http://www.yardbarker.com/colleges/minnesota_golden_gophers/46 Recent articles about Minnesota Golden Gophers en-us The first-year Gophers men's basketball coach has already made an impression on campus before coaching a single game at Williams Arena. The 30-year-old Pitino took over the University of Minnesota program after Tubby Smith was ousted following a six-year tenure with the Gophers. In stepped Pitino after just one year of head coaching experience at the helm at Florida International. He now takes over a program that made the NCAA Tournament and even won its first-round game. It's been nearly two months since Pitino's hiring and the Gophers' roster has already undergone quite the overhaul. Guard Joe Coleman has left the program, as did Minnesota's two original incoming recruits, Alex Foster and Alvin Ellis. Foster wound up following Smith to Teas Tech just last week, while Ellis signed with Michigan State. After those two de-committed, Pitino was left with zero incoming recruits. To fill the void of the empty freshman class, Pitino inked three guards who will all be eligible for the 2013-14 se Wed, 22 May 2013 10:23:25 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/mason_pitino_doing_things_his_way_in_minnesota/13670296 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/mason_pitino_doing_things_his_way_in_minnesota/13670296 Mason: Pitino doing things his way in Minnesota http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/mason_pitino_doing_things_his_way_in_minnesota/13670296 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png The first-year Gophers men's basketball coach has already made an impression on campus before coaching a single game at Williams Arena. The 30-year-old Pitino took over the University of Minnesota program after Tubby Smith was ousted following a six-year tenure with the Gophers. In stepped Pitino after just one year of head coaching experience at the helm at Florida International. He now takes over a program that made the NCAA Tournament and even won its first-round game. It's been nearly two months since Pitino's hiring and the Gophers' roster has already undergone quite the overhaul. Guard Joe Coleman has left the program, as did Minnesota's two original incoming recruits, Alex Foster and Alvin Ellis. Foster wound up following Smith to Teas Tech just last week, while Ellis signed with Michigan State. After those two de-committed, Pitino was left with zero incoming recruits. To fill the void of the empty freshman class, Pitino inked three guards who will all be eligible for the 2013-14 se Wed, 22 May 2013 10:23:25 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/mason_pitino_doing_things_his_way_in_minnesota/13670272 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/mason_pitino_doing_things_his_way_in_minnesota/13670272 Mason: Pitino doing things his way in Minnesota http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/mason_pitino_doing_things_his_way_in_minnesota/13670272 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Guard Malik Smith has signed his tender to transfer from Florida International to Minnesota. Minnesota announced the completion of the transfer on Monday. Smith is following coach Richard Pitino to the Golden Gophers. He averaged 14.1 points per game as a junior starter for FIU last season. He will be eligible to play right away because FIU will be banned from postseason play next season thanks to poor academic performance under previous coach Isiah Thomas. Smith hit 96 3-pointers last season. His average of 3.0 3s made per game ranked 16th nationally. Smith joins guards Deandre Mathieu and Daquan McNeil as members of Pitino's first recruiting class at Minnesota. Guard Joe Coleman has announced his intention to transfer and forwards Rodney Williams and Trevor Mbakwe have graduated. Mon, 20 May 2013 15:15:04 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/malik_smith_transfers_to_minnesota/13657039 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/malik_smith_transfers_to_minnesota/13657039 Malik Smith transfers to Minnesota http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/malik_smith_transfers_to_minnesota/13657039 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png 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. "Hopefully he makes it, because it will be a great experience for him," Pitino told the Pioneer Press. As a sophomore last year, Hollins led the Gophers with 14.6 points and 3.4 assists per game. The Memphis native also shot a team-high 41.8 percent from 3-point range and was an 80.6 percent free throw shooter. Hollins' former teammate, forward Trevor Mbakwe, also participated in the World University Games in 2011 as he was a part of the team that played in China. Follow Tyler Mason on Twitter. Fri, 17 May 2013 14:54:59 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/hollins_invited_to_try_out_for_university_games_team/13640275 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/hollins_invited_to_try_out_for_university_games_team/13640275 Hollins invited to try out for University Games team http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/hollins_invited_to_try_out_for_university_games_team/13640275 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/6/1/614c8748aa19ef681a64e4e827444b4ceb00807b/mini/6895156.jpg 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 player of the year at tight end, Jacob Pedersen, from Wisconsin making an appearance at No. 20. So, it's perhaps only