2010–11 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

201011 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball
Conference Big Ten Conference
201011 record 1714 (612 Big Ten)
Head coach Tubby Smith
Assistant coach Ron Jirsa
Assistant coach Saul Smith
Assistant coach Vince Taylor
Home arena Williams Arena
2010–11 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#1 Ohio State 16 2   .889     34 3   .919
#13 Purdue 14 4   .778     26 8   .765
#16 Wisconsin 13 5   .722     25 9   .735
Michigan 9 9   .500     21 14   .600
Illinois 9 9   .500     20 14   .588
Penn State 9 9   .500     19 15   .559
Michigan State 9 9   .500     19 15   .559
Northwestern 7 11   .389     20 14   .588
Minnesota 6 12   .333     17 14   .548
Iowa 4 14   .222     11 20   .355
Indiana 3 15   .167     12 20   .375
2011 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of March 19, 2011[1]; Rankings from AP Poll[2]

The 201011 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in the college basketball season of 20102011. The team's head coach, Tubby Smith was in his fourth year at Minnesota. The Golden Gophers played their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota and were members of the Big Ten Conference.

Season

The Gophers began their season without Devoe Joseph, who was suspended for 6 regular season games due to a violation of team rules.[3] Despite this, the Gophers won the early season Puerto Rico Tip-Off tournament by defeating Western Kentucky, then 8th-ranked North Carolina, and West Virginia.

Joseph then abruptly left the team in January, transferring to the University of Oregon.[4]

Roster

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous Team(s)
0 Al Nolen 6'1" 188 G Sr. Minneapolis, MN, U.S. Minneapolis Henry HS
4 Dominique Dawson 6'7" 240 F So. Minneapolis, MN, U.S. Minneapolis SW HS
10 Oto Osenieks 6'8" 205 F Fr. Riga, Latvia Brehm Prep
13 Maverick Ahanmisi 6'2" 175 G Fr. Santa Clarita, CA, U.S. Stoneridge Prep
15 Maurice Walker 6'10" 289 F Fr. Scarborough, Ontario, Canada Brewster Academy
20 Austin Hollins 6'4" 160 G Fr. Germantown, TN, U.S. Germantown HS
22 Chris Halvorsen 6'8" 190 F So. St. Paul, MN, U.S. Henry Sibley HS
23 Chip Armelin 6'3" 186 G Fr. Sulphur, LA, U.S. Sulphur HS
24 Blake Hoffarber 6'4" 210 G Sr. 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" 200 F So. Minneapolis, MN, U.S. Robbinsdale Cooper HS
45 Colton Iverson 6'10" 258 F/C Jr. Yankton, SD, U.S. Yankton HS
50 Ralph Sampson III 6'11" 241 F/C Jr. Duluth, GA, U.S. Northview HS
55 Elliott Eliason 6'11" 242 C Fr. Chadron, NE, U.S. Chadron HS

