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2021–22 Minnesota Golden Gophers Men's Basketball Team
The 2021–22 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gophers were led by first-year head coach Ben Johnson and played their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 13–17, 4–16 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for last place. As the No. 14 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they lost to Penn State in the first round. Previous season In a season that was restricted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Gophers concluded the 2020–21 season with a record of 14-15, including a 6-14 performance in Big Ten play that landed them in 13th place. They managed to secure a victory against Northwestern in the opening round of the Big Ten tournament, but unfortunately suffered a defeat at the hands of Ohio State in the subsequent round. After the conclusion of the season, the school made the decision ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Johnson (basketball)
Benjamin Johnson (born December 23, 1980) is an American college basketball coach. He played basketball for the Northwestern Wildcats and Golden Gophers before becoming an assistant coach for several major college programs. From 2021–2025, he served as the head coach of the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Playing career Johnson led DeLaSalle High School to two Minnesota state championships and was a two-time first-team all state selection in basketball. He then played two years for the Northwestern University Wildcats before transferring home to the University of Minnesota, where he played his two final seasons for the Golden Gophers and finished with 533 points in 59 games. Coaching career After graduating from the University of Minnesota with a degree in sociology in 2005 Johnson worked as a graduate assistant at the University of Dayton. Following Dayton, Johnson became an assistant at the University of where he was heavily involved in recruiting and backcourt development. F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamal Mashburn Jr
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DePaul Blue Demons Men's Basketball
The DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball program is the NCAA Division I intercollegiate men's basketball program of DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois. The team competes in the Big East Conference. DePaul's last NCAA tournament victory was in 2004. DePaul's NCAA tournament record since the end of the 1991–92 season is 1–2, spanning the last 30 tournaments played. The Blue Demons play home games at Wintrust Arena at the McCormick Place convention center on Chicago's Near South Side, Chicago, Near South Side. History DePaul was an independent from 1923 to 1991, despite having a team since 1908. It joined the Great Midwest Conference in 1991 which later merged with the Metro Conference in 1995 to become Conference USA, in which DePaul was a member through 2005. DePaul left for the Big East Conference (1979–2013), Big East Conference in 2005 and was a member until 2012 when it joined the reconfigured Big East in 2013. Early history (1923–1942) Robert Stevenson (basketba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iowa State Cyclones Men's Basketball
The Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represents Iowa State University (ISU) and competes in the Big 12 Conference of NCAA Division I. The Cyclones play their home games at Hilton Coliseum on Iowa State's campus. History Early years (1908–1980) From 1907 to 1928, the Cyclones played in the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association, managing a few winning records in-conference but no championships. In 1929, the Cyclones moved to the Big Six Conference and named Louis Menze as head coach. Over the next 19 years, Menze would lead the Cyclones to four conference championships (their only seasons with a winning conference record in this period). Two of these teams earned consideration for the then eight-team NCAA tournament; the 1941 squad lost in a pre-Tournament "qualifying game" to Creighton. Three years later, the 1944 team beat Pepperdine to reach the semifinals in the tournament proper before losing its next game against eventual champion Utah, g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edina, Minnesota
Edina ( , ) is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States and a first-ring suburb of Minneapolis. The population was 53,494 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the 18th most populous city in Minnesota. Edina began as a small agriculture, farming and gristmill, milling community along Minnehaha Creek in the 1860s and became one of Minneapolis's first incorporated suburbs in 1888. After years of being a streetcar suburb, Edina saw expanded development as a car-centric suburb in the 1950s and 1960s. The city is known for its shopping, parks, and high quality of life and also has the nation's oldest indoor mall, the Southdale Center. History Settlement Edina began as part of Richfield Township, Minnesota. By the 1870s, 17 families, most of them immigrating as a result of the Great Famine (Ireland), Great Famine of Ireland, had come to Minnesota and claimed land in the southwest section of what was then Richfield Townsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabe Kalscheur
Gabe Kalscheur (born May 20, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Nürnberg Falcons of the ProA. He played college basketball for Minnesota and Iowa State. High school career Kalscheur is the son of LeeAnna Kalscheur, who played college basketball at Cal Poly Pomona and Nebraska. He played at DeLaSalle High School and led the team to three state titles. As a senior, Kalscheur averaged 23.2 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game. He committed to play college basketball at Minnesota, choosing the Golden Gophers over several ACC and Big Ten programs. College career As a freshman, Kalscheur averaged 10 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game. He averaged 11.6 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game as a sophomore. Kalscheur averaged 9.2 points and 2.9 rebounds per game as a junior. Following the season, he transferred to Iowa State after Minnesota coach Richard Pitino was fired. As a senior, Kalscheur averaged 9.6 points, 2.4 rebounds and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orono, Minnesota
