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
2019–20 record15–16 (8–12 Big Ten)
Head coachRichard Pitino (7th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWilliams Arena
2019–20 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 17 Wisconsin14–6 .700  21–10  .677
No. 9 Michigan State14–6 .700  22–9  .710
No. 12 Maryland14–6 .700  24–7  .774
No. 21 Illinois13–7 .650  21–10  .677
No. 25 Iowa11–9 .550  20–11  .645
Penn State11–9 .550  21–10  .677
No. 19 Ohio State11–9 .550  21–10  .677
Rutgers11–9 .550  20–11  .645
Michigan10–10 .500  19–12  .613
Purdue9–11 .450  16–15  .516
Indiana9–11 .450  20–12  .625
Minnesota8–12 .400  15–16  .484
Northwestern3–17 .150  8–23  .258
Nebraska2–18 .100  7–25  .219
As of March 18, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll
Note: The 2020 Big Ten Tournament was canceled prior to the second round due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

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

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Dupree McBrayer1G6'5"195SeniorQueens, NYGraduated
Jordan Murphy3F6'7"250SeniorSan Antonio, TXGraduated
Amir Coffey5G6'8"205JuniorHopkins, MNDeclared for NBA Draft
Isaiah Washington11G6'1"195SophomoreHarlem, NYTransferred to Iona[10]
Jarvis Johnson12G6'1"185SeniorMinneapolis, MNGraduated
Brock Stull31G6'4"210RS SeniorRockford, ILGraduated
Matz Stockman35C7'0"245RS SeniorOslo, NorwayGraduated

Incoming transfers
NamePos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Alihan DemirF6'9"232SeniorAnkara, TurkeyDrexel

Recruiting class

2019 recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Bryan Greenlee
PG		 Gainesville, FL The Rock School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jun 13, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Isaiah Ihnen
SF		 Böblingen, Germany N/A 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Apr 23, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Tre Williams
SG		 Mount Pleasant, UT Wasatch Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Nov 13, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   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

    2020–21 team recruits
    US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
    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 
    Recruiting 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 
    Recruiting 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

      Roster
      2019–20 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team
      PlayersCoaches
      Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
      G 0 Payton Willis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS JrFayetteville
      Vanderbilt      		 Fayetteville, AR
      G 1 Tre' Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrWasatch Academy Dallas, TX
      G 3 Bryan Greenlee 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrThe Rock School Gainesville, FL
      G 5 Marcus Carr (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS SoMontverde Academy
      Pittsburgh      		 Toronto, ON
      G 10 Brady Rudrud (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrEden Prairie Eden Prairie, MN
      G 13 Hunt Conroy (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)165 lb (75 kg) JrJesuit New Orleans, LA
      F 21 Jarvis Omersa 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)225 lb (102 kg) SoOrono Orono, MN
      G 22 Gabe Kalscheur 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoDeLaSalle Edina, MN
      F 24 Eric Curry  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg) RS JrSouthwest Christian Academy Memphis, TN
      C 25 Daniel Oturu 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) SoCretin-Derham Hall Woodbury, MN
      F 30 Alihan Demir 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) SrAri College
      Drexel      		 Ankara, Turkey
      C 32 Sam Freeman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) FrNorthwest Dallas, TX
      F 35 Isaiah Ihnen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrIBA Munich Böblingen, Germany
      F 42 Michael Hurt (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrJohn Marshall Rochester, MN
      Head coach
      Assistant coach(es)
      Legend
      • (C) Team captain
      • (S) Suspended
      • (I) Ineligible
      • (W) Walk-on

      Roster

      Schedule and results
      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.

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