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[ 71 ] Basketball 2008-09 Gopher Basketball 2008-09

TUBBY SMITH Head Coach

n March 23, 2007 Tubby Smith was announced as the 16th head bas - ketball coach of the Men’s Basketball pro - gram. One of the most respected coaches in the country and a nation - O al champion was coming to Gold Country to lead the Gopher program. The excitement of bringing one of the top coaches in the country to the was only matched by the satisfaction of welcoming one of the classiest individuals in the world of today to the Maroon and Gold. In his first season at the “U”, Smith took a team that had won nine games the season before to a 20-14 record. The Gophers finished sixth in the at 8-10 and were the sixth seed in the Big Ten Tournament. The 11-game improvement in the win column from the 2006-07 season is the largest season turn - around in school history and tied for the second-best turnaround in Division I in 2007-08. Also, the five-win improvement in conference play was the second biggest Big Ten turnaround in 2007-08. Smith came to Minnesota with a reputation for winning at the highest level not matched by many coaches in the country. In his 17-year career, he has claimed a National Title ( in 1997-98), made four “ appearances”, nine “Sweet Sixteen” appearances, posted 15 straight 20-win seasons and has the 12th-best active winning percentage of any coach at the Division I level with a 407-159 record (.719). His 407 wins enter - ing this season is also the sixth-best record of any head coach in their first 17 years in NCAA Division I basket - ball, joining such names as Roy Williams, , , and . Smith also owns the sixth-best NCAA Tournament record among active coaches. He is currently 29-13 for a .690 winning percentage in the tournament. Smith made 14 straight appearances to the NCAA Tournament span - ning through his 10 years at Kentucky, two seasons at Georgia and his final two seasons at Tulsa (1994-2007). On five different occasions, Smith has been named a conference coach of the year (1994 & 95 in the Missouri Valley Conference and 1998, 2003 & 2005 in the SEC). He has also collected national coach of the year honors on three different occasions (1998, 2003 & 2005). Not only has Smith had elite success, but he has prepared his players to have all the skills necessary to make the jump to the next level. Smith has sent 17 players to the NBA during his coaching career. That list includes recent NBA Champion of the , current Milwaukee Buck Michael Ruffin, Houston Rocket , former 10-year veteran Shandon Anderson, Charlotte Bobcat , Detroit Piston , former eight-year veteran , current , Knick Randolph Morris, Golden State Warrior and guard . Other Smith players to reach the NBA include Shea Seals, Wayne Turner, , , and

[ 72 ] Minnesota Basketball 2008-09 Gopher Basketball 2008-09 Head Coach Tubby Smith

Michael Bradley. Orlando “Tubby” Smith That opportunity to play in the NBA was particularly sweet for Rondo, Prince and Anderson, who all realized the At A Glance dream of winning NBA titles. Rondo was the starting guard for the Celtics as they made their championship run this past NBA season while Prince was an integral part of the 2004 NBA Champion . Anderson Born June 30, 1951 was part of a veteran group of players on the Miami Heat who claimed the 2006 NBA Championship. Hometown Scotland, Md. Eight of the players Smith has sent to the NBA heard their names called on draft day. Rondo, Magloire, High School Great Mills (Md.) High School, 1969 Mohammed, Padgett and Prince were each first round draft picks, while Anderson, Ruffin and Bogans each went in College High Point (N.C.), 1973 [B.S. Health and Physical Education] the second round. Prince was also a member of the United States basketball team that won a gold medal at the Family Wife, Donna; Sons, G.G., Saul and Brian 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. Daughter-in-law, Lorie Bogans, Padgett and Prince all received All-American honors during their careers at Kentucky. Prince was also Smith is one of 16 children Parents named the 2001 SEC Player of the Year, while Bogans claimed the honors in 2003. Seals was also named an All- Guffrie and Parthenia Smith American during the 1996-97 season for Tulsa. Playing Exp. • A four-year letterwinner at HPU (1970-73), Smith was a Prior to arriving in Big Ten Country, Smith spent 10 seasons (1997-2007) in the as team captain as a senior and co-captain as a junior. the head coach at the . During his tenure with the Wildcats, Smith led Kentucky to the 1998 • All-Carolina Conference selection National championship, four “Elite Eight” appearances, five SEC titles, five SEC Tournament titles and six “Sweet Collegiate Coaching Experience Sixteen” finishes. 1979-86 Assistant Coach Virginia Commonwealth Smith also led the Wildcats to an overall record of 263-83 record for a winning percentage of .760. In his 10 1986-89 Assistant Coach South Carolina seasons with Kentucky, he averaged over 26 wins per season. 1989-91 Assistant Coach Kentucky During that time, Smith was 120-40 in SEC play for a winning percentage of 1991-95 Head Coach Tulsa .750. His 120 wins were 14 more then any other program in the SEC had during 1995-97 Head Coach Georgia Smith’s decade of dominance at Kentucky. 1997-2007 Head Coach Kentucky He also finished in sole 2007- Head Coach Minnesota possession or tied for first in the SEC East in seven of he 10 Coaching Record years he coached the Wildcats. 1991-92 Tulsa 17-13 Smith was 24-7 in SEC 1992-93 Tulsa 15-14 Tournament games for a winning percentage of 1993-94 Tulsa 23-8 NCAA Sweet 16 .774. 1994-95 Tulsa 24-8 NCAA Sweet 16 He made history in the 2002-03 season when he led his 4 seasons Tulsa 79-43 (.648) Kentucky squad to a 16-0 record in SEC regular-season play and guided them to the SEC Tournament Championship. It marked the 1995-96 Georgia 21-10 NCAA Sweet 16 first time since 1952 that an SEC squad had completed both the 1996-97 Georgia 24-9 NCAA First Round conference regular season and tournament without a loss. 2 seasons Georgia 45-19 (.703) After Kentucky had won a National title in 1996 and finished runner up in 1997, Smith took over a squad that had lost six 1997-98 Kentucky 35-4 NCAA Champions 1998-99 Kentucky 28-9 NCAA Elite Eight players over two seasons to the NBA and other key players to 1999-2000 Kentucky 23-10 NCAA Second Round graduation. That season, he guided Kentucky to a 35-4 record 2000-01 Kentucky 24-10 NCAA Sweet 16 and a national title becoming the first coach since ’s 2001-02 Kentucky 22-10 NCAA Sweet 16 in 1961 to win a national title in the first year at a 2002-03 Kentucky 32-4 NCAA Elite Eight school. Smith also stamped the trademark toughness that his 2003-04 Kentucky 27-5 NCAA Second Round teams have been known for that season, guiding Kentucky to 2004-05 Kentucky 28-6 NCAA Elite Eight double-digit comebacks against Duke in the “Elite Eight” and Utah in 2005-06 Kentucky 22-13 NCAA Second Round the National Championship on the way to claiming the national title. 2006-07 Kentucky 22-12 NCAA Second Round Smith’s first year at Georgia was not as publicized, but no less 10 seasons Kentucky 263-83 (.760) remarkable than his first at Kentucky. In the 1995-96 season, his first at Georgia, Smith guided the Bulldogs to their first NCAA 2007-08 Minnesota 20-14 NIT First Round Tournament appearance in five years. Georgia defeated Clemson 1 season Minnesota 20-14 (.588) and No. 1 seeded Purdue, before falling to eventual National Runner-Up Syracuse on a last-second shot in the “Sweet Sixteen”. It 17 seasons Career 407-159 (.719) was the furthest Georgia had advanced in the NCAA Tournament since 1983. Smith also guided the Bulldogs to a 21-10 overall record and second place in the SEC East at 9-7.

