University of Minnesota Athletics
Golden Gophers Head to Orlando for Old Spice Classic
11/23/2011 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Nov. 23, 2011
GAME INFORMATION
Date: Thursday, November 24, 2011
Time: 1:00 p.m. CT
Location: Orlando, Fla.
Arena: HP Fieldhouse
Television: ESPN2
Bob Picozzi (Play-by-Play)
Tim Welsh (Analyst)
Radio: Learfield/1500 ESPN Twin Cities
Mike Grimm (Play-by-Play)
Spencer Tollackson (Analyst)
SERIES INFORMATION
Series: 17th meeting (7-9)
Series Home/Away: 6-3/1-6
Current Streak: L-3
Last Meeting: 3/16/83 - L, 73-76 at DePaul
Tubby Smith vs. DePaul: 1-0
Minnesota vs. Big East: 49-49
Tubby Smith vs. Big East: 18-10
GAME DAY TID-BITS
- The Gophers and Blue Demons will be meeting for the first time since the 1982-83 season. The school's have played 16 times prior.
- Tubby Smith's only game against DePaul also came during Thanksgiving week, a 10-point victory in the first round of the 2007 Maui Invitational
- DePaul has not played since Nov. 14 due to its class schedule. They have opened the season with two wins over UT-Pan American and Mississippi Valley State.
- Trevor Mbakwe won the MVP at the 2010 Puerto Rico Tipoff with tourney averages of 15.3 points & 8.7 rebounds per game. Minnesota went 3-0 in the tournament with wins over Western Kentucky, #8 North Carolina and West Virginia. Mbakwe was later named the Big Ten Conference's Player of the Week for his efforts.
- Minnesota has led the Big Ten Conference in blocked shots during the last three seasons, including three of the top four season block totals in the history of the Gopher program: a program leading 201 in 2008-09, 199 in 2009-10 and 169 last season. Senior Ralph Sampson III led the team in blocked shots last season and is currently fourth all-time in program history with 171 career swats. Minnesota has blocked 24 shots already this season, led by Trevor Mbakwe with seven
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