2011–12 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

201112 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball
NIT Runner-up vs. Stanford, L 7551
Conference Big Ten Conference
201112 record 2315 (612 Big Ten)
Head coach Tubby Smith
Assistant coach Ron Jirsa
Assistant coach Saul Smith
Assistant coach Vince Taylor
Home arena Williams Arena
2011–12 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#7 Ohio State 13 5   .722     31 8   .795
#5 Michigan State 13 5   .722     29 8   .784
#13 Michigan 13 5   .722     24 10   .706
#14 Wisconsin 12 6   .667     26 10   .722
#16 Indiana 11 7   .611     27 9   .750
Purdue 10 8   .556     22 13   .629
Northwestern 8 10   .444     19 14   .576
Iowa 8 10   .444     18 17   .514
Minnesota 6 12   .333     23 15   .605
Illinois 6 12   .333     17 15   .531
Nebraska 4 14   .222     12 18   .400
Penn State 4 14   .222     12 20   .375
2012 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of April 3, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

The 201112 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in the college basketball season of 20112012. The team's head coach, Tubby Smith was in his fifth year at Minnesota. The Golden Gophers played their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., and are members of the newly expanded Big Ten Conference.

Season

With the departure of seniors Blake Hoffarber and Al Nolen, the Gophers entered the season under the leadership of returning members, including veterans Trevor Mbakwe and Ralph Sampson III.

The Gophers also lost junior Colton Iverson, who transferred to play for the Colorado State Rams at the end of the previous season.[1]

On November 27, during the championship game of the Old Spice Classic, Trevor Mbakwe tore his ACL and missed the remainder of the season.[2]

Freshman guard Andre Hollins was named to the All-Tournament Team at the conclusion of the Big Ten Tournament championship game on March 11.[3]

Roster

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous team(s)
00 Julian Welch 6'3" 195 G Jr. Elk Grove, CA, U.S. Franklin HS
1 Andre Hollins 6'1" 200 G Fr. Memphis, TN, U.S. White Station HS
10 Oto Osenieks 6'8" 205 F RFr. Riga, Latvia Brehm Prep
11 Joe Coleman 6'4" 208 G Fr. Minneapolis, MN, U.S. Hopkins HS
13 Maverick Ahanmisi 6'2" 192 G So. Santa Clarita, CA, U.S. Stoneridge Prep
15 Maurice Walker 6'10" 289 F So. Scarborough, Ontario, Canada Brewster Academy
20 Austin Hollins 6'4" 185 G So. Germantown, TN, U.S. Germantown HS
22 Chris Halvorsen 6'8" 214 F RSo. St. Paul, MN, U.S. Henry Sibley HS
23 Chip Armelin 6'3" 198 G So. Sulphur, LA, U.S. Sulphur HS
30 Andre Ingram 6'7" 213 F Jr. Minneapolis, MN, U.S. Minnesota Transitions
32 Trevor Mbakwe 6'8" 245 F RSr. Saint Paul, MN, U.S. St. Bernard's HS
Miami Dade College
33 Rodney Williams 6'7" 200 F Jr. Minneapolis, MN, U.S. Robbinsdale Cooper HS
34 Kendal Shell 6'0" 190 G Fr. St. Louis, MO, U.S. Webster Groves HS
50 Ralph Sampson III 6'11" 241 F/C Sr. Duluth, GA, U.S. Northview HS
55 Elliott Eliason 6'11" 260 C RFr. Chadron, NE, U.S. Chadron HS

