Gophers Men's Basketball 2014-2015 Roster

Below is the Gophers Men's Basketball 2014-2015 Roster:

23	Buggs, Charles	Forward	6-9	210	RS SO	Arlington, Texas (Hargrave Military Academy)
41	Diedhiou, Gaston	Forward	6-9	230	FR	Dakar, Senegal (Canarias Academy)
55	Eliason, Elliott	Center	6-11	240	RS SR	Chadron, Neb. (Chadron)
1	Hollins, Andre	Guard	6-2	195	SR	Memphis, Tenn. (White Station)
24	King, Joey	Forward	6-9	225	JR	Eagan, Minn. (Eastview)
21	Konate, Bakary	Center	6-11	230	FR	Bamako, Mali (Sunrise Christian Academy)
3	Lofton, Zach	Guard	6-4	200	JR	St. Paul, Minn. (Columbia Heights)
13	Martin, Josh	Forward	6-8	225	FR	Bothell, Wash. (Bothell)
2	Mason, Nate	Guard	6-1	180	FR	Decatur, Ga. (Arlington Country Day)
4	Mathieu, Deandre	Guard	5-9	165	SR	Knoxville, Tenn. (Central)
5	McNeil, Daquein	Guard	6-3	195	SO	Baltimore, Md. (Vermont Academy)
11	Morris, Carlos	Guard	6-5	180	JR	Apalachicola, Fla. (Arlington Country Day)
12	Shell, Kendal	Guard	6-0	185	SR	St. Louis, Mo. (Webster Groves)
15	Walker, Maurice	Forward	6-10	250	RS SR	Scarborough, Ontario (Brewster Academy)

Get Pumped For Another Season Of Gophers Men's Basketball

Last year, Gopher Men's Basketball Coach Richard Pitino rejuvenated the basketball program and had fans coming out to The Barn in droves. This year, expect the same and then some.

The Gopher basketball team is on an upswing. Following last year's NIT Championship, the program received a boost in confidence. The Gopher basketball team is exciting and Williams Arena is a fun place to watch the games.

Tickets for the 2014-2015 season will be available soon. Be sure to check back here, because we will link to them for you.

Williams Arena Parking

Everyone at the Williams Arena blog just wants our Gopher fans to have a great time at the Gopher basketball games! We know that parking can sometimes be an issue that brings extra stress to your day. We're here to help! Nearest parking to the Williams Arena can be found at Church Street Garage, 4th Street Ramp, Washington Avenue Ramp and University Avenue Ramp.

And if you want to secure a parking pass, check out Gopherbasketballtickets.com!

Go Gophers! 

Gopher Hopes for NIT Championship

The Gophers reach NIT championship game with OT win over Florida State! We have high hopes to hang another NIT Championship banner from the Williams Arena rafters.

Williams Arena was bumping this entire season and we want to continue the excitment with the NIT Championship.

Go Gophers!

Williams Arena Schedule for Jan-Feb-Mar Mens Basketball

We want all Gopher fans to get to the Williams Arena and watch the boys play basketball on the court. They need your fan support! Take a peek at the schedule below and find a game you can make it to!


Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks Williams Arena
Minneapolis, MN Friday
12/20/2013
8:00 PM

Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders Williams Arena
Minneapolis, MN Saturday
12/28/2013
7:30 PM

Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Michigan Wolverines Williams Arena
Minneapolis, MN Thursday
1/2/2014
6:00 PM

Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Purdue Boilermakers Williams Arena
Minneapolis, MN Sunday
1/5/2014
TBD

Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Ohio State Buckeyes Williams Arena
Minneapolis, MN Thursday
1/16/2014
8:00 PM

Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Wisconsin Badgers Williams Arena
Minneapolis, MN Wednesday
1/22/2014
8:00 PM

Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Northwestern Wildcats Williams Arena
Minneapolis, MN Saturday
2/1/2014
1:00 PM

Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Indiana Hoosiers Williams Arena
Minneapolis, MN Saturday
2/8/2014
7:15 PM

Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Illinois Fighting Illini Williams Arena
Minneapolis, MN Wednesday
2/19/2014
8:00 PM

Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Iowa Hawkeyes Williams Arena
Minneapolis, MN Tuesday
2/25/2014
6:00 PM

Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Penn State Nittany Lions Williams Arena
Minneapolis, MN Saturday
3/8/2014
TBD

William Arena Tickets for the 2013-2014 Season

The Williams Arena always has something going on at the University of Minnesota campus. Coming up next are some games with great competition. So many other hot games are coming up at the Mariucci Arena, like basketball! Keep watching games to see competition like Omaha Nebraska, Perdue Boilermakers and the Wisconsin Badgers. Follow the link below to get great deals on tickets to Williams Arena.

