Hoops Blog: Day One in Vancouver

Day one of the Minnesota Gophers’ Canadian Tour has reached the final hours. The squad reported to Williams Arena around 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday to tend to packing. The Minnesota traveling party consists of the coaching staff (Tubby Smith, Ron Jirsa, Vince Taylor, Saul Smith), Athletic Trainer Roger Schipper, Director of Operations Joe Esposito, Special Assistant Steve Goodson, Video Coordinator Brian Bender Team Manager Ryan Wieland and 12 players.

The team arrived at Minneapolis International around 9:00 a.m. to check in. The staff at the airport made sure that our check-in was painless and around 11:30 we were en route. The Gophers landed around 2:30 p.m. local time and reached the team hotel (The Fairmont) around 3:00 p.m.    [Read More]