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2018–19 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

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2018–19 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball
Vancouver Showcase champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record22–14 (9–11 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWilliams Arena
Seasons
2018–19 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Michigan State 16 4   .800 32 7   .821
No. 13 Purdue 16 4   .800 26 10   .722
No. 8 Michigan 15 5   .750 30 7   .811
No. 21 Wisconsin 14 6   .700 23 11   .676
Maryland 13 7   .650 23 11   .676
Iowa 10 10   .500 23 12   .657
Minnesota 9 11   .450 22 14   .611
Ohio State 8 12   .400 20 15   .571
Indiana 8 12   .400 19 16   .543
Penn State 7 13   .350 14 18   .438
Illinois 7 13   .350 12 21   .364
Rutgers 7 13   .350 14 17   .452
Nebraska 6 14   .300 19 17   .528
Northwestern 4 16   .200 13 19   .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.

Previous season

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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

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Nate Mason 2 G 6'2" 190 Senior Decatur, GA Graduated
Jamir Harris 4 G 6'0" 190 Freshman North Brunswick, NJ Transferred to American
Davonte Fitzgerald 20 F 6'8" 225 RS Senior Atlanta, GA Transferred to Stephen F. Austin
Bakary Konaté 21 C 6'11" 240 Senior Bamako, Mali Graduated
Reggie Lynch 22 C 6'10" 265 RS Senior Edina, MN Dismissed from school[2]
Gaston Diedhiou 41 F 6'10" 245 Senior Dakar, Senegal Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Payton Willis G 6'4" 182 Junior Fayetteville, AR Vanderbilt
Marcus Carr G 6'1 185 Sophomore Toronto, ON Pittsburgh
Brock Stull G 6'4 194 RS Senior Rockford, IL Milwaukee

2018 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit 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:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
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:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
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:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars
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

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2018–19 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Payton Willis (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Jr Fayetteville
Vanderbilt
Fayetteville, AR
G 1 Dupree McBrayer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Sunrise Christian Academy Queens, NY
G 2 Marcus Carr (I) Current redshirt 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 10 Brady 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 13 Hunt Conroy (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Jesuit New Orleans, LA
F 21 Jarvis Omersa 6 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 24 Eric Curry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS So Southwest 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 31 Brock Stull 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Boylan Catholic
Milwaukee
Rockford, IL
C 35 Matz Stockman 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Sr Canarias Academy
Louisville
Oslo, Norway
F 42 Michael Hurt 6 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

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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# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (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
Illinois W 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 Wisconsin L 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 Nebraska L 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 Michigan L 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 Rutgers L 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 Purdue W 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 Maryland L 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 OT 20–12
 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

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Ranking movements
Legend: RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
APRVRVRVRVRVNot released
CoachesRVRVRVRVRV

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

References

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  1. ^ "Big Ten Unveils Men's Basketball Postseason Honors on BTN". BigTen.org. March 11, 2019. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  2. ^ Tracy, Marc (February 15, 2018). "Minnesota's Reggie Lynch Won't Appeal Sexual Assault Ruling". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  3. ^ a b Norlander, Matt (October 19, 2017). "Big Ten adds two games for a 20-game conference schedule starting in 2018–19". CBS Sports. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
  4. ^ "Big Ten to move to 20-game conference slate". ESPN. Retrieved March 12, 2018.