2016–17 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

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2016–17 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball
Minnesota Golden Gophers logo.svg
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2016–17 record24–10 (11–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ed Conroy (1st year)
  • Ben Johnson (4th year)
  • Kimani Young (4th year)
Home arenaWilliams Arena
Seasons
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 lost to 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:

  • "2016 Minnesota Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-06-02.

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 Akeem Springs 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Waukegan
Milwaukee 		Waukegan, IL
G 1 Dupree McBrayer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Sunrise Christian Academy Queens, NY
G 2 Nate Mason 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Arlington Country Day Decatur, GA
F 3 Jordan Murphy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Brennan San Antonio, TX
G 4 Brady Rudrud (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Eden Prairie Eden Prairie, MN
G 5 Amir Coffey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Hopkins Hopkins, MN
G 10 Darin Haugh (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Sr Bethany Lutheran Prior Lake, MN
G 15 Stephon Sharp (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Hopkins Bloomington, MN
F 20 Davonte Fitzgerald Injured 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Tucker
Texas A&M 		Atlanta, GA
C 21 Bakary Konaté 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Sunrise Christian Academy Bamako, Mali
C 22 Reggie Lynch 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) RS Jr Edina
Illinois State 		Edina, MN
F 24 Eric Curry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Southwest Christian Academy Little Rock, AR
F 32 Ahmad Gilbert 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Constitution Philadelphia, PA
F 41 Gaston Diedhiou 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Canarias Academy Dakar, Senegal
F 42 Michael 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
Golden Gopher Showcase 		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
Golden Gopher Showcase 		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
Golden Gopher Showcase 		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
Golden Gopher Showcase 		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 82–75  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)
University Park, PA
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 S) vs. (12 S) 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[]

See also: 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = 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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