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ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS MINNESOTA BASKETBALL CONTACT INFORMATION 2017-18 MEDIA GUIDE Assoc. Athletic Communications Director/ Men’s Basketball Contact: Dan Reisig 2017-18 TEAM INFORMATION RECORDS Office Phone: (612) 625-4389 2017-18 Roster 2 Career Records 60 Mobile Phone: (612) 419-6142 2017-18 Schedule 3 Season Records 63 Email: [email protected] Game Records 66 Fax: (612) 625-0359 PLAYER PROFILES Season Statistical Leaders 68 Web site: www.gophersports.com Amir Coffey 4 1,000-Point Club 72 Eric Curry 6 Office Phone (612) 625-4090 Big Ten Career Records 75 Office Fax (612) 625-0359 Gaston Diedhiou 8 Big Ten Season Records 76 Website www.gophersports.com Davonte Fitzgerald 10 Big Ten Game Records 78 Email [email protected] Michael Hurt 11 Season Big Ten Statistical Leaders 79 Jarvis Johnson 12 Team Season Records 83 Mailing Address Bakary Konaté 13 Team Game Records 84 Athletic Communications Reggie Lynch 15 Opponent Records 86 University of Minnesota 275 Bierman Field Athletic Building Nate Mason 18 Yearly Team Statistics 88 Dupree McBrayer 21 516 15th Avenue SE Williams Arena Records 91 Minneapolis, Minn. 55455 Jordan Murphy 23 Williams Arena Attendance Figures 92 Brady Rudrud 26 GOPHER RADIO NETWORK Hunt Conroy 27 HISTORY General Manager Greg Gerlach Jamir Harris 27 NCAA Tournament History 94 Play-by-Play Mike Grimm Matz Stockman 28 NIT History 96 Analyst Spencer Tollackson Isaiah Washington 28 NBA Draft History 97 All-Time NBA Roster 98 CREDITS COACHING STAFF Big Ten Awards 104 Editor: Dan Reisig Jeff Keiser Head Coach Richard Pitino 29 National Awards 106 Design and Layout: Assistant Coach Ed Conroy 31 Photography: Eric Miller, Courtney All-Time Players/Letterwinners 108 Anderson, Christopher Mitchell, Assistant Coach Ben Johnson 32 Year-by-Year Results 139 Brad Rempel, Craig Lassig, Assistant Coach Kimani Young 33 All-Time Opponents 140 Brace Hemmelgarn Support Staff 34 All-Time Coaches 158 Printing: University of Minnesota Year-by-Year Scores 158 SEASON REVIEW Printing Services Williams Arena 208 2016-17 Results 38 © 2017 University of Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath- 2016-17 Team Statistics 39 letics. The information contained in this publication MEDIA/ADMINISTRATION was compiled by the University of Minnesota Inter- 2016-17 Miscellaneous Statistics 40 Gopher Radio Network 210 collegiate Athletics Communications office and is The Last Time 41 provided as a courtesy to our fans and the media and Media Information 211 may be used for personal or editorial purposes only. 2016-17 Game Summaries 42 Any commercial use of this information is prohibited without the consent of University of Minnesota Inter- collegiate Athletics. GOLDEN GOPHER BASKETBALL 1 MINNESOTA BASKETBALL 2017-18 MINNESOTA BASKETBALL ROSTER 2017-18 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER ROSTER NO. NAME POS HT WT YR. HOMETOWN (LAST SCHOOL/HIGH SCHOOL) 5 Amir Coffey G 6-8 195 So. Hopkins, Minn. (Hopkins HS) BREAKDOWN 13 Hunt Conroy G 5-10 