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A New Era: Niko Medved welcomed back to Dinkytown, this time as the new head coach of Gopher Basketball

March 25, 2025
Gophers will hire Minnesota native Niko Medved as new head coach Medved will leave Colorado St. where he led them to the NCAA Tournament where they lost to Maryland Sunday

March 24, 2025
Gophers begin search for a new basketball coach and AD Mark Coyle says they need someone who embraces Minnesota "Doing it right in Minnesota matters, promoting our institution, our athletics program, the many benefits we have"

March 14, 2025
Head coach Ben Johnson says Gophers never lost confidence before finding some wins: "It started with the Michigan game" Minnesota hosts Penn State Saturday at The Barn and are on the verge of qualifying for some postseason play

February 21, 2025
Joy Returns to Dinkytown: Ben Johnson's Gophers are believers after three-game winning streak Gophers knocked off Michigan, Iowa and Oregon but face a very stiff challenge at Michigan St. Tuesday night

January 28, 2025
Ski-U-Blah: Gopher Basketball team loses three sophomores to transfer portal Pharrel Payne, Braeden Carrington and Joshua Ola-Joseph are all leaving Ben Johnson's program in shambles

March 28, 2024
Gophers get a late charge to win at Butler in the NIT first round

March 20, 2024
Gophers are postseason bound with NIT matchup against Butler It's Minnesota's first postseason tournament since NCAA in 2019 and first NIT since winning it in 2014

March 18, 2024
One-And-Done: Gophers fall to Michigan St. on home turf in Big Ten Tournament

March 14, 2024
Coach Ben Johnson is hoping for a home-court advantage for Gophers in the Big Ten Tournament Gophers take on Michigan State at 11:00 Thursday morning at Target Center

March 14, 2024