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2015–16 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

2015–16 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball

Big Ten Conference
8–23 (2–16 Big Ten)
Richard Pitino (3rd season)
Ben Johnson
Nate Pomeday
Kimani Young
Williams Arena

The 2015–16 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by third year head coach Richard Pitino, the Golden Gophers were members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They finished the season 8–23, 2–16 in Big Ten play to finish in 13th place. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten tournament to Illinois.

The season was marred by the suspensions of three players, Kevin Dorsey, Nate Mason and Dupree McBrayer, on March 1, 2016 for allegedly posting a sex video online. The players were suspended for the rest of the season.

The Golden Gophers finished the 2014–15 Season with a record of 18–15, 6–12 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for 10th place. They won their first round game in the Big Ten tournament against Rutgers, but they lost their second round game to Ohio State.

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Andre Hollins	1	G	6'2"	195	Senior	Memphis, TN	Graduated
Deandre Mathieu	4	G	5'9"	170	Senior	Knoxville, TN	Graduated
Daquein McNeil	5	G	6'3"	195	Sophomore	Baltimore, MD	Suspended due to an assault
Kendal Shell	12	G	6'0"	185	Senior	St. Louis, MO	Graduated
Maurice Walker	15	F	6'10"	250	RS Senior	Scarborough, ON	Graduated
Elliott Eliason	55	C	6'11"	245	RS Senior	Chadron, NE	Graduated

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Davonte Fitzgerald	20	F	6'7"	209	Junior	Tucker, GA	Transferred from Texas A&M. Under NCAA transfer rules, Fitzgerald will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Reggie Lynch	22	C	6'10"	255	Junior	Edina, MN	Transferred from Illinois State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Lynch will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jarvis Johnson PG	Brooklyn Park, MN	De La Salle High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sep 12, 2014
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Kevin Dorsey PG	Port Tobacco, MD	Clinton Christian School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jul 12, 2014
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Dupree McBrayer SG	Jamaica, NY	Sunrise Christian Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Aug 23, 2014
Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jordan Murphy SF	San Antonio, TX	William J. Brennan High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	May 16, 2014
Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Ahmad Gilbert SF	Philadelphia, PA	Constitution High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Apr 23, 2015
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:

College recruiting information (2016)
Michael Hurt PF	Rochester, MN	John Marshall High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jan 16, 2015
Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Eric Curry PF	Little Rock, AR	Southwest Christian Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sep 23, 2015
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:

"2016 Minnesota Signees". ESPN.

Datetime, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Nov 1, 2015*4:00 pm		Minnesota–Crookston	W 74–57		Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
Nov 6, 2015*7:00 pm		Southwest Minnesota State	W 81–64		Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
Nov 13, 2015*8:00 pm		UMKC	W 76–58	1–0	Williams Arena (9,744)Minneapolis, MN
Nov 15, 2015*2:00 pm, BTN		Louisiana–Monroe	W 67–56	2–0	Williams Arena (9,915)Minneapolis, MN
Nov 19, 2015*10:30 am, ESPN2		vs. Temple Puerto Rico Tip-Off quarterfinals	L 70–75	2–1	Roberto Clemente Coliseum (1,601)San Juan, PR
Nov 20, 2015*9:30 am, ESPNU		vs. Missouri State Puerto Rico Tip-Off consolation round	W 74–69	3–1	Roberto Clemente Coliseum (1,814)San Juan, PR
Nov 22, 2015*1:30 pm, ESPNU		vs. Texas Tech Puerto Rico Tip-Off 5th place game	L 68–81	3–2	Roberto Clemente Coliseum (1,492)San Juan, PR
Nov 27, 2015*2:00 pm, ESPN3		Nebraska–Omaha	W 93–90	4–2	Williams Arena (9,976)Minneapolis, MN
Nov 30, 2015*8:00 pm, ESPN2		Clemson ACC–Big Ten Challenge	W 89–83	5–2	Williams Arena (10,229)Minneapolis, MN
Dec 5, 2015*2:00 pm		South Dakota	L 81–85 2OT	5–3	Williams Arena (10,754)Minneapolis, MN
Dec 8, 2015*7:00 pm, ESPN3		South Dakota State	L 70–84	5–4	Williams Arena (10,378)Minneapolis, MN
Dec 12, 2015*7:30 pm, BTN		vs. Oklahoma State Sioux Falls Showcase	L 60–62	5–5	Sanford Pentagon (3,250)Sioux Falls, SD
Dec 16, 2015*7:00 pm, ESPN3		Chicago State	W 70–52	6–5	Williams Arena (10,175)Minneapolis, MN
Dec 23, 2015*7:00 pm, ESPN3		Milwaukee	L 65–74	6–6	Williams Arena (10,364)Minneapolis, MN
Dec 30, 20156:00 pm, BTN		at Ohio State	L 63–78	6–7(0–1)	Value City Arena (13,701)Columbus, OH
Jan 2, 20162:00 pm, ESPN2		No. 1 Michigan State	L 61–69	6–8(0–2)	Williams Arena (12,836)Minneapolis, MN
Jan 5, 20166:00 pm, BTN		at Penn State	L 77–86	6–9(0–3)	Bryce Jordan Center (5,892)University Park, PA
Jan 9, 20161:30 pm, BTN		Northwestern	L 52–77	6–10(0–4)	Williams Arena (10,436)Minneapolis, MN
Jan 12, 20168:00 pm, BTN		at Nebraska	L 59–84	6–11(0–5)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,628)Lincoln, NE
Jan 16, 201611:30 am, BTN		Indiana	L 63–70	6–12(0–6)	Williams Arena (11,176)Minneapolis, MN
Jan 20, 20167:30 pm, BTN		at Michigan	L 69–74	6–13(0–7)	Crisler Center (11,726)Ann Arbor, MI
Jan 23, 20167:30 pm, BTN		Illinois	L 71–76 OT	6–14(0–8)	Williams Arena (11,026)Minneapolis, MN
Jan 27, 20168:00 pm, BTN		No. 21 Purdue	L 64–68	6–15(0–9)	Williams Arena (10,484)Minneapolis, MN
Jan 30, 20161:15 pm, BTN		at No. 19 Indiana	L 68–74	6–16(0–10)	Assembly Hall (17,472)Bloomington, IN
Feb 4, 20168:00 pm, BTN		at Northwestern	L 58–84	6–17(0–11)	Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,015)Evanston, IL
Feb 10, 20168:00 pm, BTN		Michigan	L 74–82	6–18(0–12)	Williams Arena (11,137)Minneapolis, MN
Feb 14, 20166:30 pm, BTN		at No. 4 Iowa	L 71–75	6–19(0–13)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,400)Iowa City, IA
Feb 18, 20167:00 pm, BTN		No. 6 Maryland	W 68–63	7–19(1–13)	Williams Arena (10,768)Minneapolis, MN
Feb 23, 20166:00 pm, BTN		Rutgers	W 83–61	8–19(2–13)	Williams Arena (10,333)Minneapolis, MN
Feb 28, 20167:00 pm, BTN		at Illinois	L 71–84	8–20(2–14)	State Farm Center (12,008)Champaign, IL
Mar 2, 20168:00 pm, BTN		Wisconsin	L 49–62	8–21(2–15)	Williams Arena (12,275)Minneapolis, MN
Mar 5, 201612:00 pm, BTN		at Rutgers	L 52–75	8–22(2–16)	The RAC (4,473)Piscataway, NJ
Mar 9, 20163:30 pm, ESPN2	(13)	vs. (12) Illinois First Round	L 52–85	8–23	Bankers Life Fieldhouse (16,528)Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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