2010–11 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team
2010–11 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball | |
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Puerto Rico Tip-Off Champions | |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 17–14 (6–12 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. 1 Ohio State † | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 34 | – | 3 | .919 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Purdue | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 26 | – | 8 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2010–11 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the
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) |
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0 | Al Nolen | 6'1" | 188 | G
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Sr. | Minneapolis, MN, U.S. | Minneapolis Henry HS |
4 | Dominique Dawson | 6'7" | 240 | F
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So. | Minneapolis, MN, U.S. | Minneapolis SW HS
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10 | Oto Osenieks | 6'8" | 205 | F
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Fr. | Riga, Latvia
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Brehm Prep |
13 | Maverick Ahanmisi | 6'2" | 175 | G
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Fr. | Santa Clarita, CA, U.S. | Stoneridge Prep |
15 | Maurice Walker | 6'10" | 289 | F
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Fr. | Brewster Academy | |
20 | Austin Hollins | 6'4" | 160 | G
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Fr. | Germantown, TN, U.S. | Germantown HS |
22 | Chris Halvorsen | 6'8" | 190 | F
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So. | St. Paul, MN, U.S.
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Henry Sibley HS
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23 | Chip Armelin | 6'3" | 186 | G
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Fr. | Sulphur, LA, U.S. | Sulphur HS |
24 | Blake Hoffarber | 6'4" | 210 | G
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Sr. | Minnetonka, MN, U.S. | Hopkins HS |
32 | Trevor Mbakwe | 6'8" | 240 | F
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RJr. | Saint Paul, MN, U.S. | St. Bernard's HS Miami Dade College |
33 | Rodney Williams | 6'7" | 200 | F
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So. | Minneapolis, MN, U.S. | Robbinsdale Cooper HS |
45 | Colton Iverson | 6'10" | 258 | F/C
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Jr. | Yankton, SD, U.S. | Yankton HS |
50 | Ralph Sampson III | 6'11" | 241 | F/C
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Jr. | Duluth, GA, U.S. | Northview HS
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55 | Elliott Eliason | 6'11" | 242 | C | Fr. | Chadron, NE, U.S. | Chadron HS |
2010–11 Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
November 2, 2010* 7:00 pm |
Northeastern State
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W 109–59 | Minneapolis, MN
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November 8, 2010* 7:00 pm |
Winona State
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W 78–72 | Williams Arena (11,440) Minneapolis, MN | ||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 12, 2010* 7:00 pm |
Wofford | W 69–55 | 1–0 |
Williams Arena (12,228) Minneapolis, MN | |||||||
November 15, 2010* 8:00 pm, ESPNU |
Siena | W 76–69 | 2–0 |
Williams Arena (10,752) Minneapolis, MN | |||||||
November 18, 2010* 6:30 pm, ESPN3 |
vs. Western Kentucky Puerto Rico Tip-Off–Quarterfinal |
W 95–77 | 3–0 |
San Juan, PR
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November 19, 2010* 7:30 pm, ESPNU |
vs. No. 8 North Carolina Puerto Rico Tip-Off–Semifinal |
W 72–67 | 4–0 |
Coliseo de Puerto Rico (10,127) San Juan, PR | |||||||
November 21, 2010* 6:30 pm, ESPN2 |
vs. West Virginia Mountaineers Puerto Rico Tip-Off–Championship |
W 74–70 | 5–0 |
Coliseo de Puerto Rico (11,575) San Juan, PR | |||||||
November 24, 2010* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
No. 15 | North Dakota State | W 84–65 | 6–0 |
Williams Arena (12,056) Minneapolis, MN | ||||||
