2016–17 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

2016–17 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference Big Ten Conference
2016–17 record 24–10 (11–7 Big Ten)
Head coach Richard Pitino (4th season)
Assistant coach Ed Conroy (1st year)
Assistant coach Ben Johnson (4th year)
Assistant coach Kimani Young (4th year)
Home arena Williams Arena
2016–17 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
No. 15 Purdue 14 – 4   .778     27 – 8   .771
No. 25 Wisconsin 12 – 6   .667     27 – 10   .730
Maryland 12 – 6   .667     24 – 9   .727
Minnesota 11 – 7   .611     24 – 10   .706
No. 23 Michigan † 10 – 8   .556     26 – 12   .684
Northwestern 10 – 8   .556     24 – 12   .667
Michigan State 10 – 8   .556     20 – 15   .571
Iowa 10 – 8   .556     19 – 15   .559
Illinois 8 – 10   .444     20 – 15   .571
Ohio State 7 – 11   .389     17 – 15   .531
Indiana 7 – 11   .389     18 – 16   .529
Penn State 6 – 12   .333     15 – 18   .455
Nebraska 6 – 12   .333     12 – 19   .387
Rutgers 3 – 15   .167     15 – 18   .455
† 2017 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented 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, were members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They finished the season 24–10, 11–7 in Big Ten play to finish in fourth place. In the Big Ten Tournament, they beat Michigan State in the quarterfinals before losing to Michigan in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 5 seed. The bid marked their first trip to the Tournament since 2013.[1] In the First Round, they were upset by No. 12-seeded Middle Tennessee.

Head coach Richard Pitino was named Big Ten Coach of the Year.[2] Reggie Lynch was named defensive player of the year.[3] Nate Mason was named to the All-Big Ten First Team.[4]

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.

The season was marred by the suspensions of three players, Kevin Dorsey, Nate Mason and Dupree McBrayer, on March 1, 2016 for allegedly posting a sex video online.[5][6] The players were suspended for the rest of the season.[7]

Offseason

In May, 2016, Illinois State transfer, Reggie Lynch, was arrested by University police on suspicion of rape.[8] In August, it was determined that charges would not be filed against Lynch.[9] Lynch was reinstated to the team in September.[10][11]

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[12]
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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Eric Curry
PF		 Little Rock, AR Southwest Christian Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sep 23, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Michael Hurt
SF		 Rochester, MN John Marshall High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jan 16, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
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 recruiting class

2018 recruiting class

Roster

2016–17 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Springs, AkeemAkeem Springs 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Waukegan
Milwaukee		 Waukegan, IL
G 1 McBrayer, DupreeDupree McBrayer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Sunrise Christian Academy Queens, NY
G 2 , Nate MasonNate Mason 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Arlington Country Day Decatur, GA
F 3 Murphy, JordanJordan Murphy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Brennan San Antonio, TX
G 4 Rudrud, BradyBrady Rudrud (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Eden Prairie Eden Prairie, MN
G 5 Coffey, AmirAmir Coffey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Hopkins Hopkins, MN
G 10 Haugh, DarinDarin Haugh (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Sr Bethany Lutheran Prior Lake, MN
G 15 Sharp, StephonStephon Sharp (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Hopkins Bloomington, MN
F 20 Fitzgerald, DavonteDavonte Fitzgerald  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Tucker
Texas A&M		 Atlanta, GA
C 21 Konaté, BakaryBakary Konaté 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Sunrise Christian Academy Bamako, Mali
C 22 Lynch, ReggieReggie Lynch 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) RS Jr Edina
Illinois State		 Edina, MN
F 24 Curry, EricEric Curry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Southwest Christian Academy Little Rock, AR
F 32 Gilbert, AhmadAhmad Gilbert 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Constitution Philadelphia, PA
F 41 Diedhiou, GastonGaston Diedhiou 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Canarias Academy Dakar, Senegal
F 42 Hurt, MichaelMichael Hurt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr John 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

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 W 74–68  8–1
  19 – Springs  8 – Coffey  3 – Tied  Williams Arena (8,189)
Minneapolis, MN

Dec 9, 2016*
8:00 pm, BTN		 Georgia Southern W 86–49  9–1
  18 – McBrayer  8 – Konate  9 – Mason  Williams Arena (8,790)
Minneapolis, MN

Dec 11, 2016*
4:00 pm, BTN		 Northern Illinois W 77–57  10–1
  18 – Lynch  11 – Lynch  6 – Mason  Williams Arena (8,625)
Minneapolis, MN

Dec 14, 2016*
7:00 pm, BTN+		 LIU Brooklyn W 76–66  11–1
  21 – McBrayer  8 – Curry  7 – Mason  Williams Arena (8,461)
Minneapolis, MN

Dec 23, 2016*
6:00 pm, BTN		 Arkansas State W 75–82  12–1
  19 – McBrayer  8 – Murphy  7 – Mason  Williams Arena (9,588)
Minneapolis, MN
Big Ten regular season

Dec 27, 2016
8:00 pm, ESPN2		 Michigan State L 74–75 OT 12–2
(0–1)		  18 – Mason  21 – Murphy  4 – Mason  Williams Arena (11,407)
Minneapolis, MN

Jan 1, 2017
3:30 pm, BTN		 at No. 15 Purdue W 91–82 OT 13–2
(1–1)		  31 – Mason  7 – Curry  11 – Mason  Mackey Arena (14,428)
West Lafayette, IN

Jan 5, 2017
8:00 pm, ESPNU		 at Northwestern W 70–66  14–2
(2–1)		  17 – Coffey  8 – Lynch  7 – Mason  Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,215)
Evanston, IL

