2009–10 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

2009–10 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record21–14 (9–9 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWilliams Arena
Seasons
2009–10 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Ohio State† 14 – 4   .778 29 – 8   .784
No. 10 Purdue 14 – 4   .778 29 – 6   .829
No. 13 Michigan State 14 – 4   .778 28 – 9   .757
No. 16 Wisconsin 13 – 5   .722 24 – 9   .727
Illinois 10 – 8   .556 21 – 15   .583
Minnesota 9 – 9   .500 21 – 14   .600
Northwestern 7 – 11   .389 20 – 14   .588
Michigan 7 – 11   .389 15 – 17   .469
Indiana 4 – 14   .222 10 – 21   .323
Iowa 4 – 14   .222 10 – 22   .313
Penn State 3 – 15   .167 11 – 20   .355
† 2010 Big Ten tournament winner
As of April 3, 2010
Rankings from AP Poll


The 2009–10 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in the college basketball season of 2009–2010. The team's head coach was Tubby Smith in his third year. The Golden Gophers played their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis and are members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 21–14, 9–9 in Big Ten play. They advanced to the championship game of the 2010 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament before losing to Ohio State. They received an at-large bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning an 11 seed in the West Region. They lost to six-seed and AP #25 Xavier in the first round.

Season

Royce White signed with the Minnesota Golden Gophers, but did not play due to shoplifting and trespassing charges. He transferred to Iowa State in July 2010.[1]

Roster

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous team(s)
0 Al Nolen 6'1" 180 G Jr. Minneapolis Minneapolis Camden HS
1 Paul Carter 6'8" 205 F Jr. Little Rock, Arkansas Little Rock Mills HS
Missouri State-West Plains
3 Justin Cobbs 6'3" 190 G Fr. Los Angeles Bishop Montgomery HS
5 Devoe Joseph 6'3" 170 G So. Ajax, Ontario, Canada Pickering HS
20 Lawrence Westbrook 6'0" 195 G Sr. Chandler, Arizona Winchendon Prep
22 Devron Bostick 6'5" 210 G Sr. Racine, Wisconsin St. Catharine's HS
SW Illinois
24 Blake Hoffarber 6'4" 200 G Jr. Minnetonka, Minnesota Hopkins HS
32 Trevor Mbakwe 6'8" 240 F RJr. Saint Paul, Minnesota St. Bernard's HS
Miami Dade College
33 Rodney Williams 6'7" 210 F Fr. Minneapolis Robbinsdale Cooper HS
34 Damian Johnson 6'7" 210 F RSr. Thibodaux, Louisiana Thibodaux HS
45 Colton Iverson 6'10" 235 F/C So. Yankton, South Dakota Yankton HS
50 Ralph Sampson III 6'11" 230 F/C So. Duluth, Georgia Northview HS

