We’re less than a month away from the opening game of the 2018-19 basketball season (Nov. 6 at home against Omaha), and the schedule is locked and loaded. We couldn’t say that just a few weeks ago, when Minnesota’s holiday tournament, the Vancouver Showcase, didn’t even have clarity on which teams the Gophers would face as part of the contest, but that’s been resolved.
So where are we at? Early indications are that the Gophers have a non-conference schedule difficulty that falls somewhere in the middle. It’s not the hardest one in the land, but it’s certainly not the softest.