The 2024–25 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team will represent the University of Minnesota in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gophers will be led by fourth-year head coach Ben Johnson and will play their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota as members of the Big Ten Conference.
2024–25 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball | |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 0–0 (0–0 Big Ten) |
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Home arena | Williams Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Indiana | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Purdue | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Rutgers | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 UCLA | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2025 Big Ten tournament winner As of March 24, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll |
Previous season
editThe Gophers finished the 2023–24 season 19–15, 9–11 in Big Ten play, to finish in a three-way tie for ninth place. As a No. 9 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they lost in the second round to Michigan State. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Butler in the first round before losing to Indiana State.
Offseason
editDepartures
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Elijah Hawkins | 0 | G | 5'11" | 165 | Junior | Washington, D.C. | Transferred to Texas Tech |
Joshua Ola-Joseph | 1 | F | 6'7" | 215 | Sophomore | Brooklyn Park, MN | Transferred to California |
Braden Carrington | 4 | G | 6'4" | 195 | Sophomore | Brooklyn Park, MN | Transferred to Tulsa |
Isaiah Ihnen | 5 | F | 6'10" | 220 | Junior | Böblingen, Germany | Transferred to Liberty |
Kris Keinys | 8 | F | 6'8" | 215 | Freshman | Klaipėda, Lithuania | Transferred to Pacific |
Jackson Purcell | 11 | G | 6'5" | 195 | Sophomore | Apple Valley, MN | Walk-on; left the team |
Pharrel Payne | 21 | F | 6'9" | 255 | Sophomore | Cottage Grove, MN | Transferred to Texas A&M |
Cam Christie | 24 | G | 6'6" | 190 | Freshman | Arlington Heights, IL | Declared for 2024 NBA draft; selected 46th overall by Los Angeles Clippers |
Will Ramberg | 25 | G | 6'5" | 205 | Senior | Grand Marais, MN | Walk-on; graduated |
Jack Wilson | 33 | C | 6'11" | 285 | GS Senior | Montara, CA | Graduated |
Incoming transfers
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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Frank Mitchell | 00 | F | 6'8" | 240 | Senior | Toronto, ON | Canisius |
Trey Edmonds | 5 | F/C | 6'10" | 255 | Senior | Aurora, CO | UTSA |
Caleb Williams | 6 | G | 6'2' | Senior | Wild Rose, WI | Macalester College | |
Femi Odukale | 11 | G | 6'6" | 205 | GS Senior | Brooklyn, NY | New Mexico State |
Brennan Rigsby | 24 | G/F | 6'5" | 195 | Senior | De Beque, CO | Oregon |
Lu'Cye Patterson | 25 | G | 6'2" | 205 | Senior | Minneapolis, MN | Charlotte |
Tyler Cochran | 28 | G | 6'2" | 225 | Senior | Bolingbrook, IL | Toledo |
Lincoln Meister | 54 | F | 6'9" | 235 | GS Senior | Rochester, MN | Walk-on; Minnesota Duluth |
Recruiting class
editName | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Isaac Asuma #16 PG |
Iron, MN | Cherry School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Mar 2, 2023 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82 | ||||||
Grayson Grove PF |
Alexandria, MN | Alexandria Area High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | May 13, 2023 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 19, 2024* 12:00 p.m., B1G+ |
Bemidji State | W 90–65 | 19 – Mitchell Jr. | 7 – Mitchell | 8 – tied | Williams Arena (7,534) Minneapolis, MN | |||||
October 29, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+ |
Hamline | W 79-57 | 16 – Rigsby | 7 – Edmonds | 5 – Asuma | Williams Arena (8,027) Minneapolis, MN | |||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
November 6, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+ |
Oral Roberts | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN | |||||||||
November 9, 2024* 2:30 p.m., Peacock |
Omaha | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN | |||||||||
November 13, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+ |
North Texas | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN | |||||||||
November 16, 2024* TBA, BTN |
Yale | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN | |||||||||
November 19, 2024* 6:00 p.m., BTN |
Cleveland State | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN | |||||||||
November 25, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+ |
Central Michigan | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN | |||||||||
November 28, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN2 |
vs. Wichita State ESPN Events Invitational semifinals |
State Farm Field House Bay Lake, FL | |||||||||
November 29, 2024* 12:00 p.m./2:30 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2 |
vs. Florida/Wake Forest ESPN Events Invitational |
State Farm Field House Bay Lake, FL | |||||||||
December 1, 2024* 2:00 p.m., B1G+ |
Bethune–Cookman | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN | |||||||||
December 4, 2024 7:30 p.m., BTN |
Michigan State | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN | |||||||||
December 9, 2024 5:30 p.m., BTN |
at Indiana | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN | |||||||||
December 21, 2024* 1:00 p.m., BTN |
Fairleigh Dickinson | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN | |||||||||
December 29, 2024* 1:00 p.m., Peacock |
Morgan State | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN | |||||||||
January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., FS1 |
Purdue | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN | |||||||||
January 6, 2025 8:00 p.m., FS1 |
Ohio State | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN | |||||||||
January 10, 2025 6:00 p.m., Peacock |
at Wisconsin | Kohl Center Madison, WI | |||||||||
January 13, 2025 5:30 p.m., BTN |
at Maryland | Xfinity Center College Park, MD | |||||||||
January 16, 2025 6:00 p.m., FS1 |
Michigan | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN | |||||||||
January 21, 2025 8:00 p.m., BTN |
at Iowa | Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA | |||||||||
January 25, 2025 3:00 p.m., BTN |
Oregon | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN | |||||||||
January 28, 2025 7:00 p.m., Peacock |
at Michigan State | Breslin Center East Lansing, MI | |||||||||
February 1, 2025 11:00 a.m., BTN |
Washington | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN | |||||||||
February 4, 2025 6:00 p.m., BTN |
at Penn State | Bryce Jordan Center State College, PA | |||||||||
February 8, 2025 5:00 p.m., BTN |
Illinois | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN | |||||||||
February 15, 2025 3:00 p.m., BTN |
at USC | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
February 18, 2025 9:30 p.m., FS1 |
at UCLA | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
February 22, 2025 1:00 p.m., BTN |
Penn State | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN | |||||||||
February 25, 2025 6:00 p.m., Peacock |
Northwestern | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN | |||||||||
March 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., BTN |
at Nebraska | Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE | |||||||||
March 5, 2025 7:30 p.m., BTN |
Wisconsin | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN | |||||||||
March 9, 2025 12:00 p.m., BTN |
at Rutgers | Jersey Mike's Arena Piscataway, NJ | |||||||||
Big Ten tournament | |||||||||||
March 12–16, 2025 TBA |
vs. | Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. |
References
editExternal links
edit- "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". gophersports.com. Retrieved 2024-08-22.