[ 73 ] Minnesota Basketball 2008-09 Gopher Basketball 2008-09 Head Coach Tubby Smith In his first season at Tulsa, Smith led the Golden Hurricanes to a 17-13 overall record and brought them within three points of making their first Smith’s Coaching Record NCAA Tournament since 1987, as Tulsa fell to SW Missouri State in the MVC 1973-77: Championship game 71-68. Head coach at Great Mills (Md.) High School... Four-year record of 46-36. Despite all of the great first impressions Smith has made in his career, none were grander then his first season at Kentucky. When Smith took the reins for 1977-79: the 1997-98 season, he inherited a balanced roster loaded with role players. An Head coach at Hoke County (N.C.) High School... Two-year record of 28-18. early loss to Arizona dampened expectations. Three losses at Rupp Arena fol - lowed. Kentucky then rebounded to win the 1998 SEC Eastern Division title and 1979-86: the overall SEC crown. One week later, the Wildcats rolled through the SEC Assistant coach at Virginia Commonwealth University... Seven-year tenure Tournament in with decisive wins over Arkansas and South Carolina. saw VCU record a 144-64 mark, three titles and five “Tubby Ball,” a system of solid defense and rebounding, combined with his NCAA Tournament appearances. chess-match style of coaching, was on display. 1986-89: As a No. 2 seed in the 1998 NCAA Tournament’s South Region, Kentucky Assistant coach at South Carolina... Three-year record of 55-35 and the cruised to the regional final to face top-seeded Duke with a third-consecutive trip school’s first NCAA Tournament appearance in 15 seasons. to the Final Four hanging in the balance. The Blue Devils grabbed an 18-point lead in the first half and held a 17-point lead midway through the second half. 1989-91: When Smith went to a smaller lineup to counter the quicker Duke players, Assistant and associate head coach at Kentucky... Two-year record of 36-20, Kentucky stormed back to win, 86-84. The Wildcats then rallied from a five-point despite the program being on probation. halftime deficit against Stanford in the national semifinals before winning in over - 1991-95: time, 86-85. Many pegged the contest as one of the most well coached games in the entire tournament. Head coach at Tulsa... Compiled a 79-43 record in four years... In both 1994 and ‘95, the Golden Hurricane won Missouri Valley Conference regular-sea - Two days later, Utah led by 10, 41-31, at halftime of the National son titles, advanced to the Sweet16 and Smith was named MVC Coach of Championship. No team had ever come from behind by more than eight points the Year. in the championship game, until Smith’s Wildcats pulled off the trick. The game plan wore out the Utes, and Tubby’s “Comeback Cats” rallied to win, 78-69. 1995-97: Smith accomplished the unexpected. He led the Wildcats to their second title in Head coach at Georgia... Compiled a 45-19 record over two seasons and led three years. the Bulldogs to their first NCAA Tournament appearance in five seasons, To cap off his spectacular first year at Kentucky, Smith was named National advancing to the ‘96 Final 16 where they were beaten at the buzzer by even - Coach of the Year by Basketball Weekly and Co-SEC Coach of the Year by The tual national runner-up Syracuse and finished 21-10... The following year, his . The New York Athletic Club also presented Smith with the team won 24 games — the first time the school had recorded prestigious Winged Foot Award given to the coach of the national champions back-to-back 20-win cam - after each season. In the off-season, he picked up the Parent of the Year Award paigns — tying a school record by Parent Magazine, the Victor Award by the Black Coaches Association and for victories. was even voted the “Sexiest Male Public Figure” in a reader’s vote in a local magazine. The honors culminated when he was named the Kentucky Sportsman 1998-07: of the Year for 1998 in a statewide media vote, edging out Kentucky quarterback Tim Couch. Head coach at Kentucky … In 10 seasons, Wildcats After earning high acclaim by winning the national title in his first season, advanced to four Elite Eights Smith guided a team comprised of eight freshmen and sophomores to within and six Sweet 16s ... Led UK to eight points of Kentucky’s fourth consecutive Final Four appearance. Kentucky’s five SEC regular-season triumphs in the 1998-99 season included six wins over teams ranked in the top championships, five SEC 11 with victories over No. 2 Maryland and No. 4 Auburn, and 13 wins over teams Tournament crowns and an all- in the NCAA Tournament. When March arrived, Smith’s squad went to work, win - time league-high seven divi - Smith led Kentucky to the national title in his first season at Kentucky. ning its seventh SEC Tournament title in eight years. sion titles ... Owned a 52-18 The 2001-02 Kentucky team began with a preseason No. 4 national rank - record in March at UK ... Led ing, but the Wildcats battled an inordinate amount of injuries and suspensions Cats to a 35-4 record en route to the school’s seventh NCAA Championship in ‘98 … Three- time National Coach of the Year (‘98, ‘03 and ‘05) and The Tubby Smith Foundation SEC Coach of the Year (‘98, Shortly after accepting the job as head basketball ‘03 and ‘05) ... Served as an coach at Kentucky, Tubby Smith started a foundation to assistant on the 2000 U.S. Olympic Team ... In 2002, he underprivileged children. He has since conducted became the seventh coach to annual auctions, golf tournaments and other events win 250 games in 11 seasons while also accepting donations from companies and cor - or less ... In 2003 led the porations throughout the Bluegrass. Now in its ninth Wildcats to a 32-4 record, a 16- Smith led Minnesota to an 11-win improve - year, the Foundation has donated over $2.3 million to 0 regular-season SEC record ment in his first season at the helm. over 100 charities. and a 19-0 sweep of league In 2001, the United Way created a new award – The serve at-risk middle school students through a 40-hour opponents ... Earned nine National Coach of the Year awards, including all Donna and Tubby Smith Community Spirit Award. The after school program. Students are given computer seven which are recognized by the NCAA. Smiths were the first recipients of the award for their gen - training in an effort to help children succeed with 2007-PRESENT: erous contributions. In 2001, their $125,000 donation increased life skills. There are currently seven Head coach at Minnesota ... named the 16th head coach in school history made them the highest individual contributor to the United Clubhouses in Lexington, one in Northern Kentucky and on March 23, 2007... guided to the Gophers to a 20-14 record, just the eighth Way in the state of Kentucky. one soon to open in Owensboro. Tubby’s Clubhouse 20-win season in the history of the team... With the 20 wins, Smith secured In January 2004, the foundation teamed with Dell have graduated over 600 young people since its incep - his 15th straight 20-win season, the longest active streak in the nation and computers, along with several area businesses, to tion. the third longest streak in NCAA history... The 11-game change in the win develop “Tubby’s Clubhouses.” The clubhouses hold Smith plans on developing Tubby’s Clubhouses in column from the 2006-07 season is the largest season turnaround in school refurbished Dell computers at community centers to the Twin Cities metro area in the future. history and was tied for the second-best turnaround in Division I in 2007-08.

