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Minnesota enters Fridays game vs. Purdue Fort Wayne ranked second-to-last among D-I teams in bench minutes played. Can the U develop more depth than its shown so far?

FULLERS FOUR THINGS TO WATCH: Changing of the guards When the Gophers took a foreign tour to Italy two years ago, Richard Pitinos squad wasnt led in scoring by Marcus Carr or Daniel Oturu. Carr and Oturu earned All-Big Ten honors last season, but it was Tre Williams who stole the show that summer on the trip overseas for the team. Fast forward to Saturdays home finale against Rutgers. Williams is ending his sophomore season displaying some of that potential he showcased when he first arrived on...

Robbins helping Gophers keep up with crowd of Big 10 big men By DAVE CAMPBELLFebruary 4, 2021 GMT MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Liam Robbins needed a couple of calculated steps of development before he plunged into major college competition, a late-blooming 7-footer now in his first season with Minnesota who has proven he belongs in one of the toughest conferences in the country. The transfer from Drake found quite the collection of big men waiting for him. “They’re finding a way to our league a lot...

Copy shortlink: With his hometown of Davenport only an hour away from the University of Iowa, Liam Robbins couldnt avoid summertime chatter about the dominance of All-American center Luka Garza. It only got worse when the 7-foot Robbins became a college basketball star in his own right at nearby Drake in Des Moines, and he transferred to play for the Gophers in the Big Ten. "People in my area are obviously huge Hawkeyes fans," Robbins said. "They love Garza. They dont ca...

Gophers begin meat grinder on the road against Illinois Share this story Patrick Gorski-USA TODAY Sports The Gophers rebounded from a streak of lackadaisical play to brutally take down UMKC at home in what essentially was the final tune up before things get really weird on the schedule. Minnesota overpowered the Kangaroos at every turn and Liam Robbins’ size was basically a cheat code as the 7-footer rolled to 27 points, nine rebounds and 5 blocks en route to a 90-61 rout. The win was all we...

Minnesota defeated UMKC 90-61 at Williams Arena. With the win, the Gophers improve to 6-0 on the season. Liam Robbins led all scorers with 27 points. Practically speaking the game was over once...