2014–15 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

2014–15 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball
2014–15 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	18–15 (6–12 Big Ten)
Head coach	Richard Pitino;
Assistant coaches	Dan McHale; Kimani Young; Ben Johnson;
Home arena	Williams Arena
	Seasons ← 2013–14 2015–16 →

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.

ConferenceBig Ten Conference

Record18–15 (6–12 Big Ten)

Headcoach

Richard Pitino

Assistant coaches

Dan McHale
Kimani Young
Ben Johnson

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2014–15 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 Wisconsin †	16	–	2	.889	36	–	4	.900
No. 12 Maryland	14	–	4	.778	28	–	7	.800
No. 23 Michigan State	12	–	6	.667	27	–	12	.692
Iowa	12	–	6	.667	22	–	12	.647
Purdue	12	–	6	.667	21	–	13	.618
Ohio State	11	–	7	.611	24	–	11	.686
Indiana	9	–	9	.500	20	–	14	.588
Illinois	9	–	9	.500	19	–	14	.576
Michigan	8	–	10	.444	16	–	16	.500
Minnesota	6	–	12	.333	18	–	15	.545
Northwestern	6	–	12	.333	15	–	17	.469
Nebraska	5	–	13	.278	13	–	18	.419
Penn State	4	–	14	.222	18	–	16	.529
Rutgers	2	–	16	.111	10	–	22	.313

† 2015 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

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Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Wally Ellenson	3	G	6'6"	210	Sophomore	Rice Lake, WI	Transferred
Oto Osenieks	10	F	6'8"	220	RS junior	Riga, Latvia	Graduated
Maverick Ahanmisi	13	G	6'2"	190	Senior	Santa Clarita, CA	Graduated
Austin Hollins	20	G	6'4"	190	Senior	Germantown, TN	Graduated
Malik Smith	30	G	6'2"	200	Senior	Boston, MA	Graduated

Name	Hometown	School	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
Josh Martin PF	Recruit 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
Nate Mason PG	Recruit 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
Carlos Morris SF	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Gaston Diedhiou PF	Senegal^[1]	Canarias Basketball Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	Apr 11, 2014
Gaston Diedhiou PF	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Bakary Konate C	Mali^[1]	Sunrise Christian Academy	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	Apr 23, 2014
Bakary Konate C	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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. Retrieved May 1, 2014. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved May 1, 2014.

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	(11)	vs. (14) Rutgers First round	W 80–68	18–14	United Center (16,098) Chicago, IL
Mar 12 8:00 pm, ESPN2	(11)	vs. (6) 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.

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