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2024–25 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

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2024–25 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Dave Thorson (4th season)
  • Jason Kemp (4th season)
  • Marcus Jenkins (4th season)
  • Josh Adel (2nd season)
Home arenaWilliams Arena
Seasons
2024–25 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Illinois 0 0   0 0  
No. 17 Indiana 0 0   0 0  
Iowa 0 0   0 0  
Maryland 0 0   0 0  
Michigan 0 0   0 0  
Michigan State 0 0   0 0  
Minnesota 0 0   0 0  
Nebraska 0 0   0 0  
Northwestern 0 0   0 0  
Ohio State 0 0   0 0  
Oregon 0 0   0 0  
Penn State 0 0   0 0  
No. 14 Purdue 0 0   0 0  
No. 25 Rutgers 0 0   0 0  
No. 22 UCLA 0 0   0 0  
USC 0 0   0 0  
Washington 0 0   0 0  
Wisconsin 0 0   0 0  
2025 Big Ten tournament winner
As of March 24, 2024
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gophers, led by fourth-year head coach Ben Johnson, played their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota as members of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

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The Gophers finished the 2023–24 season 19–15, 9–11 in Big Ten play, to finish in a 3-way tie for ninth place. As a No. 9 seed in the Big Ten tournament where they lost in the second round to Michigan State. They received an at-large bid to the NIT in the Indiana State Bracket where they defeated Butler in the first round before losing to the second round to Indiana State.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Elijah Hawkins 0 G 5'11" 165 Junior Washington, D.C. Transferred to Texas Tech
Joshua Ola-Joseph 1 F 6'7" 215 Sophomore Brooklyn Park, MN Transferred to California
Braden Carrington 4 G 6'4" 195 Sophomore Brooklyn Park, MN Transferred to Tulsa
Isaiah Ihnen 5 F 6'10" 220 Redshirt Junior Böblingen, Germany Transferred to Liberty
Kris Keinys 8 F 6'8" 215 Freshman Klaipėda, Lithuania Transferred to Pacific
Jackson Purcell 11 G 6'5" 195 Redshirt Sophomore Apple Valley, MN Walk-on; left the team
Pharrel Payne 21 F 6'9" 255 Sophomore Cottage Grove, MN Transferred to Texas A&M
Cam Christie 24 G 6'6" 190 Freshman Arlington Heights, IL Declared for 2024 NBA draft; selected 46th overall by Los Angeles Clippers
Will Ramberg 25 G 6'5" 205 Senior Grand Marais, MN Walk-on; graduated
Jack Wilson 33 C 6'11" 285 GS Senior Montara, CA Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Frank Mitchell 00 F 6'8" 240 Senior Toronto, ON Canisius
Trey Edmonds 5 F/C 6'10" 255 Senior Aurora, CO UTSA
Caleb Williams 6 G 6'2' Senior Wild Rose, WI Macalester College
Femi Odukale 11 G 6'6" 205 GS Senior Brooklyn, NY New Mexico State
Brennan Rigsby 24 G/F 6'5" 195 Senior De Beque, CO Oregon
Lu'Cye Patterson 25 G 6'2" 205 Redshirt Senior Minneapolis, MN Charlotte
Tyler Cochran 28 G 6'2" 225 Senior Bolingbrook, IL Toledo
Lincoln Meister 54 F 6'9" 235 GS Senior Rochester, MN Walk-on; Minnesota Duluth

Recruiting classes

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2024 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Isaac Asuma
#16 PG
Iron, MN Cherry School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Mar 2, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
Grayson Grove
PF
Alexandria, MN Alexandria Area High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) May 13, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 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:

  • "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 22, 2023.

