In 2023, the Gophers athletics department contracted with an architectural design firm to explore the feasibility of renovations to Williams Arena or, to a lesser likelihood, building a new venue for ...

With Williams Arena approaching 100 years old, the Gophers athletic department is beginning to explore options for the home of its men’s and women’s basketball programs. The Gophers have contracted ...

MINNEAPOLIS — For nearly a century Williams Arena "The Barn” has been the home of Gopher Basketball. The building has seen updates through the years, but when compared to the glitz and glamour around ...

Williams Arena opened 97 years ago. Back then, in 1928 it went by a different name, the “University of Minnesota Fieldhouse”. The cost to build? Just over $600,000, which is now what it costs for a ...

In 2023-24, 3rd-year head coach Ben Johnson took a Minnesota Gophers men’s basketball team, previously left for dead, and molded them into a group that Tom Izzo and others believe has a very bright ...

Williams Arena could have a new name for next year’s basketball season. In an April 3 press release, the University of Minnesota’s Department of Athletics announced its collaboration with Independent ...

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - For the third time this season, the University of Minnesota men’s basketball team beat a ranked opponent at Williams Arena on Wednesday night. For the third time this season, ...

A new head coach might not be the only major change coming to University of Minnesota basketball. The school announced Thursday it will explore selling naming rights to Williams Arena, the nearly ...