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RE: Gopher Basketball (Mens) - 8/23/2013 12:48:20 PM

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An excellent write-up discussing the Gopher recruits:

Minnesota Basketball: End of Summer Gopher Basketball Recruiting Update

http://www.thedailygopher.com/2013/8/21/4618430/gopher-basketball-recruiting-update-and-finalized-roster-for-gopher

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RE: Gopher Basketball (Mens) - 8/28/2013 7:12:50 PM

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Report: Rakeem Buckles denied waiver at Minnesota; will appeal
Rob Dauster Aug 28, 2013, 1:01 PM EDT

Rakeem Buckles may not be able to play for Richard Pitino at Minnesota after all.

On Wednesday, the NCAA denied Buckles a waiver to be eligible to play for the Gophers immediately. Buckles played for Louisville for three seasons, suffering through a myriad of injuries — two major knee surgeries, a broken finger, a concussion — before transferring to Florida International. He sat out the 2012-2013 season, and he has one year of eligibility left. He transferred to Minnesota to follow Pitino, his head coach at FIU.

The news was first reported by Amelia Rayno of the Star-Tribune.

The complicating factor here is that Buckles’ five-year window to use his four seasons of eligibility will come to an end in 2013-2014, meaning that he can’t sit out the year as a redshirt because he’s ineligible to play in 2014-2015.

FIU faces a postseason ban this season due to APR issues from the Isiah Thomas era. The NCAA allows athletes to apply for a waiver for immediate eligibility if the rest of their career at an institution will be played under a postseason ban; that’s how Alex Oriakhi gained immediate eligibility at Missouri after transferring out of UConn. Buckles’ teammate at FIU, Malik Smith, has already been given a waiver by the NCAA to be eligible immediately at Minnesota.

Minnesota will appeal the decision. If that appeal is denied, Buckles may be forced to walk-on back at FIU as new head coach Anthony Evans has already filled his scholarship.

Buckles averaged 6.8 points and 6.1 boards in 18 minutes as a sophomore at Louisville before tearing his right ACL in February of 2011. He tore the ACL in his left knee in January of 2012.

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RE: Gopher Basketball (Mens) - 8/28/2013 8:25:01 PM

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Richard Pitino gave a pretty lengthy interview at the fair today to Judd and Dubay. The podcast is about halfway down the page here:

http://www.1500espn.com/

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RE: Gopher Basketball (Mens) - 9/3/2013 2:09:38 PM

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http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/NCAA_Rakeem_Buckles_is_not_immediately_eligible_to_play_for_U_hoops090313

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RE: Gopher Basketball (Mens) - 9/3/2013 3:09:21 PM

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What sucks about this is that the NCAA has not given any hint of a good reason for not granting Buckles' eligibility. It basically comes down to "No, f*** you!"

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RE: Gopher Basketball (Mens) - 10/15/2013 8:11:10 AM

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Am trying to be optimistic about the Gophs. First scrimmage is Friday night.

But promoting Mav as one of the key guys....yikes.

Promotional email has Mav first, then Andre Hollins, then Austin Hollins pictures.

Mav?? ugh

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RE: Gopher Basketball (Mens) - 10/15/2013 8:13:11 AM

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http://www.gophersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/minn-m-baskbl-mtt.html

Pitino wants to be aggressive...man, the "big guys" are going to have to work hard to not get into foul trouble. Not much depth.

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RE: Gopher Basketball (Mens) - 10/15/2013 1:06:57 PM

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quote:

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http://www.gophersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/minn-m-baskbl-mtt.html

Pitino wants to be aggressive...man, the "big guys" are going to have to work hard to not get into foul trouble. Not much depth.

Agree. Good thing he has been conditioning them; they'll be seeing a ton of minutes.

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RE: Gopher Basketball (Mens) - 10/15/2013 4:42:31 PM

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Pitino's latest blog after their scrimmage... love the insight and transparency that he gives in these blogs
http://www.gophersports.com/blog/2013/10/richard-pitino-blog---recapping-saturdays-scrimmage.html

Our team held a scrimmage on Saturday at Williams Arena, a 30-minute game that saw the Maroon team defeat the Gold team 58-55 (click here for a full box score).

