Brody Fox (holding sign) celebrated with his Wisconsin-Stout teammates after scoring 70 points at Greenville (Ill.) on Nov. 18.
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Brody Fox (holding sign) celebrated with his Wisconsin-Stout teammates after scoring 70 points at Greenville (Ill.) on Nov. 18.
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70 points in one game: Mahtomedi native Fox on college scoring spree

December 15, 2022
Basketball Across Minnesota: Brody Fox, brother of injured Gophers forward Parker Fox, leads NCAA Division III in scoring — and hit all but four of his 38 field-goal tries on his 70-point night for Wisconsin-Stout.
Central Lakes College coach Jim Russell talked to his players during a game in Brainerd this season. Russell, in his 25th season, has 485 victories in
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8,000-mile journey leads to 485 coaching wins — and counting

December 22, 2022
Basketball Across Minnesota: In his 25th season at Central Lakes College in Brainerd, Jim Russell has racked up victories and built deep connections with his players.
St. Thomas guard Riley Miller is using the extra year of eligibility the NCAA granted because of COVID-19 and leads the Tommies in scoring again this
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State's best D-I men's basketball team? St. Thomas makes a solid case

December 29, 2022
Basketball Across Minnesota: How good are the Tommies? They're 11-5, including wins in their first two Summit League games. And despite being only two years removed from D-III, the debate is on over whether they'd beat the Gophers.
March 2, 2022, Las Vegas, NV
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Four Minnesotans help two Utah teams make noise in the Pac-12

January 5, 2023
Basketball Across Minnesota: Gianna Kneepkens and Jenna Johnson are members of Utah's first-ever top-10 women's team; Ben Carlson and Gabe Madsen helped the Utes men start 4-0 in the Pac-12.
The Dr. Dish headquarters are in Bloomington. The basketball shooting practice device is used by thousands of teams from high schools to the pros.
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Minnesota garage to national impact: 'Dr. Dish' shoots for the stars

January 12, 2023
The first designs of a basketball practice device now known as Dr. Dish started in a garage with Doug Campbell's family wanting to make training easier — for volleyball.
Gophers quality control coach Kelsey Steinhagen gave instructions during Monday’s game against Illinois at Williams arena.
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U's Steinhagen blazes trail as female coach in Big Ten men's basketball

January 19, 2023
Basketball Across Minnesota: Kelsey Steinhagen, a Wisconsin native and former D-III All-America, was hired by Ben Johnson last season for his quality control position.
Raheem Anthony of St. Mary’s stayed above the masses during a game against Augustana.
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The other 'Ant.' St. Mary's star brings an NBA look to Division III

January 27, 2023
Basketball Across Minnesota: Raheem Anthony, described by some as the small college version of Wolves star Anthony Edwards, is arguably the most exciting basketball player in Minnesota you've never heard of.
Sports
February 1, 2023
Indiana guard Sara Scalia scored 19 points in a Jan. 23 victory at Michigan. The former Gopher faces her former team at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Williams A

No longer a starter, ex-Gophers star Scalia has new role with Indiana

Basketball Across Minnesota: Sara Scalia transferred last year to No. 4 Indiana after three seasons with the Gophers. Her team brings its championship dreams to Williams Arena tonight.
Colleges
February 9, 2023
Carleton men’s basketball coach Ryan Kershaw, third from the left, has the team on a historic pace.

Coaching legend exits and a new power rises in Minnesota basketball

Basketball Across MinnesotaL Carleton College is closing in on its highest win total in 114 years of basketball — and its first title since the mid 1960s. The veteran-filled Knights were brought to this point by Guy Kalland, who retired in 2022 after 38 seasons.
Colleges
February 16, 2023
Macalester men’s basketball coach Abe Woldeslassie (left) had Bridgeport Tusler (center with clipboard) as an assistant last season. Tusler now lead

Minnesota's Black college basketball coaches inspire each other

Basketball Across Minnesota: Macalester's Abe Woldeslassie and Crown College's Bridgeport Tusler were on the same staff a year ago. Now they're among four Black coaches at the NCAA level in the state.
Colleges
February 23, 2023
Tre Holloman, right, drove toward the basket against Indiana’s Jalen Hood-Schifino during during Tuesday’s 80-65 Spartans victory in East Lansing,

Former Cretin standout Holloman building his game at Michigan State

Basketball Across Minnesota: Tre Holloman is in a reserve role as a freshman and sees a progression the way other point guards have grown under coach Tom Izzo.
Colleges
March 3, 2023
Brooke Olson has helped Minnesota Duluth reach new heights this season.

Olson, UMD make a case to be among the NSIC's best women's team ever

Basketball Across Minnesota: The Bulldogs became the first team to win three consecutive NSIC women's tournaments, and this will be UMD's fifth consecutive trip to the NCAA Division II tournament.
Gophers
March 9, 2023
Damian Johnson has taken the success he had coaching at North St. Paul and added to it at Benilde-St. Margaret’s.

Former Gophers standout rising quickly through coaching ranks

Basketball Across Minnesota: Damian Johnson has led a turnaround at Benilde-St. Margaret's after a successful stint at North St. Paul. One thing you should know: There's a sure way to get into this coach's doghouse.