2023–24 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

2023–24 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball
2023–24 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	12–4 (3–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Ben Johnson (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Dave Thorson (3rd season); Jason Kemp (3rd season); Marcus Jenkins (3rd season); Josh Adel (1st season);
Home arena	Williams Arena

2023–24 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 11 Wisconsin	5	–	0	1.000	13	–	3	.813
No. 2 Purdue	4	–	2	.667	15	–	2	.882
Indiana	4	–	2	.667	12	–	5	.706
No. 14 Illinois	3	–	2	.600	12	–	4	.750
Minnesota	3	–	2	.600	12	–	4	.750
Northwestern	3	–	2	.600	12	–	4	.750
Nebraska	3	–	3	.500	13	–	4	.765
Maryland	3	–	3	.500	11	–	6	.647
Iowa	2	–	3	.400	10	–	6	.625
Ohio State	2	–	4	.333	12	–	5	.706
Michigan State	2	–	4	.333	10	–	7	.588
Penn State	2	–	4	.333	8	–	9	.471
Michigan	2	–	4	.333	7	–	10	.412
Rutgers	1	–	4	.200	9	–	7	.563

† 2024 Big Ten tournament winner As of January 14, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represents the University of Minnesota in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gophers, led by third-year head coach Ben Johnson, play their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota as members of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

The Gophers finished the 2022–23 season 9–22, 2–17 in Big Ten play to finish in last place in the conference.^[1] The team once again saw major roster turnover, with 8 players graduating from the 2021-22 team.^[2] In addition, two of the four returning players, Parker Fox and Isaiah Ihnen, suffered season ending knee injuries prior to the start of the season.^[3]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Taurus Samuels	0	G	6'1"	195	Graduate Student	Oceanside, CA	Graduated
Jamison Battle	10	F	6'7"	220	Junior	Robbinsdale, MN	Transferred to Ohio State
Jaden Henley	24	G/F	6'7"	200	Freshman	Ontario, CA	Transferred to DePaul
Treyton Thompson	42	C	7'0"	210	Sophomore	Glenwood, MN	Transferred to Stetson
Ta'Lon Cooper	55	G	6'4"	195	Junior	Roebuck, SC	Transferred to South Carolina

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Elijah Hawkins	0	G	5'11"	160	Junior	Washington, D.C.	Howard
Mike Mitchell Jr.	2	G	6'2"	190	Junior	San Jose, CA	Pepperdine
Jack Wilson	33	C	6'11"	290	Graduate Student	Montara, CA	Washington State

Recruiting classes

2023 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Cameron Christie SG	Rolling Meadows, IL	Rolling Meadows High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jul 29, 2022
Cameron Christie SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Kristupas Keinys SF	Klaipeda, Lithuania	Klaipedos Vytauto Didžiojo gimnazija	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jun 20, 2023
Kristupas Keinys SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: 247Sports: 85
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: "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 17, 2023.

2024 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Isaac Asuma PG	Mountain Iron, MN	Cherry School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Mar 2, 2023
Isaac Asuma PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Grayson Grove PF	Alexandria, MN	Alexandria Area High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	May 13, 2023
Grayson Grove PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
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: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 17, 2023.

Roster

2023–24 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Elijah Hawkins	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	DeMatha Catholic Howard	Washington, D.C.
F	1	Joshua Ola-Joseph	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Compass Prep	Brooklyn Park, MN
G	2	Mike Mitchell Jr.	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Archbishop Mitty Pepperdine	San Jose, CA
F	3	Dawson Garcia	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Prior Lake North Carolina	Savage, MN
G	4	Braeden Carrington	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Park Center	Brooklyn Park, MN
F	5	Isaiah Ihnen	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Jr	IBA Munich	Böblingen, Germany
F	8	Kris Keinys	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Klaipedos Vytauto Didžiojo	Klaipėda, Lithuania
G	11	Jackson Purcell (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS So	Eastview	Apple Valley, MN
F	12	Erick Reader (W)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	New Life Academy	Bloomington, MN
F	15	Kadyn Betts	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Fr	Central	Pueblo, CO
F	21	Pharrel Payne	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	So	Park	Cottage Grove, MN
F	23	Parker Fox	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Sr	Mahtomedi Northern State	Mahtomedi, MN
G	24	Cam Christie	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Rolling Meadows	Arlington Heights, IL
G	25	Will Ramberg (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Cook County McGill	Grand Marais, MN
C	33	Jack Wilson	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	GS	Junipero Serra Washington State	Montara, CA

Head coach

Ben Johnson (Minnesota)

Assistant coach(es)

