Two developments this week signal that Williams Arena, which opened in 1928, will be the home of Gophers basketball for many years to come.
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Gophers working to sell naming rights for historic Williams Arena
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Gophers women’s basketball team rolls against Belmont for WBIT title
Minnesota rode a big burst of scoring by freshman Tori McKinney to the tournament championship.
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Gophers men’s hockey team lands transfer from Nebraska Omaha
Tanner Ludtke, from Lakeville South High School, led Omaha in scoring in 2023-24 but was hampered by injury this winter.
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Former Mankato East star Omot signs with Gophers out of the transfer portal
A Minnesota Mr. Basketball finalist when he was at Mankato East, BJ Omot averaged 10.8 points per game this season for the Cal Golden Bears.
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Gophers men's basketball recruit Shinholster announces he’s sticking with Minnesota
Philadelphia native Kai Shinholster signed with the Gophers under previous coach Ben Johnson and remains committed under Niko Medved.
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Gophers golfer set to play in the Augusta National Women’s Amateur
Junior Isabella McCauley will play two rounds at Champions Retreat, and if she makes the cut she’ll play the final round Friday at one of the most storied courses in the world.
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Gophers land first commitment under Medved with Colorado State transfer
Jaylen Crocker-Johnson, a 6-8 forward who started for Niko Medved's Rams, will transfer to the Gophers.
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Gophers reach the championship game again, this time against Belmont in the WBIT
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Scoggins: Williams Arena needs to get a piece of its history back
It’s time to move forward, in this era of college sports no longer operating under the guise of amateurism, and honor the past. The Gophers should let the 1997 Final Four banner hang from the Williams Arena rafters once more.
AuthoredChip Scoggins
AuthoredChip ScogginsApril 1, 2025
