Richard Pitino (Providence, 2005) STARTING FIVE Career Record: 147-122 (9Th Season) Minneapolis, Minn
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SERIES INFORMATION GAME Series: Third Meeting (2-0) MINNESOTA (2-0) vs. Date: 11/28/20 (1-1) Current Streak: W2 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT Minnesota vs. West Coast Conference: 8-2 Monday, November 30 Head Coach: 7:00 p.m. CT Richard Pitino (Providence, 2005) STARTING FIVE Career Record: 147-122 (9th season) Minneapolis, Minn. (Williams Arena) 3 • Coach Pitino utilized a starting lineup Saturday of redshirt senior Record at Minnesota: forward Eric Curry (second start this season, 8th career start), 129-108 (8th season) junior center Liam Robbins (second start at Minnesota, 38th BROADCAST INFORMATION career start), redshirt junior guard Marcus Carr (second start this 2020 STATISTICAL LEADERS TV: BTN –Lisa Byington (Play-by-Play); Stephen Bardo (Analyst) season, 33rd start at Minnesota, 60th career start), junior guard Points: Marcus Carr (31.5) Tip Time: 7:03 p.m. CT Rebounds: Liam Robbins (8.5) Gabe Kalscheur (second start this season, 69th career start), and Radio: Learfi eld IMG College/KTLK (AM-1130 & simulcast on FM 103.5) Assists: Marcus Carr (12) junior guard Both Gach (second start at Minnesota, 41st career Mike Grimm (Play-by-Play); Spencer Tollackson (Analyst) Blocks: Robbins (3) start). Steals: Jarvis Omersa (5) • Marcus Carr led all scorers Saturday with 28 points after torching the nets for 22 in the fi rst half. He added a game high eight assists and a pair of rebounds in 37 minutes. Carr, who tied his 2020-21 SCHEDULE career-high with 35 points in the season opener, has scored in DATE OPPONENT RANK TV TIME/RESULT double-fi gures 26 times, including in 11 of the past 12 games. 11/25 GREEN BAY BTN + W, 99-69 • The Gophers combined to make 8-of-15 (.533) attempts from 11/28 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT BTN W, 88-73 11/30 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT BTN 7 p.m. long-distance. Marcus Carr led the way from three-point range by 12/4 NORTH DAKOTA BTN 8:00 p.m. making 3-of-6 treys, while Both Gach (2-of-4) and Liam Robbins Head Coach: Stan Johnson (Southern Utah, ‘01) 12/8 BOSTON COLLEGE + ESPNU 6 p.m. (2-of-2) each had a pair of threes. Minnesota was much more Career Record: 1-1 (fi rst season) 12/10 KANSAS CITY BTN 7:00 p.m. selective from beyond the arc tonight, as the Gophers had gone Record at LMU: 1-1 (fi rst season) 12/15 at Illinois * TBA TBA 7-of-34 in Wednesday’s season-opening win against Green Bay. 12/20 SAINT LOUIS TBA TBA • Both Gach showed his versatility, as he connected on 6-of-12 2020-21 STATISTICAL LEADERS fi eld goals (2-of-4 3FG) to fi nish with 17 points to go with six 12/25 IOWA * TBA TBA Points: Joe Quintana (13.5) 12/28 MICHIGAN STATE * TBA TBA rebounds, six assists and three steals in 34 minutes. A transfer Rebounds: Eli Scott (8.5) 12/3 at Wisconsin * TBA TBA from the University of Utah, Gach had 14 points, fi ve boards and Assists: Eli Scott (11) 1/3 OHIO STATE * TBA TBA four assists versus Green Bay. Blocks: Eli Scott (2) 1/6 at Michigan * TBA TBA • Monday’s tilt will be the fi rst time each team played consecutive Steals: Jalin Anderson (3) 1/10 or 1/11 at Iowa * TBA TBA opponents during the regular season. It marks the fi rst time 1/16/21 MICHIGAN * TBA TBA Minnesota will face the same opponent in back-to-back games 1/20/21 at Nebraska * TBA TBA since 2014. The Golden Gophers ended the 2014 Big Ten regular 123/21 MARYLAND * TBA TBA season against Penn State (March 9, 2014) and opened the Big 1/30/21 at Purdue * TBA TBA Ten Tournament also against the Nittany Lions (March 13, 2014). 2/4/21 at Rutgers * TBA TBA Both contests resulted in Minnesota wins, 81-63 and 63-56, 2/7 or 2/8 NEBRASKA * TBA TBA respectively. 