College Basketball

The Gophers women's basketball team has 2 regular season games left before the Big Ten Tournament, and they're in a battle for an NCAA Tournament spot in Year 2 under Dawn Plitzuweit. The Minnesota coach, Grace Grocholski and Mallory Heyer spoke with reporters on Friday.

The Gophers men's basketball team hosts Penn State on Saturday at Williams Arena. Minnesota is 6-9 in Big Ten play with 5 games left after getting a sweep at USC and UCLA in the past week. Ben Johnson, Lu'Cye Patterson and Dawson Garcia spoke to reporters before Friday's practice.

The Gophers men's basketball team came back from 17 points down to win 64-61 at UCLA Tuesday night. Amy Hockert and Jeff Wald break down the game on FOX 9's All Day.

This week on the FOX 9 Gopher Coaches Show, Ahmad Hicks and Justin Gaard catch up with Dawn Plitzuweit and Mara Braun from the Minnesota women's basketball team. The Gophers are 19-8 overall and 7-8 in Big Ten play with three regular season games left.

Gophers junior guard Mara Braun said on Monday's Gopher Coaches Show with Ahmad Hicks, Justin Gaard and Dawn Plitzuweit that she is day-to-day with a foot injury that required surgery for the second straight season and didn't have a timetable for a return. The Gophers have three regular games left and the Big Ten Tournament.

Gophers Radio play-by-play broadcaster Tanner Hoops always dreamed of becoming a sports journalist but would have to do so with a disability. Despite undergoing open-heart surgery during his junior year of college and being told his dreams would be just that, Hoops defied the odds and landed a job at the University of Minnesota.

This week on the FOX 9 Gopher Coaches Show, Ahmad Hicks and Justin Gaard talk with Minnesota women's basketball coach Dawn Plitzuweit as the Gophers are back home from a West Coast trip where they lost to top-5 teams in USC and UCLA. Freshman Tori McKinney, a former Minnetonka standout, also joins the show.

The Gophers men's basketball team hosts last place Washington on Saturday after having a 3-game Big Ten win streak snapped in a loss at Michigan State.

Minnetonka native and Gophers freshman Tori McKinney is living out her dream with the University of Minnesota women's basketball team. FOX 9's Ahmad Hicks caught up with her and her mother, Jennifer McKinney, on this week's Gopher Coaches Show.

This week on the FOX 9 Gopher Coaches Show, Ahmad Hicks and Justin Gaard catch up with Minnesota women's basketball coach Dawn Plitzuweit. Her Gophers are 18-3, and 6-3 in Big Ten play. Sophie Hart joins the show with a special surprise, and we feature Tori McKinney.

This week on the FOX 9 Gopher Coaches Show with Ahmad Hicks and Justin Gaard, Minnesota women's basketball coach Dawn Plitzuweit surprised senior center and Farmington native Sophie Hart with a fifth year of eligibility, granted by the NCAA, for the 2025-26 season.