2022–23 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team explained

Sport:basketball
Year:2022–23
Prev Year:2021–22
Next Year:2023–24
Team:Minnesota Golden Gophers
Conference:Big Ten Conference
Short Conf:Big Ten
Record:9–22
Conf Record:2–17
Head Coach:Ben Johnson
Hc Year:2nd
Asst Coach1:Dave Thorson
Ac1 Year:2nd
Asst Coach2:Jason Kemp
Ac2 Year:2nd
Asst Coach3:Marcus Jenkins
Ac3 Year:2nd
Arena:Williams Arena

The 2022–23 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gophers were led by second-year head coach Ben Johnson and played their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 9–22, 2–17 in Big Ten play to finish in last place. They defeated Nebraska in the first round of the Big Ten tournament before losing to Maryland in the second round.

Previous season

The Gophers finished the 2021–22 season 13–17, 4–16 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for last place. The team was almost entirely remade from the prior season, with 10 players transferring out of the program following the firing of former head coach Richard Pitino.[1]

The Gophers began the season well, compiling a 10–1 record to begin the season,[2] including the team's first road win against Michigan in Ann Arbor since 2011.[3] The Gophers were unable to continue that success as the season wore on, losing 16 of their final 19 games and finishing the season with a 60–51 loss to Penn State in the first round of the Big Ten tournament.[4]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
0 G 6'4" 200 Graduate Student Graduated
Eric Curry 1 F 6'9" 240 RS Senior Graduated
Abdoulaye Thiam 2 G 6'3" 180 Freshman Transferred to High Point
Joey Kern 3 G 6'1" 170 Graduate StudentWalk-on; graduated
Luke Loewe 12 G 6'4" 185 Graduate Student Graduated
Charlie Daniels 15 F/C 6'9" 230 Graduate Student Graduated
Eylijah Stephens 20 G 6'3" 175 Graduate Student Graduated
Danny Ogele 22 F 6'7" 220 Graduate StudentGraduated
Sean Sutherlin 24 G 6'5" 200 RS SeniorGraduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Taurus Samuels 0 G 6'1" 190 Graduate Student Dartmouth
3 F 6'11" 235 Sophomore North Carolina
Ta'Lon Cooper 55 G 6'4" 190 Junior Morehead State

Recruiting classes

2023 Recruiting class

Schedule and results

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gophers men's basketball now sees transfer portal as a friend, not an enemy. 2022-07-05. Star Tribune. 2022-04-08.
  2. Web site: 2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule. 2022-07-05. GopherSports.com.
  3. Web site: Gophers men's basketball wins on the road at Michigan, 75-65. 2022-07-05. Star Tribune. 2021-12-11.
  4. Web site: What this season tells us about the future of Gophers men’s basketball. 2022-07-05. TwinCities.com. 2022-03-10.