Tuesday morning it was announced that the Minnesota Gophers men’s basketball team will participate in the 2022 So Cal Challenge this season. The Multi-Team Event will take place November 21st and 23rd in San Juan Capistrano, California. The Gophers will participate in the Surf Division along with UNLV, Cal Baptist, and Southern Illinois.
The Gophers will play in a MTE for the second time in Ben Johnson’s two seasons at the helm of the Gophers. Minnesota won the Ashville Championship in 2021 defeating Western Kentucky and Princeton to take home the trophy.
The So Cal Challenge is in it’s second year.