2018–19 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

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2018–19 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball
Minnesota Golden Gophers logo.svg
Vancouver Showcase champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
Conference Big Ten Conference
Record22–14 (9–11 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arena Williams Arena
Seasons
  2017–18
2019–20  
2018–19 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Michigan State164 .800327  .821
No. 13 Purdue 164 .8002610  .722
No. 8 Michigan 155 .750307  .811
No. 21 Wisconsin 146 .7002311  .676
Maryland 137 .6502311  .676
Iowa 1010 .5002312  .657
Minnesota 911 .4502214  .611
Ohio State 812 .4002015  .571
Indiana 812 .4001916  .543
Penn State 713 .3501418  .438
Illinois 713 .3501221  .364
Rutgers 713 .3501417  .452
Nebraska 614 .3001917  .528
Northwestern 416 .2001319  .406
2019 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gophers, led by sixth-year head coach Richard Pitino, played their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by 2019 First team All-Big Ten selection Jordan Murphy and third team selection Amir Coffey. [1] They finished the season 22-14, 9-11 in Big Ten Play to finish in 7th place. They defeated Penn State and Purdue to advance to the semifinals of the Big Ten tournament where they lost to Michigan. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Louisville in the First Round before losing in the Second Round to Michigan State.

Contents

Previous season

The Golden Gophers finished the 2017–18 season 15–17, 4–14 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for 11th place. As the No. 11 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they lost in the first round to Rutgers.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Nate Mason 2G6'2"190Senior Decatur, GA Graduated
Jamir Harris4G6'0"190Freshman North Brunswick, NJ Transferred to American
Davonte Fitzgerald20F6'8"225RS Senior Atlanta, GA Transferred to Stephen F. Austin
Bakary Konaté21C6'11"240Senior Bamako, Mali Graduated
Reggie Lynch 22C6'10"265RS Senior Edina, MN Dismissed from school [2]
Gaston Diedhiou41F6'10"245Senior Dakar, Senegal Graduated

Incoming transfers

NamePos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Payton Willis G6'4"182Junior Fayetteville, AR Vanderbilt
Marcus CarrG6'1185Sophomore Toronto, ON Pittsburgh
Brock StullG6'4194RS Senior Rockford, IL Milwaukee

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Daniel Oturu
C
St. Paul, MN Cretin-Derham Hall 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)216 lb (98 kg)Jan 19, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 4 stars.svg     Rivals: 4 stars.svg     247Sports: 4 stars.svg     ESPN: 4 stars.svg
Gabe Kalscheur
SG
Minneapolis, MN DeLaSalle High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)182 lb (83 kg)Jul 25, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 4 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 4 stars.svg
Jarvis Omersa
PF
Orono, MN Orono High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg)Jul 18, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2018 Minnesota Commits". Rivals.com.
  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2018–19 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Payton Willis  (I)  Redshirt.svg 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)182 lb(83 kg)Jr Fayetteville
Vanderbilt
Fayetteville, AR
G 1Dupree McBrayer6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)195 lb(88 kg)SrSunrise Christian Academy Queens, NY
G 2 Marcus Carr  (I)  Redshirt.svg 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)185 lb(84 kg)So Montverde Academy
Pittsburgh
Toronto, ON
F 3 Jordan Murphy  (C)6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)250 lb(113 kg)Sr Brennan San Antonio, TX
G 5 Amir Coffey 6 ft 8 in(2.03 m)205 lb(93 kg)Jr Hopkins Hopkins, MN
G 10Brady Rudrud (W)6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)190 lb(86 kg)Jr Eden Prairie Eden Prairie, MN
G 11 Isaiah Washington 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)190 lb(86 kg)So St. Raymond Harlem, NY
G 13Hunt Conroy (W)5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)165 lb(75 kg)So Jesuit New Orleans, LA
F 21Jarvis Omersa6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)225 lb(102 kg)Fr Orono Orono, MN
G 22 Gabe Kalscheur 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)180 lb(82 kg)Fr DeLaSalle Edina, MN
F 24Eric Curry6 ft 9 in(2.06 m)235 lb(107 kg)RS SoSouthwest Christian Academy Memphis, TN
C 25 Daniel Oturu 6 ft 10 in(2.08 m)225 lb(102 kg)Fr Cretin-Derham Hall Woodbury, MN
G 31Brock Stull6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)195 lb(88 kg)RS Sr Boylan Catholic
Milwaukee
Rockford, IL
C 35Matz Stockman7 ft 0 in(2.13 m)240 lb(109 kg)RS Sr Canarias Academy
Louisville
Oslo, Norway
F 42Michael Hurt6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)220 lb(100 kg)Jr John Marshall Rochester, MN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

