Gophers forward Trevor Mbakwe tells SiriusXM that he started jogging and jumping this week for the first time since blowing out his knee five months ago. As long as there are no setbacks, Mbakwe thinks he'll "be fine by the time the season gets here."

The Gophers' basketball season may have come to a crashing halt Monday when the University announced Trevor Mbakwe will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL. Tubby Smith is now facing the challenge of replacing his best player.

Minnesota came back from a double-digit, second-half deficit to beat DePaul 86-85 Thursday in Orlando. Minnesota is one of the tournament favorites and showed why with strong games from Rodney Williams and Trevor Mbakwe.

The injured senior forward could find out as early as next week if he'll get a sixth year of eligibility. The Pioneer Press reports coach Tubby Smith is "optimistic" Mbakwe will be given the opportunity to play. The St. Paul native suffered a knee injury that ended his season in November.

The Golden Gopher basketball team is in Orlando, Florida for the Old Spice Classic. Minnesota's first round game today is against the University of DePaul. Leaving Orlando without a tournament title could hurt the Gophers on Selection Sunday.

A body blow to the University of Minnesota basketball program. Gophers forward Trevor Mbakwe tore his ACL in Sunday night's loss to Dayton, and will miss the remainder of the season.

Trevor Mbakwe wants an NCAA waiver that would make him eligible to play another year of college basketball. He's not saying whether he'd actually use that extra year at the U of M, but says he'd like the option to come back. Mbakwe was leading the Gophers in scoring and rebounding when he blew out his knee during a November holiday tournament.

Gophers' forward Trevor Mbakwe has been granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA. On his Twitter page, he writes that he's happy with the decision and "Gophernation is the best."