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Episode 156 - Gophers Stay Unbeaten With Late Game Heroics

The Gopher men's basketball team moved to 3-0 after Bobby Durkin's buzzer beating three secured a road win for Minnesota over the Cincinnati Bearcats of the Big 12. Ryan

Nov 10
51 min

Episode 155 - Gophers Dominate in Season Opener

Gopher basketball kicked off the 2026-27 season with a dominant 35 point victory over the North Dakota Fighting Hawks. Ryan James and Dan Owen are back in the latest epis

Nov 3
57 min

Episode 154 - Gopher Women's Basketball 2026-27 Season Preview

The women's college basketball season tips off next week and your Minnesota Golden Gopher women's basketball team enters the season ranked 17th in nation. Dan Owen is joi

Oct 28
59 min

Episode 153 - Gopher Men's Basketball 2026-27 Season Preview

The college basketball season begins in one week as the Gopher basketball team prepares to take a step forward in Niko Medved's second season. Ryan James and Dan Owen rec

Oct 27
1 h 08 min

Episode 152: Gophers vs. Omaha exhibition recap, the NCAA's eligibility chaos, and Big Ten hoops predictions

The Gophers men's basketball season is just two weeks away and we officially entered exhibition season when Minnesota faced off with Omaha at The Barn last Thursday. Ryan

Oct 20
1 h 14 min

Episode 151: Malik Olajuwon visit & B1G Schedule

Malik Olajuwon, son of NBA legend Hakeem Olajuwon, took an official visit to Minnesota this past weekend. Could the Gophers basketball team be in line to land another pla

Sep 23
50 min

Episode 150: Cade Tyson is officially BACK!

The Gopher men's basketball team announced on Tuesday that Cade Tyson, Minnesota's leading scorer a season ago, has enrolled in classes and is back practicing with the te

Sep 9
27 min

Episode 149: 2026 Non Conference Schedule

Minnesota's non-conference basketball schedule is locked in for the 2026-27 men's basketball season. Ryan James and Dan Owen are here to tell you everything you need to k

Sep 3
1 h 08 min

Episode 148: 4-Star Isaiah Santos Commits to the Gophers!

Ryan James and Dan Owen break down the Top 100 4-star SF Isaiah Santos commitment to play for the Minnesota Gophers basketball team.

Jul 29
38 min

Epsisode 147: Gophers Basketball's Top Recruiting Targets Entering July

Gopher Gazette's Dan Owen and Ryan James review Minnesota's top recruiting targets as we enter the July AAU period, specifically analyzing Isaiah Santos and Ahmed Nur. Pl

Jul 9
1 h 00 min

Episode 146: The Rollercoaster

Luke and RJ return to talk about the rollercoaster that has been this season.

Feb 12
49 min

Episode 145: First Third of 2025 Season

Luke and RJ talk through the first third of the season, the roster and the ranked B1G victory over Indiana.

Dec 9 2025
1 h 07 min

Episode 144: A Conversation with Armon Gates

Oct 10 2025
26 min

Episode 143: A Conversation with Aaron Katsuma

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Sep 26 2025
28 min

Episode 142: A Conversation with Chad Warner

Sep 16 2025
32 min

Episode 141: A Conversation with Dave Thorson

Aug 23 2025
37 min

Episode 140: A Conversation with Brian Cooley

Aug 17 2025
34 min

Episode 139: A Conversation with Niko Medved

May 7 2025
27 min

Episode 138: Portaling & Patience

Apr 5 2025
53 min

Episode 137: Niko Medved

Mar 25 2025
53 min

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I can’t believe it took me this long to leave a review and say this: I need more Gopher basketball content in my life. I sat through wayyyyy too much Minnesota road construction without listening to more about Gopher basketball. But seriously I appreciate the inside information, breakdown of players and coaching, updates on recruits, and anything and everything.

Robin_Younh · Aug 2022

I grew up and played HS ball with Luke, so naturally I was inclined to give this a listen their first year. Bringing MN’s best (not debatable) HS and Gopher Hoops resource into the pod (RJ himself) helps to solidify this as the best podcast for Minnesota Hoops junkies. Wish they’d do it more often, but hey, we all have day jobs! Luke and Ryan do a great job! If you love Gopher basketball and like to be in the loop on recruiting tidbits, subscribe folks! RJ/Luke, let me know if you ever need some color commentary 😜 -Jesse J

Jesse Jacobson · Jan 2019

Ryan James is the best insider on Golden Gopher hoops and this podcast is great to listen to if you like Minnesota Basketball. If you're a Gopher fan this is a must. Luke and Ryan cover everything from recruiting, to the team, to the big ten. Love it.

dwwderek · Nov 2016

This is a great podcast for Gopher basketball, both current players on the court and recruiting. I am glad they are keeping it up over the summer with a lot of recruiting talk. I'd be interested in more talk about the MN high school players and their recruiting, even if it not strictly for the Gophers as I am a fan of MN basketball in general. Keep up the great work guys.

bobpfef · Jul 2012

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