[ 74 ] Minnesota Basketball 2008-09 Gopher Basketball 2008-09 Head Coach Tubby Smith Smith’s Record vs. Opponents Opponent Overall UM UK UGA TU Opponent Overall UM UK UGA TU Alabama 9-5 — 7-5 2-0 — Maryland 3-3 0-1 2-2 1-0 — UAB 1-2 — 1-1 — 0-1 Massachusetts 1-1 — 1-0 — 0-1 Alaska-Anchorage 1-0 — 1-0 —— Memphis 1-1 — 0-1 1-0 — Alcorn State 1-0 — 1-0 —— Mercer 2-0 — 1-0 1-0 — American 1-0 — 1-0 —— Miami, Fla. 2-0 — 2-0 —— Appalachian State 1-0 ——1-0 — Miami, Ohio 2-0 — 2-0 —— Arizona 0-2 — 0-2 —— Michigan 2-0 2-0 ——— Arizona State 1-0 — 1-0 —— Michigan State 2-6 0-2 2-4 —— Arkansas 13-9 — 11-3 2-1 0-5 Mississippi 12-3 — 11-2 1-1 — Army 1-0 1-0 ——— Mississippi State 11-4 — 10-2 1-2 — Auburn 12-2 — 11-1 1-1 — Mississippi Valley State 1-0 — 1-0 —— Austin Peay 1-0 — 1-0 —— Missouri 2-0 — 2-0 —— Ball State 1-0 — 1-0 —— Morehead State 3-0 — 3-0 —— Baylor 0-2 —— —0-2 New Mexico State 2-0 — 1-0 — 1-0 Bradley 6-3 —— —6-3 Nicholls State 1-0 1-0 ——— BYU 1-1 ——1-0 0-1 NC- Asheville 1-0 — 1-0 —— Campbell 1-0 — 1-0 —— North Carolina 4-4 — 4-3 0-1 — before being eliminated by Maryland, the eventual nation - Canisius 1-0 — 1-0 —— North Dakota State 1-0 1-0 ——— Central Florida 2-0 — 1-0 1-0 — North Texas 2-0 —— —2-0 al champion, in the East Region Semifinals. Central Michigan 1-0 1-0 ——— Northern Iowa 6-3 —— —6-3 In 2003, a year in which Smith’s coaching ranked Charleston Southern 1-0 —— —1-0 Northwestern 3-0 3-0 ——— among the very best in the 100 years of Kentucky basket - Chattanooga 1-1 — 1-0 0-1 — Notre Dame 4-0 — 4-0 —— ball, the accolades arrived in a landslide. Smith snared all Cincinnati 1-0 — 1-0 —— Ohio 3-0 — 3-0 —— seven of the national honors recognized by the NCAA - Clemson 2-0 — 1-0 1-0 — Ohio State 1-1 1-1 ——— AP, USBWA, Naismith, , The Sporting College of Charleston 1-0 — 1-0 —— Oklahoma 0-2 —— —0-2 News, NABC, and CBS/Chevrolet. He became the first Colorado 2-0 — 1-0 1-0 — Oklahoma State 1-4 —— —1-4 coach to sweep the list since Indiana’s Bobby Knight cap - Colorado State 1-0 1-0 ——— Old Dominion 1-0 —— —1-0 tured all five in 1975. For good measure, Smith added Connecticut 0-1 — 0-1 —— Oral Roberts 5-0 —— —5-0 Coppin State 1-0 — 1-0 —— Pennsylvania 1-0 — 1-0 —— honors from ESPN, Foxsports.com, the Black Coaches Creighton 8-0 —— —8-0 Penn State 2-1 2-0 0-1 —— Association and College Sports Television. Kentucky Dayton 0-1 — 0-1 —— Pittsburgh 1-1 — 0-1 1-0 — established the nation’s longest win streak in seven years DePaul 1-0 — 1-0 —— Purdue 2-1 0-1 1-0 1-0 — as it rattled off 26 victories in a row, highlighted by a Drake 7-2 —— —7-2 St. Bonaventure 1-0 — 1-0 —— sweep of the SEC regular-season slate and tournament Duke 1-2 — 1-2 —— St. John’s 0-1 — 0-1 —— play (19-0). His Wildcats finished No. 1 in the final East Carolina 1-0 ——1-0 — Saint Louis 1-0 — 1-0 —— Associated Press poll and Smith swept SEC and National Eastern Kentucky 5-0 — 5-0 —— Santa Clara 2-0 1-0 1-0 —— Coach of the Year honors. Kentucky ended the season in Evansville 2-0 —— —2-0 South Carolina 25-5 — 22-3 3-2 — the Elite Eight with a 32-4 record, becoming just the 11th Florida 16-10 — 12-10 4-0 — South Carolina State 1-0 — 1-0 —— Florida A&M 1-0 — 1-0 —— South Dakota State 2-0 1-0 1-0 —— team in school history to top the 30-win mark. Florida State 1-0 1-0 ——— Southeastern Louisiana 1-0 —— —1-0 In 2004, the Wildcats posted a 27-5 record while win - Furman 1-0 ——1-0 — Southern California 0-1 — 0-1 —— ning a sixth SEC Eastern Division title, another SEC George 1-0 — 1-0 —— Southern Illinois 5-5 —— —5-5 Tournament championship and the school’s ninth No. 1 Georgia 16-5 — 16-5 —— SW Missouri State 6-3 —— —6-3 seed in the NCAA Tournament, all while spending nearly Georgia Southern 2-0 ——2-0 — Stanford 1-0 — 1-0 —— the entire season ranked among the nation’s top 10. Georgia State 3-0 — 2-0 1-0 — Syracuse 0-2 — 0-1 0-1 — Smith’s 2005 Kentucky squad won the school’s 43rd SEC Georgia Tech 4-2 — 3-1 1-1 — Tennessee 19-7 — 15-6 4-1 — championship while advancing to the NCAA’s Elite Eight. Gonzaga 1-0 — 1-0 —— Tennessee State 2-0 — 2-0 —— He guided the club, which finished 28-6 and ranked No. 5 Hawaii 1-1 —— —1-1 Tennessee Tech 2-0 — 2-0 —— High Point 3-0 — 3-0 —— TCU 2-1 —— —2-1 in the final coaches’ poll, to a 14-2 league record despite Holy Cross 1-0 — 1-0 —— Texas Tech 1-0 —— —1-0 a roster that consisted primarily of underclassmen, includ - Houston 1-0 — 1-0 —— Texas-San Antonio 1-0 —— —1-0 ing four freshmen among the top nine. Smith also totaled Houston Baptist 1-0 —— —1-0 Tulane 2-0 — 2-0 —— 100 wins quicker than any other Kentucky coach except Illinois 1-3 0-3 ——1-0 Tulsa 2-0 — 2-0 —— Hall of Famer , reaching the plateau in 130 Illinois State 3-4 —— —3-4 UCLA 4-2 — 3-2 — 1-0 games. In 2005, he joined Roy Williams, Nolan Indiana 9-4 1-2 8-2 —— UC-Riverside 1-0 1-0 ——— Richardson, Denny Crum and Jim Boeheim as the fifth Indiana State 6-2 —— —6-2 UNLV 1-0 1-0 ——— head coach to win 365 games in 15 seasons or less. Iona 1-0 — 1-0 —— Utah 4-0 — 4-0 —— Consistent success has become the standard Iowa 2-1 1-0 1-1 —— Valparaiso 1-0 — 1-0 —— Iowa State 1-0 1-0 ——— Vanderbilt 17-8 — 15-6 2-2 — throughout the career of Tubby Smith. In addition to taking IUPUI 1-0 — 1-0 —— Villanova 2-0 — 2-0 —— the reigns from and successfully navigating the Jacksonville 1-0 ——1-0 — Virginia 0-1 — 0-1 —— Kentucky program throughout his 10 years, he also guid - Jacksonville State 1-0 — 1-0 —— VCU 1-1 —— —1-1 ed Tulsa and Georgia into highly successful programs. Kansas 2-3 — 2-3 —— VMI 1-0 — 1-0 —— Prior to coming to the Wildcats, he spent two seasons Kennesaw State 1-0 —— — Virginia Tech 2-0 ——2-0 — at Georgia, where he coached the Bulldogs to a 45-19 Kent State 1-0 — 1-0 —— Washington State 1-0 ——1-0 — (70.3%) record and the first back-to-back seasons of 20 Kentucky 0-5 ——0-5 — 1-0 — 1-0 —— wins or more in school history. Before achieving that suc - Kentucky State 1-0 — 1-0 —— Western Carolina 1-0 ——1-0 — cess at Georgia, he coached four seasons at Tulsa, guid - Liberty 1-0 — 1-0 —— Western Kentucky 1-1 — 0-1 — 1-0 Lipscomb 1-0 — 1-0 —— Wichita State 8-1 —— —8-1 ing the Golden Hurricane to Sweet 16 appearances his Long Beach State 0-1 —— —0-1 William & Mary 1-0 — 1-0 —— last two seasons. LSU 12-2 — 9-2 3-0 — Winthrop 2-0 — 1-0 1-0 — The 1996-97 season at Georgia was one of his best Louisville 6-4 — 6-4 —— Wisconsin 1-2 0-2 1-0 —— coaching efforts. After losing eight seniors and all five Marquette 0-1 — 0-1 —— Wright State 1-0 1-0 —— starters from the previous year’s “Sweet Sixteen” team, Marshall 2-0 — 2-0 —— Totals 407-159 20-14 263-83 45-19 79-43

[ 75 ] Minnesota Basketball 2008-09 Gopher Basketball 2008-09 Head Coach Tubby Smith Tubby Among Greats The start to Tubby Smith’s head coaching career is one of the most impressive in college basketball history. Smith ranks among some of the finest coaches in numerous categories, including vic - tories and NCAA appearances. All-Time Consecutive 20-Win Seasons Coach (School) No. Yrs. 1. (North Carolina) 27 1971-97 2. (Arizona) 20 1988-2007 3. Tubby Smith (Tulsa/Georgia/Kent.) 15 1994-pres. 4. Jim Boeheim (Syracuse) 14 1983-96 Roy Williams (Kansas) 14 1990-2003 6. Denny Crum (Louisville) 13 1972-84 John Thompson (Georgetown) 13 1978-90 bold indicates active streaks

