2013–14 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

2013–14 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball
NIT Champions
NIT Championship vs. SMU, W 65–63
Conference Big Ten Conference
2013–14 record 25–13 (8–10 Big Ten)
Head coach Richard Pitino
Assistant coach Ben Johnson
Assistant coach Dan McHale
Assistant coach Kimani Young
Home arena Williams Arena
2013–14 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#7 Michigan 15 – 3   .833     28 – 9   .757
#12 Wisconsin 12 – 6   .667     30 – 8   .789
#11 Michigan State † 12 – 6   .667     29 – 9   .763
Nebraska 11 – 7   .611     19 – 13   .594
#22 Ohio State 10 – 8   .556     25 – 10   .714
Iowa 9 – 9   .500     20 – 13   .606
Minnesota 8 – 10   .444     25 – 13   .658
Illinois 7 – 11   .389     20 – 15   .571
Indiana 7 – 11   .389     17 – 15   .531
Penn State 6 – 12   .333     16 – 18   .471
Northwestern 6 – 12   .333     14 – 19   .424
Purdue 5 – 13   .278     15 – 17   .469
† 2014 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013–14 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2013-14 college basketball season. Led by first year head coach Richard Pitino for the Golden Gophers, members of the Big Ten Conference, played their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They finished the season 25–13, 8–10 in Big Ten play to finish in seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament where they lost to Wisconsin. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated High Point, Saint Mary's, Southern Miss, Florida State and SMU to be the 2014 NIT Champions.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Julian Welch 00 G 6'3" 195 Senior Elk Grove, CA Graduated
Joe Coleman 11 G 6'4" 200 Sophomore Minneapolis, MN Transferred
Chris Halvorsen 22 F 6'8" 214 RS Junior St. Paul, MN Transferred
Andre Ingram 30 F 6'7" 210 Senior Minneapolis, MN Graduated
Trevor Mbakwe 32 F 6'8" 245 GS Senior Saint Paul, MN Graduated
Rodney Williams 33 F 6'7" 200 Senior Minneapolis, MN Graduated

Incoming recruits

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Daquein McNeil
PG		 Baltimore, MD Vermont Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Apr 17, 2013 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 69
Dre Mathieu
PG		 Knoxville, TN Central Arizona College 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) May 7, 2013 
Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: JC
Overall recruiting rankings:   247Sports: 86th
  • 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.

