Minnesota Golden Gophers Dynasty

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Well, I'm getting a little bit of a late start on this one, I'm already halfway through the 2012-13 season but heres how it's played out so far:

Coach: Gene Keller (Career record: 145-125)
2004-05: Navy 23-11 (Conf. Champ, Sweet 16)
2005-06: Navy 4-25
2006-07: Navy 17-16
2007-08: Navy 7-23
2008-09: Navy 23-12, #24 (Conf. Champ, Second Round of NCAA Tourney)
2009-10: Navy 18-14 (Conf. Champ, Second Round of NCAA Tourney)
2010-11: Navy: 31-4, #6 (Conf. Champ, Perfect 15-0 in conference play, Elite 8)
2011-12: Minnesota 11-17
2012-13: Minnesota 11-3 (current season)

2012-13 Schedule:
11/25: vs. Jacksonville W 99-44
12/4: @ #23 Virginia W 76-65
12/8: vs. Colgate W 65-55
12/12: vs. Texas A&M L 72-80
12/15: vs. W. Michigan W 75-48
12/19: vs. S. Utah W 67-54
12/26: vs. Sacred Heart W 80-38
12/28: vs. Davidson (Tournament) L 61-77
1/2: vs. Appalachian State W 76-61
1/5: vs. Bethune-Cookman W 93-46
1/7: @ #13 Gonzaga L(OT) 76-77
1/12: vs. Wisconsin W 90-72
1/16: vs. Michigan W 74-56
1/19: @ Northwestern W 89-41
1/23: @ Penn State
1/26: vs. Iowa
1/30: vs. Ohio State
2/2: @ Purdue
2/6: @ #Michigan State
2/9: vs. #20 Illinois
2/13: vs. Indiana
2/16: @ Ohio State
2/20: @ Iowa
2/23: vs. Penn State
2/27: vs. Northwestern
3/2: @ Michigan
3/6: @ Wisconsin

RPI(as of 1/20): 43

Top 10(as of 1/20): (last week in bold)
1 Pittsburgh (Big East) 14-0 (2)
2 Notre Dame (Big East) 13-1 (1)
3 St. Joseph's (Atlantic 10) 13-1 (3)
4 Georgia Tech (ACC) 14-1 (5)
5 North Carolina (ACC) 13-2 (4)
6 Utah (Mountain West) 15-1 (11)
7 Conneticut (Big East) 16-2 (12)
8 Texas Tech (Big 12) 11-3 (7)
9 Arizona (Pac-10) 11-2 (14)
10 Oklahoma (Big 12) 11-2 (8)

Big 10 Top 5 (conf. record, overall record):
Michigan State (3-0, 14-2)
Minnesota (3-0, 11-3)
Ohio State (3-0, 9-5)
#20 Illinois (3-1, 12-3)
Iowa (2-1, 9-5)

Team Leaders:
Scoring: Jakob Copeland, SF (18.0 PPG)
Rebounds: Baboucarr Watt, C (5.8 RPG)
Assists: Morris House, PG (4.8 APG)
Blocks: Jakob Copeland, SF (2.2 BPG)
Steals: Morris House, PG (2.1 SPG)
3PT Percentage: Jakob Copeland, SF (56.1%)

Roster:

Starting Five:
PG Morris House, #23, Senior 6'5 220 lbs.
SG Vidal Singleton, #22, Junior 6'7 225 lbs.
SF Jakob Copeland, #34, Senior 6'6 218 lbs.
PF Grant Slaughter, #53, RS Freshman 7'0 229 lbs.
C Baboucarr Watt, #6, Senior 6'9 238 lbs.

Bench:
F Joe Bradley, #13, Senior 6'8, 212 lbs.
F Rex Noel, #42, Junior 6'8 238 lbs.
F Berry Garnett, #11, Senior 6'5 220 lbs.
C Chris Eddins, #54, RS Freshman 6'10, 234 lbs.
C Esmond Sherrod, #15, RS Freshman 6'8 222 lbs.
F Drew Baker, #31, Sophmore 6'8 199 lbs.
F Rodney McBridle, #7, RS Freshman 6'8 224 lbs.
C Alexis Casey, #52, Junior (Reserve) 6'9 255 lbs.
G Aaron Munoz, #3, Senior (Reserve) 6'2 182 lbs.
F Harold Maxwell, #45, Freshman (Redshirted) 6'5 200 lbs.
G Rick Cuffle, #10, Freshman (Redshirted) 6'3 186 lbs.