Smith is one of only 13 NCAA Division I coaches to record multi - ple 30-win seasons. Active Consecutive 20-Win Seasons Coach (School) No. Yrs. Tubby Smith was named the 16th head coach in Gopher Basketball history on March 23, 2007. 1. Lute Olson (Arizona) 20 1988-pres. Smith led the youthful Bulldogs to a 24-9 record, equaling the school record for most wins in a season. Georgia finished third 2. Tubby Smith (Tulsa/Georgia/Kent.) 15 1994-pres. in the SEC with a 10-6 record, and brought the Bulldogs to the SEC Tournament Championship game for the first time since 3. (Duke) 12 1997-pres. 4. Jim Boeheim (Syracuse) 11 1998-pres. 1988. Georgia finished the year ranked 17th in the final AP poll and earned a No. 3 seed in the Southeast Regional. Before arriving in Georgia, Smith led Tulsa to a 79-43 (64.8%) record and won consecutive Missouri Valley Conference reg - Most Wins First 17 Seasons As Head Coach ular-season titles in 1994 and ‘95. When he took over the Golden Hurricane in 1991, he had just five returning players. With a Coach Years Wins quick injection of new talent, he completed his first season by coaching Tulsa to the MVC Championship Game after finishing 1. Roy Williams 1989-2005 470 fourth during the regular season. Following a 15-14 record in 1993, Tulsa won more than 20 games in each of Smith’s last two 2. Denny Crum 1972-88 412 seasons, captured first-place honors in the MVC with identical 15-3 marks and made consecutive trips to the Sweet 16. He 3. Jim Boeheim 1977-93 411 earned the MVC’s Coach of the Year award in both 1994 and ‘95. In his final year at Tulsa, Smith led the Golden Hurricane to Nolan Richardson 1981-97 409 5. Tubby Smith 1992-2008 407 a 24-8 record, marking what was then the third-highest victory total in school history, and a No. 15 ranking in the final CNN/USA 6. Jerry Tarkanian 1969-85 403 Today poll. 7. John Thompson 1973-89 399 Much of his success as a collegiate head coach has 8. Rick Pitino 1979-2003 396 been measured by his teams’ performances in the NCAA Smith Reached 400 Wins in Just 17 Seasons A Great Turnaround Tournament. Smith’s 1994 Tulsa team upset UCLA in the Tubby Smith engineered the greatest single-season turnaround in tourney’s first round before knocking off Oklahoma State. Smith became just the sixth coach - joining Roy Williams Gopher history, winning 11 more games in 2007-08 than Minnesota In ‘95, the Hurricane blew away Big-Ten power Illinois to (Kansas, North Carolina), Denny Crum (Louisville), Jim Boeheim managed in 2006-07. The 11-win increase ranked second national - open March Madness. His postseason success continued (Syracuse), Nolan Richardson (Tulsa, Arkansas), and Jerry ly in 2007-08 as well. Tarkanian (Long Beach State, UNLV)- to reach the 400-win mark at Georgia where the Bulldogs defeated Clemson to open in 17 seasons or less. Top Gopher Turnarounds the ‘96 tournament before upsetting the top-seeded NCAA Winningest Active Coaches Seasons Turnaround Head Coach Purdue Boilermakers. (minimum five years as a DI head coach) 2007-08 from 2006-07 +11 wins Tubby Smith Considered by many as one of the nation’s top coach - 1979-80 from 1978-79 +10 wins es, Smith was selected to help coach the 2000 U.S. Coach, School Yrs. Record Pct. 2004-05 from 2003-04 +9 wins Olympic Basketball Team in Sydney. He served as an 1. , Gonzaga 8 213-49 .813 2. Roy Williams, North Carolina 20 558-133 .808 assistant to coach as 3. , Tennessee 15 394-107 .786 the Americans withstood high expectations to capture the gold medal. 4. , Wisconsin 24 556-162 .774 Coach Smith’s national presence is apparent off-the-court as well, as he currently serves as the president of the National 5. , Ohio State 8 204-66 .756 Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and is also on the NCAA Committee to study basketball issues, joining Duke’s Mike 6. , Memphis 16 409-135 .752 Krzyzewski and Oregon’s . Also, in June of 2000 Smith spoke at a Congressional hearing on the issue of gambling 7. Mike Krzyzewski, Duke 32 803-267 .750 in college sports. Smith’s first impact on the Kentucky program came nine years before his national championship. 8. , West Virginia 26 616-221 .736 When Pitino took over the Wildcats’ program in ‘89, he sought an assistant coach to recruit the South, and one name con - Jim Boeheim, Syracuse 32 771-277 .736 tinued to surface -- Tubby Smith. Smith left his assistant coaching position at South Carolina and joined Pitino’s first staff, which 10. Rick Pitino, Louisville 22 520-190 .733 had the dubious honor of rebuilding a UK program that had been rocked by NCAA probation and player defections. 11. , St. Louis 21 438-162 .730 12. Tubby Smith, Minnesota 17 407-159 .719 With only eight scholarship student-athletes, none taller than 6-7, the staff molded the Wildcats into winners, exceeding 13. , Illinois 10 231-101 .696 expectations to record a 14-14 mark. The following year, with Smith promoted to associate head coach and Kentucky still on probation, the Wildcats earned a 22-6 record, a final ranking of ninth in the AP poll, and an SEC-best 14-4 record. The members of those first two staffs that Pitino assembled formed an impressive group of future head coaches. Smith served alongside of Holy Cross, Arizona State’s , Florida’s and , former coach of the Kentucky women’s basketball team, while the Wildcats began the rebuilding effort that culminated with two championships in three seasons. Before coming to Kentucky in 1989, Smith was an assistant coach for (a former UK assistant - 1998-00) at South Carolina, where the Gamecocks notched a 53-35 record during his three years. Prior to his stop in Columbia, Smith served as assistant coach at Virginia Commonwealth for seven years, including six seasons under J.D. Barnett. In those seven seasons, VCU registered a 144-64 record, won three Sun Belt Conference Championships and made five NCAA Tournament appearances. Under Barnett, Smith learned the principles of his ball-line defense, a defense that in three of his first four years at Kentucky held opponents to their lowest percentages since 1962. Smith began his coaching career at Great Mills High School in Great Mills, Md., where he was head coach for four years

