By Zach Eisendrath

A leaking cracked pipe flooded part of Williams Arena on Thursday. The pipe, turned on for the first time since winter, sprayed water for approximately 45 minutes before being turned off; damaging the men's basketball locker room and Gophers coach Tubby Smith's office . The men's locker room, which...

By Zach Eisendrath

A few things worth mentioning with classes officially over for the year: One of Tubby Smith's last recruits at Kentucky, Morikinyo "Mike" Williams has been granted a release from his scholarship by Wildcats coach Billy Gillespie. The 6'11" center, who also received offers from Pitt...

By Zach Eisendrath

The Minnesota men's basketball team has lost out on another recruit the Gophers were thought to be a frontrunner to sign. After being spurned by Krys Faber a few weeks ago, coach Tubby Smith and staff learned tonight that Verdell Jones, a point guard out of Champaign, Illinois, is heading to Indiana...

By Zach Eisendrath

Sophomore forward Damian Johnson was named men's Breakthrough Athlete of the Year at the second-annual Golden Goldys last night at the Radisson Hotel on campus.  Johnson won the award after leading the Gophers with 46 blocks and also grabbing 59 steals. Johnson, arguably the star of the Goph...

By Zach Eisendrath

Talk about an inspirational story that, at the same time, puts things in perspective. Chris Lofton, who just completed his senior season at Tennessee this March, played all year long after being diagnosed with testicular cancer. After keeping his cancer a secret for over a year, Lofton made his ...

By Zach Eisendrath

While still working on possibly adding one more player to his 2008 recruiting class, Tubby Smith has already landed a big catch for his 2009 recruiting class. Royce White, a 6-foot-7 inch forward who played for De La Salle High School last season and will play at Hopkins High School next year, or...

By Zach Eisendrath

There is a lesson to be learned here - 99% isn't, and never will be, 100%. Krys Faber, who had Minnesota as his front runner school of choice since the fall, decided against becoming a Gopher on Thursday night, instead electing to commit to DePaul. I remember Faber coming to campus back in ear...

By Zach Eisendrath

The Minnesota men's basketball team will host Virginia on Dec. 2 at Williams Arena in the 10th annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge, the conference announced today. Minnesota, which holds a 3-6 record in the Challenge, lost on the road to Florida State last season as part of the conference series. H...

By Zach Eisendrath

Heard today that St. Paul native Trevor Mbakwe - a 6 foot 7 inch forward who played for Marquette last season - is seriously thinking about transferring from the Golden Eagles , and has Minnesota as his top choice of schools. Mbakwe, who averaged 21.6 points, 12.7 rebounds and 4.5 blocks as a sen...

By Zach Eisendrath

Talk about timing. Gopher fans, did you see Louisville dominate once-No. 1 Tennessee last night in the “Sweet 16?” It was announced today that Minnesota will play Rick Pitino’s Cardinals next December during the first-ever “Stadium Shootout” in Glendale, Arizona. Min...