2016–17 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

2016–17 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball

Conference	Big Ten Conference
2016–17 record	7–1 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Richard Pitino (4th year)
Assistant coach	Ed Conroy
Assistant coach	Ben Johnson
Assistant coach	Kimani Young
Home arena	Williams Arena

2016–17 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Maryland	0	–	0	–	8	–	1	.889
Minnesota	0	–	0	–	7	–	1	.875
Ohio State	0	–	0	–	7	–	1	.875
Rutgers	0	–	0	–	7	–	1	.875
No. 13 Indiana	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
No. 17 Wisconsin	0	–	0	–	7	–	2	.778
Michigan	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
Northwestern	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
No. 15 Purdue	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
Illinois	0	–	0	–	6	–	3	.667
Penn State	0	–	0	–	6	–	3	.667
Nebraska	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
Michigan State	0	–	0	–	5	–	4	.556
Iowa	0	–	0	–	3	–	5	.375

† 2017 Big Ten Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represents the University of Minnesota in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gophers, led by fourth year head coach Richard Pitino, are members of the Big Ten Conference and play their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Previous season

The Golden Gophers finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 8–23, 2–16 in Big Ten play to finish in 13th place in conference. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament to Illinois.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Kevin Dorsey	4	G	6'0"	175	Freshman	Waldforf, MD	Transferred to Colorado State
Jarvis Johnson	12	G	6'1"	185	Freshman	Minneapolis, MN	Retired from basketball due to a heart condition^[1]
Charles Buggs	23	F	6'9"	220	RS Junior	Arlington, TX	Graduate transferred to USC
Joey King	24	F	6'9"	235	Senior	Eagan, MN	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Akeem Springs	0	G	6'4"	210	RS Senior	Waukegan, IL	Transferred from Milwaukee. Will be eligible to play since Springs graduated from UW–Milwaukee.

2016 Recruiting Class

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Amir Coffey SG	Hopkins, MN	Hopkins High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sep 21, 2015
Amir Coffey SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Eric Curry PF	Little Rock, AR	Southwest Christian Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sep 23, 2015
Eric Curry PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Michael Hurt SF	Rochester, MN	John Marshall High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jan 16, 2015
Michael Hurt SF	Scout: 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: "2016 Minnesota Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-06-02. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-06-02.

2017 Commitments

2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Isaiah Washington PG	Bronx, NY	St. Raymond School For Boys	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	162 lb (73 kg)	Sep 11, 2016
Isaiah Washington PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jamir Harris CG	Elizabeth, NJ	The Patrick School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sep 21, 2016
Jamir Harris CG	Scout: 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: "2017 Minnesota Commits". Rivals.com. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2016–17 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Springs, AkeemAkeem Springs	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Waukegan Milwaukee	Waukegan, IL
1.5 !G	1	McBrayer, DupreeDupree McBrayer	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2.0 !So	Sunrise Christian Academy	Queens, NY
1.5 !G	2	, Nate MasonNate Mason	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Arlington Country Day	Decatur, GA
3.5 !F	3	Murphy, JordanJordan Murphy	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	2.0 !So	Brennan	San Antonio, TX
1.5 !G	4	Rudrud, BradyBrady Rudrud (W)	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Eden Prairie	Eden Prairie, MN
1.5 !G	5	Coffey, AmirAmir Coffey	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Hopkins	Hopkins, MN
1.5 !G	10	Haugh, DarinDarin Haugh (W)	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Bethany Lutheran	Prior Lake, MN
1.5 !G	15	Sharp, StephonStephon Sharp (W)	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2.0 !So	Hopkins	Bloomington, MN
3.5 !F	20	Fitzgerald, DavonteDavonte Fitzgerald	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Tucker Texas A&M	Atlanta, GA
5.0 !C	21	Konaté, BakaryBakary Konaté	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Sunrise Christian Academy	Bamako, Mali
5.0 !C	22	Lynch, ReggieReggie Lynch	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Edina Illinois State	Edina, MN
3.5 !F	24	Curry, EricEric Curry	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Southwest Christian Academy	Little Rock, AR
3.5 !F	32	Gilbert, AhmadAhmad Gilbert	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.0 !So	Constitution	Philadelphia, PA
3.5 !F	41	Diedhiou, GastonGaston Diedhiou	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Canarias Academy	Dakar, Senegal
3.5 !F	42	Hurt, MichaelMichael Hurt	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1.0 !Fr	John Marshall	Rochester, MN

Head coach

Richard Pitino (Providence)

Assistant coach(es)

