2014–15 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2014-15 college basketball season. Led by second year head coach Richard Pitino the Golden Gophers, members of the Big Ten Conference, played their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

201415 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
201415 record18–15 (6–12 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWilliams Arena
2014–15 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 Wisconsin162 .889  364  .900
No. 12 Maryland144 .778  287  .800
No. 23 Michigan State126 .667  2712  .692
Iowa126 .667  2212  .647
Purdue126 .667  2113  .618
Ohio State117 .611  2411  .686
Indiana99 .500  2014  .588
Illinois99 .500  1914  .576
Michigan810 .444  1616  .500
Minnesota612 .333  1815  .545
Northwestern612 .333  1517  .469
Nebraska513 .278  1318  .419
Penn State414 .222  1816  .529
Rutgers216 .111  1022  .313
2015 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Golden Gophers finished the season 25–13, 8–10 in Big Ten play to finish in seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament where they lost to Wisconsin. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated High Point, Saint Mary's, Southern Miss, Florida State and SMU to be the 2014 NIT Champions.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Wally Ellenson3G6'6"210SophomoreRice Lake, WITransferred
Oto Osenieks10F6'8"220RS JuniorRiga, LatviaGraduated
Maverick Ahanmisi13G6'2"190SeniorSanta Clarita, CAGraduated
Austin Hollins20G6'4"190SeniorGermantown, TNGraduated
Malik Smith30G6'2"200SeniorBoston, MAGraduated

Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Josh Martin
PF
Bothell, WA Bothell High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Sep 30, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Nate Mason
PG
Decatur, GA Arlington Country Day School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 171 lb (78 kg) Oct 25, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Carlos Morris
SF
Apalachicola, FL Chipola College (JC) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Oct 29, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Gaston Diedhiou
PF
Senegal[1] Canarias Basketball Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 224 lb (102 kg) Apr 11, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Bakary Konate
C
Mali[1] Sunrise Christian Academy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Apr 23, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: 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:

  • "2014 Minnesota Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 1 May 2014.