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Roster

2013–14 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year High School/Junior College Home town
G 1 Hollins, AndreAndre Hollins style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 200 lb (91 kg) Jr White Station HS Memphis, TN
G 2 Shell, KendalKendal Shell style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Webster Groves HS St. Louis, MO
G 3 Ellenson, WallyWally Ellenson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 200 lb (91 kg) So Rice Lake HS Rice Lake, WI
G 4 Mathieu, DeandreDeandre Mathieu style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Central Arizona College Knoxville, TN
G 5 McNeil, DaqueinDaquein McNeil style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Vermont Acad. Baltimore, MD
F 10 Osenieks, OtoOto Osenieks style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Brehm Prep Riga, LAT
G 13 Ahanmisi, MaverickMaverick Ahanmisi style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 192 lb (87 kg) Sr Stoneridge Prep Santa Clarita, CA
F 15 Walker, MauriceMaurice Walker style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 289 lb (131 kg) RS Jr Brewster Acad. Scarborough, ON
G 20 Hollins, AustinAustin Hollins style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Germantown HS Germantown, TN
G 21 Baranowski, JasenJasen Baranowski (W) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Southwest HS Green Bay, WI
F 23 Buggs, CharlesCharles Buggs style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 198 lb (90 kg) RS Fr Hargrave Military Acad. Arlington, TX
F 24 King, JoeyJoey King style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 219 lb (99 kg) So Drake Eagan, MN
G 30 Smith, MalikMalik Smith style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 200 lb (91 kg) Sr FIU Boston, MA
C 55 Eliason, ElliottElliott Eliason style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 260 lb (118 kg) RS Jr Chadron HS Chadron, NE
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
Nov 1* Cardinal Stritch W 79–57  – Williams Arena (N/A)
Nov 4* Concordia W 101–67  – Williams Arena (N/A)
Regular season
Nov 8* Lehigh W 81–62  1–0 Williams Arena (12,957)
Nov 12* Montana W 84–58  2–0 Williams Arena (10,459)
Nov 16* at Richmond W 74–59  3–0 Robins Center (6,422)
Nov 19* Coastal Carolina
(Maui Invitational Opening Round)		 W 82–72  4–0 Williams Arena (10,137)
Nov 22* Wofford W 79–57  5–0 Williams Arena (10,342)
Nov 25* vs. #8 Syracuse
(Maui Invitational First Round)		 L 67–75  5–1 Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Nov 26* vs. Arkansas
(Maui Invitational Consolation 2nd Round)		 L 73–87  5–2 Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Nov 27* at Chaminade
(Maui Invitational 7th place game)		 W 83–68  6–2 Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Dec 3* Florida State
(ACC–Big Ten Challenge)		 W 71–61  7–2 Williams Arena (11,386)
Dec 7* New Orleans W 80–65  8–2 Williams Arena (11,228)
Dec 10* South Dakota State W 75–59  9–2 Williams Arena (11,349)
Dec 20* Nebraska–Omaha W 92–79  10–2 Williams Arena (11,890)
Dec 28* Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 65–44  11–2 Williams Arena (11,855)
Big Ten regular season
Jan 2 Michigan L 60–63  11–3 (0–1) Williams Arena (12,225)
Jan 5 Purdue W 82–79  12–3 (1–1) Williams Arena (11,851)
Jan 8 at Penn State W 68–65  13–3 (2–1) Bryce Jordan Center (5,010)
Jan 11 at #5 Michigan State L 75–87 OT 13–4 (2–2) Breslin Center (14,797)
Jan 16 #11 Ohio State W 63–53  14–4 (3–2) Williams Arena (14,625)
Jan 19 at #14 Iowa L 73–94  14–5 (3–3) Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,400)
Jan 22 #9 Wisconsin W 81–68  15–5 (4–3) Williams Arena (14,625)
Jan 26 at Nebraska L 78–82  15–6 (4–4) Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,945)
Feb 1 Northwestern L 54–55  15–7 (4–5) Williams Arena (12,744)
Feb 5 at Purdue L 74–77 3OT 15–8 (4–6) Mackey Arena (12,818)
Feb 8 Indiana W 66–60  16–8 (5–6) Williams Arena (14,625)
Feb 13 at #21 Wisconsin L 70–78  16–9 (5–7) Kohl Center (17,249)
Feb 16 at Northwestern W 54–48  17–9 (6–7) Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,719)
Feb 19 Illinois L 49–62  17–10 (6–8) Williams Arena (12,221)
Feb 22 at #24 Ohio State L 46–64  17–11 (6–9) Value City Arena (18,809)
Feb 25 #20 Iowa W 95–89  18–11 (7–9) Williams Arena (14,625)
Mar 1 at #16 Michigan L 56–66  18–12 (7–10) Crisler Arena (12,707)
Mar 9 Penn State W 81–63  19–12 (8–10) Williams Arena (12,775)
Big Ten Tournament
Mar 13 vs. Penn State
(First round)		 W 63–56  20–12 Bankers Life Fieldhouse (N/A)
Mar 14 vs. #12 Wisconsin
(Quarterfinals)		 L 57–83  20–13 Bankers Life Fieldhouse (N/A)
National Invitation Tournament
Mar 18* #(1) (8) High Point
(First round)		 W 88–81  21–13 Williams Arena (3,493)
Mar 23* #(1) (4) Saint Mary's
(Second round)		 W 63–55  22–13 Williams Arena (5,489)
Mar 25* #(1) (3) Southern Miss
(Quarterfinals)		 W 81–73  23–13 Williams Arena (5,444)
Apr 1* #(1) vs. (1) Florida State
(Semifinals)		 W 67–64 OT 24–13 Madison Square Garden (7,193)
Apr 3* #(1) vs. (1) SMU
(Championship)		 W 65–63  25–13 Madison Square Garden (5,268)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, (#) during NIT is seed within region. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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