minnesota golden men basketball minnesota golden men basketball team represents campus golden played big conference began basketball play home games huge rivalry great success early years basketball largely overshadowed programs end world war total won big championships college basketball research organizations awarded minnesota national championships team instances ncaa sanctions program affected performance recruiting 1970s violent brawl barred post season appearances seasons incident involving illegal tickets severe mid-1990s academic scandal coach resulted final appearance coaches initially team formed organized coach took team university payroll time basis early time fall earliest professional coaches remained coach seasons winning percentage second highest school history coached team second longest tenure coach seasons succeeded head coach wooden claims dispute retaining assistant coach delayed phone led accept job ucla instead nba coaches grace took head coach minneapolis departed los_angeles coached team couple seasons departing nba respectively success coached years program fair degree stability coaching staff 16th head coach basketball history hired total includes interim coaches coaches led team seasons march fired failing reach sweet sixteen hired april players golden successful players come program history early years basketball success recruited best players country dominant center america early star led big scoring named america team helped contested conference title named greatest player basketball history subsequent decades basketball largely forgotten legacy hall fame coach star helped lead team big championship decline stature program fewer elite players joined team diminished reputation prevented superior athletes coming minneapolis campus played thirteen years nba number retired played early 1970s played time star post player thompson star overall pick nba draft thompson teammates head coach basketball hall fame forward trent tucker led squad key player early 1990s went play decade nba scored points nba game philadelphia long nba careers include players final team played nba currently play nba including american plays internationally jordan national basketball team current roster roster current men basketball season retired numbers history program establishment precise founding men basketball program somewhat unlike universities later foundations team form conscious act campus administration university student newspaper time reported basketball sport introduced campus rival school later incorporated larger team school began participate league teams local associations establishment campus gave team new place play february director hired time basis coach basketball program time coach director physical education fall year time professional coaches college basketball remain program seasons began improve team significantly responsible shifts scheduling changes come team played team season beginning began schedule large neighboring universities join minnesota big competition shift playing similar competition helped premier programs nation seasons record squad named national champions poll names national champions big established basketball won conference titles dominance national basketball scene greatly reduced led team conference titles consensus national championship season team consistent winner decade retired season successor assistant coach final season previously successful high school coach little success fired finishing higher sixth conference forgettable seasons following firing coach program underwent national search successor candidates job high profile coaches conference foes team opted hire coaching previous seven seasons previously played original 1910s dominate program thirty years coaching team teams began play house new campus arena basketball campus seasons team moved downtown teams success teams competed near big teams dropped joined team season helped team ended squad competed tournament represent united_states summer olympics berlin team advanced rounds ousted players era recruited minneapolis public high schools seasons constituted majority roster resigned returned poor seasons interim resigned second time replaced known playing slower tempo basketball like common 1920s 1930s known defensive minded coach especially early career squads led time american time early years career big mvp middle ones notable star era coach squads consistent winners winning percentage school unable win big title despite solid nucleus early seasons team finished fourth better conference seven times seasons head coach stayed minneapolis prepared leave town succeeded head coach remained head coach broke color barrier minnesota program recruited african american players come school players played nba number retired school players recruited drafted nba teams trio helped place big finish second place finish high points collegiate career personal assessment career personal weaknesses recruiting team end tenure succeeded head coach remained seasons hired head coach leap nba later won nba title coach recruit left laying seed big title longtime assistant coach school hired replacement resigned season ncaa sanctions athletics director hired away coach team changed mind turned team accepting position instead took program defensive minded coach designed team recruiting junior college players baseball star walked sixth man ohio_state incident starters squad ohio_state known strategy succeeded team took big title big coaches approve recruiting posture gathered agreed recruit big known named minnesota time unaware internal agreement recruited thought best players available player accused having attempted strike practice revealed sold complimentary season tickets named prompted ncaa investigations coaching style brought significant transfers away minnesota program schools resigned named head coach resignation admitted giving money players rent transportation charges coupled earlier ticket selling scandal payments aid revolving resulted list ncaa rule violations seasons school extent consequences known early season tenure head coach success scandal hired basketball coach expected clean rebuild program torn apart madison sexual assault allegations players later acquitted final year coach wins come easily couple years regime season ncaa tournament seed directed run sweet season led elite team came basket reaching final led post season success seasons elite appearance time officially appear ncaa tournament academic fraud scandal march day seed open ncaa tournament ran story detailing allegations massive academic fraud men basketball program basketball office manager gone newspaper claiming written papers men basketball players period years ending