Mychal Thompson
GOPHER BASKETBALL GOPHER HISTORY NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY 1972 MIDEAST REGION FIRST ROUND: Florida State 70, Minnesota 56 MIDEAST REGION CONSOLATION ROUND: Minnesota 77, Marquette 72 1982 MIDEAST REGION FIRST ROUND: Bye MIDEAST REGION SECOND ROUND: Minnesota 62, Tennessee-Chattanooga 61 MIDEAST REGION SEMIFINAL: Louisville 67, Minnesota 61 1989 EAST REGION FIRST ROUND: Minnesota 86, Kansas State 75 EAST REGION SECOND ROUND: Minnesota 80, Siena 67 EAST REGION SEMIFINALS: The Golden Gophers reached the “Elite Eight” of Duke 87, Minnesota 70 the 1990 NCAA tournament with victories against UTEP (64-61 OT), Northern Iowa (81-78) and 1990 Syracuse (82-75). Georgia Tech ended Minnesota’s chance of reaching the Final Four by defeating the SOUTHEAST REGION FIRST ROUND: Golden Gophers 93-91. With the help of four senior Minnesota 64, UTEP 61 (OT) starters, Minnesota finished the year with a 23-9 SOUTHEAST REGION SECOND ROUND: overall record. The four senior starters were Melvin Minnesota 81, Northern Iowa 78 Newbern (above, vs. Northern Iowa); Richard Coffey SOUTHEAST REGION SEMIFINALS: (left, vs. Syracuse); Willie Burton (lower left, vs. Georgia Tech), and Jim Shikenjanski (below, vs. Minnesota 82, Syracuse 75 UTEP). SOUTHEAST REGION FINAL: Georgia Tech 93, Minnesota 91 1999 WEST REGION FIRST ROUND: Gonzaga 75, Minnesota 63 2005 SYRACUSE REGION FIRST ROUND: #9 Iowa State 64, #8 Minnesota 53 TOTAL 7 Wins, 6 Losses (.538) Note: Minnesota appeared in the 1994, 1995 and 1997 NCAA Tournaments. Those games were later vacated due to student- athlete participation while ineligible because of a violation of NCAA rules. 152 MINNESOTA BASKETBALL 2007-08 GOPHER BASKETBALL GOPHER HISTORY NCAA TOURNAMENT RECORDS TEAM RECORDS GAME RECORDS Points: 91, vs.
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