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Gopher Men’s Roller Coaster Ride Comes to an End
Well, the Minnesota Gopher men’s roller coaster of a basketball season has come to an end with a 76-64 loss…
Here’s Our Boys All-State Tournament Teams
My All-State Tournament Teams and MVPs No automatic picks because your team won. You get team trophies for that. These…
Boys State Tournament by the Numbers
First, here are the individual statistical leaders Points All Classes–Casmir Chavis, Park Center 79 Zeke Austin Albany 76 Isaac Johnson-Arigu,…
Girls High School Basketball Season Finale
In this post–my final girls top 13 teams • my top 18 players of the year • the top 10…
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2022 Hoops Awards
Well, so we were waiting on the Minnesota Lynx to make our awards and, as you know, they kinda fizzled…
The Lynx at the Halfway Point (2023)
OK, not quite halfway. The Lynx are 10-13 as of July 25. The All-Star game is come and gone, and…
Boys State Tournament Statistical Analysis
OK, one final commentary about the boys state tournament. Some of you may know that I’ve been tracking the scoring…
Way-Too-Early 2023-2024 Preview, Part 1–The Gopher Women
Minnesota’s signature basketball teams are of course the Gophers and the Timberwolves and the Lynx–the only teams designated by the…
Gopher Men Battle Arkansas-Pine Bluff to Win 72-56
The Minnesota Gopher men battled Arkansas-Pine Bluff Wednesday night, pulling away from a 44-43 2nd half lead to win 72-56.…
Best of the Decade
You may have noticed the Player of the Year, Coach of the Year, etc., posts where I’ve picked the best…
2019-2020 Season Preview: Minnesota Gopher women rated #17 nationally!
As you may or may not recall, we picked the Gopher women to finish 7th in the Big 10 at 9-9.…
“He Got Screwed:” The Strange Case of Hurricane Julie and Basketball Coach and Kindergarten Teacher Nathan McGuire
If you’re a basketball fan, a recent opinion of the Minnesota Supreme Court may have caught your eye. It’s not…
Shocker at St. Thomas
Well, it can’t seriously be considered a surprise that Steve Fritz is hanging up his X’s and O’s. I mean,…
Tyus Jones, Team USA Advance to Medal Round
The USA 17U National Team finished the preliminary round at the 2012 World Championships in impressive style, and now faces…