2009–10 Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Exhibition
November 5, 2009*
7:00 		Minnesota Duluth W 114–47 
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis
November 9, 2009*
7:00 		Minnesota State Moorhead W 98–49 
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis
Regular season
November 13, 2009*
7:00 		No. 25 Tennessee Tech W 87–50  1–0
 Williams Arena 
Minneapolis
November 16, 2009*
7:00 		No. 24 Stephen F. Austin State W 82–42  2–0
 Williams Arena 
Minneapolis
November 19, 2009*
7:00, BTN 		No. 24 Utah Valley W 76–51  3–0
 Williams Arena 
Minneapolis
November 26, 2009*
7:30, ESPN2 		No. 22 vs. No. 12 Butler
2009 76 Classic 		W 82–73  4–0
 Anaheim Convention Center 
Anaheim, California
November 27, 2009*
8:30, ESPNU 		No. 22 vs. Portland
2009 76 Classic 		L 61–56  4–1
 Anaheim Convention Center 
Anaheim, California
November 29, 2009*
TBA, ESPN2 		No. 22 vs. Texas A&M
2009 76 Classic 		L 66–65  4–2
 Anaheim Convention Center 
Anaheim, California
December 2, 2009*
6:15, ESPNU 		at Miami
ACC–Big Ten Challenge 		L 63–58  4–3
 BankUnited Center 
Coral Gables, Florida
December 5, 2009*
2:30 		Brown W 91–55  5–3
 Williams Arena 
Minneapolis
December 8, 2009*
6:00, ESPNU 		Morgan State W 94–64  6–3
 Williams Arena 
Minneapolis
December 12, 2009*
3:00, BTN 		St. Joseph's W 97–74  7–3
 Williams Arena 
Minneapolis
December 15, 2009*
7:00, BTN 		Northern Illinois W 89–48  8–3
 Williams Arena 
Minneapolis
December 23, 2009*
6:00, BTN 		South Dakota State W 92–62  9–3
 Williams Arena 
Minneapolis
Big Ten Regular Season
December 29, 2009
8:00, ESPN2 		Penn State W 75–70  10–3
(1–0) 		Williams Arena 
Minneapolis
January 2, 2010
3:00, BTN 		at Iowa W 86–74  11–3
(2–0) 		Carver–Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
January 5, 2010
6:00, ESPN 		at No. 4 Purdue L 79–60  11–4
(2–1) 		Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
January 9, 2010
2:30, BTN 		Ohio State W 73–62  12–4
(3–1) 		Williams Arena 
Minneapolis
January 13, 2010
5:30, BTN 		at No. 7 Michigan State L 60–53  12–5
(3–2) 		Breslin Center 
East Lansing, Michigan
January 17, 2010
3:30, BTN 		at Indiana L 81–78 OT 12–6
(3–3) 		Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
January 23, 2010
11:00 am, CBS 		No. 6 Michigan State L 65–64  12–7
(3–4) 		Williams Arena 
Minneapolis
January 26, 2010
8:00, BTN 		Northwestern W 65–61  13–7
(4–4) 		Williams Arena 
Minneapolis
January 31, 2010
12:00, CBS 		at No. 20 Ohio State L 85–63  13–8
(4–5) 		Jerome Schottenstein Center 
Columbus, Ohio
February 6, 2010
1:00, BTN 		at Penn State W 66–64  14–8
(5–5) 		Bryce Jordan Center 
University Park, Pennsylvania
February 11, 2010
6:00, ESPN 		Michigan L 71–63  14–9
(5–6) 		Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
February 14, 2010
4:00, BTN 		at Northwestern L 77–74 OT 14–10
(5–7) 		Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
February 18, 2010
8:00, ESPN/ESPN2 		No. 14 Wisconsin W 68–52  15–10
(6–7) 		Williams Arena 
Minneapolis
February 20, 2010
7:00, BTN 		Indiana W 81–58  16–10
(7–7) 		Williams Arena 
Minneapolis
February 24, 2010
7:30, BTN 		No. 3 Purdue L 59–58  16–11
(7–8) 		Williams Arena 
Minneapolis
February 27, 2010
3:00, BTN 		at Illinois W 62–60  17–11
(8–8) 		Assembly Hall 
Champaign, Illinois
March 2, 2010
6:00, BTN 		at Michigan L 83–55  17–12
(8–9) 		Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
March 7, 2010
5:00, BTN 		Iowa W 88–53  18–12
(9–9) 		Williams Arena 
Minneapolis
2010 Big Ten tournament
March 11, 2010
6:30 pm, BTN 		(6) vs. (11) Penn State
First Round 		W 76–55  19–12
 Conseco Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis
March 12, 2010
8:00 pm, BTN 		(6) vs. (3) No. 11 Michigan State
Quarterfinals 		W 72–67 OT 20–12
 Conseco Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis
March 13, 2010
3:10 pm, CBS 		(6) vs. (2) No. 6 Purdue
Semifinals 		W 69–42  21–12
 Conseco Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis
March 14, 2010
2:30 pm, CBS 		(6) vs. (1) No. 5 Ohio State
Championship Game 		L 90–61  21–13
 Conseco Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis
2010 NCAA Men's Basketball tournament
March 19, 2010
11:30 am, CBS 		(11 W) vs. (6 W) No. 25 Xavier
First Round 		L 65–54  21–14
 Bradley Center 
Milwaukee
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

See also: 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP252422RVRVRV—Not released
Coaches181816RV—RVRVRV—

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

References

  1. ^ "Minnesota standout Royce White signs with Iowa St". Associated Press. CBS Sports. July 12, 2010. Retrieved August 5, 2010.