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Tickets on Sale Now for Home Opener
8/15/2018 10:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
MINNEAPOLIS – Tickets are on sale now to the general public for the 2018-19 Minnesota women's basketball home opener against New Hampshire on Nov. 9. Tip-off is scheduled for 8 p.m. that night. This will be the first opportunity for fans to see Lindsay Whalen as the team's newest head coach.
Tickets are $5 for Zones 1 and 2 and just $1 for seats in Zone 3. Fans can purchase tickets online at GopherSports.com or by calling 612-624-8080.
Whalen, who announced her retirement from the WNBA on Monday, was named the head coach on April 13, 2018. She returned to the Gophers after destroying the program's record book in the early 2000s, finishing her career as Minnesota's all-time points leader, along with being second all-time in assists and third all-time in steals.
She was the first three-time All-American in program history, a three-time All-Big Ten selection and a three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree. After a Sweet Sixteen appearance her junior season (2002-03), Whalen led the Gophers to their only Final Four in program history in 2004. Her jersey, No. 13, hangs in the rafters of Williams Arena.
After playing five seasons with the Connecticut Sun, Whalen returned to her home state with the Minnesota Lynx and has since won four WNBA championships (2011, 2013, 2015, 2017). Whalen has been named All-WNBA five times and is currently third in WNBA history in assists, to go along with being in the top-20 in career points and steals. Last year, she became the winningest player in WNBA history, having now been a part of more than 300 wins in the league.
Meanwhile, the Golden Gophers program is coming off a 24-9 season and a trip to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The team returns four of its top five leading scorers, 67.3 percent of its scoring, 67.4 percent of its minutes, 68.9 percent of its rebounds, 76.4 percent of its steals and 78.1 percent of its assists.
Highlighting the individuals returning for the Gophers are redshirt senior Kenisha Bell, who was an AP Honorable Mention All-American, a unanimous All-Big Ten First Team honoree and a member of the All-Big Ten Defensive Team, and sophomore Destiny Pitts, who is the reigning Big Ten Freshman of the Year and was selected to both the All-Big Ten Freshman Team and the All-Big Ten Second Team (media).
Tickets are $5 for Zones 1 and 2 and just $1 for seats in Zone 3. Fans can purchase tickets online at GopherSports.com or by calling 612-624-8080.
Whalen, who announced her retirement from the WNBA on Monday, was named the head coach on April 13, 2018. She returned to the Gophers after destroying the program's record book in the early 2000s, finishing her career as Minnesota's all-time points leader, along with being second all-time in assists and third all-time in steals.
She was the first three-time All-American in program history, a three-time All-Big Ten selection and a three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree. After a Sweet Sixteen appearance her junior season (2002-03), Whalen led the Gophers to their only Final Four in program history in 2004. Her jersey, No. 13, hangs in the rafters of Williams Arena.
After playing five seasons with the Connecticut Sun, Whalen returned to her home state with the Minnesota Lynx and has since won four WNBA championships (2011, 2013, 2015, 2017). Whalen has been named All-WNBA five times and is currently third in WNBA history in assists, to go along with being in the top-20 in career points and steals. Last year, she became the winningest player in WNBA history, having now been a part of more than 300 wins in the league.
Meanwhile, the Golden Gophers program is coming off a 24-9 season and a trip to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The team returns four of its top five leading scorers, 67.3 percent of its scoring, 67.4 percent of its minutes, 68.9 percent of its rebounds, 76.4 percent of its steals and 78.1 percent of its assists.
Highlighting the individuals returning for the Gophers are redshirt senior Kenisha Bell, who was an AP Honorable Mention All-American, a unanimous All-Big Ten First Team honoree and a member of the All-Big Ten Defensive Team, and sophomore Destiny Pitts, who is the reigning Big Ten Freshman of the Year and was selected to both the All-Big Ten Freshman Team and the All-Big Ten Second Team (media).
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