November 29, 2010* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 15 | Virginia ACC–Big Ten Challenge |
L 79–87 | 6–1 |
Williams Arena (12,089) Minneapolis, MN | ||||||
December 4, 2010* 7:00 pm, BTN |
No. 15 | Cornell | W 71–66 | 7–1 |
William's Arena (12,633) Minneapolis, MN | ||||||
December 8, 2010* 6:00 pm |
No. 22 | at Saint Joseph's | W 83–73 | 8–1 |
Philadelphia, PA
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December 11, 2010* 12:00 pm, BTN |
No. 22 | Eastern Kentucky
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W 71–58 | 9–1 |
Williams Arena (11,081) Minneapolis, MN | ||||||
December 15, 2010* 7:30 pm, BTN |
No. 21 | Akron | W 66–58 | 10–1 |
Williams Arena (11,237) Minneapolis, MN | ||||||
December 23, 2010* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
No. 17 | South Dakota State | W 85–73 | 11–1 |
Williams Arena (13,302) Minneapolis, MN | ||||||
Big Ten regular season | |||||||||||
December 28, 2010 6:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 14 | at Wisconsin | L 60–68 | 11–2 (0–1) |
Kohl Center (17,230) Madison, WI | ||||||
December 31, 2010 3:00 pm, BTN |
No. 14 | at No. 20 Michigan State | L 62–71 | 11–3 (0–2) |
Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI | ||||||
January 4, 2011 6:00 pm, ESPN2 |
Indiana | W 67–63 | 12–3 (1–2) |
Williams Arena (12,727) Minneapolis, MN | |||||||
January 9, 2011 1:00 pm, BTN |
at No. 2 Ohio State | L 64–67 | 12–4 (1–3) |
Jerome Schottenstein Center (17,392)
Columbus, OH | |||||||
January 13, 2011 6:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 8 Purdue | W 70–67 | 13–4 (2–3) |
Williams Arena (14,625) Minneapolis, MN | |||||||
January 16, 2011 5:00 pm, BTN |
Iowa | W 69–59 | 14–4 (3–3) |
Williams Arena (14,625) Minneapolis, MN | |||||||
January 22, 2011 6:00 pm, BTN |
No. 15 | at Michigan | W 69–64 | 15–4 (4–3) |
Crisler Arena (12,378)
Ann Arbor, MI | ||||||
January 26, 2011 7:30 pm, BTN |
No. 16 | Northwestern | W 81–70 | 16–4 (5–3) |
Williams Arena (14,625) Minneapolis, MN | ||||||
January 29, 2011 12:00 pm, CBS |
No. 16 | at No. 12 Purdue | L 61–73 | 16–5 (5–4) |
Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN | ||||||
February 2, 2011 5:30 pm, BTN |
No. 18 | at Indiana | L 57–60 | 16–6 (5–5) |
Assembly Hall (16,168)
Bloomington, IN | ||||||
February 6, 2011 1:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 18 | No. 1 Ohio State | L 69–82 | 16–7 (5–6) |
Williams Arena (14,625) Minneapolis, MN | ||||||
February 10, 2011 8:00 pm, ESPN |
Illinois | L 62–71 | 16–8 (5–7) |
Williams Arena (14,625) Minneapolis, MN | |||||||
February 13, 2011 5:00 pm, BTN |
at Iowa | W 62–45 | 17–8 (6–7) |
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (12,759)
Iowa City, IA | |||||||
February 17, 2011 6:00 pm, ESPN |
at Penn State | L 63–66 | 17–9 (6–8) |
University Park, PA
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February 22, 2011 8:00 pm, BTN |
Michigan State | L 48–53 | 17–10 (6–9) |
Williams Arena (14,625) Minneapolis, MN | |||||||
February 26, 2011 3:30 pm, BTN |
Michigan | L 63–70 | 17–11 (6–10) |
Williams Arena (14,625) Minneapolis, MN | |||||||
March 2, 2011 7:30 pm, BTN |
at Northwestern | L 57–68 | 17–12 (6–11) |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (4,584)
Evanston, IL | |||||||
March 6, 2011 12:00 pm, BTN |
Penn State | L 63–66 | 17–13 (6–12) |
Williams Arena (14,625) Minneapolis, MN | |||||||
Big Ten tournament | |||||||||||
March 10, 2011 1:30 pm, ESPN2 |
(9) | vs. (8) Northwestern Big Ten First Round |
L 65–75 | 17–14 |
Conseco Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
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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 |
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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
- ^ "2011 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
- ^ "Big Ten Standings - 2010-11". ESPN. Retrieved March 26, 2011.
- ^ "Minnesota suspends Devoe Joseph". Associated Press. ESPN. November 11, 2010. Archived from the original on November 15, 2010. Retrieved November 16, 2010.
- ^ "Devoe Joseph enrolls at Oregon". Diamond Leung. ESPN. January 11, 2011. Retrieved February 6, 2011.