Tubby Smith Receives Contract Extension

Tubby Smith had his Gophers basketball contract extended for three years with a relatively small salary increase. Smith's overall compensation with the new deal will depend primarily on incentive bonuses based on his and the team's performance.

Smith has two seasons remaining on his current contract. The new deal will run through the 2016-17 season.

Smith's current annual compensation is a bit over the $2 million mark. Salary has not been an issue during negotiations relative to buyout compensation should Smith be terminated before the end of the contract.

New Williams Arena Gophers Basketball Scoreboard

The University of Minnesota announced recently plans to make improvements at Williams Arena before the start of the 2012-12 season. Mariucci Arena will receive upgrades as well.

The Gophers are installing new center-hung LED scoreboards, LED fascia boards and sound systems. All improvements should be completed in time for the new seasons.

The main board at Williams will be 11 feet, 7 inches tall by 13 feet, 8 inches wide.

See those new scoreboards in person! Buy Williams Arena tickets and check out the Gopher basketball team. Start saving money now!

Williams Arena Photos

I recently was assigned a task to go around Minneapolis, St. Paul and suburbs and take pictures of all of the gorgeous venues! I think there were 24 total venues I snapped photos of. We sure are lucky to live in Minnesota where sports, concerts and theater are extremely popular hobbies!

Take a peak at my Williams Arena photos:

Gopher Basketball Player Profile: Austin Hollins

Meet Austin Hollins, a guard for the Minnesota Gophers.

Austin Hollins is from Germantown, Tennessee. Austin Hollins is a graduate of Germantown High School in Tennessee. He averaged 18.9 points per game as a senior and helped Germantown to a 24-9 record. His team advanced to the Region 8-AAA quarterfinals and was named to Best of the Preps Class AAA Team by the Memphis Commercial-Appeal.

Austin Hollins has continued his strong performance with the Minnesota Gophers Men's basketball team. Hollins has already scored over 400 career points and dished out over 100 career assists.

Purchase your Minnesota Gopher tickets today to check out Austin Hollins!