Dave Thorson (Hamline)
Jason Kemp (UW–La Crosse)
Marcus Jenkins (Air Force)
Josh Adel (Florida)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2023* 7:00 p.m., B1G+	Macalester	W 97–73		21 – Ola–Joseph	11 – Garcia	9 – Tied	Williams Arena (2,604) Minneapolis, MN
Regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., B1G+	Bethune–Cookman	W 80–60	1–0	23 – Garcia	14 – Garcia	6 – Garcia	Williams Arena (7,132) Minneapolis, MN
November 10, 2023* 6:30 p.m., Peacock	UTSA	W 102–76	2–0	22 – Garcia	10 – Hawkins	8 – Hawkins	Williams Arena (6,973) Minneapolis, MN
November 16, 2023* 8:00 p.m., BTN	Missouri	L 68–70	2–1	16 – Garcia	13 – Carrington	6 – Hawkins	Williams Arena (7,975) Minneapolis, MN
November 18, 2023* 1:00 p.m., Peacock	USC Upstate	W 67–53	3–1	14 – Garcia	6 – Garcia	5 – Hawkins	Williams Arena (7,347) Minneapolis, MN
November 21, 2023* 8:00 p.m., BTN	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 86–67	4–1	19 – Garcia	9 – Garcia	4 – Tied	Williams Arena (6,591) Minneapolis, MN
November 26, 2023* 7:30 p.m., CBSSN	vs. San Francisco	L 58–76	4–2	19 – Garcia	6 – Tied	5 – Hawkins	Chase Center (3,682) San Francisco, CA
November 30, 2023* 6:00 p.m., BTN	New Orleans	W 97–64	5–2	20 – Christie	7 – Carrington	9 – Hawkins	Williams Arena (6,797) Minneapolis, MN
December 3, 2023 5:30 p.m., BTN	at Ohio State	L 74–84	5–3 (0–1)	36 – Garcia	11 – Garcia	5 – Hawkins	Value City Arena (10,481) Columbus, OH
December 6, 2023 8:00 p.m., BTN	Nebraska	W 76–65	6–3 (1–1)	15 – Ola-Joseph	6 – Hawkins	11 – Hawkins	Williams Arena (6,899) Minneapolis, MN
December 9, 2023* 11:00 a.m., BTN	Florida Gulf Coast	W 77–57	7–3	17 – Ola-Joseph	7 – Fox	11 – Hawkins	Williams Arena (7,317) Minneapolis, MN
December 12, 2023* 7:00 p.m., B1G+	IUPUI	W 101–65	8–3	19 – Christie	8 – Payne	17 – Hawkins	Williams Arena (6,581) Minneapolis, MN
December 21, 2023* 7:00 p.m., B1G+	Ball State	W 80–63	9–3	20 – Mitchell Jr.	7 – Tied	9 – Hawkins	Williams Arena (7,261) Minneapolis, MN
December 29, 2023* 6:00 p.m., Peacock	Maine	W 80–62	10–3	18 – Mitchell Jr.	8 – Payne	10 – Hawkins	Williams Arena (8,658) Minneapolis, MN
January 4, 2024 8:00 p.m., Peacock	at Michigan	W 73–71	11–3 (2–1)	18 – Mitchell Jr.	12 – Garcia	7 – Hawkins	Crisler Center (10,493) Ann Arbor, MI
January 7, 2024 4:30 p.m., BTN	Maryland	W 65–62	12–3 (3–1)	12 – Christie	6 – Tied	9 – Hawkins	Williams Arena (8,583) Minneapolis, MN
January 12, 2024 5:30 p.m., FS1	at Indiana	L 62–74	12–4 (3–2)	17 – Payne	10 – Payne	6 – Hawkins	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN
January 15, 2024 5:00 p.m., BTN	Iowa						Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
January 18, 2024 5:30 p.m., FS1	at Michigan State						Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
January 23, 2024 6:00 p.m., BTN	Wisconsin						Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
January 27, 2024 5:30 p.m., BTN	at Penn State						Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
February 3, 2024 1:00 p.m., BTN	Northwestern						Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
February 6, 2024 8:00 p.m., Peacock	Michigan State						Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
February 11, 2024 2:00 p.m., BTN	at Iowa						Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
February 15, 2024 7:30 p.m., BTN	at Purdue						Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
February 18, 2024 5:30 p.m., BTN	Rutgers						Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., BTN	Ohio State						Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
February 25, 2024 5:30 p.m., BTN	at Nebraska						Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
February 28, 2024 8:00 p.m., BTN	at Illinois						State Farm Center Champaign, IL
March 2, 2024 2:15 p.m., BTN	Penn State						Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
March 6, 2024 8:00 p.m., BTN	Indiana						Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
March 9, 2024 8:00 p.m., BTN	at Northwestern						Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
Big Ten tournament
March 13–17, 2024	vs. tbd						Target Center Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

↑ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Big Ten. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
↑ "Gophers men's basketball 2022-23 season preview". The Minnesota Daily. 2022-06-23. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
↑ "Gophers men's basketball roster breakdown: What to know about each player". Star Tribune. 2022-11-01. Retrieved 2023-08-17.

External links

"2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". gophersports.com. Retrieved 2022-07-01.

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[1] "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Big Ten. Retrieved 2023-08-17.

[2] "Gophers men's basketball 2022-23 season preview". The Minnesota Daily. 2022-06-23. Retrieved 2023-08-17.

[3] "Gophers men's basketball roster breakdown: What to know about each player". Star Tribune. 2022-11-01. Retrieved 2023-08-17.

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