The first piece of the Gophers male basketball calendar in 2025-2026 under the new coach Niko Medved was set up.
Gophers will participate in the Acrisure series, which will take place in Palm Desert, California, from November 25 to 28, announced on Thursday U. The Acrisure series is a multi-team event which is in its third year of existence. The field of the event presented 21 teams last season, an increase in the inaugural series, and it should align more teams this year.
Minnesota is one of 11 programs already engaged in the event. In addition to the Gophers, Cal Baptist, San Diego, Nevada, Loyola-Chicago, Tulsa, Northern Iowa, Stanford, Washington, Santa Clara, San Jose State and Utah will be among the fields of the event, and six additional programs should be confirmed soon. The field, the specific tournament format, such as matches and dates, times and television information is not yet available and will be announced on a later date.
