2019–20 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gophers were led by seventh-year head coach Richard Pitino and played their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 15–16, 8–12 in Big Ten play to finish in 12th place. The Gophers defeated Northwestern in the first round of the Big Ten tournament[1] before the tournament was canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[2] All other postseason tournaments including the NCAA tournament were later canceled effectively ending the season.[3][4]

2019–20 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record15–16 (8–12 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWilliams Arena
Seasons
2019–20 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 17 Wisconsin 14 6   .700 21 10   .677
No. 9 Michigan State 14 6   .700 22 9   .710
No. 12 Maryland 14 6   .700 24 7   .774
No. 21 Illinois 13 7   .650 21 10   .677
No. 25 Iowa 11 9   .550 20 11   .645
Penn State 11 9   .550 21 10   .677
No. 19 Ohio State 11 9   .550 21 10   .677
Rutgers 11 9   .550 20 11   .645
Michigan 10 10   .500 19 12   .613
Purdue 9 11   .450 16 15   .516
Indiana 9 11   .450 20 12   .625
Minnesota 8 12   .400 15 16   .484
Northwestern 3 17   .150 8 23   .258
Nebraska 2 18   .100 7 25   .219
Note: The 2020 Big Ten tournament was canceled prior to the second round due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Golden Gophers finished the 2018–19 season 22–14, 9–11 in Big Ten play to finish in seventh place. As the No. 7 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Penn State in the second round.[5] In the quarterfinals, they defeated Purdue for the second time on the season.[6] In the semifinals, they lost to Michigan.[7] The Gophers received a bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 10 seed in the East Region. There, they defeated seventh-seeded Louisville[8] in the first round before losing to Michigan State in the second round.[9]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Dupree McBrayer 1 G 6'5" 195 Senior Queens, NY Graduated
Jordan Murphy 3 F 6'7" 250 Senior San Antonio, TX Graduated
Amir Coffey 5 G 6'8" 205 Junior Hopkins, MN Declared for NBA Draft
Isaiah Washington 11 G 6'1" 195 Sophomore Harlem, NY Transferred to Iona[10]
Jarvis Johnson 12 G 6'1" 185 Senior Minneapolis, MN Graduated
Brock Stull 31 G 6'4" 210 RS Senior Rockford, IL Graduated
Matz Stockman 35 C 7'0" 245 RS Senior Oslo, Norway Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Alihan Demir F 6'9" 232 Senior Ankara, Turkey Drexel

Recruiting class

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2019 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Sam Freeman
C
Justin, TX Northwest High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Apr 4, 2019 
Star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPNN/A
Bryan Greenlee
PG
Gainesville, FL The Rock School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jun 13, 2019 
Star ratings: Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A
Isaiah Ihnen
SF
Böblingen, Germany N/A 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Apr 23, 2019 
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247Sports:     ESPNN/A
Tre Williams
SG
Mount Pleasant, UT Wasatch Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Nov 13, 2018 
Star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
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:

  • "2019 Minnesota Commits". Rivals.com.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Future recruits

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2020–21 team recruits

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Martice Mitchell
PF
Chicago Heights, Illinois Bloom High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Oct 7, 2019 
Star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 79
Jamal Mashburn Jr.
CG
Miami, Florida Brewster Academy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Oct 14, 2019 
Star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 80
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:

2021–22 team recruits

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College recruiting information (2021)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Treyton Thompson
PF
Alexandria, Minnesota La Lumiere School 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Nov 30, 2019 
Star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports: 
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:

Roster

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2019–20 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Payton Willis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Fayetteville
Vanderbilt
Fayetteville, AR
G 1 Tre' Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Wasatch Academy Dallas, TX
G 3 Bryan Greenlee 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr The Rock School Gainesville, FL
G 5 Marcus Carr (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Montverde Academy
Pittsburgh
Toronto, ON
G 10 Brady Rudrud (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Eden Prairie Eden Prairie, MN
G 13 Hunt Conroy (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Jesuit New Orleans, LA
F 21 Jarvis Omersa 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Orono Orono, MN
G 22 Gabe Kalscheur 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So DeLaSalle Edina, MN
F 24 Eric Curry   6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Southwest Christian Academy Memphis, TN
C 25 Daniel Oturu 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Cretin-Derham Hall Woodbury, MN
F 30 Alihan Demir 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Ari College
Drexel
Ankara, Turkey
C 32 Sam Freeman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Northwest Dallas, TX
F 35 Isaiah Ihnen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr IBA Munich Böblingen, Germany
F 42 Michael Hurt (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr John Marshall Rochester, MN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 28, 2019*
7:00 pm, BTN Plus
Southwest Minnesota State W 73–48 
 14  Willis   16  Oturu   6  Tied  Williams Arena (7,387)
Minneapolis, MN
Regular season
Nov 5, 2019*
7:00 pm, BTN Plus
Cleveland State W 85–50  1–0
 18  Carr   10  Oturu   8  Tied  Williams Arena (8,693)
Minneapolis, MN
Nov 9, 2019*
7:00 pm, BTN
vs. Oklahoma
Sioux Falls Showcase
L 62–71  1–1
 16  Carr   10  Carr   6  Carr  Sanford Pentagon (3,445)
Sioux Falls, SD
Nov 12, 2019*
7:30 pm, FS1
at Butler
Gavitt Tipoff Games
L 56–64  1–2
 24  Oturu   10  Oturu   7  Carr  Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,879)
Indianapolis, IN
Nov 15, 2019*
8:00 p.m., P12N
at Utah L 69–73  1–3
 21  Oturu   18  Oturu   6  Carr  Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,760)
Salt Lake City, UT
Nov 21, 2019*
7:00 pm, BTN Plus
Central Michigan W 82-57  2–3
 19  Carr   12  Oturu   7  Carr  Williams Arena (8,566)
Minneapolis, MN
Nov 24, 2019*
6:00 pm, BTN
North Dakota W 79–56  3–3
 18  Kalscheur   9  Omersa   6  Carr  Williams Arena (8,854)
Minneapolis, MN
Nov 29, 2019*
2:00 pm, FS1
DePaul L 68–73  3–4
 19  Oturu   18  Oturu   4  Carr  Williams Arena (10,260)
Minneapolis, MN
Dec 2, 2019*
8:00 p.m., ESPN2
Clemson
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
W 78–60  4–4
 24  Carr   6  Demir   9  Carr  Williams Arena (10,148)
Minneapolis, MN
Dec 9, 2019
7:00 pm, BTN
at Iowa L 52–72  4–5
(0–1)
 22  Oturu   12  Oturu   7  Carr  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,442)
Iowa City, IA
Dec 15, 2019
5:30 pm, BTN
No. 3 Ohio State W 84–71  5–5
(1–1)
 35  Carr   13  Oturu   7  Carr  Williams Arena (9,854)
Minneapolis, MN
Dec 21, 2019*
4:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. OSU
BOK Center Basketball Showdown
W 86–66  6–5
 34  Kalscheur   8  Oturu   8  Carr  BOK Center (4,979)
Tulsa, OK
Dec 28, 2019*
3:00 pm, BTN
FIU W 89–62  7–5
 23  Kalscheur   20  Oturu   8  Carr  Williams Arena (10,546)
Minneapolis, MN
Jan 2, 2020
6:00 pm, BTN
at Purdue L 78–83 2OT 7–6
(1–2)
 29  Oturu   18  Oturu   4  Carr  Mackey Arena (14,804)
West Lafayette, IN
Jan 5, 2020
6:30 pm, BTN
Northwestern W 77–68  8–6
(2–2)
 19  Oturu   16  Oturu   7  Carr  Williams Arena (9,574)
Minneapolis, MN
Jan 9, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 8 Michigan State L 58–74  8–7
(2–3)
 22  Oturu   10  Oturu   6  Carr  Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
Jan 12, 2020
12:00 pm, BTN
No. 19 Michigan W 75–67  9–7
(3–3)
 30  Oturu   7  Oturu   12  Carr  Williams Arena (10,453)
Minneapolis, MN
Jan 15, 2020
8:00 pm, BTN
Penn State W 75–69  10–7
(4–3)
 27  Carr   14  Oturu   9  Carr  Williams Arena (9,714)
Minneapolis, MN
Jan 19, 2020
12:00 pm, BTN
at Rutgers L 56–64  10–8
(5–4)
 19  Oturu   9  Oturu   5  Carr  Louis Brown Athletic Center (8,000)
Piscataway, NJ
Jan 23, 2020
5:30 pm, FS1
at Ohio State W 62–59  11–8
(5–4)
 21  Carr   7  Carr   2  Tied  Value City Arena (13,234)
Columbus, OH
Jan 26, 2020
2:00 pm, FOX
No. 11 Michigan State L 52–70  11–9
(5–5)
 19  Oturu   7  Tied   6  Carr  Williams Arena (12,114)
Minneapolis, MN
Jan 30, 2020
6:30 pm, FS1
at No. 19 Illinois L 51–59  11–10
(5–6)
 20  Oturu   9  Carr   2  Carr  State Farm Center (15,544)
Champaign, IL
Feb 5, 2020
8:00 pm, BTN
Wisconsin W 70–52  12–10
(6–6)
 21  Willis   14  Oturu   10  Carr  Williams Arena (11,389)
Minneapolis, MN
Feb 8, 2020
3:00 pm, BTN
at No. 22 Penn State L 66–73  12–11
(6–7)
 32  Oturu   16  Oturu   5  Carr  Bryce Jordan Center (15,261)
University Park, PA
Feb 16, 2020
12:00 pm, FS1
No. 21 Iowa L 55–58  12–12
(6–8)
 15  Oturu   9  Demir   6  Carr  Williams Arena (14,625)
Minneapolis, MN
Feb 19, 2020
8:00 pm, BTN
Indiana L 56–68  12–13
(6–9)
 12  Tied   14  Oturu   7  Carr  Williams Arena (9,686)
Minneapolis, MN
Feb 23, 2020
2:00 pm, BTN
at Northwestern W 83–57  13–13
(7–9)
 22  Oturu   12  Oturu   7  Carr  Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,815)
Evanston, IL
Feb 26, 2020
8:00 pm, BTN
No. 9 Maryland L 73–74  13–14
(7–10)
 28  Oturu   11  Oturu   7  Carr  Williams Arena (9,252)
Minneapolis, MN
Mar 1, 2020
5:30 pm, BTN
at Wisconsin L 69–71  13–15
(7–11)
 26  Oturu   12  Oturu   4  Carr  Kohl Center (17,287)
Madison, WI
Mar 4, 2020
6:00 pm, BTN
at Indiana L 67–72  13–16
(7–12)
 24  Oturu   16  Oturu   5  Carr  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222)
Bloomington, IN
Mar 8, 2020
12:00 pm, BTN
Nebraska W 107–75  14–16
(8–12)
 26  Kalscheur   10  Demir   11  Carr  Williams Arena (9,984)
Minneapolis, MN
Big Ten tournament
Mar 11, 2020
6:00 pm, BTN
(12) vs. (13) Northwestern
First Round
W 74–57  15–16
 24  Oturu   8  Tied   5  Carr  Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
Remaining Games Canceled
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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