[ 76 ] Minnesota Basketball 2008-09 Gopher Basketball 2008-09 Head Coach Tubby Smith and compiled a 46-36 record. His next stop came at Hoke County High School in Coach Smith From A Player’s Raeford, N.C., where he recorded a 28-18 mark in two seasons. A 1973 graduate of Perspective High Point (N.C.) College, Smith was an all- “Coach Smith is a great motivator. He knows how to get the most out conference performer as a senior. He of his players and how to get them ready to play hard. A Tubby Smith played under three different head coaches coached team is always going to be disciplined and solid defensively. at High Point, including Barnett, and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in health and He doesn’t just care about his players on the court, he cares about physical education. them off the court as well and tries to help each player become a bet - Smith is the sixth of 16 children raised ter person, not just a better basketball player.” on a rural farm in southern Maryland. He and his wife Donna, have three sons and a — Kelenna Azubuike, daughter-in-law: Orlando (G.G.), who is an assistant coach at Loyola College in “Coach Smith is the only reason I chose the college institution I did. It Maryland and his wife Lorie, who is a is one of the best decisions I have made in my life. Coach Smith Pediatrician at John Hopkins Medical Hospital and is currently doing a fellowship stressed that it’s just as important to focus on your academics as SWEET 16 TIMES THREE on Pediatric Nephrology; Saul, who is an much as you do your work on the court. He taught us that in order to assistant coach on the Minnesota coaching Nine Coaches have taken three different teams to the Sweet 16. The accomplish your goals you have to put in the time, work and effort.” only active coaches to do so are Tubby Smith (Tulsa, Georgia and staff; and Brian, who recently completed his — Chuck Hayes, Houston Rockets Kentucky), (Tulsa, Illinois and Kansas), (Florida, playing career at Ole Miss. Illinois, UNLV) and Rick Pitino (Providence, Kentucky and Louisville). Smith has always been very active in the community. Name Schools The Tubby Smith Foundation, which Memphis, UCLA, UAB was established to assist underprivileged Creighton, St. Louis, Marquette children, has raised over $1.5 million in the Lon Kruger* Florida, Illinois, UNLV Frank McGuire St. John’s, North Carolina, South Carolina past five years. Tubby’s Clubhouses revital - Wichita State, Iowa, Oregon State ized community centers throughout Rick Pitino* Providence, Kentucky, Louisville Lexington by providing computers and train - Bill Self* Tulsa, Illinois, Kansas ing to hundreds of school-age children. In Tubby Smith* Tulsa, Georgia, Kentucky the summer of 2001, the United Way creat - Arkansas, Kentucky, Oklahoma State ed a new award - The Donna and Tubby * active Smith Community Spirit Award. The Smith’s TUBBY TIME IS TOURNEY TIME were the inaugural recipient of the award for their generous contributions. In 2001, their Smith is 29-13 in NCAA Tournament action in 16 seasons as a head $125,000 donation made them the highest coach. His .691 winning percentage ranks as the eighth-best winning individual contributor to the United Way in percentage among active coaches: the state of Kentucky. Active NCAA Tournament Winning Percentage

Coach (Current School) No. Yrs. The Smith Family 1. Mike Krzyzewski (Duke) 68-20 .773 2. Billy Donovan (Florida) 22-7 .758 3. Rick Pitino (Louisville) 32-11 .744 4. Tim Izzo (Michigan State) 24-9 .727 5. Roy Williams (North Carolina) 45-17 .726 6. (San Diego State) 20-8 .714 7. (Connecticut) 39-16 .709 8. Tubby Smith (Minnesota) 29-13 .691 9. John Calipari (Memphis) 18-9 .667 10. (Maryland) 27-14 .659

Smith’s 14 consecutive NCAA appearances ranks as the third-most among active coaches, trailing only Arizona’s Lute Olsen (23) and North Carolina’s Roy Williams (18). He ranks in a tie for fifth all-time with the 14 straight NCAA berths. All-Time Consecutive NCAA Tournament Appearances Coach (Current School) No. 1. Dean Smith (1975-97) 23 Lute Olson (1985-pres.) 23 3. Roy Williams (1990-pres.) 18 4. (1986-2000) 15 5. Tubby Smith (1994-pres.) 14 Bob Huggins (1992-2005) 14 John Thompson (1979-92) 14 7. (1996-pres.) 12 Mike Krzyzewski (1996-pres.) 12 Eddie Sutton (1977-88) 12 John Chaney (1990-2001) 12

