US EditionGophers Underlying Positive Amid Long Losing Streak
The Gophers' roster retains most players' eligibility and features promising underclassmen and recruits despite a seven-game losing streak, offering optimism for the 2026-27 season.
- On Wednesday, the Gophers men's basketball team has lost seven straight games and hosts 10th-ranked Michigan State at Williams Arena.
- After a senior-heavy roster a year ago, Medved's staff signed three high school recruits so the cupboard will not be bare, unlike last year.
- Several players have eligibility to return, including starters Jaylen Crocker-Johnson, Isaac Asuma and Bobby Durkin, while Chansey Willis and Robert Vaihola may receive medical redshirts; Grayson Grove and Kai Shinholster have developed, unlike B.J. Omot and Chance Stephens.
- Contract and depth issues mean every Minnesota Gophers player on one-year revenue-sharing contracts, requiring re-signing, while injuries have forced reliance on two freshmen in their seven-man rotation.
- With players showing improvement, Tyson, who scored 17 on Sunday, reported ankle soreness but likely will play, while Durkin has averaged 17.3 points in his past three games.
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Duluth News Tribune
Gophers underlying positive amid long losing streak
The Gophers men’s basketball team has lost seven straight games, and 10th-ranked Michigan State is up next, here Wednesday night for a Big Ten game at Williams Arena. But this ongoing skid is not as bleak as it might appear. While head coach Niko Medved bristles at opportunities to take moral victories, one fact is important to lean on in these lean times: The majority of Minnesota’s roster will have eligibility remaining for at least next seaso…
Men’s basketball: Gophers underlying positive amid long losing streak
The Gophers men’s basketball team has lost seven straight games, and 10th-ranked Michigan State is up next, here Wednesday night for a Big Ten game at Williams Arena. But this ongoing skid is not as bleak as it might appear. While head coach Niko Medved bristles at opportunities to take moral victories, one fact is important to lean on in these lean times: The majority of Minnesota’s roster will have eligibility remaining for at least next seaso…
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