Will post more photos later once I get them off my camera.

https://gophersports.com/news/2025/4/3/athletics-to-explore-potential-naming-rights-for-williams-arena

I’m still processing, I don’t know how I feel yet.

They had an awesome post-season. Looking forward to watching them play next year.

Torri McKinney goes off for a season record 26 points as the Gophers jumped to a 9 point lead in the first 5 minutes and then never looked back. Leading by as much as 22 points they survived a late comeback by the Bruins who cut the lead to 9 with 1 minute remaining, but Mallory Heyer made some key free throws to keep the Bruins at bay. As Torri McKinney said post game, they got the second best trophy of the psot season. Heyer contributed 18 pts and 16 reb and Amaya Battle had 17 pts.

Jailyn Banks lead the Bruins with 17 pts.

Congrats to your Golden Gophers!

I like the new rejuvenation of Gopher basketball with the hype behind Coach Medved. I'm excited to see how the roster continues to evolve. Is there a chance we are competitive next year?

Grace finished with 20 points and 6 rebounds, Mallory Heyer added 13 points and 15 rebounds, and Minnesota had 4 players in double figures. It's on to the Championship game, Wednesday against Belmont at 5:00 pm.

CatcH Kris Humphries talking Daves Hot Chicken tomorrow on Rebel Finance podcast.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKRQ1qy1-Vk

Nice job Gophers!

Amaya Battle lead the way with 35 pts on 12-19 shooting and 9 of 9 FTs. They meet Florida on Monday, March 31 (4:00 PM Tipoff) In Indianapolis.

It's a quarter to 3 in the morning and I can't sleep? Why? Because I'm pissed off of how the 3rd period went. What is with us blowing leads in the 3rd period? This is one Bob. I think it time for him to go.

Why did the refs not call a penalty on that. You could see the UMass player's stick clearly hit the leg. And why did they not stop the game and give a set time for the equipment issue that is legit? Isn't that standard to give time for that especially when it isn't the players fault?

Maybe Nico realized this and negotiated for his players vs himself upfront realizing that investing in his players is a long-term win for him, his team and the fans

Good to have him back!

He might be the greatest basketball coack in Minnesota history. Where are all the guys like Clem that could turn the program into a top 5 team?

I submitted a FOIA request to the U of M for the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Niko Medved and thought it would be interesting to share the details of his agreement.

• The parties expect to reach a full contract within two weeks from the date the MOU was signed (that would be no later than Monday, April 7).
• Contract starts within three days of the end of Colorado State's current NCAA postseason tournament schedule and runs through April 14, 2031. He receives an automatic one-year extension if the University receives an NCAA bid, wins the Big Ten (regular season or postseason), or finishes in the Top 4 of the Big Ten regular season.
• Starting salary of $400,000 plus $2.6M in supplemental pay with an annual $100k escalator.
• Incentive compensation for academic and competitive performance goals.
• Temporary housing allowance of $15,000 and relocation allowance of $50,000.
• Private air travel for recruiting visits 200+ miles from the Twin Cities campus, subject to Athletic Director approval.
• Buyout of $10M prior to 2026, $7M between 2026-27, $5M between 2027-28, $3M between 2028-29, $500k between 2029-20, $0 after 2030 (all tied to contract date of April 14 or 15 of the respective year).
• Assistant Coach salary pool of $2M (five assistants, four sport-specific support staff) plus two entry-level positions funded by the University.

Hope we can get him.

since all of the "big" sports are more or less done for on campus action this year (crying), we've got one more on-campus basketball game: our Golden Gopher women playing Gonzaga in the Dan Monson Memorial Classic* in Williams.

Tickets go up monday morning on gophersports.com

https://gophersports.com/news/2025/3/23/womens-basketball-stewarts-game-winner-leads-minnesota-over-missouri-state-78-71

*yes, I know he is a men's coach and still alive, I just think the connection is fun.

Will the gophers ever have consistency at any sport? Yes some teams are competitive, but the last team national title was 9 years ago when the women’s hockey team won. The men’s hockey team hasn’t won a title in 20 years. The football team, chokes, the volleyball team chokes, and apparently so does the women’s hockey team along with gable Steveson. Is this just how it’s going to be?

a very special fuck you to the drunk 19 y/o a few rows away who tried starting shit with Gopher fans.

that's all i've got.

https://gophersports.com/news/2025/3/21/womens-hockey-minnesota-falls-to-wisconsin-in-frozen-four-semifinal

People are going to wonder why we're not hosting the game Sunday. WBIT rules require both teams to have access to the gym the day before (when the boy's HS tournament is wrapping up) and not just a practice facility.

Our only hope to have a home game is if Gonzaga beats #1 Colorado, the Zags would come to us. Otherwise, if Colorado wins (and we beat Missouri State), we'd head to Boulder. On Sunday: GO ZAGS.

thanks to The Daily Gopher for clarifying.

story: https://gophersports.com/news/2025/3/20/womens-basketball-defensive-effort-leads-minnesota-over-toledo-65-53

It’s an interesting read and I think he makes good points. He is winning(all be it at a mid major) school but at a school that gives him resources to win. I like his take on Niko and saying he would be a home run hire. No matter who we hire if we don’t have support we won’t be competitive. Do I expect us to win the Big Ten or go to final fours? No but it would be nice to make the tournament every other season and win a game or two in the tournament, but right now we don’t even have enough support for that. It will take NIL to do so but as mentioned by Pitino and as many of you guys know Williams Arena needs massive upgrades, probably a whole gutting. We are mainly a hockey school and a lot of resources probably go there but Coyle is saying he wants our basketball team to compete for championships when we do not have the resources to as this current moment. I am curious if Coyle is going to give the new coach any additional support on top of the revenue sharing(which every other school in the conference will be doing too). Curious on anyone else’s thoughts on this article?