University of Minnesota Athletics
Hoffarber Named Academic All-Big Ten
4/6/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
The Big Ten Conference announced today that Gopher guard Blake Hoffarber (Minnetonka, Minn.) is amongst a list of players named Academic All-Big Ten. This is the second consecutive season he has received the honor.
To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten selection, student-athletes must be letter winners in at least their second academic year at their institution and carry a cumulative grade-point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher.
Hoffarber, a finance major in the prestigious Carlson School of Management, finished this season as the team's second-leading scorer with a career-high 10.0 points per game while also adding a career-high 3.6 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game.
He led the team in minutes played and set a Gopher single-season record for three-point field goals made with 85, including a school record eight treys against Northern Illinois on Dec. 15. Hoffarber led the country in three-point shooting for much of the season and finished third with a percentage of .467 (85-182).
One of the most accurate shooters in Gopher history, Hoffarber will enter his senior campaign with a career three-point field-goal percentage of .418 (200-478), the fourth highest all-time in Gold Country. His 200 career three-pointers are already the most in school history.
The Gophers wrapped up the 2009-10 with a loss to Xavier on Mar. 19 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. This was the second consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance for the Gophers and the 16th overall appearance for a Tubby Smith-led team.
The Gophers finished 21-14 on the season, the 17th-straight season a Tubby Smith-led team reached the 20-win plateau. It is the longest active streak in the nation and the third-longest streak in NCAA history. Minnesota reached 20 total wins for just the 10th time in school history.