    Roster

    2014–15 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 1 Andre Hollins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrWhite Station HS Memphis, TN
    G 2 Nate Mason 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrArlington Country Day School Decatur, GA
    G 4 Deandre Mathieu 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)170 lb (77 kg) SrCentral Arizona College Knoxville, TN
    G 5 Daquein McNeil (S) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoVermont Acad. Baltimore, MD
    G 11 Carlos Morris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrChipola College (JC) Apalachicola, FL
    G 12 Kendal Shell (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrWebster Groves HS St. Louis, MO
    F 15 Maurice Walker 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)250 lb (113 kg) RS SrBrewster Academy Scarborough, ON
    C 21 Bakary Konate 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)230 lb (104 kg) FrSunrise Christian Academy Bamako, Mali
    G 22 Darin Haugh (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)170 lb (77 kg) JrBethany Lutheran Prior Lake, MN
    F 23 Charles Buggs 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS SoHargrave Military Acad. Arlington, TX
    F 24 Joey King 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) JrDrake Eagan, MN
    G 25 Mike Lukashewich (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrAppleton North HS Appleton, WI
    F 41 Gaston Diedhiou 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) FrCanarias Basketball Academy Dakar, Senegal
    C 55 Elliott Eliason 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)245 lb (111 kg) RS SrChadron HS Chadron, NE
    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 Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    Nov 6*
    7:00 pm
    Minnesota–Duluth W 95–68 
    Williams Arena (11,440)
    Minneapolis, MN
    Regular season
    Nov 14*
    6:00 pm, ESPN
    vs. No. 8 Louisville
    Armed Forces Classic
    L 68–81  0–1
    CGAS Borinquen (1,693)
    Aguadilla, PR
    Nov 18*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Western Kentucky
    NIT Season Tip-Off
    W 76–54  1–1
    Williams Arena (10,763)
    Minneapolis, MN
    Nov 20*
    7:00 pm
    Franklin Pierce
    NIT Season Tip-Off
    W 109–57  2–1
    Williams Arena (9,562)
    Minneapolis, MN
    Nov 22*
    7:30 pm
    UMBC W 69–51  3–1
    Williams Arena (11,212)
    Minneapolis, MN
    Nov 26*
    6:00 pm, ESPNU
    vs. St. John's
    NIT Season Tip-Off semifinals
    L 61–70  3–2
    Madison Square Garden (5,128)
    New York City, NY
    Nov 28*
    3:30 pm, ESPNU
    vs. Georgia
    NIT Season Tip-Off 3rd place game
    W 66–62  4–2
    Madison Square Garden (5,548)
    New York City, NY
    Dec 2*
    6:00 pm, ESPNU
    at Wake Forest
    ACC–Big Ten Challenge
    W 84–69  5–2
    LJVM Coliseum (8,112)
    Winston-Salem, NC
    Dec 5*
    6:00 pm, ESPN3
    Western Carolina W 84–64  6–2
    Williams Arena (11,026)
    Minneapolis, MN
    Dec 8*
    8:00 pm, ESPNU
    North Dakota W 92–56  7–2
    Williams Arena (11,185)
    Minneapolis, MN
    Dec 10*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Southern W 85–57  8–2
    Williams Arena (11,409)
    Minneapolis, MN
    Dec 19*
    7:00 pm, BTN
    Seattle W 92–57  9–2
    Williams Arena (12,121)
    Minneapolis, MN
    Dec 22*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Furman W 86–76  10–2
    Williams Arena (12,287)
    Minneapolis, MN
    Dec 27*
    12:00 pm, BTN
    UNC Wilmington W 108–82  11–2
    Williams Arena (12,711)
    Minneapolis, MN
    Big Ten regular season
    Dec 31
    2:15 pm, BTN
    at Purdue L 68–72  11–3 (0–1)
    Mackey Arena (10,018)
    West Lafayette, IN
    Jan 3
    11:00 am, BTN
    at No. 12 Maryland L 58–70  11–4 (0–2)
    Xfinity Center (15,788)
    College Park, MD
    Jan 6
    8:00 pm, ESPN
    No. 22 Ohio State L 72–74 OT 11–5 (0–3)
    Williams Arena (13,138)
    Minneapolis, MN
    Jan 10
    12:00 pm, ESPNU
    at Michigan L 57–62  11–6 (0–4)
    Crisler Center (12,707)
    Ann Arbor, MI
    Jan 13
    8:00 pm, BTN
    Iowa L 75–77  11–7 (0–5)
    Williams Arena (12,401)
    Minneapolis, MN
    Jan 17
    11:00 am, BTN
    Rutgers W 89–80  12–7 (1–5)
    Williams Arena (12,461)
    Minneapolis, MN
    Jan 20
    7:30 pm, BTN
    at Nebraska L 49–52  12–8 (1–6)
    Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,606)
    Lincoln, NE
    Jan 24
    1:15 pm, BTN
    Illinois W 79–71  13–8 (2–6)
    Williams Arena (13,421)
    Minneapolis, MN
    Jan 28
    6:00 pm, BTN
    at Penn State L 58–63  13–9 (2–7)
    Bryce Jordan Center (6,100)
    University Park, PA
    Jan 31
    5:00 pm, BTN
    Nebraska W 60–42  14–9 (3–7)
    Williams Arena (13,253)
    Minneapolis, MN
    Feb 7
    2:00 pm, BTN
    Purdue W 62–58  15–9 (4–7)
    Williams Arena (13,041)
    Minneapolis, MN
    Feb 12
    6:00 pm, BTN
    at Iowa W 64–59  16–9 (5–7)
    Carver–Hawkeye Arena (13,756)
    Iowa City, IA
    Feb 15
    6:30 pm, BTN
    at Indiana L 71–90  16–10 (5–8)
    Assembly Hall (17,472)
    Blommington, IN
    Feb 18
    8:00 pm, BTN
    Northwestern L 66–72  16–11 (5–9)
    Williams Arena (12,361)
    Minneapolis, MN
    Feb 21
    11:00 am, ESPN
    at No. 5 Wisconsin L 53–63  16–12 (5–10)
    Kohl Center (17,279)
    Madison, WI
    Feb 26
    6:00 pm, BTN
    at Michigan State W 96–90 OT 17–12 (6–10)
    Breslin Center (14,797)
    East Lansing, MI
    Mar 5
    6:00 pm, ESPN
    No. 6 Wisconsin L 63–76  17–13 (6–11)
    Williams Arena (14,625)
    Minneapolis, MN
    Mar 8
    12:00 pm, BTN
    Penn State L 76–79  17–14 (6–12)
    Williams Arena (12,412)
    Minneapolis, MN
    Big Ten Tournament
    Mar 11
    6:00 pm, BTN
    vs. Rutgers
    First round
    W 80–68  18–14
    United Center (16,098)
    Chicago, IL
    Mar 12
    8:00 pm, ESPN2
    vs. Ohio State
    Second round
    L 73–79  18–15
    United Center (16,549)
    Chicago, IL
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Central Time.

    References

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