Guys, I don’t want to alarm anyone, but college basketball season is a mere five weeks away. Five. The Gophers kick off the season with an exhibition game against UMD on Thursday, Nov. 1 and open the season up with Omaha on Nov. 6. It’s close. In the meantime, let’s take a look at some happenings in and around the program:
Season previews are starting to trickle out, and with those come some player predictions and rankings. Jordan Murphy is going to be the talk of the Gophers this year and, if the initial previews are any indication, it’s going to be a bit polarizing.