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per Marcus:
Two weeks ago, Andre Hollins sat behind the bench with his former Gophers basketball teammates and friends watching the program’s biggest victory in nearly a decade unfold in the blowout over then-No. 3 Ohio State at the Barn.
Hollins, who starred for Minnesota from 2011-15, has the best single-game performance for the Gophers in the last four decades, but he was also in attendance for sophomore Marcus Carr’s memorable 35-point effort against the Buckeyes.
It was most points by a U player since Hollins exploded for 41 points in a win against his hometown program, Memphis, in the Battle for Atlantis in the Bahamas his sophomore year in 2012.
“He’s the catalyst of the team,” Hollins said of Carr. “Everything goes through him. He runs it. They’re not very deep with experience. They’re really young, but they can, like Marcus says, compete with anyone in the country. They showed it.”
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Go Gophers!!
Two weeks ago, Andre Hollins sat behind the bench with his former Gophers basketball teammates and friends watching the program’s biggest victory in nearly a decade unfold in the blowout over then-No. 3 Ohio State at the Barn.
Hollins, who starred for Minnesota from 2011-15, has the best single-game performance for the Gophers in the last four decades, but he was also in attendance for sophomore Marcus Carr’s memorable 35-point effort against the Buckeyes.
It was most points by a U player since Hollins exploded for 41 points in a win against his hometown program, Memphis, in the Battle for Atlantis in the Bahamas his sophomore year in 2012.
“He’s the catalyst of the team,” Hollins said of Carr. “Everything goes through him. He runs it. They’re not very deep with experience. They’re really young, but they can, like Marcus says, compete with anyone in the country. They showed it.”
TOP GOPHERS PERFORMANCES SINCE 2010
- Andre Hollins’ 41 points on 12 for 16 field goals and 12 for 13 free throws in 35 minutes in 84-75 win against No. 19 Memphis on Nov. 23, 2012 in the Bahamas (most points since Oliver Shannon in 1971).
- Marcus Carr’s 35 points on 12 for 17 field goals and 8 for 9 free throws, to go with seven assists in 38 minutes in an 84-71 win Dec. 15 vs. No. 3 Ohio State at Williams Arena.
- Amir Coffey 32 points on 8 for 15 field goals and 13 for 18 free throws with eight rebounds in 39 minutes in a 73-69 win March 5 vs. No. 11 Purdue on Senior Day (second straight 30-point game helped secure an NCAA tourney bid).
- Nate Mason 33 points on 11 for 19 field goals and 8 for 9 free throws and six assists in 40 minutes in an 86-82 win vs. Iowa on Senior Night on Feb. 21, 2018 (snapped a nine-game losing streak).
- Nate Mason 31 points on 11 for 18 field goals and 7 for 10 free throws and 11 assists in 38 minutes in 91-82 overtime win at No. 15 Purdue on Jan. 1, 2017.
Best Gophers hoops performances of the decade? Andre Hollins was there for both
Former Gophers guard Andre Hollins' 41-point game in 2012 was arguably the best performance this decade. Hollins was in attendance to see Marcus Carr's 35-point game earlier in December. He was back in Minnesota donating blood for a stem cell transplant.
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Go Gophers!!