The Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represents the University of Minnesota in NCAA Division I college basketball competition. The Golden Gophers competes in the Big Ten Conference and p
Marcus Carr
L. J. Cooke was the Gophers coach from 1897 to 1924.
The Golden Gophers have played home games in Williams Arena since 1928.
The court of Williams Arena
Mychal Thompson
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Mychal George Thompson is a Bahamian-American sports commentator and former professional basketball player. He was the first player born & raised in the Bahamas to make the NBA. The top overall pick i
Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball
…retired. Baseball Hall of Famer Dave Winfield played for the Gophers in the early 1970s, and he played at the same time as star post player Jim Brewer. Mychal Thompson was a Gophers star and was the first overall pick in the 1978 NBA draft. Among Thompson's teammates were former Minnesota Timberwolves, Detroit Pistons…
Thompson in 2012