The Gophers showed off their brand new $166 million Athletes Village to the media during a tour Saturday morning. Every aspect of the new facility provides upgrades for the athletic programs on campus. The most notable improvement occurred with brand new football and basketball complexes. Minnesota's basketball programs have three levels of the building and football has a separate complex with meeting rooms, an indoor practice facility and a lounge area. The wrestling program will now renovate the former basketball complex and volleyball will occupy some of their office space.
If you take a stroll through the building, the "block M" is a key symbol and offers an enticing look into what the University of Minnesota has to offer through branding.