201011 Schedule and results

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
November 2, 2010*
7:00 PM
Northeastern State W 10959 
Williams Arena (10,405)
Minneapolis, MN
November 8, 2010*
7:00 PM
Winona State W 7872 
Williams Arena (11,440)
Minneapolis, MN
Regular Season
November 12, 2010*
7:00 PM
Wofford W 6955  10
Williams Arena (12,228)
Minneapolis, MN
November 15, 2010*
8:00 PM, ESPNU
Siena W 7669  20
Williams Arena (10,752)
Minneapolis, MN
November 18, 2010*
6:30 PM, ESPN3
vs. Western Kentucky
Puerto Rico Tip-OffQuarterfinal
W 9577  30
Coliseo de Puerto Rico (7,205)
San Juan, PR
November 19, 2010*
7:30 PM, ESPNU
vs. #8 North Carolina
Puerto Rico Tip-OffSemifinal
W 7267  40
Coliseo de Puerto Rico (10,127)
San Juan, PR
November 21, 2010*
6:30 PM, ESPN2
vs. West Virginia
Puerto Rico Tip-OffChampionship
W 7470  50
Coliseo de Puerto Rico (11,575)
San Juan, PR
November 24, 2010*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
#15 North Dakota State W 8465  60
William's Arena (12,056)
Minneapolis, MN
November 29, 2010*
6:00 PM, ESPN2
#15 Virginia
ACC – Big Ten Challenge
L 8779  61
William's Arena (12,089)
Minneapolis, MN
December 4, 2010*
7:00 PM, BTN
#15 Cornell W 7166  71
William's Arena (12,633)
Minneapolis, MN
December 8, 2010*
6:00 PM
#22 at St. Joseph's W 8373  81
Hagan Arena (3,911)
Philadelphia, PA
December 11, 2010*
12:00 PM, BTN
#22 Eastern Kentucky W 7158  91
William's Arena (11,081)
Minneapolis, MN
December 15, 2010*
7:30 PM, BTN
#21 Akron W 6658  101
William's Arena (11,237)
Minneapolis, MN
December 23, 2010*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
#17 South Dakota State W 8573  111
William's Arena (13,302)
Minneapolis, MN
Big Ten Regular Season
December 28, 2010
6:00 PM, ESPN2
#14 at Wisconsin L 6860  112
(01)
Kohl Center (17,230)
Madison, WI
December 31, 2010
3:00 PM, BTN
#14 at #20 Michigan State L 7162  113
(02)
Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
January 4, 2011
6:00 PM, ESPN2
Indiana W 6763  123
(12)
Williams Arena (12,727)
Minneapolis, MN
January 9, 2011
1:00 PM, BTN
at #2 Ohio State L 6764  124
(13)
Jerome Schottenstein Center (17,392)
Columbus, OH
January 13, 2011
6:00 PM, ESPN
#8 Purdue W 7067  134
(23)
Williams Arena (14,625)
Minneapolis, MN
January 16, 2011
5:00 PM, BTN
Iowa W 6959  144
(33)
Williams Arena (14,625)
Minneapolis, MN
January 22, 2011
6:00 PM, BTN
#15 at Michigan W 6964  154
(43)
Crisler Arena (12,378)
Ann Arbor, MI
January 26, 2011
7:30 PM, BTN
#16 Northwestern W 8170  164
(53)
Williams Arena (14,625)
Minneapolis, MN
January 29, 2011
12:00 PM, CBS
#16 at #12 Purdue L 7361  165
(54)
Mackey Arena (14,123)
West Lafayette, IN
February 2, 2011
5:30 PM, BTN
#18 at Indiana L 6057  166
(55)
Assembly Hall (16,168)
Bloomington, IN
February 6, 2011
1:00 PM, ESPN
#18 #1 Ohio State L 8269  167
(56)
Williams Arena (14,625)
Minneapolis, MN
February 10, 2011
8:00 PM, ESPN
Illinois L 7162  168
(57)
Williams Arena (14,625)
Minneapolis, MN
February 13, 2011
5:00 PM, BTN
at Iowa W 6245  178
(67)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (12,759)
Iowa City, IA
February 17, 2011
6:00 PM, ESPN
at Penn State L 6663  179
(68)
Bryce Jordan Center (8,446)
University Park, PA
February 22, 2011
8:00 PM, BTN
Michigan State L 5348  1710
(69)
Williams Arena (14,625)
Minneapolis, MN
February 26, 2011
3:30 PM, BTN
Michigan L 7063  1711
(610)
Williams Arena (14,625)
Minneapolis, MN
March 2, 2011
7:30 PM, BTN
at Northwestern L 6857  1712
(611)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (4,584)
Evanston, IL
March 6, 2011
12:00 PM, BTN
Penn State L 6663  1713
(612)
Williams Arena (14,625)
Minneapolis, MN
2011 Big Ten Tournament
March 10, 2011
1:30 PM, ESPN2
vs. Northwestern
First Round
L 7565  1714
Conseco Fieldhouse (N/A)
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

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 Final
AP RV RV 15 15 22 21 17 14 RV RV 15 16 18 RV RV NR
Coaches RV RV 17 13 20 20 16 13 21 25 19 18 20 25 RV NR

References

  1. "Big Ten Standings - 2010-11". ESPN. Retrieved March 26, 2011.
  2. "2011 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
  3. "Minnesota suspends Devoe Joseph". Associated Press (ESPN). November 11, 2010. Archived from the original on 15 November 2010. Retrieved November 16, 2010.
  4. "Devoe Joseph enrolls at Oregon". Diamond Leung (ESPN). January 11, 2011. Retrieved February 6, 2011.
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