Just as a new college stadium or arena can have a rise-and-fall effect on a team’s attendance, so can a new coach. Fifth-year Gophers men’s basketball coach Tubby Smith and his team have witnessed the ...

It's as outdated as any college basketball arena in the country, but so what? New Minnesota Gophers head coach Niko Medved loves the Barn and plans to turn it into a house of horrors for opponents.

A naming-rights deal would help shrink the financial gap, but not bridge it by itself. For example, 3M, the Fortune 500 giant in Maplewood, agreed to a 14-year sponsorship deal naming rights to the ...

The University of Minnesota men's basketball team announced it will compete in the 2025 Acrisure Series, Nov. 25-28. The ...

The University of Minnesota has hired a search firm to help them find a naming rights sponsor for Williams Arena.

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Williams Arena has been the home of Gophers basketball for almost 100 years. Soon, "The Barn" could get a new name. The University of Minnesota Athletic Department announced ...

The winner will advance to the WBIT Final Four at Hinkle Fieldhouse March 31-April 2 in Indianapolis. Gonzaga beat top-seeded Colorado, 64-55, on Sunday. Amaya Battle finished with 15 points, five ...

Those were the days when Williams Arena was a much harder place for opponents to leave the raised floor with a win, when Gophers basketball was one of the hottest tickets in town. “It's just a ...

The University of Minnesota is no exception and is now looking to sell the naming rights to historic Williams Arena, home to the Gopher men's and women's basketball programs. The U of M Department ...

Should the Gophers build a new arena ... opportunities to have a naming sponsor for Williams Arena would provide the school and basketball programs with another revenue source.