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Timberwolves coach Ryan Saunders returns to Williams Arena, shares experiences from time with Gophers

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Earlier in the season, Ryan Saunders made a commitment to talk to the Gophers booster club before Saturday night's game against Penn State. That was before he got a pretty big job change. But he stuck to it.

Earlier in the season, Ryan Saunders made a commitment to talk to the Gophers booster club before Saturday night’s game against Penn State.

That was before he got a pretty big job change.

After Tom Thibodeau was fired Jan. 6, Saunders was promoted from Timberwolves assistant to interim head coach. The Golden Dunkers club expected him to be too busy to be their guest speaker, but he made enough time to return to his alma mater.