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Good article in the Daily-

Gophers basketball players Damian Johnson and Lawrence Westbrook will leave the program following collegiate careers that were at the center of the Minnesota program’s renaissance.

Johnson and Westbrook weathered a coaching change and a tumultuous senior season to contribute to three-straight 20-win campaigns, back-to-back NCAA tournament appearances and Minnesota’s first-ever run to the Big Ten championship game.

But the start of their Gophers careers barely foretold the eventual on-court success.

They were among the final players recruited by former Gophers head coach Dan Monson.
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http://www.mndaily.com/2010/04/12/seniors-leave-changed-program
 

Blizzard said:
Good article in the Daily-

The rest..

http://www.mndaily.com/2010/04/12/seniors-leave-changed-program
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After Johnson and Westbrook played their final game in a first-round loss to Xavier, Smith’s name was tied to rumors about several head coaching jobs, most notably at Oregon.

Westbrook said Smith held a meeting with players in the midst of the rumors and said that he was not leaving Minnesota.

“I don’t want to put words in Coach Smith’s mouth, but when he talked to us, he just said he loves us, and he’s not going anywhere,” Westbrook said.
 

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