I've compiled some thoughts on each players' performance and posted them here for my blog readers to see. Hope to see you on Friday for our open scrimmage - click here for more details, doors open at 6pm and tip-off is at 7pm.

Maroon

Charles Buggs

Positives-
Played with great energy at the front of the press
His length and athleticism is perfect for the way we want to play
Still only a freshman
Has room to grow

Negatives-
1 rebound
0 offensive rebounds
Only 1 deflection

Elliott Eliason

Positives-
8 rebounds in 28 minutes
7 deflections and 3 blocks
Played very good post defense and ran the court well
Body language has improved

Negatives-
5 for 9 from the free throw line
4 missed screens

Andre Hollins

Positives-
Very good on the ball defensively
5 deflections
Was active in the press
Got to the FT line 7 times

Negatives-
2 unforced turnovers

Austin Hollins

Positives-
7 deflections
3 steals
Great leadership
Consummate pro on the court
Didn't have a sub and didn't play tired

Negatives-
Only 4 rebounds in 30 minutes of play

Oto Osenieks

Positives-
Communicated well
Showed good leadership
Got to the foul line 10 times
Showed a good understanding of what we were doing offensively

Negatives-
6 missed screens
Only 1 deflection
0 offensive rebounds

Malik Smith

Positives-
Efficient offensively
Showed very good poise during a close game
That is his strength

Negatives-
Only 2 deflections in 28 minutes
0 rebounds
0 steals
Can't settle on just being a jump shooter
Has to impact the game in other ways

Gold

Maverick Ahanmisi

Positives-
Efficient offensively
Stayed within himself
Took 9 high percentage shots
Great disposition on the court

Negatives-
0 steals
Only 3 deflections
3 unforced turnovers

Wally Ellenson

Positives-
5 deflections
3 steals
Made big shots down the stretch
Played with a good motor
Tried him at the 4 briefly and he adapted well

Negatives-
0 offensive rebounds
That needs to be a huge strength for him

Joey King

Positives-
Took 2 charges and attempted to take 5 of them
Communicated very well
4 deflections
Great leader

Negatives-
Had an identity crisis and thought he was Malik Smith (took seven 3s)
Didn't attempt a 2pt shot
Didn't get to the free throw line
Only had one rebound
9 fouls

DeAndre Mathieu

Positives-
Took 13 very good shots, none of them were forced
Did a great job of running the team
Was most impressed with him

Negatives-
Only had 4 deflections
He has the speed and quickness to get more
6 turnovers

Daquien McNeil

Positives-
Coming off an injury looked better physically
Played with a better motor
Guarded the ball well
Had a good attitude
Still learning
Has a bright future

Negatives-
Only 2 deflections
0 steals

Kendal Shell

Positives-
Great attitude and leadership
Brings something positive to the team every single day

Negatives-
0 deflections

Mo Walker

Positives-
Was efficient offensively
Did a good job defensive rebounding and blocking out
Ran the floor well
4 deflections

Negatives-
Zero offensive rebounds
Needs to demand the ball more in the post

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RE: Gopher Basketball (Mens) - 10/16/2013 11:13:57 AM

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Good stuff. Thanks.

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RE: Gopher Basketball (Mens) - 10/16/2013 9:46:58 PM

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I can't imagine Tubby writing that and also making it public. I like the sharpness. He's like a knife with his words.

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RE: Gopher Basketball (Mens) - 10/16/2013 10:36:23 PM

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quote:

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I can't imagine Tubby writing that and also making it public. I like the sharpness. He's like a knife with his words.

I can't imagine Tubby putting in the effort...

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RE: Gopher Basketball (Mens) - 10/17/2013 7:23:55 PM

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quote:

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I can't imagine Tubby writing that and also making it public. I like the sharpness. He's like a knife with his words.

I can't imagine Tubby putting in the effort...

ha, exactly... I agree Bruce, he is very direct with both his praise and his criticism. I love it as a fan and I would think that the right kind of players will enjoy playing for him and actually develop. He builds them up, instilling confidence, then gives them something clear to work on.

