NCAA Men's Basketball

Minnesota Golden Gophers (9-22)


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@ Neb 
L 67-78
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W 75-74
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vs. Wisc 
L 67-71
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W 78-75
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@ MD 
L 54-70
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Former Howard guard Elijah Hawkins transferring to Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Former Howard guard Eljiah Hawkins has transferred to Minnesota with two seasons of eligibility left.

The Gophers announced the addition of the 5-foot-11 Hawkins on Tuesday. The native of Washington, D.C., was the leading scorer on a Bison team in 2022-23 that gave the program its first NCAA Tournament appearance in 31 years. Hawkins averaged 12.9 points, 6.0 assists and 1.7 steals while shooting 46.6% from 3-point range.

Hawkins is the third incoming transfer to join the Gophers this spring, following guard Mike Mitchell (Pepperdine) and center Jack Wilson (Washington State).

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Leaders
Points: T. Cooper9.8
Rebounds: P. Payne5.2
Assists: T. Cooper6.3
FG%: No qualifiers
FT%: No qualifiers
3P%: J. Battle31.1%
Steals: T. Cooper1.1
Blocks: P. Payne1.1
AP Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Alabama31-6
2 Houston33-4
3 Purdue29-6
4 Kansas28-8
5 Texas29-9
6 Marquette29-7
7 UCLA31-6
8 Arizona28-7
9 Gonzaga31-6
10 UConn31-8
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Coaches Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 UConn31-8
2 San Diego State32-7
3 Miami (FL)29-8
4 Alabama31-6
5 Florida Atlantic35-4
6 Houston33-4
7 Texas29-9
8 UCLA31-6
9 Kansas State26-10
10 Gonzaga31-6
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Big Ten Standings
 ConferenceOverall
  W-L W-L
Purdue 15-5 29-6
Indiana 12-8 23-12
Northwestern 12-8 22-12
Michigan State 11-8 21-13
Maryland 11-9 22-13
Illinois 11-9 20-13
Iowa 11-9 19-14
Michigan 11-9 18-16
Penn State 10-10 23-14
Rutgers 10-10 19-15
Wisconsin 9-11 20-15
Nebraska 9-11 16-16
Ohio State 5-15 16-19
Minnesota 2-17 9-22
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Offense (Rank)
Points: 62.9 (350)
Rebounds: 8.5 (288)
Assists: 14.6 (71)
FG%: 43.3% (256)
FT%: 61.9% (363)
3P%: 32.5% (279)
Defense (Rank)
Points: 71.0 (209)
Rebounds: 24.4 (219)
Assists: 14.0 (277)
FG%: 44.9% (262)
FT%: 70.7% (138)
3P%: 35.9% (310)