fitting that up next is a player from the Border Battle rivals, Minnesota. Before we get into the other half of the Battle for Paul Bunyan's Axe, let us remind you of what criteria we used to make our Top 25 list. We used things like importance to your team, overall skill at your position, records set, past performance, conference honors (coaches, media, our list too), and the good old-fashioned eye test. Now, let us take a look at our 2nd offensive lineman on this list, a name that may surprise a f Thu, 16 May 2013 22:50:29 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/2013_preseason_top_25_players_no_19_zac_epping/13635227 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/2013_preseason_top_25_players_no_19_zac_epping/13635227 2013 Preseason Top 25 Players: No. 19 Zac Epping http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/articles/2013_preseason_top_25_players_no_19_zac_epping/13635227 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png 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 Wed, 15 May 2013 17:17:07 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/minnesota_sophomore_coleman_to_transfer/13625306 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/minnesota_sophomore_coleman_to_transfer/13625306 Minnesota sophomore Coleman to transfer http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/minnesota_sophomore_coleman_to_transfer/13625306 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png 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 as a sophomore last season. He was a regular starter for a team that made the NCAA tournament last season, but proved to be inconsistent from a scoring standpoint. He had 29 at Illinois last season and 23 at Penn State as freshman, but only scored in double digits 11 other times in two seasons. Coleman was named Minnesota's AP state player of the year in 2011. Wed, 15 May 2013 16:31:50 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/joe_coleman_to_transfer_from_minnesota/13624937 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/joe_coleman_to_transfer_from_minnesota/13624937 Joe Coleman to transfer from Minnesota http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/joe_coleman_to_transfer_from_minnesota/13624937 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png 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, the 6-foot-4 Coleman averaged 8.7 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game. The former Hopkins High School star was named Minnesota Mr. Basketball in 2011 and the AP Minnesota Player of the Year, as well as a First Team All-State selection. Scout.com ranked him as a three-star recruit. There was a belief that Pitino's up-and-down style of play would benefit Coleman during his junior season, but obviously Coleman felt otherwise. The Gophers now have two open scholarships for the 2013-14 season. With the loss of Coleman and the graduation of Trevor Mbakwe, Rodney Williams and Andre Ingram, the Gophers now have zero Minnesotan Wed, 15 May 2013 15:31:06 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/minnesota_grants_coleman_release_after_deciding_to_transfer/13624454 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/minnesota_grants_coleman_release_after_deciding_to_transfer/13624454 Minnesota grants Coleman release after deciding to transfer http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/minnesota_grants_coleman_release_after_deciding_to_transfer/13624454 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png 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, the 6-foot-4 Coleman averaged 8.7 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game. The former Hopkins High School star was named Minnesota Mr. Basketball in 2011 and the AP Minnesota Player of the Year, as well as a First Team All-State selection. Scout.com ranked him as a three-star recruit. There was a belief that Pitino's up-and-down style of play would benefit Coleman during his junior season, but obviously Coleman felt otherwise. The Gophers now have two open scholarships for the 2013-14 season. With the loss of Coleman and the graduation of Trevor Mbakwe, Rodney Williams and Andre Ingram, the Gophers now have zero Minnesotan Wed, 15 May 2013 15:31:06 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/minnesota_grants_coleman_release_to_transfer/13624481 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/minnesota_grants_coleman_release_to_transfer/13624481 Minnesota grants Coleman release to transfer http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/minnesota_grants_coleman_release_to_transfer/13624481 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png 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 he has given the program the last two years.” Joe Coleman played in 72 career games for the Gophers, including all 34 last season. He contributed career-highs in multiple categories as a sophomore, including points (8.7 ppg), rebounds (3.6 rpg), assists (1.5 apg), steals (1.1 spg) and minutes played (26.3 mpg). He will leave the program with career averages of 7.2 points and 3.3 rebounds. Joe Coleman‘s uncle, 6-foot-9 Ben Coleman, also left Minnesota after his sophomore season (1981) & transferred to Maryland. Will Joe Coleman be a part of “Fear the Turtle?” Or is the 6-4 guard headed to St. John’s... Wed, 15 May 2013 15:25:25 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/joe_coleman_leaves_gophers_st_johns_or_maryland_possible_destinations/13624499 