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Throughout the ups and downs for Richard Pitino's Gophers this season, there was a theme that reared its ugly head from beginning to end. This was Pitino's worst-shooting team during his eight seasons with the program. You couldn't tell his players that, though. The 13th-seeded Gophers went down with guns blazing from long distance in Thursday's 79-75 loss to Big Ten tournament No. 5 seed Ohio ...
Gophers coach Richard Pitino knew his team had no business looking ahead to a potential second-round matchup with Ohio State in the Big Ten tournament this week in Indianapolis. After all, the Gophers had lost seven straight games entering Wednesday's opening round, but the talk quickly shifted to the next opponent after a 51-46 win against Northwestern. Pitino and his players respect the No. ...
The University of Minnesota has gone 14 years without hiring a person of color as a head coach and remains the only Big Ten institution without a single person of color in the role of president, athletic director or head coach. With men's basketball coach Richard Pitino's tenure likely nearing an end, the Gophers' lack of diverse leadership is drawing renewed scrutiny. Even before the ...
The two members removed include a white man in his 30s (Juror No. 20) and a Hispanic man in his 20s (Juror No. 36). The two new members include a Black man in his 40s (Juror No. 79) and a white woman in her 40s (Juror No. 85)...
Gophers redshirt senior big man Eric Curry overcame several injuries to finish his career on the court this year, but he said Friday this will be his last season playing basketball. The 6-foot-9 Memphis native is one of three players who will be honored Saturday on Senior Day vs. Rutgers, including transfer Brandon Johnson and walk-on Hunt Conroy. The NCAA will allow athletes this season to ...