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Williams Arena Address

Everyone loves a good Gopher basketball game! Get to Williams Arena and watch the Gophers play their best games. The address to Williams Arena is 1925 SE 17th Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55455


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Williams Arena Tickets 2013

Readers, we always love to find great deals for Williams Arena tickets. Ticket King has the best deals on everything Gophers and everything Williams Arena. Want to check it out for yourself? Take a peek at Ticket King's website and buy your Williams Arena tickets today!

Gopher Basketball Hires New Coach Richard Pitino

Well, this is it Gopher Basketball fans. Minnesota has reached an agreement with Florida International's Richard Pitino to be the Gophers' new coach. The school introduced Pitino at a news conference on Friday, and was greeted with a great response. Richard Pitino is the son of NCAA coaching legend Rick Pitino.

Richard Pitino was with his father's team, the Louisville Cardinals, during the NCAA tournament and even went to see Kevin Ware with his father Monday in an Indianapolis hospital. Remember the guy who broke his leg? Richard Pitino also was a former Louisville assistant who also has served as an assistant at Florida and Providence. He has the experience, but how will he do with our beloved Gophers? We can't wait to see how the season goes!

Richard Pitino has been coaching at FIU. FIU ranked fifth in the nation in turnover percentage, a 123-spot improvement over Isiah Thomas' last year at the helm. The net result is 10 more wins, and we all know that winning coaching style can only help the Gophers. Keep checking back at our blog to get all your Gopher basketball news!

Gopher Fans Rush the Williams Arena Court

Gopher Indiana game was great, did you see the Gopher fans rush the court at the end? Gophers beat Indiana in a 77-73 upset last week. The Minnesota Gophers are 19-9 and 7-8 Big Ten. If you missed the game, you missed a fun game! The fan stormed the court on Tuesday night and the feeling was too powerful! Hopefully the Gophers can keep up this awesome winning streak, we want to see some more wins on the board!

Check out this Youtube link to get a feel of what it was like to be at The Barn!

Gophers Mens Basketball is Nationally Ranked

Hey gopher fans, did you know that gopher mens basketball is nationally ranked? Make plans to get to Williams Arena and see for yourself. The boys have been doing great; you're gonna want to watch them hit the court.

Gopher Basketball at Williams Arena

Gopher Basketball has been rocking lately, have you made it to a game? Williams Arena has been packed with fans coming to watch the gophers destroy on the court. Make plans to visit Williams Arena soon!

Williams Arena Address

The Williams Arena address is: 1925 University Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN

Williams Arena Parking

In the vicinity of Williams Arena includes street parking, ramp parking, and surface lots. The arena is on the west end of the campus off of University Avenue, next to TCF Bank Stadium. When TCF opened, it took some Williams Arena Parking away. It didn't take all of it however. The parking lot just a block north followed by a ramp two blocks west of the rink. The ramp is fairly easy to find a spot, but it's getting out of the ramp that tends to take a little longer.

If you'd prefer to park on the street, Washington and Oak Street provide meters if there are avaliable ones. If those aren't open, the next best bet is to look for a meter on University Avenue headed towards St. Paul. The last resort would be looking for several smaller lots around the arena that can charge anywhere from $8 to $20.

Norwood Teague U of M Athletic Director

Norwood Teague is the new athletic director for the University of Minnesota Gophers. Welcome Norwood Teague!

We are excited to have Teague and hope he provides great support and leadership for the Gophers basketball team.

Marvin Taylor Dies at 60

Marvin “Corky” Taylor, who played basketball for the Gophers from 1970-1973 and was a member of their 1972 Big Ten title team, died Thursday due to complications from lung cancer.

He was 60.

Taylor wrapped up his career averages 3.3 points and 3.7 rebounds.

Taylor is often remembered for his role in the infamous Gophers/Ohio State brawl in 1972, which started when Taylor kneed Ohio State's Luke Witte in the groin.

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!