Nate Mason was a freshman in high school when the Gophers won the Puerto Rico Tip-Off tournament in 2010.
So it doesn't mean much to him that the University of Minnesota basketball program beat top-10 ranked North Carolina and West Virginia to take the title then.
He thinks the Gophers (2-0) can make a run to the championship this week in Puerto Rico, starting with Thursday's opening game against Temple (0-1) in San Juan.
"I feel like this trip should be fun," said Mason, a sophomore guard. "We can go down there and make some noise.