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Both teams came into this Maui Invitational game undefeated, so it was no surprise that the Minnesota Golden Gophers were able to compete with the Syracuse Orange on Monday afternoon. The Golden Gophers came into the game shorthanded, but they [...]

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  It will be a battle of unbeatens Monday afternoon, as the Minnesota Golden Gophers are in Hawaii to take on the Syracuse Orange in the opening round of the Maui Invitational. The Gophers are 5-0 and coming off a [...]

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Minnesota Golden Gophers

Unless if a forward emerges, the Minnesota Golden Gophers should go with three guards in the 2013-14 college basketball season. Andre and Austin Hollins will be starters. There is no question about that. Andre led the team last season with [...]

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Minnesota Golden Gophers

Tubby Smith will no longer be the head coach for the Minnesota Golden Gophers in the 2013-14 college basketball season. As a result, the team needs a good season. Smith was a great coach and he did great things at [...]

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Minnesota Golden Gophers

The Maui Invitational will be stacked in the 2013-14 college basketball season. One of the teams that will partake in it will be the Minnesota Golden Gophers. This is a team that loses a bunch of talent, but could still [...]

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According to a report from ESPN‘s Jeff Goodman, the NCAA has denied the transfer request of Florida International forward Rakeem Buckles. The one-time Louisville product was hoping to follow former FIU head coach Richard Pitino to Minnesota in the hopes [...]

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Malik Smith

Malik Smith may not be the biggest name in college basketball, but he is still a talented player that will not disappoint for the Minnesota Golden Gophers in the upcoming season. It helps that he is in the perfect situation. [...]

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The Minnesota Golden Gophers and first year head coach Richard Pitino received a nice boost on Wednesday evening as news trickled in that Florida International transfer, Malik Smith, had been cleared to play immediately. The school announced the decision, stating [...]

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Andre Hollins

The Minnesota Golden Gophers only played two games in the 2013 NCAA Tournament, but Andre Hollins was in beast mode in both of those games. With that said, watch out for Hollins in the 2013-14 college basketball season. With so [...]

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Trevor Mbakwe

The Minnesota Golden Gophers had plenty of talent on their team in the 2012-13 college basketball season. Some of that talent will even be good enough to make a team in the NBA. One of those players worthy of that [...]

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