Donna and Tubby Smith

[ 77 ] Minnesota Basketball 2008-09 Gopher Basketball 2008-09 Head Coach Tubby Smith Smith’s Coaching Record Game-By-Game TULSA Drake W 99-80 Purdue (NCAA) W 76-69 1998-99 (28-9) 1991-92 (17-13) Bradley L 64-69 Syracuse (NCAA) L 81-83 Eastern Kentucky W 99-64 Illinois State L 56-61 Mercer W 82-51 Texas Christian L 81-94 1996-97 (24-9) Brigham Young L 86-102 Wichita State W 79-64 Wright State W 97-75 Charleston Southern W 91-46 Southern Illinois W 88-70 Furman W 91-67 Colorado W 64-52 UAB L 75-90 Northern Iowa W 69-63 Georgia State W 85-47 Pittsburgh L 56-68 Arkansas L 64-74 SW Missouri State W 71-66 Georgia Southern W 90-56 UCLA W 66-62 Oklahoma State L 76-82 Wichita State W 89-51 Georgia Tech L 61-62 Kansas W 63-45 Southeastern Louisiana W 97-70 Creighton W 72-62 Appalachian State W 85-67 Miami (Fla.) W 74-65 OT Northern Iowa L 68-83 Indiana State W 79-56 Virginia Tech W 60-57 Indiana W 70-61 Drake W 72-70 Drake W 91-82 East Carolina W 73-60 Maryland W 103-91 Northern Iowa W 70-54 Northern Iowa L 73-79 Brigham Young W 84-65 Georgia Tech W 80-39 SW Missouri State W 64-63 UCLA (NCAA) W 112-102 Colorado W 62-52 Duke L 60-71 Illinois State L 72-73 Oklahoma State (NCAA) W 82-80 Washington State W 64-61 Louisville L 74-83 Indiana State W 67-53 Arkansas (NCAA) L 84-103 Memphis W 70-68 Tennessee State W 97-47 Maryland W 73-65 Florida W 93-58 Creighton W 80-65 1994-95 (24-8) Bradley W 71-61 Mississippi L 66-73 South Carolina W 68-61 Illinois State W 67-66 Texas-San Antonio W 77-57 Vanderbilt W 61-53 Vanderbilt W 73-57 Baylor L 59-73 Oklahoma State L 88-93 Kentucky L 65-86 Tennessee L 46-47 SW Missouri State L 74-78 Oral Roberts W 99-54 South Carolina L 71-82 Ole Miss W 63-57 Wichita State W 70-66 Drake W 93-76 Florida W 77-70 Auburn W 72-62 Southern Illinois L 66-74 Arkansas L 63-82 Auburn W 53-48 Mississippi State W 76-49 OT Oral Roberts W 78-62 Creighton W 80-65 Tennessee W 63-50 Georgia W 91-83 Wichita State W 74-60 Northern Iowa W 85-53 Kentucky L 57-82 LSU W 86-62 Southern Illinois W 68-74 Texas Christian W 107-95 Alabama W 83-74 Florida L 68-75 Indiana State L 60-74 Oklahoma L 61-76 Mississippi State W 56-54 Alabama L 58-62 Drake W 85-82 Wichita State W 79-52 South Carolina W 77-74 South Carolina W 74-40 Bradley W 57-45 Evansville W 72-66 Arkansas L 74-79 Georgia W 92-71 Creighton W 81-71 Southern Illinois W 67-65 Vanderbilt L 80-86 Arkansas L 70-74 Indiana State W 77-65 Illinois State L 79-95 LSU W 82-59 Vanderbilt W 88-63 Southern Illinois W 82-79 Bradley W 73-53 Florida W 88-76 Tennessee L 61-68 SW Missouri State L 68-71 SW Missouri State W 71-54 Tennessee W 69-55 Ole Miss (SECT) W 83-73 Creighton W 67-54 LSU W 75-54 Auburn (SECT) W 69-57 1992-93 (15-14) Southern Illinois L 71-72 Arkansas (SECT) W 65-63 Arkansas (SECT) W 76-63 North Texas W 101-70 Western Kentucky W 70-68 South Carolina (SECT) W 78-63 New Mexico St. (NCAA) W 82-60 OT Hawaii W 68-63 New Mexico State W 85-67 Kentucky (SECT) L 68-95 Kansas (NCAA) W 92-88 Long Beach State L 69-72 Drake L 53-60 UT-Chattanooga (NCAA) L 70-73 Miami (Ohio) (NCAA) W 58-43 Hawaii L 69-87 Evansville W 64-54 Michigan State (NCAA) L 66-73 SW Missouri State W 69-59 KENTUCKY Oklahoma State L 67-85 1999-00 (23-10) Oral Roberts W 104-81 Indiana State W 79-66 1997-98 (35-4) Virginia Commonwealth L 66-67 Wichita State W 67-58 Morehead State W 88-49 Pennsylvania W 67-50 Illinois State W 74-61 Bradley W 74-68 George Washington W 70-55 Utah W 56-48 Arkansas L 87-101 Northern Iowa W 90-75 Arizona L 74-89 Maryland W 61-58 Northern Iowa L 66-75 Wichita State W 77-63 Missouri W 77-55 Arizona L 51-63 Baylor L 85-94 Bradley W 89-80 Clemson W 76-61 Dayton L 66-68 SW Missouri State L 54-62 Southern Illinois L 62-77 Purdue W 89-75 Indiana L 75-83 Bradley W 66-43 Illinois (NCAA) W 68-62 Indiana W 75-72 UNC Asheville W 86-41 Northern Iowa W 66-61 Old Dominion (NCAA) W 64-52 Canisius W 81-54 Maryland L 66-72 Indiana State W 89-84 Massachusetts (NCAA) L 51-76 Georgia Tech W 85-71 Louisville W 76-46 SW Missouri State W 77-74 Tulsa W 74-53 Michigan State W 60-58 Oral Roberts W 103-69 GEORGIA American W 75-52 Alaska-Anchorage W 62-42 Texas Christian W 88-66 1995-96 (21-10) Louisville L 76-79 Missouri W 70-53 Wichita State L 76-77 Georgia Southern W 88-44 Ohio W 95-58 Georgia Tech W 80-71 Drake L 88-96 Western Carolina W 91-71 Vanderbilt W 71-62 Vanderbilt W 72-52 Creighton W 70-63 Pittsburgh W 85-66 Georgia W 90-79 Auburn L 63-66 Southern Illinois W 77-70 North Carolina L 74-85 Mississippi State W 77-71 South Carolina W 64-48 Drake W 95-82 Ole Miss W 74-69 Winthrop W 81-56 South Carolina W 91-70 OT Illinois State L 63-72 Georgia Tech W 94-70 Arkansas W OT 80-77 Vanderbilt W 81-73 Bradley L 57-72 Virginia Tech W 85-72 Alabama W 70-67 Georgia W 75-69 Creighton W 69-66 Central Florida W 103-54 Tennessee W 85-67 Miami (Fla.) W 60-57 Indiana State L 74-86 Mercer W 95-68 Vanderbilt W 63-61 Tennessee W 81-68 Wichita State W 80-63 Jacksonville W 86-59 Florida L 78-86 South Carolina W 76-63 Southern Illinois L 80-106 Mississippi W 74-38 LSU W 63-61 Florida L 73-90 South Carolina L 73-85 Villanova W 79-63 LSU L 57-70 1993-94 (23-8) Auburn L 86-89 Tennessee W 80-74 Alabama W 66-54 Houston Baptist W 128-63 Florida W 71-46 Ole Miss L 64-73 Georgia W 70-64 North Texas W 72-62 Tennessee L 62-67 Florida W 79-54 Tennessee L 67-74 Oral Roberts W 94-74 Kentucky L 77-82 Georgia W 85-74 Arkansas W 60-55 SW Missouri State W 66-56 Vanderbilt L 62-66 Auburn W 83-58 Mississippi State W 73-61 Oklahoma State L 61-73 Mississippi State L 73-76 South Carolina W 69-57 Florida W 85-70 Arkansas L 91-93 Arkansas (SECT) L 72-86 Tennessee W 68-49 Alabama (SECT) W 82-71 2OT Texas Tech W 96-77 LSU W 85-82 Arkansas (SECT) W 99-74 St. Bonaventure (NCAA) W 85-80 Oklahoma L 76-95 Alabama W 68-55 South Carolina (SECT) W 86-56 Syracuse (NCAA) L 50-52 Virginia Commonwealth W 92-84 Kentucky L 73-86 S. C. State (NCAA) W 82-67 2000-01 (24-10) Bradley L 77-78 Vanderbilt W 77-68 Saint Louis (NCAA) W 88-61 Northern Iowa W 75-62 St. John’s L 61-62 Arkansas W 71-59 UCLA (NCAA) W 94-68 OT Drake W 115-98 Florida W 86-70 Duke (NCAA) W 86-84 UCLA L 92-97 Creighton W 75-59 South Carolina W 88-73 Stanford (NCAA) W OT 86-85 Jacksonville State W 91-48 Southern Illinois W 86-81 Tennessee (SECT) W 74-63 Utah (NCAA) W 78-69 Penn State L 68-73 Indiana State W 87-57 Mississippi State (SECT) L 68-86 North Carolina W 93-76 Illinois State W 83-68 Clemson (NCAA) W 81-74 Eastern Kentucky W 94-79 [ 78 ] Minnesota Basketball 2008-09 Gopher Basketball 2008-09 Head Coach Tubby Smith Georgia Tech L 84-86 Florida W 70-55 Eastern Kentucky (NCAA) W 72-64 MINNESOTA Michigan State L 45-46 Ole Miss W 80-62 Cincinnati (NCAA) W 69-60 2007-08 (20-14) Indiana W 88-74 Georgia W 87-67 Utah (NCAA) W 62-52 ARMY W 94-68 2OT High Point W 102-49 LSU W 68-57 Michigan State (NCAA) L 88-94 at Iowa State W 68-58 Louisville W 64-62 Arkansas W 66-50 2005-06 (22-13) CENTRAL MICHIGAN W 77-59 Georgia W 67-63 Mississippi State W 70-62 at Florida State L 61-75 South Carolina W 69-63 Tennessee W 80-68 SOUTH DAKOTA ST W 71-54 UC-RIVERSIDE W 75-38 Notre Dame W 82-71 Georgia W 74-66 LIPSCOMB W 67-49 NORTH DAKOTA STATE W 88-56 Tennessee W 84-74 Vanderbilt W 106-44 Iowa L 63-67 COLORADO STATE W 91-74 Ole Miss L 55-65 Florida W 69-67 West Virginia W 80-66 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE W 78-72 Alabama L 60-70 Vanderbilt (SECT) W 81-63 LIBERTY W 81-51 SANTA CLARA W 68-50 Vanderbilt W 86-75 Auburn (SECT) W 78-58 HIGH POINT W 75-55 vs. Nicholls State W 77-32 Georgia W 85-70 Mississippi State (SECT) W 64-57 NORTH CAROLINA L 79-83 vs. Kennesaw State W 83-66 South Carolina W 94-61 IUPUI (NCAA) W 95-64 Georgia State W 73-46 at UNLV L 64-81 Florida W 71-70 Utah (NCAA) W 74-54 Indiana L 53-79 at Michigan State L 59-65 Mississippi State W 76-57 Wisconsin (NCAA) W 63-57 LOUISVILLE W 73-61 NORTHWESTERN W 82-63 Tennessee W 103-95 Marquette (NCAA) L 69-83 at Penn State W 76-73 Iona W 73-67 Vanderbilt W 79-74 INDIANA L 60-65 2003-04 (27-5) Ohio W 71-63 LSU W 84-61 MICHIGAN STATE L 73-78 Arkansas L 78-82 Winthrop W 65-44 CENTRAL FLORIDA W 59-57 at Ohio State L 60-76 Auburn W 90-78 Tennessee Tech W 108-81 at Kansas L 46-73 at Michigan W 77-65 Florida L 86-94 Marshall W 89-76 VANDERBILT L 52-57 WISCONSIN L 47-63 South Carolina (SECT) W 78-65 UCLA W 53-50 ALABAMA L 64-68 at Northwestern W 92-72 Arkansas (SECT) W 87-78 Michigan State W 79-74 at Georgia W 69-55 IOWA W 63-50 Ole Miss (SECT) W 77-55 Indiana W 80-41 SOUTH CAROLINA W 80-78 ILLINOIS L 60-84 Holy Cross (NCAA) W 72-68 Eastern Kentucky W 101-72 at Auburn W 71-62 at Wisconsin L 56-65 Iowa (NCAA) W 92-79 Louisville L 56-65 ARKANSAS W 78-76 MICHIGAN W 69-60 Southern Cal (NCAA) L 76-80 Austin Peay W 61-53 at Mississippi State W 81-66 PENN STATE W 75-68 North Carolina W 61-56 at Florida L 80-95 at Purdue L 53-65 2001-02 (22-10) Vanderbilt W 75-63 TENNESSEE L 67-75 OHIO STATE W 71-57 Western Kentucky L 52-64 Mississippi State W 67-66 at Vanderbilt L 81-84 at Indiana L 55-69 Marshall W 90-73 Georgia L 57-65 at Illinois L 58-67 OT GEORGIA W 68-61 Morehead State W 94-75 Tennessee W 69-68 Northwestern (BTT) W 55-52 at South Carolina W 79-66 Kent State W 82-68 Notre Dame W 71-63 Indiana (BTT) W 59-58 VMI W 99-57 Ole Miss W 71-61 OLE MISS W 80-40 Illinois (BTT) L 50-54 North Carolina W 79-59 Vanderbilt L 60-66 at LSU L 67-71 MARYLAND (NIT) L 58-68 Kentucky State W 118-63 Florida W 68-65 at Tennessee W 80-78 Duke L OT 92-95 South Carolina W 65-64 FLORIDA L 64-79 Indiana W 66-52 Alabama W 66-55 Ole Miss (SECT) W 71-57 Louisville W 82-62 Georgia L 68-74 Alabama (SECT) W 68-61 Tulane W 101-67 Arkansas W 73-56 South Carolina (SECT) L 61-65 OT Mississippi State L 69-74 Auburn W 68-59 UAB (NCAA) W 69-64 Georgia L 84-88 Tennessee W 92-60 Connecticut (NCAA) L 83-87 South Carolina W 51-50 LSU W 70-64 Ole Miss W 87-64 South Carolina W 84-65 2006-07 (22-12) Notre Dame W 72-65 Florida W 82-62 MIAMI (OH) W 57-46 Auburn W 69-62 Georgia (SECT) W 69-60 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ST W 79-56 Alabama L 61-64 South Carolina (SECT) W 78-63 vs. DePaul W 87-81 Florida W 70-68 Florida (SECT) W 89-73 vs. UCLA L 68-73 South Carolina W 91-74 Florida A&M (NCAA) W 96-76 vs. Memphis L 63-80 OT Tennessee L 74-76 UAB (NCAA) L 75-76 CHARLESTON W 77-61 LSU W 68-56 2004-05 (28-6) at North Carolina L 63-75 Vanderbilt W 67-59 vs. Chattanooga W 79-63 Georgia L 69-78 Coppin State W 77-46 INDIANA W 59-54 Tennessee W 64-61 Ball State W 73-53 at Louisville W 61-49 Arkansas W 71-58 Georgia State W 77-59 SANTA CLARA W 74-60 Vanderbilt L 73-86 Tennessee Tech W 92-63 MASSACHUSETTS W 82-68 Florida W 70-67 North Carolina L 78-91 EASTERN KENTUCKY W 78-65 South Carolina (SECT) L 57-70 Morehead State W 71-40 HOUSTON W 77-70 Valparaiso (NCAA) W 83-68 Indiana W 73-58 at Ole Mess W 64-60 Tulsa (NCAA) W 87-82 Louisville W 60-58 AUBURN W 84-57 Maryland (NCAA) L 68-78 William & Mary W 92-47 MISSISSIPPI STATE W 64-60 Campbell W 82-50 2002-03 (32-4) at South Carolina W 87-49 South Carolina W 79-75 VANDERBILT L 67-72 Arizona State W 82-65 Kansas L 59-65 at Georgia L OT 69-78 Virginia L 61-75 Vanderbilt W 69-54 TENNESSEE W 76-57 Gonzaga 80-72 Georgia W 76-55 at Arkansas W 82-74 High Point W 84-64 Ole Miss W 53-50 SOUTH CAROLINA W 95-89 North Carolina W 98-81 LSU W 89-58 FLORIDA L 61-64 Tulane W 76-60 Tennessee W 84-62 at Tennessee L 85-89 Michigan State L 67-71 Arkansas W 68-67 at Alabama L 61-72 Indiana W 70-64 Vanderbilt W 84-70 LSU W 70-63 Louisville L 63-81 Florida W 69-66 at Vanderbilt L 65-67 Tennessee State W 115-87 Georgia W 60-51 GEORGIA W 82-70 Alcorn State W 94-63 South Carolina L 61-73 at Florida L 72-85 Ohio W 83-75 Mississippi State W 94-78 vs. Alabama (SECT) W 79-67 Tennessee W 74-71 Auburn W 81-73 vs. Mississippi State (SECT) L OT 82-84 South Carolina W 62-55 Alabama W 78-71 vs. Villanova (NCAA) W 67-58 Vanderbilt W 74-52 Tennessee W 73-61 vs. Kansas (NCAA) L 76-88 Notre Dame W 88-73 Florida L 52-53 Auburn W 67-51 Tennessee (SECT) W 76-62 Alabama W 63-46 LSU (SECT) W OT 79-78 South Carolina W 87-69 Florida (SECT) L 53-70

