Teague Says Pitino Was A Candidate All Along
Just over a week after making his first big hire at Minnesota, athletic director Norwood Teague says he couldn't be happier to have landed Richard Pitino as his basketball coach.
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Just over a week after making his first big hire at Minnesota, athletic director Norwood Teague says he couldn't be happier to have landed Richard Pitino as his basketball coach.
New Minnesota coach Richard Pitino has hired two assistant coaches.
The college basketball season ended Monday night, but the competition continues for another big prize: Apple Valley's Tyus Jones. Most figure Minnesota is a longshot to land Jones, the most coveted point guard in the country. But he continues to insist the Gophers have a chance.
Richard Pitino has promised a fast style at Minnesota that will be fun for fans to watch and for the Gophers to play.
The final count is in for the Minnesota men's hockey team. The Gophers have lost five players early to the pros.
New University of Minnesota men's basketball coach Rich Pitino is here. But what does it mean to the local basketball community?
New University of Minnesota men's basketball coach Richard Pitino's arrival at Williams Arena wasn't quite the reception Tubby Smith received six years ago.
Richard Pitino got right to the point: He promised a fast-paced style at Minnesota that the Gophers will love to play and the fans will love to watch.
Rick Pitino is one proud papa. A day after his son Richard Pitino agreed to become the next head coach at Minnesota, Rick Pitino proclaimed the 30-year-old up-and-comer "more than ready" for the challenge.
One of the biggest names in college basketball is coming to Minnesota to coach the Gophers.
Two more Gopher hockey players are leaving the team for the pros.
Richard Pitino has built a resume as one of the nation's up-and-coming young coaches at Florida International and bears a last name that draws immediate respect in all corners of college basketball.
For the second time in as many days, a University of Minnesota men's hockey player is leaving the program for the NHL.
It is Tubby time at Texas Tech.
The University of Minnesota hockey program announced Tuesday that junior Nate Schmidt will forego his senior season with the Gophers and enter the NHL.