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RE: Gopher Basketball (Mens) - 10/22/2013 4:49:34 PM

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Tubby was more like a diplomat or a politician. He couched his words so much that they almost didn't mean anything anymore.

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RE: Gopher Basketball (Mens) - 10/25/2013 9:16:05 PM

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Minnesota Gophers coach Richard Pitino has recruit No. 2 for his class of 2014.

Combo guard Nate Mason, out of Montrose Christian School in Rockville, Md, announced Friday evening via Twitter that he has verbally committed to the Gophers.

Mason (@NateMason_2) tweeted: "I'm officially committed to (sic) University of Minnesota! Go Gophers!!!!!!"

Rated a three-star prospect by Rivals.com, the 5-foot-11, 160-pound Georgia native also had strong interest from Virginia and Kansas State.

Mason joins forward Josh Martin as part of the Gophers' current 2014 class.

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RE: Gopher Basketball (Mens) - 10/25/2013 9:44:45 PM

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He looks pretty good to me. He's a scoring type of point guard.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2UWLXqgfmac&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D2UWLXqgfmac

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RE: Gopher Basketball (Mens) - 10/28/2013 12:17:21 PM

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According to Rayno, Reid Travis will announce his decision on November 8.

http://www.startribune.com/sports/blogs/229547341.html

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RE: Gopher Basketball (Mens) - 10/29/2013 9:53:11 AM

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According to Rayno, Reid Travis will announce his decision on November 8.

http://www.startribune.com/sports/blogs/229547341.html

Fingers crossed. Tough to turn down Duke, but who knows.

Would make this 2014 class go from good to very good in a hurry.

Just snagged tix to Cardinal-Stritch this Friday. Excited to see the Pitino game in action.

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RE: Gopher Basketball (Mens) - 10/29/2013 11:46:23 AM

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According to Rayno, Reid Travis will announce his decision on November 8.

http://www.startribune.com/sports/blogs/229547341.html

Fingers crossed. Tough to turn down Duke, but who knows.

Would make this 2014 class go from good to very good in a hurry.

Just snagged tix to Cardinal-Stritch this Friday. Excited to see the Pitino game in action.

It's already been a busy week for Richard Pitino and his staff.

The Gophers men's basketball team had its media day Monday. Then, Pitino added to his first recruiting class Tuesday morning.

Pitino added a Junior College guard, Carlos Morris, according to Morris' Twitter account.

Morris joins guard Nate Mason and forward Josh Martin as members of Pitino's inaugural recruiting class with Minnesota. Morris visited the University of Alabama-Birmingham this weekend, according to Amelia Rayno of the Star Tribune.

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RE: Gopher Basketball (Mens) - 10/29/2013 3:19:40 PM

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Well now with 3 added, it doesn't leave any scholarship for the top 3 Minn boys if they wanted to stay. I think just room for 1 more

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RE: Gopher Basketball (Mens) - 10/29/2013 4:19:07 PM

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I admit that I don't understand how this all works, but how does a school like Duke, which attracts the best players across the country, always have room for a zillion scholarships?

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RE: Gopher Basketball (Mens) - 10/29/2013 4:30:55 PM

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I admit that I don't understand how this all works, but how does a school like Duke, which attracts the best players across the country, always have room for a zillion scholarships?

Part of it is they get better players that leave early (freeing up scholarships).

But here is a cool site showing teams current situations:

http://www.verbalcommits.com/schools/duke

http://www.verbalcommits.com/schools/minnesota

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RE: Gopher Basketball (Mens) - 10/29/2013 5:04:30 PM

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Thanks - that had a lot of information. Do all schools have the same number of scholarships they can offer, or does that vary depending on the size of the school enrollment?

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RE: Gopher Basketball (Mens) - 10/29/2013 6:01:42 PM

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All D1 teams get 13 basketball scholarships for men and 15 for women.

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RE: Gopher Basketball (Mens) - 10/29/2013 8:18:02 PM

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Thanks again. I imagine I could have done some googling to find that out, but I tend to be lazy about that when I know someone has the answer already in their brain.