 The precise founding of the Gophers men's basketball program at the University of Minnesota is somewhat nebulous.Unlike many other universities with later foundations, the team did not form as a conscious act of the campus administration.The University's student newspaper at the time, the "Ariel", reported on basketball throughout 1895 as the sport was introduced to the campus from a rival school, Minnesota A&M in St. Paul, later incorporated into the larger University of Minnesota Twin Cities.