Jan 8, 2017
6:30 pm, BTN		 Ohio State W 78–68  15–2
(3–1)		  19 – Coffey  11 – Murphy  5 – Tied  Williams Arena (11,267)
Minneapolis, MN

Jan 11, 2017
6:00 pm, BTN		 No. 24 at Michigan State L 47–65  15–3
(3–2)		  14 – Mason  6 – Tied  2 – Coffey  Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI

Jan 14, 2017
11:00 am, ESPNU		 No. 24 at Penn State L 50–52  15–4
(3–3)		  12 – Lynch  7 – Coffey  4 – Mason  Bryce Jordan Center (11,759)
Minneapolis, MN

Jan 21, 2017
3:30 pm, BTN		 No. 17 Wisconsin L 76–78 OT 15–5
(3–4)		  19 – Coffey  7 – Lynch  10 – Mason  Williams Arena (14,625)
Minneapolis, MN

Jan 25, 2017
6:00 pm, BTN		 at Ohio State L 72–78  15–6
(3–5)		  21 – Mason  10 – Springs  4 – Tied  Value City Arena (11,206)
Columbus, OH

Jan 28, 2017
1:15 pm, BTN		 No. 22 Maryland L 78–85  15–7
(3–6)		  23 – Springs  10 – Tied  9 – Coffey  Williams Arena (11,191)
Minneapolis, MN

Feb 4, 2017
3:00 pm, BTN		 at Illinois W 68–59  16–7
(4–6)		  15 – Lynch  6 – Tied  3 – Tied  State Farm Center (15,544)
Champaign, IL

Feb 8, 2017
8:00 pm, BTN		 Iowa W 101–89 2OT 17–7
(5–6)		  25 – Tied  19 – Murphy  7 – Mason  Williams Arena (11,481)
Minneapolis, MN

Feb 11, 2017
11:00 am, ESPNU		 at Rutgers W 72–63  18–7
(6–6)		  17 – Murphy  11 – Murphy  5 – Tied  Louis Brown Athletic Center (6,008)
Piscataway, NJ

Feb 15, 2017
8:00 pm, BTN		 Indiana W 75–74  19–7
(7–6)		  30 – Mason  15 – Murphy  4 – Tied  Williams Arena (11,658)
Minneapolis, MN

Feb 19, 2017
6:00 pm, BTN		 Michigan W 83–78 OT 20–7
(8–6)		  16 – Murphy  15 – Murphy  8 – Mason  Williams Arena (12,091)
Minneapolis, MN

Feb 22, 2017
7:30 pm, BTN		 at No. 24 Maryland W 89–75  21–7
(9–6)		  18 – McBrayer  8 – Murphy  3 – Tied  Xfinity Center (17,349)
College Park, MD

Feb 25, 2017
2:00 pm, BTN		 Penn State W 81–71  22–7
(10–6)		  16 – Tied  16 – Murphy  8 – Mason  Williams Arena (14,625)
Minneapolis, MN

Mar 2, 2017
6:00 pm, ESPN		 Nebraska W 88–73  23–7
(11–6)		  25 – Mason  11 – Murphy  6 – McBrayer  Williams Arena (12,321)
Minneapolis, MN

Mar 5, 2017
5:00 pm, BTN		 at No. 22 Wisconsin L 49–66  23–8
(11–7)		  17 – Mason  8 – Lynch  4 – Coffey  Kohl Center (17,287)
Madison, WI
Big Ten Tournament

Mar 10, 2017
1:30 pm, ESPN		 (4) vs. (5) Michigan State
Quarterfinals		 W 63–58  24–8
  16 – Lynch  13 – Murphy  3 – Mason  Verizon Center (12,334)
Washington, D.C.

Mar 11, 2017
12:00 pm, CBS		 (4) vs. (8) Michigan
Semifinals		 L 77–84  24–9
  23 – Mason  9 – Murphy  4 – Tied  Verizon Center (13,984)
Washington, D.C.
NCAA Tournament

Mar 16, 2017*
3:00 pm, TNT		 (5) vs. (12) Middle Tennessee
First Round		 L 72–81  24–10
  17 – Coffey  9 – Murphy  5 – McBrayer  BMO Harris Bradley Center (17,303)
Milwaukee, WI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final 
AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 24 RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Not released 
Coaches NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 24 RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

References

  1. ↑ "Minnesota Gophers receive 5-seed at NCAA tournament". Retrieved 2017-03-17.
  2. ↑ "Richard Pitino is Big Ten coach of the year as Gophers haul in awards". Twin Cities. 2017-03-07. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
  3. ↑ "Reggie Lynch named Defensive Player of the Year!". The Daily Gopher. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
  4. ↑ "Gophers' Nate Mason named All-Big Ten, Reggie Lynch is Defensive Player of the Year". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
  5. ↑ "3 Gophers Basketball Players Suspended For Remainder Of Season". Retrieved 2017-02-10.
  6. ↑ Petchesky, Barry. "Minnesota Suspends Three Players After One Tweets Sex Tapes". Deadspin. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
  7. ↑ Mullen, Mike. "Minnesota basketball players suspended through end of season for sex-tape tweet | City Pages". City Pages. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
  8. ↑ "Gophers' Reggie Lynch arrested, suspended from team". Retrieved 2017-02-10.
  9. ↑ "Charges will not be filed against Gophers basketball player Reggie Lynch". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
  10. ↑ "Center Reggie Lynch reinstated to Gophers basketball team". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
  11. ↑ "Minnesota reinstates center Reggie Lynch". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
  12. ↑ "Jarvis Johnson's story: Life, death and basketball". StarTribune. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
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