Minnesota is coming off an ugly nonconference loss to North Texas on Wednesday.
There are more new faces than returners this season for the Gophers men’s basketball team. If integrating all the new faces into the lineup wasn’t difficult enough of a task, the team has been plagued by injuries in the early season.54-51 nonconference loss
“It just takes time to get into a rhythm,” Gophers coach Ben Johnson said after Wednesday's game. “... What you hope is that if you stick to the work and you continue to do the things that we do and you stay detail-oriented that over time you’re going to develop those habits that, eventually, you’ll figure it out.
Minnesota is set to host Yale on Saturday at The Barn, and injuries will remain impactful. Starting guard Mike Mitchell Jr. will likely be out again, and he's expected to miss weeks with an ankle sprain. That's a big blow for the Gophers as he's expanded his role this season as one of the team's primary ball handlers. Mitchell is also the team's best shooter.
Another element to sort out on the new-look roster is who can be a secondary scoring option outside of Dawson Garcia, who's been off to a strong start this season. While Garcia has scored at least 24 points in each of the Gophers' first three games, there's been little offensive production elsewhere. Garcia has scored 78 of the team's 199 points .
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