Roster

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2024–25 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 00 Frank Mitchell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 260 lb (118 kg) RS Jr Oakville Prep
Canisius
Toronto, ON
G 1 Isaac Asuma 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Fr Cherry Cherry, MN
G 2 Mike Mitchell Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Archbishop Mitty
Pepperdine
San Jose, CA
F 3 Dawson Garcia 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 234 lb (106 kg) Sr Prior Lake
North Carolina
Savage, MN
F 4 Kadyn Betts 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS So Central Pueblo, CO
F/C 5 Trey Edmonds 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr George Washington
UTSA
Aurora, CO
G 6 Caleb Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Wild Rose
Macalester College
Wild Rose, WI
G 7 Max Sheridan (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So St. Monica Prep Los Angeles, CA
F 10 Grayson Grove 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Alexandria Alexandria, MN
G 11 Femi Odukale 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) GS Springfield Commonwealth
New Mexico State
Brooklyn, NY
F 12 Erick Reader (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So New Life Academy Bloomington, MN
F 23 Parker Fox 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Mahtomedi
Northern State
Mahtomedi, MN
G 24 Brennan Rigsby 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Wasatch Academy
Oregon
De Beque, CO
G 25 Lu'Cye Patterson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 202 lb (92 kg) RS Sr Minnesota Prep
Charlotte
Minneapolis, MN
G 28 Tyler Cochran 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Bolingbrook
Toledo
Bolingbrook, IL
F 54 Lincoln Meister (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) GS John Marshall
Minnesota Duluth
Rochester, MN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 19, 2024*
12:00 p.m., B1G+
Bemidji State W 90-65 
 19    Mitchell Jr.   7    Mitchell   8    tied  Williams Arena (7,534)
Minneapolis, MN
October 29, 2024*
7:00 p.m., B1G+
Hamline       Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
Regular season
November 6, 2024*
7:00 p.m., B1G+
Oral Roberts       Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
November 9, 2024*
2:30 p.m., Peacock
Omaha       Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
November 13, 2024*
7:00 p.m., B1G+
North Texas       Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
November 16, 2024*
TBA, BTN
Yale       Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
November 19, 2024*
6:00 p.m., BTN
Cleveland State       Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
November 25, 2024*
7:00 p.m., B1G+
Central Michigan       Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
November 28, 2024*
11:00 a.m., ESPN2
vs. Wichita State
ESPN Events Invitational semifinals
      State Farm Field House 
Bay Lake, FL
November 29, 2024*
12:00 p.m./2:30 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2
vs. Florida/Wake Forest
ESPN Events Invitational
      State Farm Field House 
Bay Lake, FL
December 1, 2024*
2:00 p.m., B1G+
Bethune–Cookman       Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
December 4, 2024
7:30 p.m., BTN
Michigan State       Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
December 9, 2024
5:30 p.m., BTN
at Indiana       Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
December 21, 2024*
1:00 p.m., BTN
Fairleigh Dickinson       Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
December 29, 2024*
1:00 p.m., Peacock
Morgan State       Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
January 2, 2025
7:00 p.m., FS1
Purdue       Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
January 6, 2025
8:00 p.m., FS1
Ohio State       Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
January 10, 2025
6:00 p.m., Peacock
at Wisconsin       Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
January 13, 2025
5:30 p.m., BTN
at Maryland       Xfinity Center 
College Park, MD
January 16, 2025
6:00 p.m., FS1
Michigan       Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
January 21, 2025
8:00 p.m., BTN
at Iowa       Carver–Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
January 25, 2025
3:00 p.m., BTN
Oregon       Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
January 28, 2025
7:00 p.m., Peacock
at Michigan State       Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
February 1, 2025
11:00 a.m., BTN
Washington       Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
February 4, 2025
6:00 p.m., BTN
at Penn State       Bryce Jordan Center 
State College, PA
February 8, 2025
5:00 p.m., BTN
Illinois       Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
February 15, 2025
3:00 p.m., BTN
at USC       Galen Center 
Los Angeles, CA
February 18, 2025
9:30 p.m., FS1
at UCLA       Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
February 22, 2025
1:00 p.m., BTN
Penn State       Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
February 25, 2025
6:00 p.m., Peacock
Northwestern       Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
March 1, 2025
1:00 p.m., BTN
at Nebraska       Pinnacle Bank Arena 
Lincoln, NE
March 5, 2025
7:30 p.m., BTN
Wisconsin       Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
March 9, 2025
12:00 p.m., BTN
at Rutgers       Jersey Mike's Arena 
Piscataway, NJ
Big Ten tournament
March 12–16, 2025
TBA
vs.        Gainbridge Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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