201112 schedule and results

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
11/01/2011*
7:00 PM
Bemidji State W 7158 
Williams Arena (10,653)
Minneapolis, MN
11/07/2011*
7:00 PM
Augustana College (SD) W 7260 
Williams Arena (10,644)
Minneapolis, MN
Regular season
11/11/2011*
7:00 PM
Bucknell W 7058  10
Williams Arena (11,976)
Minneapolis, MN
11/14/2011*
7:00 PM
South Dakota State W 7155  20
Williams Arena (10,460)
Minneapolis, MN
11/17/2011*
6:00 PM, BTN
Fairfield W 6757  30
Williams Arena (10,641)
Minneapolis, MN
11/21/2011*
7:00 PM
Mount St. Mary's W 8556  40
Williams Arena (10,487)
Minneapolis, MN
11/24/2011*
1:30 PM, ESPN2
vs. DePaul
Old Spice Classic Quarterfinal
W 8685  50
HP Field House (3,170)
Orlando, FL
11/25/2011*
11:00 AM, ESPN
vs. Indiana State
Old Spice Classic Semifinal
W 7669  60
HP Field House (3,377)
Orlando, FL
11/27/2011*
6:00 PM, ESPN2
vs. Dayton
Old Spice Classic Championship
L 7086  61
HP Field House (3,874)
Orlando, FL
11/30/2011*
8:15 PM, ESPN2
Virginia Tech
ACC – Big Ten Challenge
W 5855  71
Williams Arena (10,487)
Minneapolis, MN
12/03/2011*
1:15 PM, BTN
USC W 5540  81
Williams Arena (11,762)
Minneapolis, MN
12/06/2011*
7:00 PM, BTN
Appalachian State W 7056  91
Williams Arena (10,782)
Minneapolis, MN
12/10/2011*
12:00 PM
St. Peter's W 6947  101
Williams Arena (11,007)
Minneapolis, MN
12/13/2011*
8:00 PM, ESPN
Central Michigan W 7656  111
Williams Arena (10,290)
Minneapolis, MN
12/22/2011*
7:00 PM
North Dakota State W 6359  121
Williams Arena (11,681)
Minneapolis, MN
Big Ten regular season
12/27/2011
6:30 PM, BTN
at Illinois L 7281 2OT 122
(01)
Assembly Hall (15,549)
Champaign, IL
01/01/2012
3:00 PM, BTN
at #18 Michigan L 5661  123
(02)
Crisler Arena (12,721)
Ann Arbor, MI
01/04/2012
8:00 PM, BTN
Iowa L 6264  124
(03)
Williams Arena (12,018)
Minneapolis, MN
01/08/2012
5:00 PM, BTN
Purdue L 6679  125
(04)
Williams Arena (11,761)
Minneapolis, MN
01/12/2012
7:00 PM, BTN
at #7 Indiana W 7774  135
(14)
Assembly Hall (17,373)
Bloomington, IN
01/15/2012
3:00 PM, BTN
at Penn State W 8066  145
(24)
Bryce Jordan Center (9,065)
University Park, PA
01/22/2012
3:00 PM, BTN
Northwestern W 7552  155
(34)
Williams Arena (12,219)
Minneapolis, MN
01/25/2012
7:30 PM, BTN
at #10 Michigan State L 5268  156
(35)
Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
01/28/2012
7:00 PM, BTN
Illinois W 7772 OT 166
(45)
Williams Arena (14,625)
Minneapolis, MN
02/01/2012
7:30 PM, BTN
at Iowa L 5963  167
(46)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (11,232)
Iowa City, IA
02/05/2012
12:00 PM, BTN
at Nebraska W 6961  177
(56)
Bob Devaney Sports Center (9,857)
Lincoln, NE
02/09/2012
6:00 PM, ESPN
#21 Wisconsin L 6168 OT 178
(57)
Williams Arena (14,625)
Minneapolis, MN
02/14/2012
8:00 PM, ESPN
#6 Ohio State L 6878  179
(58)
Williams Arena (13,245)
Minneapolis, MN
02/18/2012
6:00 PM, BTN
at Northwestern L 5364  1710
(59)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,522)
Evanston, IL
02/22/2012
7:30 PM, BTN
#6 Michigan State L 6166  1711
(510)
Williams Arena (13,331)
Minneapolis, MN
02/26/2012
12:00 PM, ESPN
#23 Indiana L 5069  1712
(511)
Williams Arena (11,421)
Minneapolis, MN
02/28/2012
7:00 PM, BTN
at #14 Wisconsin L 4552  1713
(512)
Kohl Center (17,230)
Madison, WI
03/03/2012
11:30 AM, BTN
Nebraska W 8169  1813
(612)
Williams Arena (11,262)
Minneapolis, MN
2012 Big Ten Tournament
03/08/2012
4:30 PM, ESPN2
vs. Northwestern
First Round
W 7568 OT 1913
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (17,257)
Indianapolis, IN
03/09/2012
5:30 PM, BTN
vs. #10 Michigan
Quarterfinals
L 6973 OT 1914
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (18,484)
Indianapolis, IN
2012 National Invitation Tournament
03/14/2012*
6:00 PM, ESPN2
at La Salle
First Round
W 7061  2014
Tom Gola Arena (3,023)
Philadelphia, PA
03/19/2012*
8:00 PM, ESPN
at Miami
Second Round
W 7860  2114
BankUnited Center (1,649)
Coral Gables, FL
03/21/2012*
6:00 PM, ESPN2
at Middle Tennessee
Quarterfinals
W 7872  2214
Murphy Center (10,521)
Murfreesboro, TN
03/27/2012*
8:00 PM, ESPN2
vs. Washington
Semifinals
W 6867 OT 2314
Madison Square Garden (7,574)
New York, NY
03/29/2012*
6:00 PM, ESPN
vs. Stanford
Championship
L 5175  2315
Madison Square Garden (5,494)
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Final
AP RV RV RV NR
Coaches NR
  Increase in ranking     Decrease in ranking     No change   RV   Received votes   NR   Not ranked

References

  1. "CSU basketball adds Minnesota transfer Iverson". Danny Mattie (Colorado State University). April 11, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
  2. "Gophers lose Trevor Mbakwe for season". Myron Medcalf (ESPN.com). November 28, 2011. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
  3. "Michigan State-Ohio State Postgame Notes". BigTen.org. CBS Interactive. March 11, 2012. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
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