Minnesota Hoops

The spotlight will scatter a bit. Big games include:

If either the men or the women are going to make any noise whatsoever this year, a 2-0 week is in order. The men are at Nebraska today and host Wisconsin on Thursday. The women host Penn State today and visit Iowa on Thursday.

DeLaSalle plays host to Benilde-St. Margaret's in a rare double-header on Tuesday. The girls play at 6, the boys afterward. Among the girls it's #2 vs. #3, among the boys it's #1 (Benilde) vs. #5. By the way, what is a Benilde? Where does that name come from? Anybody?

The T-Wolves are busy this week as they try to stay at or above .500. They host Sacramento on Tuesday, they're at Memphis on Wednesday, and return to host host Dallas on Friday and the Knicks on Saturday. One could hope for 3 wins, and settle for 2.

Generally speaking, all of the contenders are done playing each other.

I co-wrote Minnesota Hoops in 2006 with my friend Stew Thornley. We were able to cover the 2006 season only in passing, and of course the book does not encompass the 2007, 2008 and 2009 Minnesota basketball seasons.

Ergo, MinnesotaHoops.com, which picks up where the book left off. I've written summaries of those seasons so that readers of Minnesota Hoops are kept up-to-date. I've also added information that didn't fit in the book.

And, now, for 2009-2010, there is a daily recap of key games--it's the stuff of the next history of basketball in Minnesota, and it's unfolding right before our eyes.

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