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Minnesota enters Friday's game vs. Purdue Fort Wayne ranked second-to-last among D-I teams in bench minutes played. Can the U develop more depth than it's shown so far?
FULLER'S FOUR THINGS TO WATCH: Changing of the guards When the Gophers took a foreign tour to Italy two years ago, Richard Pitino's squad wasn't 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 Saturday's home finale against Rutgers. Williams is ending his sophomore season displaying some of that potential he showcased when he first arrived on the U's campus. In Wednesday's 84-65 loss at Penn State, the 6-5 Dallas native set career-high...
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 more than other leagues, maybe. It’s amazing the amount of bigs we have in this league that are r...
Copy shortlink: With his hometown of Davenport only an hour away from the University of Iowa, Liam Robbins couldn't 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 don't care if you're one of their own. They're going to cheer against you." On Friday night, Robbins will...
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 well and good — Marcus Carr, Both Gach and Gabe Kalscheur joined Robbins in scoring double figures ...