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Minnesota Basketball-On Minnesota’s Defensive Improvement

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Minnesota’s stunning turnaround from last season’s woeful eight win performance has rightly put Richard Pitino into the conversation for coach of the year. At 3-2 in conference play and 15-3 on the season, the Gophers control their own destiny to get into the NCAA tournament. If Minnesota manages to make the tournament, it will be because of their transformation on defense this season. As of this writing, the Gophers are 9th in the country in defensive rating, a stunning turnaround from last year. In this post, we take a look at a few factors that have led to that change.