statement. "We appreciate the contributions he has given the program the last two years."
As a sophomore last year...
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Minnesota grants Coleman release after deciding to transfer
MINNEAPOLIS Joe Coleman's time as a Minnesota Golden Gopher is over. The school announced Wednesday that Coleman has been granted his release from the program.
"We wish him the very best in the future," new head coach Richard Pitino said in a statement. "We appreciate the contributions he has given the program the last two years."
As a sophomore last year...
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Joe Coleman leaves Gophers; St. John’s or Maryland possible destinations
Newly installed Minnesota Golden Gophers coach Richard Pitino the Younger announced that Golden Gophers guard Joe Coleman has requested, and received, release from his scholarship.
“Joe Coleman has made the decision to leave the Golden Gopher basketball program. We wish him the very best in the future,” said Pitino the Younger in a prepared statement. “We appreciate the contributions...
Minnesota adds another guard for ’13
New head coach Richard Pitino added his second recruit since taking over the helm of the Minnesota basketball program, landing a reported verbal commitment from Central Arizona JC (AZ) lead guard Dre Mathieu. The Gophers reportedly won out on Mathieu’s services over Ole Miss. The 5′-10″ point guard started college as a walk-on at Morehead [...]
TCU set to play two games against Minnesota
TCU, which already has a Big Ten football series scheduled for 2018 and 2019, has added another Big Ten for to its football slate.
The Horned Frogs will play a home-and-home series with Minnesota beginning next year.
The Gophers will travel to Amon Carter Stadium for Sept. 13 matchup in 2014 and the Frogs will play in Minnesota in 2015.
This will be just the second matchup between...
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Minnesota announces home-and-home with TCU
MINNEAPOLIS The Gophers football team announced Tuesday that it will play a home-and-home series with Texas Christian University beginning in 2014.
The first of the two games will take place in Fort Worth, Texas, on Sept. 13, 2014. Minnesota will then host the Horned Frogs on Sept. 3, 2015 at TCF Bank Stadium. The home game for the Gophers replaces a previously scheduled game against...
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Pitino brings FIU recruit McNeil to Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS Richard Pitino has landed his first recruit at Minnesota.
Senior Daquein McNeil, a three-star shooting guard from Vermont Academy, has committed to play for Pitino and the Gophers next season, McNeil's high school coach confirmed. McNeil was originally committed to play for Pitino at Florida International University but will now follow the 30-year-old coach to Minnesota...
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April 17, 2013
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Minnesota careful to not look past Yale
MINNEAPOLIS The WCHA Final Five didn't end the way the Gophers would have liked it to, as Minnesota was bounced in the tournament's semifinals. But coach Don Lucia's team has a bigger goal in mind, and the journey to the NCAA championship begins Friday.
Minnesota, a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament, will face Yale in the first round at 1 p.m. CT Friday in Grand Rapids...
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March 28, 2013
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Minnesota sets out to replace Tubby Smith
Throughout his years as an administrator, Norwood Teague has developed a strong network of connections in the college basketball community. Now it's time for the Minnesota athletic director to put that to good use.
Teague has started the process of making his first big hire since he came to Minnesota last year. He made a bold decision to fire men's basketball coach Tubby...
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March 26, 2013
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Minnesota fires coach Tubby Smith
Minnesota fired Tubby Smith on Monday, cutting ties with the veteran coach one day after the Golden Gophers lost to Florida in the NCAA tournament.
Athletics director Norwood Teague announced the decision Monday and said it was time for a ''fresh set of eyes'' on the program.
Smith was 124-81 (.610) in six seasons at Minnesota, helping to bring the program back...
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March 25, 2013
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Minnesota intent on maintaining momentum
MINNEAPOLIS The Minnesota men's hockey team needed to win both games against Bemidji State last weekend to even have a chance at a share of the MacNaughton Cup. Additionally, the Gophers also needed some help from a few teams around the WCHA.
Both of those happened, as Minnesota was helped out when St. Cloud State lost Saturday at Wisconsin. The Gophers and Huskies both finished...
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March 13, 2013
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