2024–25 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

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
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Ben Johnson (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Dave Thorson (4th season) Jason Kemp (4th season) Marcus Jenkins (4th season) Josh Adel (2nd season)
Home arena	Williams Arena

2024–25 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
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

The 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

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
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

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
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:
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: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 22, 2023.

Roster

2024–25 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 00 Frank Mitchell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 260 lb (118 kg) RS Jr Oakville Prep Canisius Toronto, ON G 1 Isaac Asuma 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Fr Cherry Cherry, MN G 2 Mike Mitchell Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Archbishop Mitty Pepperdine San Jose, CA F 3 Dawson Garcia 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 234 lb (106 kg) Sr Prior Lake North Carolina Savage, MN F 4 Kadyn Betts 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS So Central Pueblo, CO F/C 5 Trey Edmonds 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr George Washington UTSA Aurora, CO G 6 Caleb Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Wild Rose Macalester College Wild Rose, WI G 7 Max Sheridan (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So St. Monica Prep Los Angeles, CA F 10 Grayson Grove 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Alexandria Alexandria, MN G 11 Femi Odukale 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) GS Springfield Commonwealth New Mexico State Brooklyn, NY F 12 Erick Reader (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So New Life Academy Bloomington, MN F 23 Parker Fox 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Mahtomedi Northern State Mahtomedi, MN G 24 Brennan Rigsby 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Wasatch Academy Oregon De Beque, CO G 25 Lu'Cye Patterson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 202 lb (92 kg) RS Sr Minnesota Prep Charlotte Minneapolis, MN G 28 Tyler Cochran 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Bolingbrook Toledo Bolingbrook, IL F 54 Lincoln Meister (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) GS John Marshall Minnesota Duluth Rochester, MN	Head coach Ben Johnson (Minnesota) Assistant coach(es) Dave Thorson (Hamline) Jason Kemp (UW–La Crosse) Marcus Jenkins (Air Force) Josh Adel (Florida) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
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.

External links

• "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". gophersports.com. Retrieved 2024-08-22.