170 Fr. New Orleans, La. (Jesuit HS) STARTERS RETURNING: (5) 24 Eric Curry F 6-9 235 So. Memphis, Tenn. (Southwest Christian Academy) Nate Mason, Sr., G 41 Gaston Diedhiou F 6-10 245 Sr. Dakar, Senegal (Canarias Academy) Dupree McBrayer, Jr., G 20 Davonte Fitzgerald F 6-8 220 R-Sr. Atlanta, Ga. (Texas A&M/Tucker HS) Amir Coffey, So., G 4 Jamir Harris G 6-2 185 Fr. North Brunswick, N.J. (The Patrick School) Jordan Murphy, Jr., F Reggie Lynch, R-Sr., C 42 Michael Hurt F 6-7 200 So. Rochester, Minn. (John Marshall HS) 12 Jarvis Johnson G 6-1 185 Jr. Minneapolis, Minn. (DeLaSalle HS) LETTERWINNERS 21 Bakary Konaté C 6-11 235 Sr. Bamako, Mali (Sunrise Christian Academy) RETURNING: (10) 22 Reggie Lynch C 6-10 260 R-Sr. Edina, Minn. (Illinois State/Edina HS) Amir Coffey, So., G Eric Curry, So., F 2 Nate Mason G 6-2 190 Sr. Decatur, Ga. (Arlington Country Day) Gaston Diedhiou, Sr., F 1 Dupree McBrayer G 6-5 190 Jr. Queens, N.Y. (Sunrise Christian Academy) Michael Hurt, So., F 3 Jordan Murphy F 6-6 240 Jr. San Antonio, Texas (Brennan HS) Bakary Konaté, Sr., C 10 Brady Rudrud G 6-3 185 So. Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie HS) Reggie Lynch, R-Sr., C 35 Matz Stockman C 7-0 240 Sr. Oslo, Norway (Louisville/Canarias Academy) Nate Mason, Sr., G Dupree McBrayer, Jr., G 11 Isaiah Washington G 6-1 160 Fr. Harlem, N.Y. (St. Raymond’s HS) Jordan Murphy, Jr., F Brady Rudrud, So., G NUMERICAL ROSTER LETTERWINNERS LOST: (4) NO. NAME POS HT WT YR. HOMETOWN (LAST SCHOOL/HIGH SCHOOL) Darin Haugh, G 1 Dupree McBrayer G 6-5 190 Jr. Queens, N.Y. (Sunrise Christian Academy) Ahmad Gilbert Jr., G 2 Nate Mason G 6-2 190 Sr. Decatur, Ga. (Arlington Country Day) Stephon Sharp, G 3 Jordan Murphy F 6-6 240 Jr. San Antonio, Texas (Brennan HS) Akeem Springs, G 4 Jamir Harris G 6-2 185 Fr. North Brunswick, N.J. (The Patrick School) NEWCOMERS: (5) 5 Amir Coffey G 6-8 195 So. Hopkins, Minn. (Hopkins HS) Hunt Conroy, Fr., G 10 Brady Rudrud G 6-3 185 So. Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie HS) Jamir Harris, Fr., G 11 Isaiah Washington G 6-1 160 Fr. Harlem, N.Y. (St. Raymond’s HS) Davonte Fitzgerald, R-Sr., F Matz Stockman, Sr., C 12 Jarvis Johnson G 6-1 185 Jr. Minneapolis, Minn. (DeLaSalle HS) Isaiah Washington, Fr., G 13 Hunt Conroy G 5-10 170 Fr. New Orleans, La. (Jesuit HS) 20 Davonte Fitzgerald F 6-8 220 R-Sr. Atlanta, Ga. (Texas A&M/Tucker HS) ROSTER BY CLASS 21 Bakary Konaté C 6-11 235 Sr. Bamako, Mali (Sunrise Christian Academy) Seniors (6): 22 Reggie Lynch C 6-10 260 R-Sr. Edina, Minn. (Illinois State/Edina HS) Gaston Diedhiou Davonte Fitzgerald 24 Eric Curry F 6-9 235 So. Memphis, Tenn. (Southwest Christian Academy) Bakary Konaté 35 Matz Stockman C 7-0 240 Sr. Oslo, Norway (Louisville/Canarias Academy) Reggie Lynch 41 Gaston Diedhiou F 6-10 245 Sr. Dakar, Senegal (Canarias Academy) Nate Mason 42 Michael Hurt F 6-7 200 So. Rochester, Minn. (John Marshall HS) Matz Stockman Juniors (3): Jarvis Johnson* Head Coach: Richard Pitino (Providence College, ’05) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Dupree McBrayer