Three former boys' basketball coaches, including Dave Thorson of DeLaSalle. and one current one will be inducted into the Minnesota Basketball Coaches Association's Hall of Fame on Oct. 26 at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis.
The other inductees and the schools they coach at are Tim Anderson, of Maple River, Mankato Loyola and Mankato West; Jim MacDonald of Fridley and Dave Montbriand, of Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa.
This will be MacDonald's 32nd year leading the Tigers.
Thorson won a record nine state titles with the Islanders, two in Class 2A, the rest in Class 3A, including six in a row from 2012-17.
Anderson had a career record of 408-168. Montbriand's teams won 71 straight games at home from 2009-14; his career mark was 388-171 and his Jaguars won two Class 1A state titles.
Seventeen of Gophers' Big Ten games on BTN
The Gophers men's basketball team announced its television schedule, although additional games might be added later.
Following an exhibition game at Williams Arena on Oct. 28 against Southwest Minnesota State, the Gophers' 125th season will tip off one week later Nov. 5 against Cleveland State. Both those games will be on Big Ten Network Plus, a paid streaming service.
The Gophers' first TV game will be Nov. 9 when the Gophers play Oklahoma in Sioux Falls, S.D., on BTN.