Gopher Basketball Coach Pitino Agrees To Contract Extension
The University of Minnesota head men's basketball coach Richard Pitino agreed to a two-year contract extension, the university announced Sunday.
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The University of Minnesota head men's basketball coach Richard Pitino agreed to a two-year contract extension, the university announced Sunday.
After a season that brought the Gophers men's basketball team to the NCAA tournament, Amir Coffey has announced big plans.
Nicole Schammel scored off a rebound midway through the second period and goalie Alex Gulstene made it stand, lifting Minnesota over Cornell 2-0 Friday to earn a spot in the NCAA championship game.
The Gophers have had their first NCAA tournament victory since 2013, and their parents are beside themselves!
If you want to take the short 245-mile trip down Interstate 35 to watch the Gophers in person, there are seats still available.
The Golden Gophers hit three-pointer after three-pointer Thursday to top the Louisville Cardinals in their first March Madness match-up.
Wisconsin is 23-10 and faces Oregon in the first round Friday. Duke, a perennial college basketball powerhouse, is 29-5 and boasts freshman phenom Zion Williamson.
Get your brackets ready because March Madness is about to officially get underway.
It's been a journey for the team; they went from a bubble team to a pretty confident shoe-in, mainly over the course of their last three games.
The third-seeded Wolverines (28-5) took control with a big run in the first half and put the game away in the second.
Jordan Murphy scored 27 points, Amir Coffey added 21 points and Minnesota beat No. 13 Purdue 75-73 on Friday night to advance to the Big Ten Tournament semifinals.
Many "braketologists" predict the Gophers will be in the tournament, with a possible 10 seed, if they win this game.
Anthony Cowan scored 21 points, Jalen Smith had 19 points and 11 rebounds and No. 24 Maryland beat Minnesota 69-60 on Friday night to end the regular season in feel-good fashion following a two-game skid
Ali Patberg scored 20 points, Brenna Wise added 19 and 10th-seeded Indiana beat No. 7 seed Minnesota 66-58 in a Big Ten tournament second-round game on Thursday.
Amir Coffey matched his career with 32 points, making two free throws with 2.5 seconds left Tuesday night to seal Minnesota's 73-69 victory over No. 11 Purdue to give the Gophers a big boost for an NCAA Tournament berth and spoil the Boilermakers' bid for an outright Big Ten title.
