NBA Summer League gave Minnesota natives Jamison Battle, Dawson Garcia, and Curtis Jones the chance to prove they belong in the league. Coaches used the event to level up, too.
Dawson Garcia
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Women of color still “dramatically under-represented” in coaching
The 2024–25 Women in College Coaching Report Card shows women of color remain vastly underrepresented in NCAA head coaching roles—just 7.5% nationwide. Also: Garcia’s NBA Draft status and Diamond Johnson’s 3XBA debut.
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Dawson Garcia Leads Gophers to Turnaround: A Scoring Streak for the Ages
Dawson Garcia’s impressive performance has led the Minnesota Gophers to a three-game winning streak, including an upset victory over No. 15 Oregon, and he is now in the conversation for Big Ten Player of the Year.
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Two former greats represent in Big Ten ball
Two former Twin Cities Metro area high school boys’ basketball standouts, Tre Holloman and Lu’Cye Patterson, went at it during the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers men’s basketball Big Ten Conference opener against the Michigan State Spartans, with Holloman leading the Spartans with eight assists and Patterson scoring 12 points and four assists for the Gophers.
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Mitchell comes back to bring the Gophers back
Mike Mitchell Jr., a senior basketball player at the University of Minnesota, is among the 100 African American and other student-athletes of color this school year, and is one of the probable starters for the 2024-25 home opener.
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Gopher men’s basketball exhibition victory
The University of Minnesota defeated Bemidji State University 90-65 in an exhibition game, with Mike Mitchell leading the winners with 19 points and eight assists, while Peyton Newbern’s father watched on as his son scored eight points.
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Gopher hoopsters in summer workouts
The Minnesota men and women’s basketball teams are in the midst of their summer workouts.
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Walton chooses North Carolina
Kerwin Walton, one of the state’s top prep boys’ basketball players as a member of the Hopkins Royals and the Class of 2020, committed last week to play at the University of North Carolina this fall.