Ed Conroy (The Citadel)
Ben Johnson (Minnesota)
Kimani Young (Texas–El Paso)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
Nov 3, 2016* 7:00 pm, BTN+	Bemidiji State	W 83–59		22 – Murphy	14 – Curry	5 – Coffey	Williams Arena (8,014) Minneapolis, MN
Non-conference regular season
Nov 11, 2016* 7:00 pm, BTN+	Louisiana–Lafayette	W 86–74	1–0	15 – Tied	8 – Tied	7 – Mason	Williams Arena (8,453) Minneapolis, MN
Nov 14, 2016* 7:00 pm, BTN+	Texas–Arlington	W 84–67	2–0	14 – Lynch	12 – Murphy	7 – Mason	Williams Arena (7,986) Minneapolis, MN
Nov 16, 2016* 7:00 pm, BTN+	Mount St. Mary's	W 80–56	3–0	18 – Murphy	12 – Murphy	5 – Lynch	Williams Arena (7,940) Minneapolis, MN
Nov 18, 2016* 8:00 pm, BTN	St. John's Gavitt Tipoff Games	W 92–86	4–0	30 – Coffey	11 – Lynch	7 – Mason	Williams Arena (8,873) Minneapolis, MN
Nov 22, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Arkansas	W 85–71	5–0	19 – Coffey	7 – Tied	7 – Mason	Williams Arena (8,997) Minneapolis, MN
Nov 25, 2016* 7:00 pm, BTN+	Southern Illinois	W 57–45	6–0	13 – Coffey	11 – Curry	6 – McBrayer	Williams Arena (9,603) Minneapolis, MN
Nov 28, 2016* 6:00 pm, ESPNU	at Florida State ACC–Big Ten Challenge	L 67–75	6–1	11 – Tied	8 – Curry	3 – Tied	Donald L. Tucker Center (5,993) Tallahassee, FL
Dec 3, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	vs. Vanderbilt Sioux Falls Showcase	W 56–52	7–1	16 – Murphy	14 – Murphy	6 – McBrayer	Sanford Pentagon (3,250) Sioux Falls, SD
Dec 6, 2016* 7:00 pm, BTN	NJIT			–	–	–	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
Dec 9, 2016* 8:00 pm, BTN	Georgia Southern			–	–	–	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
Dec 11, 2016* 4:00 pm, BTN	Northern Illinois			–	–	–	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
Dec 14, 2016* 7:00 pm, BTN+	LIU Brooklyn			–	–	–	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
Dec 23, 2016* 6:00 pm, BTN	Arkansas State			–	–	–	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
Big Ten regular season
Dec 27, 2016 8:00 pm, ESPN2	Michigan State			–	–	–	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
Jan 1, 2017 BTN	at Purdue			–	–	–	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
Jan 5, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPNU	at Northwestern			–	–	–	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
Jan 8, 2017 6:30 pm, BTN	Ohio State			–	–	–	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
Jan 11, 2017 6:00 pm, BTN	at Michigan State			–	–	–	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Jan 14, 2017 11:00 am, ESPNU	at Penn State			–	–	–	Bryce Jordan Center Minneapolis, MN
Jan 21, 2017 3:30 pm, BTN	Wisconsin			–	–	–	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
Jan 25, 2017 6:00 pm, BTN	at Ohio State			–	–	–	Value City Arena Columbus, OH
Jan 28, 2017 1:15 pm, BTN	Maryland			–	–	–	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
Feb 4, 2017 3:00 pm, BTN	at Illinois			–	–	–	State Farm Center Champaign, IL
Feb 8, 2017 8:00 pm, BTN	Iowa			–	–	–	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
Feb 11, 2017 11:00 am, ESPNU	at Rutgers			–	–	–	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
Feb 15, 2017 8:00 pm, BTN	Indiana			–	–	–	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
Feb 19, 2017 CBS/BTN	Michigan			–	–	–	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
Feb 22, 2017 7:30 pm, BTN	at Maryland			–	–	–	Xfinity Center College Park, MD
Feb 25/26, 2017 CBS/BTN	Penn State			–	–	–	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
Mar 5, 2017 ESPN/ESPN2	Nebraska			–	–	–	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
Mar 5, 2017 CBS/BTN	at Wisconsin			–	–	–	Kohl Center Madison, WI
Big Ten Tournament
Mar 8–12, 2017	vs.			–	–	–	Verizon Center Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

↑ "Jarvis Johnson's story: Life, death and basketball". StarTribune. Retrieved 2016-06-02.

Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball

Venues	On-campus YMCA (1895–1896) UM Armory (1896–1925) Kenwood Armory (1925–1928) Williams Arena (1928–present)

Culture & lore	History Goldy Gopher "Minnesota Rouser" Scandal

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–00 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

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