2014–15 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2014–15 Minnesota Golden Gophers Basketball Minnesota Golden Gophers logo.svg Big Ten Conference Big Ten 18–15 6–12 Richard Pitino Dan McHale Kimani Young Ben Johnson Williams Arena 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. Previous season The Golden Gophers finished the season 25–13, 8–10 in Big Ten play to finish in seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament, where they lost to Wisconsin. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated High Point, Saint Mary's, Southern Miss, Florida State and SMU to be the 2014 NIT Champions. Departures 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 Incoming recruits no no 2014 Josh Martin PF Bothell, WA Bothell High School 6 8 218 2013-09-30 3 3 3 3 Nate Mason PG Decatur, GA Arlington Country Day School 6 1 171 2013-10-25 3 3 3 3 Carlos Morris SF Apalachicola, FL Chipola College (JC) 6 5 175 2013-10-29 NR 3 3 JC Gaston Diedhiou PF Senegalhttp://www.startribune.com/sports/blogs/255357301.html With Gaston Diedhiou set to sign, Bakary Konate is Minnesota's top remaining target Star Tribune Amelia Rayno Canarias Basketball Academy 6 9 224 2014-04-11 NR NR 3 NR Bakary Konate C Mali Sunrise Christian Academy 6 11 228 2014-04-23 NR 3 3 NR 2014 2014 Minnesota Signees 2014 Minnesota Signees 2014 Minnesota Signees yes yes yes 1 May 2014 yes Roster 2014 Minnesota Golden Gophers y yes Andre Hollins y 1 G 6 2 195 SR Memphis, TN White Station HS Nate Mason 2 G 6 1 185 y FR Decatur, GA Arlington Country Day School Deandre Mathieu 4 G 5 9 170 SR Knoxville, TN Central Arizona College Daquein McNeil 5 G 6 3 195 SO Baltimore, MD Vermont Acad. S Carlos Morris 11 G 6 5 180 JR Apalachicola, FL Chipola College (JC) Kendal Shell 12 G 6 0 185 SR St. Louis, MO Webster Groves HS W Maurice Walker 15 F 6 10 250 SR y Scarborough, ON Brewster Academy Bakary Konate 21 C 6 11 230 FR Bamako, Mali Sunrise Christian Academy Darin Haugh 22 G 5 10 170 JR Prior Lake, MN Bethany Lutheran W Charles Buggs 23 F 6 9 220 SO y Arlington, TX Hargrave Military Acad. Joey King 24 F 6 9 235 JR Eagan, MN Drake Mike Lukashewich 25 G 6 3 180 FR Appleton, WI Appleton North HS W Gaston Diedhiou 41 F 6 9 230 FR Dakar, Senegal Canarias Basketball Academy Elliott Eliason 55 C 6 11 245 SR y Chadron, NE Chadron HS Richard Pitino (Providence) Ben Johnson (Minnesota) Dan McHale (Kentucky) Kimani Young (UTEP) http://www.gophersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/minn-m-baskbl-mtt.html Schedule and results yes |- ! colspan="9" style="text-align: center; background:#800000" | Exhibition Nov 6 7:00 pm yes Minnesota–Duluth Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 95–68 11,440 – |- ! colspan="9" style="text-align: center; background:#800000"|Regular season Nov 14 6:00 pm yes yes Louisville 8 CGAS Borinquen Aguadilla, PR Armed Forces Classic ESPN 68–81 1,693 0–1 Nov 18 7:00 pm yes Western Kentucky Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN NIT Season Tip-Off ESPN3 76–54 10,763 1–1 Nov 20 7:00 pm yes Franklin Pierce Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN NIT Season Tip-Off 109–57 9,562 2–1 Nov 22 7:30 pm yes UMBC Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 69–51 11,212 3–1 Nov 26 6:00 pm yes yes St. John's Madison Square Garden New York City, NY NIT Season Tip-Off semifinals ESPNU 61–70 5,128 3–2 Nov 28 3:30 pm yes yes Georgia Madison Square Garden New York City, NY NIT Season Tip-Off 3rd place game ESPNU 66–62 5,548 4–2 Dec 2 6:00 pm yes yes Wake Forest LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC ACC–Big Ten Challenge ESPNU 84–69 8,112 5–2 Dec 5 6:00 pm yes Western Carolina Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN ESPN3 84–64 11,026 6–2 Dec 8 8:00 pm yes North Dakota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN ESPNU 92–56 11,185 7–2 Dec 10 7:00 pm yes Southern Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN ESPN3 85–57 11,409 8–2 Dec 19 7:00 pm yes Seattle Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN BTN 92–57 12,121 9–2 Dec 22 7:00 pm yes Furman Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN ESPN3 86–76 12,287 10–2 Dec 27 12:00 pm yes UNC Wilmington Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN BTN 108–82 12,711 11–2 |- ! colspan="9" style="text-align: center; background:#800000"|Big Ten regular season Dec 31 2:15 pm yes Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN BTN 68–72 10,018 11–3 (0–1) Jan 3 11:00 am yes Maryland 12 Xfinity Center College Park, MD BTN 58–70 15,788 11–4 (0–2) Jan 6 8:00 pm Ohio State 22 Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN ESPN 72–74 OT 13,138 11–5 (0–3) Jan 10 12:00 pm yes Michigan Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI ESPNU 57–62 12,707 11–6 (0–4) Jan 13 8:00 pm Iowa Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN BTN 75–77 12,401 11–7 (0–5) Jan 17 11:00 am Rutgers Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN BTN 89–80 12,461 12–7 (1–5) Jan 20 7:30 pm yes Nebraska Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE BTN 49–52 15,606 12–8 (1–6) Jan 24 1:15 pm Illinois Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN BTN 79–71 13,421 13–8 (2–6) Jan 28 6:00 pm yes Penn State Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA BTN 58–63 6,100 13–9 (2–7) Jan 31 5:00 pm Nebraska Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN BTN 60–42 13,253 14–9 (3–7) Feb 7 2:00 pm Purdue Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN BTN 62–58 13,041 15–9 (4–7) Feb 12 6:00 pm yes Iowa Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA BTN 64–59 13,756 16–9 (5–7) Feb 15 6:30 pm yes Indiana Assembly Hall Blommington, IN BTN 71–90 17,472 16–10 (5–8) Feb 18 8:00 pm Northwestern Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN BTN 66–72 12,361 16–11 (5–9) Feb 21 11:00 am yes Wisconsin 5 Kohl Center Madison, WI ESPN 53–63 17,279 16–12 (5–10) Feb 26 6:00 pm yes Michigan State Breslin Center East Lansing, MI BTN 96–90 OT 14,797 17–12 (6–10) Mar 5 6:00 pm Wisconsin 6 Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN ESPN 63–76 14,625 17–13 (6–11) Mar 8 12:00 pm Penn State Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN BTN 76–79 12,412 17–14 (6–12) |- ! colspan="9" style="text-align: center; background:#800000"|Big Ten tournament Mar 11 6:00 pm yes 11 Rutgers 14 United Center Chicago, IL First round BTN 80–68 16,098 18–14 Mar 12 8:00 pm yes 11 Ohio State 6 United Center Chicago, IL Second round ESPN2 73–79 16,549 18–15 Central Time AP Poll References Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball seasons Minnesota Category:2014 in sports in Minnesota Category:2015 in sports in Minnesota