2011–12 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2011–12 Minnesota Golden Gophers Basketball Minnesota Golden Gophers logo.svg Big Ten Conference Big Ten 23–15 6–12 Tubby Smith Ron Jirsa Saul Smith Vince Taylor Williams Arena NIT Runner-up vs. Stanford L 75–51 The 2011–12 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in the college basketball season of 2011–2012. 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.http://www.csurams.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/042111aaa.html CSU basketball adds Minnesota transfer Iverson Danny Mattie Colorado State University April 11, 2011 October 2, 2011 On November 27, during the championship game of the Old Spice Classic, Trevor Mbakwe tore his ACL and missed the remainder of the season.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7291427/trevor-mbakwe-minnesota-golden-gophers-season-knee-tear Gophers lose Trevor Mbakwe for season Myron Medcalf ESPN.com November 28, 2011 November 28, 2011 Freshman guard Andre Hollins was named to the All-Tournament Team at the conclusion of the Big Ten tournament championship game on March 11.http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/031112aae.html Michigan State-Ohio State Postgame Notes March 16, 2012 March 11, 2012 CBS Interactive BigTen.org https://web.archive.org/web/20120426181800/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/031112aae.html April 26, 2012 dead Roster #NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionClassHometownPrevious team(s)00Julian Welch6'3"195GJr.Elk Grove, CA, U.S.Franklin HS1Andre Hollins6'1"200GFr.Memphis, TN, U.S.White Station HS10Oto Osenieks6'8"205FRFr.Riga, LatviaBrehm Prep11Joe Coleman6'4"208GFr.Minneapolis, MN, U.S.Hopkins HS13Maverick Ahanmisi6'2"192GSo.Santa Clarita, CA, U.S.Stoneridge Prep15Maurice Walker6'10"289FSo.Scarborough, Ontario, CanadaBrewster Academy20Austin Hollins6'4"185GSo.Germantown, TN, U.S.Germantown HS22Chris Halvorsen6'8"214FRSo.St. Paul, MN, U.S.Henry Sibley HS23Chip Armelin6'3"198GSo.Sulphur, LA, U.S.Sulphur HS30Andre Ingram6'7"213FJr.Minneapolis, MN, U.S.Minnesota Transitions32Trevor Mbakwe6'8"245FRSr.Saint Paul, MN, U.S.St. Bernard's HSMiami Dade College33Rodney Williams6'7"200FJr.Minneapolis, MN, U.S.Robbinsdale Cooper HS34Kendal Shell6'0"190GFr.St. Louis, MO, U.S.Webster Groves HS50Ralph Sampson III6'11"241F/CSr.Duluth, GA, U.S.Northview HS55Elliott Eliason6'11"260CRFr.Chadron, NE, U.S.Chadron HS 2011–12 schedule and results yes |- ! colspan="9" style=Minnesota Golden Gophers|Exhibition November 1, 2011 7:00 pm yes 2011 Bemidji State Beavers Bemidji Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 71–58 10,653 — November 7, 2011 7:00 pm yes 2011 Augustana (South Dakota) Vikings Augustana (SD) Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 72–60 10,644 — |- ! colspan="9" style=Minnesota Golden Gophers|Regular season November 11, 2011 7:00 pm yes Bucknell Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 70–58 11,976 1–0 November 14, 2011 7:00 pm yes South Dakota State Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 71–55 10,460 2–0 November 17, 2011 6:00 pm yes Fairfield Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN BTN 67–57 10,641 3–0 November 21, 2011 7:00 pm yes 2011 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers Mount St. Mary's Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 85–56 10,487 4–0 November 24, 2011 1:30 pm yes yes DePaul HP Field House Orlando, FL Old Spice Classic Quarterfinal ESPN2 86–85 3,170 5–0 November 25, 2011 11:00 am yes yes Indiana State HP Field House Orlando, FL Old Spice Classic Semifinal ESPN 76–69 3,377 6–0 November 27, 2011 6:00 pm yes yes Dayton HP Field House Orlando, FL Old Spice Classic Championship ESPN2 70–86 3,874 6–1 November 30, 2011 8:15 pm yes Virginia Tech Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN ACC – Big Ten Challenge ESPN2 58–55 10,487 7–1 December 3, 2011 1:15 pm yes USC Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN