Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball
NCAA Division 1 Mens Basketball Program
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| 2024 | Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team is active for the 2024-25 basketball season, maintaining their NCAA Division 1 status. |
| March 2024 | Participated in the National Invitation Tournament, winning their first-round game against Butler 73-72 before losing in the second round to Indiana State 64-76. |
| March 2021 | Ben Johnson, a former assistant coach and seasoned recruiter, is hired as the head coach of the Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team. |
| March 15 2021 | Richard Pitino is fired after eight seasons as head coach. |
| 2020 | Willie Burton's jersey number 34 was retired by the Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball program. |
| 2019 | Gophers enter the NCAA tournament as a 10 seed in the East Region, defeating 7 seed Louisville Cardinals 86-76 in the first round before losing to Michigan State Spartans 70-50 in the Round of 32. |
| 2019 | Golden Gophers finish with a 22-13 record, securing victories over No. 20 Wisconsin and No. 11 Purdue twice, and placing 4th in the Big Ten tournament. |
| 2018 | Gophers finish the season 15-17, with a 4-14 conference record and a first-round loss to Rutgers in the Big Ten tournament. |
| 2017 | Sexual assault allegations against senior center Reggie Lynch lead to his suspension and eventual expulsion from the University of Minnesota. |
| 2017 | Golden Gophers achieve a 23-8 regular season record and secure a 5 seed in the NCAA tournament, ultimately losing to 12-seed Middle Tennessee State and finishing with a 24-10 record. |
| August 2017 | Sophomore Eric Curry suffers a season-ending ACL and MCL tear, forcing him to miss the entire 2017-2018 season. |
| 2016 | The team struggles, winning only two conference games, with a late-season upset against ranked Maryland being the lone bright spot. |
| 2016 | Amir Coffey commits to the Minnesota men's basketball program, helping to improve the team's performance. |
| 2015 | Randy Breuer's jersey number 45 was retired by the Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball program. |
| 2014 | Golden Gophers win the NIT championship by defeating SMU, with Austin Hollins named NIT MVP, marking Richard Pitino's first championship with the team. |
| 2013 | Advanced to Second Round in NCAA Tournament. Defeated UCLA 83-63 but lost to Florida 64-78. |
| April 3 2013 | Richard Pitino is hired as the head coach of the Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team. |
| March 25 2013 | Tubby Smith is fired as head coach after failing to reach the Sweet Sixteen. |
| 2012 | Reached the NIT Final, ultimately losing to Stanford 51-75 after previous victories against La Salle, Miami (FL), Middle Tennessee, and Washington. |
| 2011 | Chuck Mencel's jersey number 30 and Dick Garmaker's jersey number 53 were retired by the Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball program. |
| 2011 | Jamal Abu-Shamala begins playing for the Palestine national basketball team. |
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