The Gopher Coaches Show

This week on the FOX 9 Gopher Coaches Show, we catch up with Dawn Plitzuweit from the University of Minnesota women's basketball team. The Gophers are 16-6 on the season, 7-4 in Big Ten play and are on a four-game win streak. They're in the hunt for an NCAA Tournament bid. FOX 9's Ahmad Hicks and KFAN's Justin Gaard catch up with Plitzuweit, and star guard Mara Braun joins the show to talk about the season so far.

This week on the FOX 9 Gopher Coaches Show, we catch up with Niko Medved from the Minnesota men's basketball team. The Gophers are 10-10 on the season, 3-6 in Big Ten play and have lost five straight. The roster is depleted due to injuries, and the Gophers might be without top scorer Cade Tyson at Wisconsin Wednesday night. FOX 9's Ahmad Hicks and KFAN's Justin Gaard speak with Medved about the losing skid, and the rest of the season. Forward Jaylen Crocker-Johnson joins the show to talk about coming with Medved from Colorado State to play for the Gophers.

This week on the FOX 9 Gopher Coaches Show, we catch up with Niko Medved from the Minnesota men’s basketball team. Former player Parker Fox comes off the bench for Justin Gaard as a guest host. The Gophers are 10-9, 3-5 in Big Ten play and are looking to end a four-game losing skid. Three of those losses are by a combined 14 points, and they took Ohio State to overtime on the road despite being down to a seven-man rotation due to injuries. Minnesota native and sophomore guard Isaac Asuma also goes 1-on-1 with Ahmad Hicks as the Cherry native talks about his decision to stay home and play for the Gophers. Minnesota is back in action Saturday, hosting unbeaten Nebraska, a top-10 team in the country.

FOX 9's Jim Rich hosts the Gopher Coaches Show on Jan. 13, 2026. They discussed freshmen finding the net, Gophers who will represent their countries in the Olympics this February, and more topics. 

FOX 9's Jim Rich hosts the Gopher Coaches Show on Jan. 13, 2026. They discussed freshmen finding the net, Gophers who will represent their countries in the Olympics this February, and more topics. 

This week on the FOX 9 Gopher Coaches Show, we catch up with Niko Medved from the men's basketball team. The Gophers are 10-5 overall and 3-1 in Big Ten play in Medved's first season. FOX 9's Ahmad Hicks and KFAN's Justin Gaard catch up with Medved on his first season at Minnesota so far, Tuesday night's court rush after beating Iowa and hosting USC on Friday. Star guard Cade Tyson also joins the show.

This week on the FOX 9 Gopher Coaches Show, we switch from the basketball court to the hockey rink as Jim Rich talks with Gophers men's hockey coach Bob Motzko and women's coach Brad Frost. Both teams are in playoff mode.

This week on the FOX 9 Gopher Coaches Show, men's basketball coach Ben Johnson and forward Dawson Garcia talk about the team's final four games and hopes for the rest of the season with Ahmad Hicks and Justin Gaard.

This week on the FOX 9 Gophers Coaches Show, men?s basketball coach Ben Johnson joins Justin Gaard and FOX 9?s Ahmad Hicks to discuss the season so far, and the challenges they face ahead.

This week on the FOX 9 Gopher Coaches Show, Ahmad Hicks and Justin Gaard talk with Minnesota women's basketball coach Dawn Plitzuweit as the Gophers are back home from a West Coast trip where they lost to top-5 teams in USC and UCLA. Freshman Tori McKinney, a former Minnetonka standout, also joins the show.

This week on the FOX 9 Gopher Coaches Show, Ahmad Hicks and Justin Gaard catch up with Minnesota women's basketball coach Dawn Plitzuweit. Her Gophers are 18-3, and 6-3 in Big Ten play. Sophie Hart joins the show with a special surprise, and we feature Tori McKinney.

This week on the FOX 9 Gopher Coaches Show with Ahmad Hicks and Justin Gaard, Minnesota women's basketball coach Dawn Plitzuweit surprised senior center and Farmington native Sophie Hart with a fifth year of eligibility, granted by the NCAA, for the 2025-26 season.

This week on the FOX 9 Gopher Coaches Show, Ahmad Hicks catches up with Minnesota men's basketball coach Ben Johnson after the Gophers beat No. 20 Michigan on a Dawson Garcia game-winning shot in overtime.

This week on the FOX 9 Gopher Coaches Show, we're joined again by Dawn Plitzuweit of the Minnesota women's basketball team. The Gophers went to No. 8 Maryland with a 16-1 record, including a 4-1 mark in Big Ten play. She talks through the season so far with Ahmad Hicks and KFAN's Justin Gaard. Junior guard Amaya Battle also joins the show.

This week on the Gopher Coaches Show, University of Minnesota women's basketball coach Dawn Plitzuweit stops by to talk about the team's 15-1 start, including a 3-1 mark in Big Ten play, with FOX 9's Ahmad Hicks and KFAN's Justin Gaard. Grace Grocholski also joins the show.