2/11/21 PURDUE * TBA TBA 2/14/21 at Maryland * TBA TBA 2/17/21 at Indiana * TBA TBA 2/20/21 ILLINOIS * TBA TBA MINNESOTA TEAM INFORMATION (2020-21 STATS) 2/27/21 NORTHWESTERN * TBA TBA 3/3/21 at Penn State * TBA TBA PROBABLE STARTERS PPG RPG APG MPG FG% OTHER 3/6 or 3/7 RUTGERS * TBA TBA C 0 Liam Robbins 10.0 8.5 1.0 18.3 .438 — G 5 Marcus Carr 31.5 4.5 6.0 33.4 .537 — + - ACC/Big Ten Challenge *- conference game G 11 Both Gach 15.5 5.5 5.0 31.4 .526 — all times central • schedule subject to change G 22 Gabe Kalscheur 13.0 2.0 1.0 28.5 .360 F 23 Brandon Johnson 6.0 7.0 — 13.9 .500 — RESERVES PPG RPG APG MPG FG% OTHER G 1 Tre’ Williams 3.1 2.2 — 16.3 .400 F 2 Martice Mitchell 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.9 .000 — MINNESOTA ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS G 3 David Mutaf — — — — — — MICHELLE TRAVERSIE, DIRECTOR G 4 Jamal Mashburn, Jr. 3.5 0.5 21.5 12.6 .429 — [email protected] G 13 Hunt Conroy — — — — — — 612.624.0522 [o] • 612.396.8712 [c] F 21 Jarvis Omersa 1.5 5.5 3.0 17.7 .400 — Bierman Athletic Center, Room 225 F 24 Eric Curry 4.0 2.5 1.5 12.7 .400 — C 32 Sam Freeman 2.0 1.0 — 3.4 .000 — Minneapolis, MN 55455 F 35 Isaiah Ihnen 3.3 1.5 0.5 17.3 .222 — MINNESOTA BASKETBALL SCOUTING THE LIONS junior Liam Robbins. Carr was named to the Jer- MEDIA CREDENTIALS • Loyola Marymount University is coached by fi rst- sey Mike’s Naismith Trophy list. He is one of 50 Requests for working media credentials (newspaper, radio, TV, photo) year head coach, Stan Johnson. After a fi ve-year players on list, including one of eight from the Big for Minnesota home games must be made on-line at gophersports. stint as an assistant and associate head coach Ten. Robbins was named to the preseason watch com/media. All credentials for the 2020-21 season will be given out with Marquette, Johnson was named the LMU list for the 2020 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of on a single-game format. No season-long passes are allowed this coach March 20, 2020. Johnson also has Minne- the Year Award. After spending his fi rst two sea- year. Requests for credentials should be made as early as possible sota connections as he played his fi nal year and sons at Drake, Robbins transferred to Minnesota due to severe seat limitations in the press areas at Williams Arena. graduated from Bemidji State in 2003. in April and was granted immediate eligibility in Please contact the Athletic Communications offi ce for more information • Head coach Stan Johnson collected his fi rst colle- September. Last year, he averaged team highs of regarding the on-line credentialing system. Delivery of credentials will giate head coach win in the Nov. 25 season open- 14.1 points and 7.1 rebounds along with 2.9 blocks be handled according to individual situations, but in most cases will not er when the Lions defeated Southern Utah, 85-83. per game, starting all 34 games for Drake and be mailed. Credentials can be picked up starting two and a half hours The Lions overcame a double-digit defi cit, nine tie earning All-Missouri Valley Conference Second before game time at the Williams Arena media will call gate at the Oak scores, and 11 lead changes to put themselves in Team, All-Defensive Team and MVC Most Im- a position to win on the game’s fi nal possession. Street Entrance. Mattias Markusson led the team with 19 points. proved honors. • Senior guard/forward Eli Scott was named to PHOTO AND FILM CREDENTIALS the West Coast Conference’s Preseason Men’s PITINO RECOGNIZED BY AMERICAN Only approved photographers will be allowed to Tier 3 photogs are Basketball Team. Scott was an All-WCC Second CANCER SOCIETY allowed to shoot in sections 112-114 and 118-120, from row 5 and higher. Team selection in 2019-20 after leading the Lions • Minnesota men’s basketball coach Richard Piti- Please adhere to the safe social distancing in those sections. with 15.5 points, 6.7 rebounds and 4.3 assists in no was honored earlier this year as the Spirit of a breakthrough junior season highlighted by the Hope Community Honoree at the Minnesota Made MEDIA PASS GATE fi rst triple-double in program history. Extravaganza, a gala held virtually to benefi t the The media pass gate is located at Oak Street Entrance. You must have American Cancer Society. • LMU was picked to fi nish seventh in WCC Presea- MEDIA POLICIES MINNESOTA proper identification to receive your credentials. The media pass gate • Pitino was recognized for the work he has done son Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll, while reigning opens two and a half hours before game time. conference-champion Gonzaga was favored to over the past fi ve years to raise money for the Minneapolis Hope Lodge, a facility for cancer repeat. GAME NOTES patients and their caregivers, through his annual Minnesota, opponent and Big Ten conference notes can be found on each Coaches vs. Cancer Tip-Off Reception. According GOPHERS VS. THE WCC organization’s respective website. Game notes will not be printed and will • Minnesota has a 8-2 record against current West to the ACS, the reception has helped raise over $500,000 dollars over the last fi ve years.