2009–10 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2009–10 Minnesota Golden Gophers Basketball Minnesota Golden Gophers logo.svg Big Ten Conference Big Ten 21–14 9–9 Tubby Smith 3rd Ron Jirsa 3rd Saul Smith 3rd Vince Taylor 3rd Williams Arena NCAA Tournament First Round The 2009–10 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in the college basketball season of 2009–2010. The team's head coach was Tubby Smith in his third year. The Golden Gophers played their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis and are members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 21–14, 9–9 in Big Ten play. They advanced to the championship game of the 2010 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament before losing to Ohio State. They received an at-large bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning an 11 seed in the West Region. They lost to six-seed and AP #25 Xavier in the first round. Season Royce White signed with the Minnesota Golden Gophers, but did not play due to shoplifting and trespassing charges. He transferred to Iowa State in July 2010.http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/story/13633550/minnesota-standout-royce-white-signs-with-iowa-st Minnesota standout Royce White signs with Iowa St Associated Press CBS Sports July 12, 2010 August 5, 2010 Roster #NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionClassHometownPrevious team(s)0Al Nolen6'1"180GJr.MinneapolisMinneapolis Camden HS1Paul Carter6'8"205FJr.Little Rock, ArkansasLittle Rock Mills HSMissouri State-West Plains3Justin Cobbs6'3"190GFr.Los AngelesBishop Montgomery HS5Devoe Joseph6'3"170GSo.Ajax, Ontario, CanadaPickering HS20Lawrence Westbrook6'0"195GSr.Chandler, ArizonaWinchendon Prep22Devron Bostick6'5"210GSr.Racine, WisconsinSt. Catharine's HSSW Illinois24Blake Hoffarber6'4"200GJr.Minnetonka, MinnesotaHopkins HS32Trevor Mbakwe6'8"240FRJr.Saint Paul, MinnesotaSt. Bernard's HSMiami Dade College33Rodney Williams6'7"210FFr.MinneapolisRobbinsdale Cooper HS34Damian Johnson6'7"210FRSr.Thibodaux, LouisianaThibodaux HS45Colton Iverson6'10"235F/CSo.Yankton, South DakotaYankton HS50Ralph Sampson III6'11"230F/CSo.Duluth, GeorgiaNorthview HS 2009–10 Schedule and results |- !colspan="8" style="text-align: center; background:#800000" | Exhibition November 5, 2009 7:00 pm yes Minnesota Duluth Williams Arena Minneapolis 114–47 November 9, 2009 7:00 pm yes Minnesota State Moorhead Williams Arena Minneapolis 98–49 |- ! colspan="8" style="text-align: center; background:#800000"|Non-conference regular season November 13, 2009 7:00 pm yes 25 Tennessee Tech Williams Arena Minneapolis 87–50 12,513 1–0 November 16, 2009 7:00 pm yes 24 Stephen F. Austin Williams Arena Minneapolis 82–42 2–0 November 19, 2009 7:00 pm yes 24 Utah Valley Williams Arena Minneapolis BTN 76–51 3–0 November 26, 2009 7:30 pm yes yes 22 Butler 12 Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, California 2009 76 Classic ESPN2 82–73 4–0 November 27, 2009 8:30 pm yes yes 22 Portland Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, California 2009 76 Classic ESPNU 56–61 4–1 November 29, 2009 4:00 pm yes yes 22 Texas A&M Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, California 2009 76 Classic ESPN2 65–66 4–2 December 2, 2009 6:15 pm yes yes Miami BankUnited Center Coral Gables, Florida ACC–Big Ten Challenge ESPNU 58–63 4–3 December 5, 2009 2:30 pm yes Brown Williams Arena Minneapolis 91–55 5–3 December 8, 2009 6:00 pm yes Morgan State Williams Arena Minneapolis ESPNU 94–64 6–3 December 12, 2009 3:00 pm yes St. Joseph's Williams Arena Minneapolis BTN 97–74 7–3 December 15, 2009 7:00 pm yes Northern Illinois Williams Arena Minneapolis BTN 89–48 8–3 December 23, 2009 6:00 pm yes South Dakota State Williams Arena Minneapolis BTN 92–62 9–3 |- ! colspan="9" style="text-align: center; background:#800000"|Big Ten regular season December 29, 2009 8:00 pm Penn State Williams Arena Minneapolis ESPN2 75–70 10–3 1–0 January 2, 2010 3:00 pm yes Iowa Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa BTN 86–74 11–3 2–0 January 5, 2010 6:00 pm yes Purdue 4 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana ESPN 60–79 11–4 2–1 January 9, 2010 2:30 pm Ohio State Williams Arena Minneapolis BTN 73–62 12–4 3–1 January 13, 2010 5:30 pm yes Michigan State 7 Breslin Center East Lansing, Michigan BTN 53–60 12–5 3–2 January 17, 2010 3:30 pm yes Indiana Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana BTN 78–81 OT 12–6 3–3 January 23, 2010 11:00 am Michigan State 6 Williams Arena Minneapolis CBS 64–65 12–7 3–4 January 26, 2010 8:00 pm Northwestern Williams Arena Minneapolis BTN 65–61 13–7 4–4 January 31, 2010 12:00 pm yes Ohio State 20 Jerome Schottenstein Center Columbus, Ohio CBS 63–85 13–8 4–5 February 6, 2010 1:00 pm yes Penn State Bryce Jordan Center University Park, Pennsylvania BTN 66–64 14–8 5–5 February 11, 2010 6:00 pm Michigan Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN ESPN 63–71 14–9 5–6 February 14, 2010 4:00 yes Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois BTN 74–77 OT 14–10 5–7 February 18, 2010 8:00 pm Wisconsin 14 Williams Arena Minneapolis ESPN/ESPN2 68–52 15–10 6–7 February 20, 2010 7:00 pm Indiana Williams Arena Minneapolis BTN 81–58 16–10 7–7 February 24, 2010 7:30 pm Purdue 3 Williams Arena Minneapolis BTN 58–59 16–11 7–8 February 27, 2010 3:00 pm yes Illinois Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois BTN 62–60 17–11 8–8 March 2, 2010 6:00 pm yes Michigan Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan BTN 55–83 17–12 8–9 March 7, 2010 5:00 pm Iowa Williams Arena Minneapolis BTN 88–53 18–12 9–9 |- ! colspan="9" style="text-align: center; background:#800000"|2010 Big Ten tournament March 11, 2010 6:30 pm yes 6 Penn State 11 Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis First round BTN 76–55 19–12 March 12, 2010 8:00 pm yes 6 Michigan State 11 3 Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis Quarterfinals BTN 72–67 OT 20–12 March 13, 2010 3:10 pm yes 6 Purdue 6 2 Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis Semifinals CBS 69–42 21–12 March 14, 2010 2:30 pm yes 6 Ohio State 5 1 Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis Championship Game CBS 61–90 21–13 |- ! colspan="9" style="text-align: center; background:#800000"|2010 NCAA Men's Basketball tournament March 19, 2010 11:30 am yes 11 W Xavier 25 6 W Bradley Center Milwaukee First round CBS 54–65 21–14 Central Time Rankings 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP 0 19 25 24 22 RV RV RV NR Coaches 0 20 18 18 16 RV NR RV RV RV NR *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll. 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