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                <p>Gophers coach Richard Pitino will join other college basketball coaches across the country to help support victims of the devastating floods from Hurricane Harvey in Texas.</p>
                <p>Pitino saw the message and tweet&nbsp;from Houston basketball coach Kelvin Sampson on Monday asking fellow coaches from all levels (high school, junior college, Division I through NAIA)&nbsp;to donate 20 shirts and 10 shoes from their schools to help provide for people in need.</p>
                <p>The Gophers confirmed Tuesday that the men's and women's basketball teams will&nbsp;send sneakers&nbsp;and apparel to Sampson, the&nbsp;former Indiana coach who has&nbsp;been with the Cougars for the last three seasons.</p>
                <p>In addition to the basketball teams, University of Minnesota athletic&nbsp;leadership groups&nbsp;will be participating in efforts to collect items for donation to Houston. Those groups include the Student-Athlete Advisory County, Black Student-Athlete Association and Gopher International. &nbsp;</p>
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                &mdash; Coach Kelvin Sampson (@CoachSampsonUH) <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachSampsonUH/status/902277271800688644">August 28, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p>
          
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