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associate head coach • second season Jirsa At A Glance Born December 21, 1959 his is Ron Jirsa’s second season at Minnesota and fourth stint with Head Coach Hometown Ledyard, Conn. Tubby Smith in his 28-year collegiate coaching career. College B.A. Gettysburg College, 1981 M.A. Tulsa, 1987 Smith and Jirsa first began their working relationship at Virginia Commonwealth, Family Wife, Laura; Daughter, Hannah T where both served under coach J.D. Barnett during the 1984-85 season. The Rams fin - Playing Exp. Two-year starter and captain at ished 26-6 that season, winning the Sun Belt Conference title and playing in the NCAA Gettysburg Tournament. They reunited when Smith hired Jirsa as an assistant at Tulsa before the 1991-92 season. Three years later, Jirsa was named Associate Head Coach of the Collegiate Coaching Experience Golden Hurricane. 1981-83 Assistant Coach Connecticut College Jirsa, 48, accompanied Smith to Georgia when he took over the Bulldog program 1983-84 Assistant Coach Delaware in 1995. For two years, he served as Associate Head Coach for Smith at Georgia before 1984-85 Grad Assistant Coach Virginia Commonwealth serving as head coach from 1997-99. His Bulldog squads posted a combined 35-30 1985-88 Assistant Coach Tulsa record. During his time in Athens, the Bulldogs put together back-to-back recruiting 1988-89 Assistant Coach Belmont Abbey classes that were rated among the top-five in the nation by several recruiting analysts. 1990-91 Assistant Coach Gardner-Webb Jirsa’s teams also made two NIT appearances. In his first season, UGA posted a 20-15 1991-93 Assistant Coach Tulsa record, only the seventh 20-win season in UGA history, en route to a third-place finish 1993-95 Associate Head Coach Tulsa in the NIT. Jirsa’s Bulldogs put together a 4-1 record in the postseason with wins over 1995-97 Associate Head Coach Georgia Iowa, North Carolina State, Vanderbilt and Fresno State in March 1998. 1997-99 Head Coach Georgia In his six combined seasons as an assistant at Tulsa and Georgia, Jirsa helped four 1999-2003 Senior Assistant Coach Dayton consecutive teams win at least 21 games and reach the NCAA Tournament each sea - 2003-07 Head Coach Marshall son. The first three of those – two at Tulsa and one at Georgia – reached the Sweet Sixteen. He also coached Jumaine 2007- Associate Head Coach Minnesota Jones, who was a first round NBA Draft pick of the in 1999. Prior to coming to Minnesota, Jirsa spent four seasons as head coach at . The Thundering Herd went 13-19 in 2006-07, losing to Memphis in the Conference USA Tournament Quarterfinals. Prior to his arrival at Marshall, Jirsa was the senior assistant coach at Dayton under then-head coach Oliver Purnell for four seasons. During his stint at UD, the Flyers posted an 88-39 overall record, made two NCAA Tournament and two NIT appearances. In 2002-03, Dayton posted a 24-6 record, won the Atlantic 10 Tournament Championship, advanced to the NCAA Tournament as a four seed, and finished the season ranked among the top 25 teams in the nation in the final Associated Press and USA Today polls. Jirsa has coached in 28 postseason games overall, 16 of those in the NCAA Tournament and has appeared in postsea - son play 14 years. He owns a career record of 78-104 in six years as a head coach at Marshall and Georgia. Jirsa began his coaching career as an assistant at Connecticut College following his graduation from Gettysburg College in 1981. Two years later, he moved on to the University of Delaware and spent one season with the Blue Hens before taking a graduate assistant position with a VCU program that finished ranked 11th in the nation in 1984-85. He then took an assistant position at Tulsa for three seasons (1985-88) before making one- year stops at Belmont Abbey (1988-89), and Gardner-Webb (1990-91). At Tulsa, Jirsa coached with former Golden Gopher . In 1991, he returned to Tulsa as an assistant under Smith before being promoted to associate head coach in 1994. Jirsa earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in biology from Gettysburg College in 1981 and a Master of Arts in Athletic

Administration from the University of Tulsa in 1987. He was a three-sport letterwinner at Ledyard High School in Ledyard, The Jirsa Family Connecticut. He and his wife Laura have one daughter, Hannah (8).

