Last year the Gophers were very fortunate throughout the season in regards to the team health. It wasn’t until the very end of the year when Akeem Springs was lost for the last 2 games of the year after tearing his achilles in the Big Ten Tournament. And then point guard Nate Mason was hobbled for the majority of the team’s NCAA Tournament game against Middle Tennessee State. But for the prior 32 games, the Gophers were mostly healthy and able to go after the Big Ten at full strength.
The Springs injury really highlighted how razor thin that team was.