| 2009–10 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball | |||
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| NCAA Tournament First Round vs. Xavier, L 65–54 | |||
| Conference | Big Ten Conference | ||
| 2009–10 record | 21–14 (9–9 Big Ten) | ||
| Head coach | Tubby Smith | ||
| Assistant coach | Ron Jirsa | ||
| Assistant coach | Saul Smith | ||
| Assistant coach | Vince Taylor | ||
| Home arena | Williams Arena | ||
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| #5 Ohio State† | 14 | 4 | .778 | 29 | 8 | .784 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #10 Purdue | 14 | 4 | .778 | 29 | 6 | .829 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #13 Michigan State | 14 | 4 | .778 | 28 | 9 | .757 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #16 Wisconsin | 13 | 5 | .722 | 24 | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 10 | 8 | .556 | 21 | 15 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 9 | 9 | .500 | 21 | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 7 | 11 | .389 | 20 | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 7 | 11 | .389 | 15 | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 4 | 14 | .222 | 10 | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 4 | 14 | .222 | 10 | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn State | 3 | 15 | .167 | 11 | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2010 Big Ten Tournament winner As of April 3, 2010 • Rankings from AP Poll |
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The 2009–10 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in the college basketball season of 2009–2010. The team's head coach was Tubby Smith in his third year. The Golden Gophers played their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota and are members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 21–14, 9–9 in Big Ten play. They advanced to the championship game of the 2010 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament before losing to Ohio State. They received an at-large bid to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, earning an 11 seed in the West Region. They lost to six-seed and AP #25 Xavier in the first round.
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Royce White signed with the Minnesota Golden Gophers, but did not play due to shoplifting and trespassing charges. He transferred to Iowa State in July 2010.[1]
| # | Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous Team(s) |
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| 0 | Al Nolen | 6'1" | 180 | G | Jr. | Minneapolis, MN, U.S. | Minneapolis Henry HS |
| 1 | Paul Carter | 6'8" | 205 | F | Jr. | Little Rock, AR, U.S. | Little Rock Mills HS Missouri State-West Plains |
| 3 | Justin Cobbs | 6'3" | 190 | G | Fr. | Los Angeles, CA, U.S. | Bishop Montgomery HS |
| 5 | Devoe Joseph | 6'3" | 170 | G | So. | Ajax, ON, Canada | Pickering HS |
| 20 | Lawrence Westbrook | 6'0" | 195 | G | Sr. | Chandler, AZ, U.S. | Winchendon Prep |
| 22 | Devron Bostick | 6'5" | 210 | G | Sr. | Racine, WI, U.S. | St. Catharine's HS SW Illinois |
| 24 | Blake Hoffarber | 6'4" | 200 | G | Jr. | Minnetonka, MN, U.S. | Hopkins HS |
| 32 | Trevor Mbakwe | 6'8" | 240 | F | RJr. | Saint Paul, MN, U.S. | St. Bernard's HS Miami Dade College |
| 33 | Rodney Williams | 6'7" | 210 | F | Fr. | Minneapolis, MN, U.S. | Robbinsdale Cooper HS |
| 34 | Damian Johnson | 6'7" | 210 | F | RSr. | Thibodaux, LA, U.S. | Thibodaux HS |
| 45 | Colton Iverson | 6'10" | 235 | F/C | So. | Yankton, SD, U.S. | Yankton HS |
| 50 | Ralph Sampson III | 6'11" | 230 | F/C | So. | Duluth, GA, U.S. | Northview HS |
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Record | ||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| November 5, 2009* | 7:00 | Minnesota Duluth | Williams Arena • Minneapolis, MN | W 114–47 | |||||||
| November 9, 2009* | 7:00 | Minnesota State Moorhead | Williams Arena • Minneapolis, MN | W 98–49 | |||||||
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| November 13, 2009* | 7:00 | Tennessee Tech | #25 | Williams Arena • Minneapolis, MN | W 87–50 | 1–0 | |||||
| November 16, 2009* | 7:00 | Stephen F. Austin State | #24 | Williams Arena • Minneapolis, MN | W 82–42 | 2–0 | |||||
| November 19, 2009* | 7:00 | Utah Valley | #24 | Williams Arena • Minneapolis, MN | BTN | W 76–51 | 3–0 | ||||
