The Gopher Hoops Podcast

Bobby Durkin at the buzzer! The Gophers won 63-61 at Cincinnati on a deep three as time expired. We break down Kyan Evans' 26 and 10, the turnovers against Cincinnati's pressure, and whether one shot gets Bobby off the hook. Plus our St. Thomas recap (Isaac Asuma's 20, Nolan Groves' 15 off the bench and a sloppy second half), the latest on Cade Tyson's eligibility, and fan mail from Mary Pope about where this program goes from here. Next episode, a former Gopher joins the pod.

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Basketball's back! The Gophers opened the season by beating North Dakota 85-50. We break down the defense, Isaac Asuma's all-around game, Malick Kordel's four dunks, Bobby Durkin's shooting and the Kyan Evans debate, plus why Cade Tyson could make this a tournament team. Then we go around the Big Ten, preview Friday's St. Thomas game, and read our first-ever fan mail from a very confident Michigan State fan.

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The Gophers went to double overtime with Creighton to close out exhibition play. We break down the 11-0 hole, the second-half comeback, two overtimes and the missed free throws, plus Isaac Asuma's big finish, Kai Shinholster's double-double, Nolan Groves' defense, Malick Kordel late in games, and the Cade Tyson waiting game. Recorded at 399 Studios in Northeast Minneapolis.

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We predict every game on the 2026-27 Minnesota Gophers men's basketball schedule: all 20 Big Ten games, the full non-conference slate, and where all 18 Big Ten teams finish. One of us has the Gophers at 24-8. The other says 20-11. Who's right? We also break down the Omaha exhibition (a 72-52 Gophers win): Kyan Evans' 7 assists and 4 steals, Malick Kordel going 5-for-5, and the rebounding problem that needs fixing. Plus a few upset picks you'll want to argue with: Purdue at the Barn, a Wisconsin sweep, and Michigan at home. Drop your own record prediction in the comments, and tell us whose takes were better. CHAPTERS 00:00 What's on today's episode 01:00 Omaha exhibition recap (72-52 win) 08:56 Big Ten predictions: at Michigan State 12:20 vs. Illinois 14:57 at Northwestern 16:46 vs. Penn State 18:23 at Wisconsin 21:07 at Michigan 23:19 vs. Purdue 26:08 vs. Indiana 28:45 at Rutgers 30:06 vs. Washington 31:32 vs. Wisconsin 34:21 at USC 36:14 at UCLA 37:39 vs. Oregon 39:01 vs. Michigan 40:52 vs. Northwestern 41:37 at Maryland 43:47 at Iowa 46:20 vs. Ohio State 47:54 at Nebraska 49:27 Our Big Ten records (11-9 vs. 13-7) 49:55 Non-conference: the must-wins (St. Thomas!) 51:53 Non-conference toss-ups: Cal, Oklahoma State, Utah 53:27 The tough ones: Cincinnati and SMU 56:04 Final record predictions 57:01 Big Ten power rankings: 18 to 6 64:24 Big Ten top 5 and our champion picks 67:28 Wrap-up and upcoming guests LISTEN ON AUDIO Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5IbRx8i... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... PodBean: https://gopherhoopspod.podbean.com/ FOLLOW THE POD X: https://x.com/gopherhoopspod Email (hate mail welcome, Badgers fans): [email protected] Missed Episode 1?    • Gophers Basketball 2026-27 Roster Rundown ...   The Gopher Hoops Pod is an independent fan podcast and is not affiliated with the University of Minnesota. #Gophers #SkiUMah #BigTenBasketball

Is this the deepest Gophers basketball team in years? We break down the full 2026-27 Minnesota men's basketball roster: every returner, every transfer, and where things stand with Cade Tyson's eligibility case. Welcome to The Gopher Hoops Pod! Ben and Quinn are two U of M grads and lifelong Gopher fans. In our first episode, we cover Niko Medved's second season, what to expect from Jaylen Crocker-Johnson, Isaac Asuma and Bobby Durkin, and the new faces: Kyan Evans, 7'2" center Malick Kordel, Winters Grady, Malachi Palmer and Minnesota's own Nolan Groves. We finish with the team's biggest strengths, question marks and weaknesses heading into the season. Who's your favorite returning Gopher? Let us know in the comments 👇 New episodes about twice a week during the season, plus emergency pods when big news drops. 🏀 CHAPTERS 0:00 Welcome to The Gopher Hoops Pod 0:34 Meet the hosts 2:33 What to expect from the show 3:27 Last season recap (15-18) 5:08 Niko Medved's second season 7:26 Jaylen Crocker-Johnson 9:42 Isaac Asuma 13:09 Bobby Durkin 15:46 Grayson Grove 19:12 Kai Shinholster 21:55 Cade Tyson's eligibility case 27:04 Kyan Evans 29:40 Malick Kordel: a 7'2" center 33:11 Winters Grady 35:37 Malachi Palmer 38:12 Nolan Groves 41:49 The freshmen 42:26 Team strengths 45:15 Biggest question marks 46:38 Weaknesses 49:43 What's next: Omaha exhibition 50:12 Thanks for watching 📲 FOLLOW THE POD Subscribe:    / @thegopherhoopspod   X / Twitter: https://x.com/gopherhoopspod #Gophers #GopherBasketball #BigTen