BTN 55–40 11,762 8–1 December 6, 2011 7:00 pm yes Appalachian State Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN BTN 70–56 10,782 9–1 December 10, 2011 12:00 pm yes 2011 Saint Peter's Peacocks Saint Peter's Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 69–47 11,007 10–1 December 13, 2011 8:00 pm yes 2011 Central Michigan Chippewas Central Michigan Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN ESPN 76–56 10,290 11–1 December 22, 2011 7:00 pm yes North Dakota State Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 63–59 11,681 12–1 |- ! colspan="9" style=Minnesota Golden Gophers|Big Ten regular season December 27, 2011 6:30 pm yes Illinois Assembly Hall Champaign, IL BTN 72–81 2OT 15,549 12–2 0–1 January 1, 2012 3:00 pm yes Michigan 18 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI BTN 56–61 12,721 12–3 0–2 January 4, 2012 8:00 pm Iowa Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN BTN 62–64 12,018 12–4 0–3 January 8, 2012 5:00 pm Purdue Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN BTN 66–79 11,761 12–5 0–4 January 12, 2012 7:00 pm yes Indiana 7 Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN BTN 77–74 17,373 13–5 1–4 January 15, 2012 3:00 pm yes Penn State Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA BTN 80–66 9,065 14–5 2–4 January 22, 2012 3:00 pm Northwestern Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN BTN 75–52 12,219 15–5 3–4 January 25, 2012 7:30 pm yes Michigan State 10 Breslin Center East Lansing, MI BTN 52–68 14,797 15–6 3–5 January 28, 2012 7:00 pm Illinois Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN BTN 77–72 OT 14,625 16–6 4–5 February 1, 2012 7:30 pm yes Iowa Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA BTN 59–63 11,232 16–7 4–6 February 5, 2012 12:00 pm yes Nebraska Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE BTN 69–61 9,857 17–7 5–6 February 9, 2012 6:00 pm Wisconsin 21 Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN ESPN 61–68 OT 14,625 17–8 5–7 February 14, 2012 8:00 pm Ohio State 6 Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN ESPN 68–78 13,245 17–9 5–8 February 18, 2012 6:00 pm yes Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL BTN 53–64 7,522 17–10 5–9 February 22, 2012 7:30 pm Michigan State 6 Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN BTN 61–66 13,331 17–11 5–10 February 26, 2012 12:00 pm Indiana 23 Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN ESPN 50–69 11,421 17–12 5–11 February 28, 2012 7:00 pm yes Wisconsin 14 Kohl Center Madison, WI BTN 45–52 17,230 17–13 5–12 March 3, 2012 11:30 am Nebraska Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN BTN 81–69 11,262 18–13 6–12 |- ! colspan="9" style=Minnesota Golden Gophers|Big Ten tournament March 8, 2012 4:30 pm yes 10 Northwestern 7 Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN First Round ESPN2 75–68 17,257 OT 19–13 March 9, 2012 5:30 pm yes 10 Michigan 10 2 Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Quarterfinals BTN 69–73 18,484 OT 19–14 |- ! colspan="9" style=Minnesota Golden Gophers|NIT March 14, 2012 6:00 pm yes yes 6 La Salle 3 Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA First Round ESPN2 70–61 3,023 20–14 March 19, 2012 8:00 pm yes yes 6 Miami (FL) 2 BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL Second Round ESPN 78–60 1,649 21–14 March 21, 2012 6:00 pm yes yes 6 Middle Tennessee 4 Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN Quarterfinals ESPN2 78–72 10,521 22–14 March 27, 2012 8:00 pm yes yes 6 Washington 1 Madison Square Garden New York, NY Semifinals ESPN2 68–67 7,574 OT 23–14 March 29, 2012 6:00 pm yes yes 6 Stanford 3 Madison Square Garden New York, NY Championship ESPN 51–75 5,494 23–15 Central Time Rankings 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball 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 Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball seasons Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball