Minnesota Golden Gophers
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The home court of the men's and women's basketball teams is historic Williams Arena.
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Men's Basketball
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Notable Alumni
- Walter Bond - Former NBA player, and motivational speaker
- Willie Burton - Former NBA player
- Louis 'Doc' Cooke, coach (1897-1924)
- Clem Haskins - coach
- Kris Humphries - NBA player
- Bobby Jackson - NBA player
- Voshon Lenard - Former NBA player
- Kevin McHale - Basketball Hall of Famer and current vice president of operations for the Minnesota Timberwolves
- Joel Przybilla - Center, Portland Trail Blazers
- Flip Saunders - Head coach, Detroit Pistons
- Mychal Thompson - Former NBA player
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Notable Accomplishments
1902, 1919
- Big Ten Regular Season Championships (8):
1906, 1907, 1911, 1917, 1919, 1937, 1972, 1982|1982]]
- NCAA Tournament Appearances (6):
1972, 1982, 1989, 1990, 1999, 2005
- Sweet 16 Appearances (3):
1982, 1989, 1990
- NIT Appearances (9):
1973, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1992, 1993, 2001, 2002, 2003
- NIT Championships (1):
1993
Note: A 1997 Big Ten regular season championship, NCAA Tournament appearances in 1994, 1995, and 1997 (Final Four), and NIT appearances in 1996 and 1998 (Championship) were vacated due to NCAA sanctions.
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Women's basketball
UM Women's basketball team, ca. 1900.
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Notable Alumni
- Janel McCarville - Center, Charlotte Sting
- Linda Roberts
- Carol Ann Shudlick
- Lindsay Whalen - Point guard, Connecticut Sun
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Notable Accomplishments
- NCAA Tournament Appearances (6):
1994, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
- Sweet 16 Appearances (3):
2003, 2004, 2005
- Final Four Appearances (1):
2004