| November 26, 2009* | 7:30 | vs. #12 Butler | #22 | Anaheim Convention Center • Anaheim, CA (2009 76 Classic) |
ESPN2 | W 82–73 | 4–0 | ||||
| November 27, 2009* | 8:30 | vs. Portland | #22 | Anaheim Convention Center • Anaheim, CA (2009 76 Classic) |
ESPNU | L 61–56 | 4–1 | ||||
| November 29, 2009* | TBA | vs. Texas A&M | #22 | Anaheim Convention Center • Anaheim, CA (2009 76 Classic) |
ESPN2 | L 66–65 | 4–2 | ||||
| December 2, 2009* | 6:15 | at Miami | BankUnited Center • Coral Gables, FL (ACC–Big Ten Challenge) |
ESPNU | L 63–58 | 4–3 | |||||
| December 5, 2009* | 2:30 | Brown | Williams Arena • Minneapolis, MN | W 91–55 | 5–3 | ||||||
| December 8, 2009* | 6:00 | Morgan State | Williams Arena • Minneapolis, MN | ESPNU | W 94–64 | 6–3 | |||||
| December 12, 2009* | 3:00 | St. Joseph's | Williams Arena • Minneapolis, MN | BTN | W 97–74 | 7–3 | |||||
| December 15, 2009* | 7:00 | Northern Illinois | Williams Arena • Minneapolis, MN | BTN | W 89–48 | 8–3 | |||||
| December 23, 2009* | 6:00 | South Dakota State | Williams Arena • Minneapolis, MN | BTN | W 92–62 | 9–3 | |||||
| Big Ten Regular Season | |||||||||||
| December 29, 2009 | 8:00 | Penn State | Williams Arena • Minneapolis, MN | ESPN2 | W 75–70 | 10–3 (1–0) | |||||
| January 2, 2010 | 3:00 | at Iowa | Carver-Hawkeye Arena • Iowa City, IA | BTN | W 86–74 | 11–3 (2–0) | |||||
| January 5, 2010 | 6:00 | at #4 Purdue | Mackey Arena • West Lafayette, IN | ESPN | L 79–60 | 11–4 (2–1) | |||||
| January 9, 2010 | 2:30 | Ohio State | Williams Arena • Minneapolis, MN | BTN | W 73–62 | 12–4 (3–1) | |||||
| January 13, 2010 | 5:30 | at #7 Michigan State | Breslin Center • East Lansing, MI | BTN | L 60–53 | 12–5 (3–2) | |||||
| January 17, 2010 | 3:30 | at Indiana | Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN | BTN | L 81–78 OT | 12–6 (3–3) | |||||
| January 23, 2010 | 11:00 am | #6 Michigan State | Williams Arena • Minneapolis, MN | CBS | L 65–64 | 12–7 (3–4) | |||||
| January 26, 2010 | 8:00 | Northwestern | Williams Arena • Minneapolis, MN | BTN | W 65–61 | 13–7 (4–4) | |||||
| January 31, 2010 | 12:00 | at #20 Ohio State | Jerome Schottenstein Center • Columbus, OH | CBS | L 85–63 | 13–8 (4–5) | |||||
| February 6, 2010 | 1:00 | at Penn State | Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, PA | BTN | W 66–64 | 14–8 (5–5) | |||||
| February 11, 2010 | 6:00 | Michigan | Williams Arena • Minneapolis, MN | ESPN | L 71–63 | 14–9 (5–6) | |||||
| February 14, 2010 | 4:00 | at Northwestern | Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, IL | BTN | L 77–74 OT | 14–10 (5–7) | |||||
| February 18, 2010 | 8:00 | #14 Wisconsin | Williams Arena • Minneapolis, MN | ESPN/ESPN2 | W 68–52 | 15–10 (6–7) | |||||
| February 20, 2010 | 7:00 | Indiana | Williams Arena • Minneapolis, MN | BTN | W 81–58 | 16–10 (7–7) | |||||
| February 24, 2010 | 7:30 | #3 Purdue | Williams Arena • Minneapolis, MN | BTN | L 59–58 | 16–11 (7–8) | |||||
| February 27, 2010 | 3:00 | at Illinois | Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL | BTN | W 62–60 | 17–11 (8–8) | |||||
| March 2, 2010 | 6:00 | at Michigan | Crisler Arena • Ann Arbor, MI | BTN | L 83–55 | 17–12 (8–9) | |||||
| March 7, 2010 | 5:00 | Iowa | Williams Arena • Minneapolis, MN | BTN | W 88–53 | 18–12 (9–9) | |||||
| 2010 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 11, 2010 | 6:30 pm | vs. Penn State | Conseco Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN (First Round) |
BTN | W 76–55 | 19–12 | |||||
| March 12, 2010 | 8:00 pm | vs. #11 Michigan State | Conseco Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN (Quarterfinals) |
BTN | W 72–67 OT | 20–12 | |||||
| March 13, 2010 | 3:10 pm | vs. #6 Purdue | Conseco Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN (Semifinals) |
CBS | W 69–42 | 21–12 | |||||
| March 14, 2010 | 2:30 pm | vs. #5 Ohio State | Conseco Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN (Championship Game) |
CBS | L 90–61 | 21–13 | |||||
| 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 19, 2010 | 11:30 am | vs. #25 Xavier | Bradley Center • Milwaukee, WI (First Round) |
CBS | L 65–54 | 21–14 | |||||
| *Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||||
| Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Wk 19 | Final |
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| AP | 25 | 24 | 22 | RV | RV | RV | NR | ||||||||||||||
| Coaches | 18 | 18 | 16 | RV | NR | RV | RV | RV | NR |
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