University of Minnesota Athletics
Gopher Athletics: Week in Review (Nov. 14-20)
11/21/2020 9:29:00 AM | Athletics
GopherSports.com: Daniel Oturu was selected in the second round of the NBA Draft on Wednesday by the Minnesota Timberwolves. After a pair of trades, Oturu is on his way to L.A. to play for the Clippers.
KSTP.com: Ahead of the draft, KSTP's Darren Wolfson spoke with Oturu and Coach Pitino.
GopherSports.com: Men's Hockey opened its 100th season with a two-game sweep of Penn State at 3M Arena at Mariucci. Minnesota hosts Ohio State this Monday and Tuesday.
GopherSports.com: Men's Hockey unveiled its 100th season throwback jerseys.
@MinnesotaonBTN: BTN's Rick Pizzo and USCHO's Jimmy Connelly looked at Men's Hockey's season prospects in 2020-21.
GopherSports.com: Women's Hockey Head Coach Brad Frost is this week's guest on the Golden Gopher Podcast.
GopherSports.com: Minnesota and Ohio State were rated No. 2 and 3, respectively, in the preseason WCHA Coaches Poll.
MNDaily.com: The Daily's Matthew Kennedy spoke with Bemidji State transfer Lauren Bench, who is looking to replace 2019-20 WCHA Goaltender of the Year Sydnee Scobee.
GopherSports.com: With the season approaching, Coach Pitino met the media on Tuesday.
WCCORadio.com: Coach Pitino joined WCCO's Cory Hepola to talk about Daniel Oturu and the upcoming season.
GopherSports.com: Men's Basketball announced that Marcus Carr, Eric Curry and Gabe Kalscheur will serve as team captains.
GopherSports.com: Junior guard Marcus Carr has been named to the 2021 Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Award watch list.
GopherSports.com: Josh Aune's first career interception sealed Minnesota's 34-31 win against Purdue on Friday night.
GopherSports.com: Watch a replay of this week's Gopher Football Weekly with P.J. Fleck.
GopherSports.com: For the second straight year, Gopher Athletics posted a program-record 94 percent graduation rate, as measured by the NCAA's Graduation Success Rate (GSR).
GopherSports.com: W.I.L.L. hosted its final meeting of the 2020 fall semester.
GopherSports.com: Softball reconnected with its past with a zoom call featuring 44 former players.
GopherSports.com: Go behind the scenes with Gopher Baseball volunteer assistant coach Brandon Hunt.
GopherSports.com: Women's Gymnastics' "All-Around" series continues with sophomore Maddie Quarles.
GopherSports.com: Gopher alum Mitch McKee took first place at last weekend's 2020 U-23 Junior Nationals, while four current Gophers earned top-eight finishes.
GopherSports.com: Former Gopher Taylor Morgan spoke with Athletes Unlimited ahead of her professional volleyball career.
@FredVR_: Former Gopher Erik van Rooyen withdrew following his first career round at The Masters due to injury.
ESPN.com: Former Gopher Rodney Smith made his NFL debut with Carolina last Sunday. He had three carries for 13 yards, including a 10-yard run, and one reception for two yards.
@GopherFootball: Former Gopher Maxx Williams had two catches for 29 yards for Arizona on Thursday night against Seattle.
GopherSports.com: Mohamed Ibrahim has been added to the Maxwell Award watch list, which is presented to the outstanding collegiate football player.
GopherSports.com: Go "Under the Helmet" with junior defensive lineman Esezi Otomewo.
WCCORadio.com: Former Gopher guard Blake Hoffarber joined WCCO's Mike Max to talk about the NBA Draft and Minnesota basketball.