Recruiting Targets:
G Virgil Webber
Minneapolis, MN HS SR, 5 star, High-School All-American, Mr. Basketball Minnesota
6'3 188 lbs. Top 5 Schools: MINN, ND, ISU, DUKE, UNC
Offense: B-
Shooting: A-
Rebounding: A-
Hustle: A-
Leaping: B
Quickness: B
Intelligence: A-
Potential: GOOD

G Monte Ross
Bloomington, MN JC FR, 4 star
5'11 160 lbs. Top 3 Schools: MINN, IOWA, NEB
Offense: C
Shooting: B-
Rebounding: C+
Hustle: C+
Leaping: C
Quickness: B
Intelligence: C+
Potential: GREAT

C Ira Fraser
Bicmarck, ND JC SO, 4 star
6'6 210 lbs. Top 4 schools: NEB, ISU, MINN, GT
Offense: B
Shooting: B
Rebounding: B-
Hustle: A-
Leaping: B+
Quickness: B-
Intelligence: B+
Potential: AVG

G Uche Stewart
Omaha, NE HS SR, 3 star
5'8 158 lbs. Top 2 schools: MINN, ISU
Offense: C
Shooting: C+
Rebounding: C+
Hustle: B+
Leaping: C+
Quickness: B-
Intelligence: C
Potential: AVG

G Dean Sogdazi
Plymouth, MN JC FR, 3 star
6'3 192 lbs. Top 2 schools: MINN, IOWA
Offense: C+
Shooting: B-
Rebounding: C-
Hustle: C+
Leaping: C+
Quickness: C
Intelligence: B-
Potential: GOOD

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1/19 - MINNESOTA GOLDEN GOPHERS (10-3) @ NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS (13-3)

Gophers Pounce on Wildcats, Win by 48
January 20th, 2013

EVANSTON, ILL. - The Minnesota Golden Gophers thouroughly routed the Wildcats of Northwestern last night in Big Ten League action. The Wildcats came on strong, at one point going up 13-4 in the first half. But that was when Minnesota got it together, going on 21-4 run from there and going into halftime leading 38-25. The Gophers came out in the seconds half and exploded. They started out the second half with a 14-3 run, and Northwestern never got closer than their halftime defecit of 13.

The second half breakout was sparked by point guard Morris House, who scored 7 points in the first minute of the second half. House would score a total of 18 points in the game, with 15 of the 18 coming in the second half. The real story though was the play of Minnesota center Baboucarr Watts. Watts had 28 points and 4 rebounds, and was the spark plug for the early comeback of the first half, scoring 12 of the 21 points on Minnesota 21-4 run to take the lead in the first half.

Minnesota's pressure defense worked very well against the turnover prone Northwestern offense, forcing 15 turnovers and holding Northwestern to just 41 points. When Northwestern did get the ball past half court, the execution of the zone defenses Minnesota used was impeccable. Northwestern posted a measly field goal precentage of 38% and was 0 for 5 from beyond the arc.

Minnesota's offensive approach was to try and slow it down and wait for a good shot to open up, and boy did they. Minnesota offense just started raining jumpers into the hoop, shooting 70% from the field and 50% from three point land. Minnesota's 89 points marks the third time in their last five games and the fourth time this season that they've scored over 85 points. Great defensive play has been a staple to Minnesota basketball under coach Gene Keller, and they've allowed less than 60 points in 8 of 14 games so far this year, including a season low of 38 points allowed against Sacred Heart on December 26th.

Minnesota next game is on January 23rd when they visit 8-6 Penn State. Minnesota improved to 11-3 on the season and Northwestern dropped to 13-4.

PLAYER OF THE GAME:
Baboucarr Watts, C, MINN - 28 points, 4 rebounds, 3 blocks

[krzyzewskisucks]

What difficulty are u playing on?? I have a hard time believing that u could beat a 13-3 team by 48 on All-American, maybe not even on all conference, unless u have like all starting 5 90+ players

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What difficulty are u playing on?? I have a hard time believing that u could beat a 13-3 team by 48 on All-American, maybe not even on all conference, unless u have like all starting 5 90+ players

They were 13-3 because all of their non-conference opponents were nothing... I didn't even play the game I did coach mode on it and just called plays and substitutions and all that. Their overall was like 85 and mine was 94...

[fiestyfighter123]

good win over the wildcats good luck on the rest of your season good luck when you face the ILLINI :D