Devron Bostick News

As the Gophers prepare for their toughest stretch of the men's basketball nonconference season, coach Tubby Smith is still toying with his lineup.

Minnesota will have a week to prepare for its toughest test of the early season, and gets a chance to work out any weaknesses in its game against Utah Valley State on Thursday night.

The University of Minnesota men's basketball team is undefeated with a perfect 2-0 record.

High-flying freshman Rodney Williams had three dunks and a pair of 3s, finishing with 14 points to help 24th-ranked Minnesota pull away from Stephen F. Austin in an 82-42 victory on Monday night.

Tubby Smith looks to maintain his perfect record in home non-conference games Monday night for No.

Lawrence Westbrook scored 22 points and No. 5 Minnesota won its season opener 87-50 over Tennessee Tech on Friday night.

Q How will the Gophers play with Royce White, Trevor Mbakwe and Devron Bostick out of action indefinitely? A They should be good.

Tubby Smith's biggest in-state recruit in his short tenure at Minnesota has quickly turned into his biggest headache.

The Minnesota men's basketball has added two more recruits for next season. Wednesday was signing day for national letters of intent.

Royce White looks for an open shot during a scrimmage at Golden Gopher Basketball's 'Tubby's Tipoff' on Friday, October 16, 2009, at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minn.

Devoe Joseph made five 3-pointers and scored 20 points to lead No. 25 Minnesota to a 98-49 exhibition victory over Minnesota State, Moorhead on Monday night.

Arkansas guard Stefan Welsh was suspended for the team's first exhibition game, and Coach John Pelphrey didn't say how long the senior would be out of the lineup.

During the most turbulent week in coach Tubby Smith's tenure at Minnesota, the Gophers finally got a chance to focus on basketball Thursday night.

News that 2 Gopher Basketball players have been suspended made its way through the U of M campus on Wednesday.

University of Minnesota senior guard Devron Bostick and freshman forward Royce White have been suspended indefinitely for violating unspecified team rules, Gophers basketball coach Tubby Smith said today.

Left to right: Royce White, Rodney Williams, and Devron Bostick joke around during Gopher Mens Media Day at Williams Arena, October 16, 2009.

Minnesota has the top nine scorers from last season's NCAA tournament team returning this fall, plus a nationally lauded recruiting class.

Posted on June 22nd, 2009 5:08 PM By Myron Medcalf For years, Howard Pulley's pro-am summer league has given basketball fans a chance to see some of the top local players compete in what really amounts to high-level pick up ball.

Every year a current or incoming University of Minnesota basketball player has a breakout summer in the Howard Pulley Pro-City League.