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/joe_coleman_leaves_gophers_st_johns_or_maryland_possible_destinations/13624499 Joe Coleman leaves Gophers; St. John’s or Maryland possible destinations http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/joe_coleman_leaves_gophers_st_johns_or_maryland_possible_destinations/13624499 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png MINNEAPOLIS Minnesota Lynx rookie point guard Lindsey Moore didn't have the chance to be star struck at her first WNBA practice Monday because, well, her idol wasn't there. Moore grew up idolizing Minnesota point guard Lindsay Whalen, who was sick Monday and missed the team's first practice. One day later, though, Lindsey (Moore) finally got to meet Lindsay (Whalen) as the two took the court for the first time as teammates. Having grown up watching Whalen during her days at the University of Minnesota and later following her career in the WNBA, the 21-year-old Moore has kept a close eye on Whalen for years. "I've always been a fan of Lindsay Whalen, so whenever there's a game on with the Minnesota Lynx, I'm always watching," Moore said this week. "It was really cool to hear my name with the Minnesota Lynx because I've been a fan of them. They way that they have their system is awesome. They obviously have some really good players on the team and have a really good t Wed, 08 May 2013 11:46:04 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/moore_thrilled_to_learn_from_her_idol_whalen/13575173 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/moore_thrilled_to_learn_from_her_idol_whalen/13575173 Moore thrilled to learn from her idol, Whalen http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/moore_thrilled_to_learn_from_her_idol_whalen/13575173 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png 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 [...] Wed, 08 May 2013 00:46:07 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/minnesota_adds_another_guard_for_13/13572308 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/minnesota_adds_another_guard_for_13/13572308 Minnesota adds another guard for ’13 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/minnesota_adds_another_guard_for_13/13572308 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png 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 the two teams. Minnesota won a 1974 meeting in Minnesota. Tue, 07 May 2013 14:44:07 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/tcu_set_to_play_two_games_against_minnesota/13568687 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/tcu_set_to_play_two_games_against_minnesota/13568687 TCU set to play two games against Minnesota http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/tcu_set_to_play_two_games_against_minnesota/13568687 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png 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 South Dakota State. Minnesota and TCU now in the Big XII Conference have faced off just once, back in 1974. The Gophers earned a 9-7 win over the Horned Frogs at Memorial Stadium in Minneapolis. In Jerry Kill's second season as head coach last year, the Gophers advanced to their first bowl game since 2009 when they played Texas Tech in the Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas. With a loss in the bowl game, Minnesota finished 6-7 overall. TCU finished the 2012 regular season 7-5 and lost to Michigan State in the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl. The Horned Frogs are just a few seasons removed from winning the Rose Bowl, as they beat Wisco Tue, 07 May 2013 13:02:49 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/minnesota_announces_home_and_home_with_tcu/13567934 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/minnesota_announces_home_and_home_with_tcu/13567934 Minnesota announces home-and-home with TCU http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/minnesota_announces_home_and_home_with_tcu/13567934 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png 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 South Dakota State. Minnesota and TCU now in the Big XII Conference have faced off just once, back in 1974. The Gophers earned a 9-7 win over the Horned Frogs at Memorial Stadium in Minneapolis. In Jerry Kill's second season as head coach last year, the Gophers advanced to their first bowl game since 2009 when they played Texas Tech in the Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas. With a loss in the bowl game, Minnesota finished 6-7 overall. TCU finished the 2012 regular season 7-5 and lost to Michigan State in the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl. The Horned Frogs are just a few seasons removed from winning the Rose Bowl, as they beat Wisco Tue, 07 May 2013 13:02:49 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/minnesota_announces_home_and_home_with_tcu/13567895 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/minnesota_announces_home_and_home_with_tcu/13567895 Minnesota announces home-and-home with TCU http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/minnesota_announces_home_and_home_with_tcu/13567895 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png MINNEAPOLIS Lincoln Plsek watched the video one time but couldn't bear to watch it again.Like many others across the country, the Gophers sophomore tight end saw the footage of the fertilizer plant exploding in West, Texas, on Wednesday night. For Plsek, however, the tragedy hit close to home his