Assistant Coaches: AMIR Coffey (Ah-MEER) Jordan Murphy Ben Johnson (Minnesota, ’04) GASTON DIEDHIOU (Gas-TONE JAY-joo) Sophomores (4): Ed Conroy (The Citadel, ’89) JAMIR Harris (Juh-MEER) Amir Coffey Kimani Young (UTEP, ’98) BAKARY KONATÉ (Buh-CAR-ee co-NOT-ay) Eric Curry Director of Basketball Operations: Dupree McBRAYER (Mick-BRAY-urr – rhymes with pray) Michael Hurt Ryan Livingston (Eastern, ’05) Brady RUDRUD (Rud-RUDE) Brady Rudrud Assistant to the Head Coach: Josh Adel (Florida, ’12) MATZ Stockman (MOTTS) Freshmen (3): Hunt Conroy Video Coordinator: Billy O’Meara (Louisville, ’11) Jamir Harris Isaiah Washington 2 GOLDEN GOPHER BASKETBALL MINNESOTA BASKETBALL QUICK FACTS 2017-18 SCHEDULE UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Day Date Opponent Time Name of School: Thu. Nov. 2 CONCORDIA ST. PAUL (exh.) 7:00 p.m. University of Minnesota City/Zip: Fri. Nov. 10 USC UPSTATE 7:00 p.m. Minneapolis, MN 55455 Mon. Nov. 13 at Providence 5:30 p.m. Founded: Wed. Nov. 15 NIAGARA 7:00 p.m. 1851 Sun. Nov. 19 WESTERN CAROLINA 3:30 p.m. Enrollment: 50.678 Tue. Nov. 21 ALABAMA A&M 7:00 p.m. Nickname: Fri. Nov. 24 vs. UMass (Brooklyn, N.Y.) 11:00 a.m. Golden Gophers Sat. Nov. 25 vs. Alabama (Brooklyn, N.Y.) 4:00 p.m. School colors: Wed. Nov. 29 MIAMI* 8:15 p.m. Maroon and Gold Sun. Dec. 3 RUTGERS 5:00 p.m. Arena (cap.): Williams Arena (14,625) / Opened 1928 Tue. Dec. 5 at Nebraska 8:00 p.m. Conference: Sat. Dec. 9 at Arkansas 5:15 p.m. Big Ten Mon. Dec. 11 DRAKE 7:00 p.m. President: Thu. Dec. 21 ORAL ROBERTS 7:00 p.m. Dr. Eric Kaler Athletics Director: Sat. Dec. 23 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 2:30 p.m. Mark Coyle Sat. Dec. 30 HARVARD 1:00 p.m. Faculty Representative: Wed. Jan. 3 ILLINOIS 8:00 p.m. Dr. Perry Leo, Emily Hoover Sat. Jan. 6 INDIANA 4:15 p.m. Wed. Jan. 10 at Northwestern 8:00 p.m. TEAM INFORMATION Head Coach: Sat. Jan. 13 PURDUE 11:00 a.m. Richard Pitino Mon. Jan. 15 at Penn State 6:00 p.m. Alma Mater/Year: Thu. Jan. 18 at Maryland 7:30 p.m. Providence College, ’05 Sat. Jan. 20 vs. Ohio State (New York, N.Y.) 11:00 a.m. Minnesota record: 75-61/fifth season Tue. Jan. 23 NORTHWESTERN 8:00 p.m. Overall record: Tue. Jan. 30 at Iowa 8:00 p.m. 93-75/sixth season Sat. Feb. 3 at Michigan 1:30 p.m. Assistant Coaches: Tue. Feb. 6 NEBRASKA 8:00 p.m. Ben Johnson (Minnesota, ’04) Fri. Feb. 9 at Indiana 6:30 p.m. Ed Conroy (The Citadel, ’89) Kimani Young (UTEP, ’98) Tue. Feb. 13 MICHIGAN STATE 8:00 p.m. Director of BB Operations: Mon. Feb. 19 at Wisconsin 8:00 p.m. Ryan Livingston (Eastern, ’04) Wed. Feb. 21 IOWA 8:00 p.m. Athletic Trainer: Sun. Feb. 25 at Purdue 3:00 p.m. Ben Felz (Eastern Kentucky, ’09) 2016-17 Record: 24-10 Home: 17-3 Away: 5-5 Neutral: 2-2 BIG TEN TOURNAMENT (MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK, N.Y.) Conference Record/Finish: Wed.-Sun. Feb. 28-Mar. 4 11-7/4th all times central • schedule subject to change Starters Returning/Lost: * ACC/Big Ten Challenge 5/0 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 10/4 Postseason: NCAA First Round - Milwaukee (Middle Tenn.