The 2018–19 season will mark the first time in Big Ten history that the teams will play a 20-game conference schedule, setting a precedent for all Division I basketball. [3] The new schedule will also include a regional component to increase the frequency of games among teams in similar areas. Over the course of a six-year cycle (12 playing opportunities), in-state rivals will play each other 12 times, regional opponents will play 10 times, and all other teams will play nine times. [3] Three in-state series will be guaranteed home-and-homes: Illinois and Northwestern, Indiana and Purdue, and Michigan and Michigan State will always play twice. [4]

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2018*
7:00 pm, BTN+
Minnesota–Duluth W 109–53 
 18  Washington  10  Oturu  6  Stull  Williams Arena  (7,481)
Minneapolis, MN
Regular season
November 6, 2018*
7:00 pm, BTN+
Omaha W 104–76 1–0
 18  Coffey  10  Murphy  11  Washington Williams Arena (8,883)
Minneapolis, MN
November 12, 2018*
8:00 pm,  BTN
Utah W 78–69 2–0
 19  Kalscheur  17  Murphy  6  Tied Williams Arena (11,554)
Minneapolis, MN
November 18, 2018*
9:30 pm,  ESPN2
vs.  Texas A&M
Vancouver Showcase
W 69–64 3–0
 14  Murphy  9  Oturu  3  Washington  Vancouver Convention Centre  (3,107)
Vancouver, BC
November 20, 2018*
8:00 pm, BTN
vs.  Santa Clara
Vancouver Showcase
W 80–66 4–0
 25  Kalscheur  17  Murphy  6  Murphy Vancouver Convention Centre (3,070)
Vancouver, BC
November 21, 2018*
7:00 pm, BTN
vs.  Washington
Vancouver Showcase
W 68–66 5–0
 18  Murphy  11  Murphy  2  Tied Vancouver Convention Centre (1,680)
Vancouver, BC
November 26, 2018*
8:00 pm, ESPN2
at  Boston College
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
L 56–68 5–1
 16  Murphy  11  Murphy  3  Washington  Conte Forum  (4,389)
Chestnut Hill, MA
November 30, 2018*
9:00 pm, BTN
vs.  Oklahoma State
U.S. Bank Stadium Classic
W 83–76 6–1
 24  Murphy  16  Murphy  4  Washington  U.S. Bank Stadium  (12,357)
Minneapolis, MN
December 2, 2018
6:00 pm, BTN
at No. 16  Ohio State L 59–79 6–2
(0–1)
 19  Coffey  7  Tied  3  Washington  Value City Arena  (11,668)
Columbus, OH
December 5, 2018
8:00 pm, BTN
No. 24  Nebraska W 85–78 7–2
(1–1)
 32  Coffey  13  Murphy  6  Coffey Williams Arena (9,624)
Minneapolis, MN
December 8, 2018*
3:00 pm, BTN+
Arkansas State W 72–56 8–2
 19  Oturu  12  Tied  6  Coffey Williams Arena (10,257)
Minneapolis, MN
December 11, 2018*
8:00 pm, BTN
North Florida W 80–71 9–2
 20  Murphy  18  Murphy  13  Washington Williams Arena (9,212)
Minneapolis, MN
December 21, 2018*
7:00 pm, BTN+
North Carolina A&T W 86–67 10–2
 30  Murphy  16  Murphy  10  Washington Williams Arena (10,144)
Minneapolis, MN
December 30, 2018*
3:00 pm,  ESPNU
Mount St. Mary's W 71–53 11–2
 15  McBrayer  10  Oturu  3  Tied Williams Arena (10,767)
Minneapolis, MN
January 3, 2019
8:00 pm, BTN
at No. 22  Wisconsin W 59–52 12–2
(2–1)
 21  Coffey  11  Murphy  3  Coffey  Kohl Center  (16,687)
Madison, WI
January 8, 2019
6:00 pm, BTN
Maryland L 67–82 12–3
(2–2)
 16  Coffey  11  Oturu  5  Coffey Williams Arena (9,919)
Minneapolis, MN
January 12, 2019
11:30 am, BTN
Rutgers W 88–70 13–3
(3–2)
 29  Coffey  16  Murphy  10  McBrayer Williams Arena (10,837)
Minneapolis, MN
January 16, 2019
8:00 pm, BTN
at  Illinois L 68–95 13–4
(3–3)
 17  Oturu  8  Oturu  4  Washington  State Farm Center  (11,503)
Champaign, IL
January 19, 2019
7:30 pm, BTN
Penn State W 65–64 14–4
(4–3)
 19  Murphy  21  Murphy  6  Murphy Williams Arena (11,042)
Minneapolis, MN
January 22, 2019
6:00 pm, BTN
at No. 5  Michigan L 57–59 14–5
(4–4)
 15  Murphy  11  Murphy  4  McBrayer  Crisler Center  (12,707)