childhood home.Plsek grew up in West, about 2 miles from where the explosion took place. His family and friends were not harmed in the explosion, but the blast reportedly injured more than 100 and killed several although those numbers may continue to rise as the wreckage is sorted through in the next several days.With his hometown on his mind, Plsek still took to the field Thursday with the rest of his University of Minnesota teammates."I tried to block it out," Plsek said. "Before practice, I just told myself I'm going to dedicate this practice to everyone who got hurt and everyone who's died."A fire at the plant and eventually turned into a giant explosion. The blast blew out wind Thu, 18 Apr 2013 22:16:31 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/plseks_thoughts_with_hometown_after_tragedy/13434259 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/plseks_thoughts_with_hometown_after_tragedy/13434259 Plsek's thoughts with hometown after tragedy http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/articles/plseks_thoughts_with_hometown_after_tragedy/13434259 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png 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. The 6-foot-3, 175-pound McNeil has played in the New England Prep School League. "He can really score in a lot of different ways," said Jesse Bopp, McNeil's coach at Vermont Academy. "He's a kid that's built a reputation of being someone that really values winning, that really understands team and equates success as a player to how his team does." The Gophers were without any recruits in the 2013 class after head coach Tubby Smith was fired following Minnesota's second-round exit in the NCAA Tournament. Minnesota was expecting the arrivals of Chicago's Alvin Ellis and Alex Foster of Set Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:49:37 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/pitino_brings_fiu_recruit_mcneil_to_minnesota/13421176 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/pitino_brings_fiu_recruit_mcneil_to_minnesota/13421176 Pitino brings FIU recruit McNeil to Minnesota http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/pitino_brings_fiu_recruit_mcneil_to_minnesota/13421176 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png 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, Mich. Though the two teams have squared off 19 times in their history, this will be the first postseason matchup. The Gophers own a 13-6-0 mark against the Bulldogs, but they'll be aiming to improve their postseason record against Yale to a perfect 1-0. The Gophers were the top-ranked team in college hockey for a good portion of the year and finished the 2012-13 regular season with a 24-7-5 record. Minnesota went on to sweep Bemidji State in the first round of the WCHA playoffs before losing, 2-0, to Colorado College in the Final Five at Xcel Energy Center. Yale, meanwhile, finished its regular season 16-10-3 overall and lo Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:07:37 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/minnesota_careful_to_not_look_past_yale/13257469 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/minnesota_careful_to_not_look_past_yale/13257469 Minnesota careful to not look past Yale http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/minnesota_careful_to_not_look_past_yale/13257469 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png 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, Mich. Though the two teams have squared off 19 times in their history, this will be the first postseason matchup. The Gophers own a 13-6-0 mark against the Bulldogs, but they'll be aiming to improve their postseason record against Yale to a perfect 1-0. The Gophers were the top-ranked team in college hockey for a good portion of the year and finished the 2012-13 regular season with a 24-7-5 record. Minnesota went on to sweep Bemidji State in the first round of the WCHA playoffs before losing, 2-0, to Colorado College in the Final Five at Xcel Energy Center. Yale, meanwhile, finished its regular season 16-10-3 overall and lo Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:07:37 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/minnesota_careful_to_not_look_past_yale/13257478 http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/minnesota_careful_to_not_look_past_yale/13257478 Minnesota careful to not look past Yale http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/minnesota_careful_to_not_look_past_yale/13257478 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png 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 Smith, and now he is looking for a dynamic replacement to take the Golden Gophers into the upper echelon of the Big Ten. Teague hasn't put a timetable on the decision, but the clock is ticking. Virginia Commonwealth's Shaka Smart, Marquette's Buzz Williams and former Timberwolves coach Flip Saunders are among the names that have been floated as possible replacements. Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:27:10 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/minnesota_sets_out_to_replace_tubby_smith/13240495 http://network.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/minnesota_sets_out_to_replace_tubby_smith/13240495 Minnesota sets out to replace Tubby Smith http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/articles/minnesota_sets_out_to_replace_tubby_smith/13240495 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png