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Golden Gophers try to avoid legal distractions

Andy Katz

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Minnesota assistant coaches were making their way toward a...feeling pretty swell about the start of the Gophers' season. But boy would they feel even better...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009

Butler one of several ranked teams at 76

Andy Katz, ESPN.com

Four ranked teams and several more NCAA tourney contenders make this year's 76 Classic field the best of any early-season tournament. Andy Katz offers a breakdown of the teams and explains what's at stake.

Story | Conversation | November 25, 2009

Once-fired Monson: 'I enjoy life again'

Andy Katz

...Monson helped put Minnesota in the position it is today. Tubby Smith, one of the best hires an athletic director has pulled off in the last decade, has put the Golden Gophers in the mix...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 26, 2009

UCLA's Howland recruits through appendicitis

Andy Katz

Ben Howland's right side had been bothering him for about a week. But it wasn't pressing enough to keep him from traveling during a recruiting period....

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 23, 2009

If a Final Four is taken away, did it ever exist?

Andy Katz

The 1985 Final Four banner that Memphis earned is down for the summer. The plan, as is the case every year, is to put it back up at FedExForum in t...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 24, 2009

Pair emerges from fatherly shadows

Andy Katz, ESPN.com

Each is a rising soph and the son of a former No. 1 overall pick. But Wazzu's Klay Thompson (son of Mychal) and Minnesota's Ralph Sampson III (son of you-know-who) don't have comparable burdens.

Story | Conversation | August 10, 2009

Katz's Region Breakdowns: East

Andy Katz, ESPN.com

From the most intriguing player to the hardest team to figure out, Andy Katz breaks down the East Regional.

Story | Conversation | March 16, 2009

Gophers need to rebound to rebound

Andy Katz

Minnesota hosts Purdue on Thursday in what could turn...out to be a major game for the Gophers. Sure, a win helps the overall profile and...

Blog Entry | Conversation | January 21, 2009

Minnesota ahead of the curve under Smith

Andy Katz

Minnesota head coach Tubby Smith says that he's ahead of schedule in his rebuilding process and that the Golden Gophers have a legit chance to beat Louisville...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 17, 2008

Monson named new head coach at Long Beach

Andy Katz, ESPN.com

Dan Monson, who was fired by Minnesota in November seven games into last season, will be named the next head coach at Long Beach State.

Story | Conversation | April 06, 2007

Smith agrees to 7-year deal worth $1.8M annually

Andy Katz, ESPN.com

Minnesota athletic director Joel Maturi found out six weeks ago that Tubby Smith was willing to leave Kentucky and come to Minnesota.

Story | Conversation | March 22, 2007

Smith leaving Kentucky to coach Minnesota

Andy Katz, ESPN.com

Tubby Smith is leaving Kentucky to take over the head coaching job at Minnesota.

Story | Conversation | March 22, 2007

Molinari fired Walker a week after Monson resigned

Andy Katz, ESPN.com

Interim Minnesota coach Jim Molinari fired assistant coach Bill Waker, a longtime Dan Monson aide, a week after Monson left, which has irked some of the coaching community.

Story | Conversation | December 12, 2006

Picking the 25 best not an easy task

Andy Katz, ESPN.com

Now that we know who's in and who's out, Andy Katz offers up the final version of his preseason top 25 -- at least until the fall.

Story | Conversation | June 15, 2009

That's right -- a revised top 25 already

Andy Katz, ESPN.com

With the various underclassman decisions, much has changed over the past few weeks. With that in mind, here's a look at Andy Katz's new top 25 for the 2009-10 season.

Story | Conversation | April 27, 2009