2009–10 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team
2009–10 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball | |
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NCAA Tournament first round, Round of 64 | |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 21–14 (9–9 Big Ten) |
Head coach | |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Williams Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Ohio State† | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 29 | – | 8 | .784 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Purdue | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 29 | – | 6 | .829 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Michigan State | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 28 | – | 9 | .757 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† AP Poll
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The 2009–10 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the
2010 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament before losing to Ohio State. They received an at-large bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning an 11 seed in the West Region. They lost to six-seed and AP #25 Xavier
in the first round.
Season
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]
Roster
# | Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous team(s) |
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0 | Al Nolen | 6'1" | 180 | G
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Jr. | Minneapolis | Minneapolis Henry HS |
1 | Paul Carter | 6'8" | 205 | F
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Jr. | Little Rock, Arkansas | Little Rock Mills HS Missouri State-West Plains |
3 | Justin Cobbs | 6'3" | 190 | G
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Fr. | Los Angeles | Bishop Montgomery HS |
5 | Devoe Joseph | 6'3" | 170 | G
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So. | Ajax, Ontario, Canada | Pickering HS |
20 | Lawrence Westbrook | 6'0" | 195 | G
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Sr. | Chandler, Arizona | Winchendon Prep |
22 | Devron Bostick | 6'5" | 210 | G
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Sr. | Racine, Wisconsin | St. Catharine's HS SW Illinois |
24 | Blake Hoffarber | 6'4" | 200 | G
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Jr. | Minnetonka, Minnesota | Hopkins HS |
32 | Trevor Mbakwe | 6'8" | 240 | F
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RJr. | Saint Paul, Minnesota | St. Bernard's HS Miami Dade College |
33 | Rodney Williams | 6'7" | 210 | F
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Fr. | Minneapolis | Robbinsdale Cooper HS |
34 | Damian Johnson | 6'7" | 210 | F
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RSr. | Thibodaux, Louisiana | Thibodaux HS |
45 | Colton Iverson | 6'10" | 235 | F/C
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So. | Yankton, South Dakota | Yankton HS |
50 | Ralph Sampson III | 6'11" | 230 | F/C
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So. | Duluth, Georgia | Northview HS |
2009–10 Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
November 5, 2009* 7:00 |
Minnesota Duluth | W 114–47 | Williams Arena Minneapolis | ||||||||
November 9, 2009* 7:00 |
Minnesota State Moorhead | W 98–49 | Williams Arena Minneapolis | ||||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
November 13, 2009* 7:00 |
No. 25 | Tennessee Tech
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W 87–50 | 1–0 |
Williams Arena Minneapolis | ||||||
November 16, 2009* 7:00 |
No. 24 | Stephen F. Austin State | W 82–42 | 2–0 |
Williams Arena Minneapolis | ||||||
November 19, 2009* 7:00, BTN |
No. 24 | Utah Valley | W 76–51 | 3–0 |
Williams Arena Minneapolis | ||||||
November 26, 2009* 7:30, ESPN2 |
No. 22 | vs. No. 12 Butler 2009 76 Classic |
W 82–73 | 4–0 |
Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, California | ||||||
November 27, 2009* 8:30, ESPNU |
No. 22 | vs. Portland 2009 76 Classic |
L 61–56 | 4–1 |
Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, California | ||||||
November 29, 2009* TBA, ESPN2 |
No. 22 | vs. Texas A&M 2009 76 Classic |
L 66–65 | 4–2 |
Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, California | ||||||
December 2, 2009* 6:15, ESPNU |
at Miami ACC–Big Ten Challenge |
L 63–58 | 4–3 |
BankUnited Center
Coral Gables, Florida | |||||||
December 5, 2009* 2:30 |
Brown | W 91–55 | 5–3 |
Williams Arena Minneapolis | |||||||
December 8, 2009* 6:00, ESPNU |
Morgan State
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W 94–64 | 6–3 |
Williams Arena Minneapolis | |||||||
December 12, 2009* 3:00, BTN |
St. Joseph's | W 97–74 | 7–3 |
Williams Arena Minneapolis | |||||||
December 15, 2009* 7:00, BTN |
Northern Illinois | W 89–48 | 8–3 |
Williams Arena Minneapolis | |||||||
December 23, 2009* 6:00, BTN |
South Dakota State | W 92–62 | 9–3 |
Williams Arena Minneapolis | |||||||
Big Ten Regular Season | |||||||||||
December 29, 2009 8:00, ESPN2 |
Penn State
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W 75–70 | 10–3 (1–0) |
Williams Arena Minneapolis | |||||||
January 2, 2010 3:00, BTN |
at Iowa | W 86–74 | 11–3 (2–0) |
Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa | |||||||
January 5, 2010 6:00, ESPN |
at No. 4 Purdue | L 79–60 | 11–4 (2–1) |
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana | |||||||
January 9, 2010 2:30, BTN |
Ohio State | W 73–62 | 12–4 (3–1) |
Williams Arena Minneapolis | |||||||
January 13, 2010 5:30, BTN |
at No. 7 Michigan State | L 60–53 | 12–5 (3–2) |
Breslin Center East Lansing, Michigan | |||||||
January 17, 2010 3:30, BTN |
at Indiana | L 81–78 OT | 12–6 (3–3) |
Assembly Hall
Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
January 23, 2010 11:00 am, CBS |
No. 6 Michigan State | L 65–64 | 12–7 (3–4) |
Williams Arena Minneapolis | |||||||
January 26, 2010 8:00, BTN |
Northwestern | W 65–61 | 13–7 (4–4) |
Williams Arena Minneapolis | |||||||
January 31, 2010 12:00, CBS |
at No. 20 Ohio State | L 85–63 | 13–8 (4–5) |
Jerome Schottenstein Center
Columbus, Ohio | |||||||
February 6, 2010 1:00, BTN |
at Penn State | W 66–64 | 14–8 (5–5) |
University Park, Pennsylvania
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February 11, 2010 6:00, ESPN |
Michigan | L 71–63 | 14–9 (5–6) |
Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN | |||||||
February 14, 2010 4:00, BTN |
at Northwestern | L 77–74 OT | 14–10 (5–7) |
Welsh-Ryan Arena
Evanston, Illinois | |||||||
February 18, 2010 8:00, ESPN/ESPN2 |
No. 14 Wisconsin | W 68–52 | 15–10 (6–7) |
Williams Arena Minneapolis | |||||||
February 20, 2010 7:00, BTN |
Indiana | W 81–58 | 16–10 (7–7) |
Williams Arena Minneapolis | |||||||
February 24, 2010 7:30, BTN |
No. 3 Purdue | L 59–58 | 16–11 (7–8) |
Williams Arena Minneapolis | |||||||
February 27, 2010 3:00, BTN |
at Illinois | W 62–60 | 17–11 (8–8) |
Assembly Hall
Champaign, Illinois | |||||||
March 2, 2010 6:00, BTN |
at Michigan | L 83–55 | 17–12 (8–9) |
Crisler Arena
Ann Arbor, Michigan | |||||||
March 7, 2010 5:00, BTN |
Iowa | W 88–53 | 18–12 (9–9) |
Williams Arena Minneapolis | |||||||
2010 Big Ten tournament
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March 11, 2010 6:30 pm, BTN |
(6) | vs. (11) Penn State First Round |
W 76–55 | 19–12 |
Conseco Fieldhouse
Indianapolis | ||||||
March 12, 2010 8:00 pm, BTN |
(6) | vs. (3) No. 11 Michigan State Quarterfinals |
W 72–67 OT | 20–12 |
Conseco Fieldhouse
Indianapolis | ||||||
March 13, 2010 3:10 pm, CBS |
(6) | vs. (2) No. 6 Purdue Semifinals |
W 69–42 | 21–12 |
Conseco Fieldhouse
Indianapolis | ||||||
March 14, 2010 2:30 pm, CBS |
(6) | vs. (1) No. 5 Ohio State Championship Game |
L 90–61 | 21–13 |
Conseco Fieldhouse
Indianapolis | ||||||
2010 NCAA Men's Basketball tournament | |||||||||||
March 19, 2010 11:30 am, CBS |
(11 W) | vs. (6 W) No. 25 Xavier First Round |
L 65–54 | 21–14 |
Bradley Center Milwaukee | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. .All times are in Central Time |
Rankings
Week | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
AP | 25 | 24 | 22 | RV | RV | RV | — | Not released | |||||||||||||
Coaches | 18 | 18 | 16 | RV | — | RV | RV | RV | — |
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.
References
- ^ "Minnesota standout Royce White signs with Iowa St". Associated Press. CBS Sports. July 12, 2010. Retrieved August 5, 2010.