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On Sunday, the Gophers basketball alumni and the team got together for a roundtable at Williams Arena's club room. They split up in groups and had conversations about basketball and life after basketball.
Some of the alumni present included Darryl Mitchell (1979-82), Richard Coffey (1987-91), John Thomas (1993-97) and Quincy Lewis (1996-99).
"For us being former players, it gives us an opportunity to connect with the current team," Thomas, the Ultimate Hoops national training manager, said. "It was important for us to establish that trust factor for them to get a sense of us being down different paths in our career. If we can provide some takeaways for them, I think that’s a benefit for the team regardless of the number of wins or losses they have. It’s about how they set up success for themselves after they stop playing."
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The Gophers basketball alumni group got together for the first time July 12 at TCF Bank Stadium. It was basically an event to open a discussion on what former players wanted to do as a group to support the men's basketball program. Gophers coach Richard Pitino and his staff also attended.
"We had 35 players," Abu-Shamala said. "(Pitino and his staff) really embraced it. It’s been great working with them. When you have the coaching staff involved it’s great because there’s credibility. It’s not only for current players. We want to bring back former players to be part of the Gophers family.
"With all the coaches we’ve had over the last 20 years, a lot of these guys haven’t gotten to know each other. It’s different when you’re at a Michigan State and Tom Izzo has been there for 20-plus years, and everyone played for the same coach. We’re doing it to pull everyone back together."
http://www.startribune.com/gophers-...-hoping-to-fill-a-need-for-players/395120771/
Go Gophers!!
On Sunday, the Gophers basketball alumni and the team got together for a roundtable at Williams Arena's club room. They split up in groups and had conversations about basketball and life after basketball.
Some of the alumni present included Darryl Mitchell (1979-82), Richard Coffey (1987-91), John Thomas (1993-97) and Quincy Lewis (1996-99).
"For us being former players, it gives us an opportunity to connect with the current team," Thomas, the Ultimate Hoops national training manager, said. "It was important for us to establish that trust factor for them to get a sense of us being down different paths in our career. If we can provide some takeaways for them, I think that’s a benefit for the team regardless of the number of wins or losses they have. It’s about how they set up success for themselves after they stop playing."
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The Gophers basketball alumni group got together for the first time July 12 at TCF Bank Stadium. It was basically an event to open a discussion on what former players wanted to do as a group to support the men's basketball program. Gophers coach Richard Pitino and his staff also attended.
"We had 35 players," Abu-Shamala said. "(Pitino and his staff) really embraced it. It’s been great working with them. When you have the coaching staff involved it’s great because there’s credibility. It’s not only for current players. We want to bring back former players to be part of the Gophers family.
"With all the coaches we’ve had over the last 20 years, a lot of these guys haven’t gotten to know each other. It’s different when you’re at a Michigan State and Tom Izzo has been there for 20-plus years, and everyone played for the same coach. We’re doing it to pull everyone back together."
http://www.startribune.com/gophers-...-hoping-to-fill-a-need-for-players/395120771/
Go Gophers!!