Orono ( , ) is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. It is a suburb of Minneapolis located about to the west on the north shore of Lake Minnetonka. The population was 7,437 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. The city was named after Orono, Maine by early resident George A. Brackett. Orono is the largest municipality by area on Lake Minnetonka and is largely residential. History Orono was originally part of Excelsior, Minnesota, Excelsior Township. In 1868, it became part of Medina, Minnesota, Medina Township. Residents received permission from Hennepin County to form the independent town of Orono in 1889. It was incorporated as a city in 1955. Orono is named after Orono, Maine, the hometown of early resident George A. Brackett. Fire Service On November 21, 2023, a Hennepin County, Minnesota, Hennepin County Court found Orono in Contempt of court, contempt for violating an Injunction, injunctive relief order designed to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Orleans
New Orleans (commonly known as NOLA or The Big Easy among other nicknames) is a Consolidated city-county, consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 383,997 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of municipalities in Louisiana, most populous city in Louisiana and the French Louisiana region, the second-most populous in the Deep South, and the twelfth-most populous in the Southeastern United States. The city is coextensive with Orleans Parish, Louisiana, Orleans Parish. New Orleans serves as a major port and a commercial hub for the broader Gulf Coast of the United States, Gulf Coast region. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of approximately 1 million, making it the most populous metropolitan area in Louisiana and the List of metropolitan statistical areas, 59th-most populous in the United States. New Orleans is world-renowned for Music of New Orleans, its distincti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Utah Utes Men's Basketball
The Utah Utes men's basketball team, also known as the Runnin' Utes, represents the University of Utah as an NCAA Division I program that plays in the Big-12 Conference, Big-12. They play their home games at the Jon M. Huntsman Center. The school has made the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship, NCAA tournament 29 times. They last made the tournament in 2016 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, 2016. Utah won the NCAA Championship in 1944 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, 1944, defeating Dartmouth Big Green, Dartmouth College 42–40 for the school's only NCAA basketball championship. However, the school also claims the 1916 AAU National Championship, which was awarded after winning the Amateur Athletic Union, AAU national tournament. They have also won the National Invitation Tournament, NIT once, defeating Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball, Kentucky in 1947 National Invitation Tournament, 1947. In 1998 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austin, Minnesota
Austin is a city in and the county seat of Mower County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 26,174 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The town was originally settled along the Cedar River (Iowa River), Cedar River and has two artificial lakes, East Side Lake and Mill Pond. It was named for Austin R. Nichols, the area's first European settler. It is part of the Rochester metropolitan area, Minnesota, Rochester, Minnesota metropolitan area. Hormel Foods Corporation is Austin's largest employer, and the city is sometimes called "SPAM Town USA". Austin is home to Hormel's corporate headquarters, a factory that makes most of North America's SPAM (food), SPAM tinned meat, and the Spam Museum. Austin is also home to the Hormel Institute, a leading cancer research institution operated by the University of Minnesota with significant support from the Mayo Clinic. History Fertile land, trapping, and ease of access brought first trappers and then the early pioneers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Texas Longhorns Men's Basketball
The Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represents the University of Texas at Austin in NCAA Division I College basketball, intercollegiate men's basketball competition. The Longhorns competed in the Big 12 Conference through the 2023–24 season and moved to the Southeastern Conference (SEC) on July 1, 2024. The University of Texas began Varsity team, varsity intercollegiate competition in men's basketball in 1906. The Longhorns rank 15th in total victories among all NCAA Division I college basketball programs and 23rd in all-time Winning percentage, win percentage among programs with at least 60 years in Division I, with an all-time win–loss record of 1,920–1,158 (). Among Southeastern Conference men's basketball programs, Texas is second only to Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball, Kentucky in all-time wins and trails only Kentucky and Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball, Arkansas in all-time win percentage. As of the end of the 2024–25 season, the Longhorns have won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toronto
Toronto ( , locally pronounced or ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most populous city in Canada. It is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the List of North American cities by population, fourth-most populous city in North America. The city is the anchor of the Golden Horseshoe, an urban agglomeration of 9,765,188 people (as of 2021) surrounding the western end of Lake Ontario, while the Greater Toronto Area proper had a 2021 population of 6,712,341. As of 2024, the census metropolitan area had an estimated population of 7,106,379. Toronto is an international centre of business, finance, arts, sports, and culture, and is recognized as one of the most multiculturalism, multicultural and cosmopolitanism, cosmopolitan cities in the world. Indigenous peoples in Canada, Indigenous peoples have travelled through and inhabited the Toronto area, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