played march university suspended players allegedly papers written previous seasons roster depleted lost season came end internal investigation university began june midst investigation university negotiated remainder contract worth million years withdrew postseason consideration season docked scholarships years summer came forward admitted paid services revelation came light turned financial records ncaa addition details emerging accused mail fraud incident recruit giving players cash dismissing sexual harassment concerns players staff trying persuade professors players inflated grades earned details growing involvement clear university initiated legal action recover money judge ultimately ruled return half original million time ncaa investigation underway ultimately revealed minnesota guilty massive violations watch ncaa stripped postseason awards titles personal records statistics dating season citing lack institutional control seven year cause order effectively banned coaching level ncaa lying payment told players lie ncaa later big forced vacate conference title regular season games dating result minnesota official record vacated games second coach school history addition ncaa docked additional scholarships following seasons imposed recruiting limitations department wide probation lasting years addition athletic director vice president athletics director academic counselor resigned university agreed return approximately profits earned basketball program appearances ncaa tournament including final run era following departure head coach coincidentally beaten ncaa tournament previous march coach seasons tenure scholarship reductions took effect making difficult recruit level rest big teams ncaa tournament left minnesota program following season thought highly athletics department persuaded stay despite limited success trends reverse remained program final season big play start open season athletics director announced resignation november despite inability field consistent winner lauded university officials bringing integrity program assistant coach named head coach interim basis big record finish season retained head coach began extensive search new permanent head coach season end era march surprised hired resigned head basketball coach smith recognition winning reputation gave program new optimism badly needed counter fan interest smith coaching immediate impact previously unsuccessful squad team went smith led golden semi finals defeating 2nd seeded indiana signed recruiting class best years program smith returned minnesota ncaa tournament time season smith team struggled season court issues advanced championship game time school history losing regular season champion ohio_state ncaa tournament second consecutive season march smith relieved coaching duties minnesota richard era present april son louisville coach verbally agreed coach april missing ncaa tournament responded winning championship trophy defeating result claimed championship team following success championship hoped qualify ncaa tournament following year team struggled finished wins conference qualify major tournament season disaster managed win conference games lone bright spot came late season upset ranked maryland conference win season despite lack success court able highly ranked player commit men basketball program awards big mvp thompson later revoked academic fraud scandal big coach year jim later revoked academic fraud scandal national coach year big defensive player year later revoked academic fraud scandal big freshman year consensus americans thompson academic american blake 2nd team post season enjoyed fairly regular post season appearances coach making post season seasons coach ncaa tournament including seasons team advanced final elite sweet second round appearance suffered round losses academic fraud scandal years post season records wiped officially ncaa tournament appearances years coach advanced sweet champions saw moderate success early 1980s appearing ncaa tournament advanced sweet multiple problems plagued season 2nd head coach heading season team knew eligible post season sanctions era turned best teams history team finishing post season eligible punishment later found thompson sold complimentary tickets home games discovered profits donated scholarship funds school prominent supporters including senator attempted thompson team ncaa discovered thompson act minnesota record season accomplishments season considered unofficial included ncaa records ncaa tournament results golden appeared ncaa tournament times combined record tournament appearances vacated making official record vacated ncaa results golden appeared times combined record champions tournament appearances vacated including title making official record vacated ncaa facilities organized played games campus team moved campus large building gymnasium space team use basketball primary purpose remained thirty years halfway season coach moved team downtown minneapolis significantly increased attendance capacity team played seasons house later known opened season team moved january increased attendance capacity named minnesota golden football coach named expanded bringing arena capacity largest country years significantly larger capacity today fans refer barn consequently student section known barn create new facility women team use team continues play day making longest arenas college basketball team oldest arena big remaining arenas raised court players stairs reach playing surface rivals early years program rivalries extended modern era rivalry earliest college basketball programs country years minnesota competed equal played late greatest rival early years program representing incorporated paul campus dominated winning consecutive games minnesota win rivalry expired especially early teams meet currently division basketball school state minnesota intense border rivalries states active participant early rivalry eastern schools schools basketball minnesota broke stretch ivy league dominance successful season eastern teams yale columbia early powers played physical approach teams different method wisconsin coach motion offense stress played yale claimed minnesota wisconsin men played style prevalent girl colleges east contact game modern era program case big sports minnesota primary rivals recent years rivalry wisconsin intense iowa primarily wisconsin recent successes court minnesota wisconsin games count border battle annual trophy given points winner sports played schools year heralded rivalry ohio_state teams little history outside brawl teams williams arena incident hearts long time fans results season records unofficial academic scandal
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