Orono

The University of Minnesota men's basketball team won an exhibition game on Thursday night beating Omaha 72-52 at the Barn by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota.

New transfer guard Nolan Groves of Orono scored seven points in the victory.

The Texas Tech transfer says he's feeling great on his new team.

Such an amazing experience to come back home.

The more you understand the offense and the deeper you dive into it, the more rewarding it gets.

So I think that was probably the biggest factor.

That's Gopher guard Nolan Groves of Orono.

He and Minnesota will play an exhibition game at Creighton this Friday night.

The Golden Gopher men's basketball team opened its exhibition season with a game this past Thursday against Omaha.

Minnesota wing player Nolan Groves of Orono is back in his home state playing for the Gophers after a season at Texas Tech last year.

MNN sports director Mike Grimm spoke with Groves.

Nolan, what's it been like now, being back in your home state, wearing maroon and gold as we're looking at you in uniform here

Thank you.

Thank you.

Let's go for men's basketball player Nolan Groves of Orono with M&N Sports Director Mike Grimm.

That's going to do it for this week's edition of Minnesota Matters.

Okay.

Speaking of another sneaky team, this is Orono comes in as the 7C.

I've never seen

them in the top three.

Duluth East actually will be a really good team this year as well.

So I got Duluth as the eighth seed.

So it goes Chaska Chan, Woodbury, Minnetonka, Edina, Osmeville Grove, Hastings, Orono, Duluth.

There's your top eight big pumpkin seeds.

She had no intention to But that's what all but two of the 20 cities in Hennepin County voted for Mary.

So there's two s- two areas in Minneapolis where, where there-- Edina and Orono.

Yeah.

That's it.

He's racked up 651 on the ground with 10 touchdowns.

Then in Class 4A, No. 7 Marshall is at No. 1 Orono.

Marshall can ground it out with the best of them as they have four ball carriers in triple digits.

But buckle up for Orono.

They've scored at least 35 points in every game and topping off with their best showing at 73.

I'm Ryan Phelps.

[laughs]

Uh, Edina and Orono.

Hmm.

Uh, so what, basically w- and the, and the v- and the races were close.

Oh, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Only 20, there are 20 cities in Hennepin County, and only Edina and Orono voted against Mary Moriarty.

Okay.

She wears number twenty-eight.

Maddie Kimbrel from Orono, Minnesota wears number twenty-three.

She's quick.

Hailey Box as well from Wyoming wears number twenty-seven.