Ann Arbor, MI
January 27, 2019
4:00 pm,  FS1
No. 19  Iowa W 92–87 15–5
(5–4)
 23  Tied  11  Murphy  7  McBrayer Williams Arena (11,582)
Minneapolis, MN
January 30, 2019
8:00 pm, BTN
IllinoisW 86–75 16–5
(6–4)
 18  Coffey  10  Murphy  6  Coffey Williams Arena (9,565)
Minneapolis, MN
February 3, 2019
11:00 am, BTN
at No. 17  Purdue L 63–73 16–6
(6–5)
 22  Coffey  10  Murphy  5  Washington  Mackey Arena  (14,804)
West Lafayette, IN
February 6, 2019
8:00 pm, BTN
No. 19 WisconsinL 51–56 16–7
(6–6)
 16  Murphy  19  Murphy  5  McBrayer Williams Arena (14,625)
Minneapolis, MN
February 9, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 9  Michigan State L 55–79 16–8
(6–7)
 17  Kalscheur  7  Oturu  4  Coffey  Breslin Center  (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
February 13, 2019
8:00 pm, BTN
at NebraskaL 61–62 16–9
(6–8)
 19  Murphy  13  Murphy  4  McBrayer  Pinnacle Bank Arena  (15,642)
Lincoln, NE
February 16, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN2
Indiana W 84–63 17–9
(7–8)
 23  Murphy  11  Murphy  7  Coffey Williams Arena (11,639)
Minneapolis, MN
February 21, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN
No. 7 MichiganL 60–69 17-10
(7-9)
 18  Tied  15  Murphy  4  Coffey Williams Arena (11,084)
Minneapolis, MN
February 24, 2019
5:30 pm, BTN
at RutgersL 64–68 17–11
(7–10)
 21  Kalscheur  8  Oturu  3  Coffey  Louis Brown Athletic Center  (7,270)
Piscataway, NJ
February 28, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN2
at  Northwestern W 62–50 18–11
(8–10)
 32  Coffey  12  Coffey  3  Coffey  Welsh–Ryan Arena  (6,869)
Evanston, IL
March 5, 2019
7:00 pm, BTN
No. 11 PurdueW 73–69 19–11
(9–10)
 32  Coffey  14  Murphy  4  Tied Williams Arena (10,062)
Minneapolis, MN
March 8, 2019
5:30 pm, FS1
at No. 24 MarylandL 60–69 19–12
(9–11)
 23  Coffey  11  Oturu  6  Coffey  Xfinity Center  (16,662)
College Park, MD
Big Ten tournament
March 14, 2019
6:00 pm, BTN
(7) vs. (10) Penn State
Second Round
W 77–72 OT20–12
 22  Coffey  14  Murphy  5  Tied  United Center  (16,207)
Chicago, IL
March 15, 2019
6:00 pm, BTN
(7) vs. (2) No. 13 Purdue
Quarterfinals
W 75–73 21–12
 27  Murphy  10  Oturu  4  Tied United Center (18,575)
Chicago, IL
March 16, 2019
2:30 pm,  CBS
(7) vs. (3) No. 10 Michigan
Semifinals
L 49–76 21–13
 14  Coffey  6  Murphy  7  McBrayer United Center (18,468)
Chicago, IL
NCAA tournament
Mar 21, 2019*
11:15 am,  CBS
(10 E) vs. (7 E)  Louisville
First Round
W 86–76 22–13
 24  Kalscheur  8  Kalscheur  4  McBrayer  Wells Fargo Arena  (16,512)
Des Moines, IA
Mar 23, 2019*
6:45 pm, CBS
(10 E) vs. (2 E) No. 5 Michigan State
Second Round
L 50–70 22–14
 27  Coffey  7  Omersa  4  Coffey Wells Fargo Arena (16,770)
Des Moines, IA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP RVRVRVRVRVNot released
Coaches RVRVRVRVRV

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The 2020–21 Big Ten men's basketball season began with practices in October 2020, followed by the start of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November 2020. The regular season ended in March 2021.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022–23 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team</span> Basketball team

The 2022–23 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gophers were led by second-year head coach Ben Johnson and played their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 9–22, 2–17 in Big Ten play to finish in last place. They defeated Nebraska in the first round of the Big Ten tournament before losing to Maryland in the second round.

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