Every college basketball team has periods during their season in which things don’t go as planned.  The Minnesota Gophers had their share this season and then a few a more.

Minnesota began the season among the top 25 teams in the country in most preseason polls.  The early optimism and ranking appeared warranted as the team had won 22 games the previous season and they returned seven players averaging at least 15 minutes of playing time from the prior season.

If there was a knock on the team it was that they did not have an athletic wing player.  No problem, coa...

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