[ 80 ] Minnesota Basketball 2008-09 Gopher Basketball 2008-09 Coaching Staff Vince Taylor

assistant coach • second season Taylor At A Glance Born September 11, 1960 ince Taylor will begin his second season on Coach Smith’s staff after spend - Hometown Lexington, Ky. ing the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons with the of College B.S. Duke, 1982 the NBA. With the Timberwolves, Taylor was responsible for player develop - Family Son, Brendan; Daughter, Maya V ment and scouting opponents. Playing Exp. • All-ACC & Honorable Mention at Duke Prior to arriving in Minnesota, Taylor spent seven seasons as an • Led Duke to 1979 ACC title and assistant at the , four under Rick Pitino and three two NCAA berths under Denny Crum. While with the Louisville program, Taylor earned the • 13 seasons as professional player reputation as one of the nation’s top recruiters. He helped the Cardinals in Europe land a top-five recruiting class in 2001 under Pitino that included • Second round NBA Draft pick of in McDonald’s All-American Carlos Hurt. Taylor was also heavily responsible 1982 for the recruitment of to Louisville. Gaines was a four-year starter and was named third team All-American as a senior. Gaines was Coaching Experience the 15th pick of the 2003 NBA Entry Draft. In 2005, Louisville returned to 1997-98 Assistant Coach Pittsburgh the Final Four with many of Taylor’s recruits, including Francisco Garcia. 1998 Assistant Coach Wyoming Garcia was then selected at the 23rd pick in the 2005 Draft by Sacramento. 1999-05 Assistant Coach Louisville Before joining the Louisville staff in 1998, Taylor was an assistant 2005-07 Assistant Coach Minnesota Timberwolves (NBA) coach at the University of Pittsburgh (1997-98) and briefly at the University 2007- Assistant Coach Minnesota of Wyoming (1998). Before Taylor began his coaching career, he spent 13 seasons play - ing professional basketball in Europe, including the last two as a play - er/assistant coach in the Belgian professional league. Additionally, he aver - aged 3.1 points, 1.2 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game with the New York Knicks in 1982-83 after being selected by the team in the second round (33rd overall) of the 1982 NBA Draft. Taylor was traded to the in 1983-84 before beginning his European career in 1984, initially in Italy (1984-86), then moving to France (1986-92) and finishing his career in Belgium (1992-97). A standout guard at , Taylor earned All-Atlantic Coast Conference and honorable mention All- America honors as a senior (1981-82) by averaging 20.3 points per game, a number that led the ACC. During Taylor’s collegiate career, the Blue Devils won the 1979 ACC regular season championship and advanced to the NCAA Tournament twice (1979 and 1980) and National Invitational Tournament once (1981). Taylor, who scored 1,445 career collegiate points, finished his career as one of the top 10 scorers in Duke history. He once held the school record by play - ing in 120 consecutive games. A 1982 graduate of Duke with a bachelor’s degree in economics, Taylor was named to the President’s List at Duke his senior year. That honor is awarded to only five percent of the student body, and is based on contributions to the uni - versity and academic achievements. Taylor prepped at Tates Creek High School, where he was a McDonald’s High School All-American as a senior in The Taylor Family 1978 while averaging 29.3 points and 11 rebounds per game. A native of Lexington, Ky., Taylor has two children: son, Brendan (13), and daughter, Maya (10).

[ 81 ] Minnesota Basketball 2008-09 Gopher Basketball 2008-09 Coaching Staff Saul Smith

assistant coach • second season Smith At A Glance Born March 29, 1979 fter helping Tubby Smith win an NCAA championship, three SEC Tournament Hometown Athens, Ga. titles and three SEC Championships as a player, Saul Smith returns for a sec - College B.S. Kentucky, 2001 ond season to his father’s bench as an assistant coach at the University of Playing Exp. • Four-year letterwinner at A Minnesota. He oversees Minnesota’s guard development and ball handling Kentucky improvement. • Part of three SEC title teams Prior to coming to Gold Country, Smith served as an assistant coach at and the 1998 NCAA champi - Tennessee Tech under head coach from 2004-07. Smith was onship team at Kentucky involved in all phases of the program, including player development, recruiting, • Spent two years with NBDL’s organization, on-floor coaching and academics. When Sutton was stricken with Columbus Riverdragons Guillian Barre Syndrome, Smith assisted associate head coach Steve Payne Collegiate Coaching Experience with guiding the Golden Eagles to two of the most successful seasons in school history. In his three seasons at Tennessee Tech, the team never finished below 2003-04 Special Assistant Kentucky third place in the conference including a league championship in 2004-05. 2004-07 Assistant Coach Tennessee Tech Smith lettered four years at Kentucky under his father, head coach Tubby 2007- Assistant Coach Minnesota Smith, and started at for the Wildcats in each of his final two sea - sons. He was part of winning three SEC Championships, three SEC Tournament titles and one NCAA National Championship. He also captained an SEC All-Star team that went 4-1 vs. the Japanese Olympic team. Smith ranks 10th all-time in Kentucky basketball history with 363 assists. Smith led the Wildcats in assists in both the 1999-2000 and the 2000-01 sea - sons and in steals with 51 during the 2000-01 season. Smith played in 143 games during his Wildcat career, starting 70 times. He finished his career with 730 points while never missing a practice. After his Kentucky career, Smith was invited to the Houston Rockets’ summer camp before spending two years playing for the NBDL’s Columbus Riverdragons. Smith spent the 2003-04 season on the Kentucky coaching staff while completing his bachelor’s degree in eco - nomics. Smith was named the Northeast Georgia Player of the Year by the Athens Daily News as a high school senior at Clarke Central High School. An all-state player, he averaged 20.3 points, 6.7 rebounds and 5.2 assists as a senior. Smith resides in Minneapolis.

[ 82 ] Minnesota Basketball 2008-09 Gopher Basketball 2008-09 Coaching Staff Joe Esposito

director of basketball operations • second season Esposito At A Glance Born September 21, 1966 oe Esposito begins his second season on Tubby Smith’s Gopher staff as the Hometown Director of Basketball Operations. He handles all administrative duties of the Mahopac, N.Y. College B.S. Marist, 1988 Golden Gopher basketball program and coordinates all aspects of the Tubby M.S. United States Sports J Smith Basketball Camps and Clinics. Academy, 1990 Esposito spent the 2006-07 season as the head coach at The Villages Charter High School in Florida where he Family Sons, Jordan, Jacob; recorded the best record in school history and advanced The Villages to the Class 3A District 7 Final Four. In addition, Daughter, Shay; Esposito was a computer science teacher at the school. Parents, Deacon Robert Esposito Esposito was the head coach at Angelo State for eight years (1998-2006). Esposito recorded 118 wins in those eight and Ann Esposito; Sisters, seasons and left the school with the highest winning percentage of any coach in the program’s history. In 2000-01, the Bernadette, Jude-Ann Rams advanced to the NCAA Division II Tournament for the first time in 10 years and only the third time in school histo - ry. Angelo State won the Lone Star Conference South Division Championship with a 22-8 record which tied the highest Coaching Experience single-season win total in school history. In addition, Esposito was voted LSC South Coach of the Year in 2001. 1988-91 Assistant Coach Assumption College In 2002, Esposito led the team to their fourth consecutive winning season, the first time ASU had posted four straight 1991-94 Assistant Head Coach Assumption College winning seasons since the 1980s. In just four seasons, Esposito led the Rams to three of the top five single season win 1995 Interim Head Coach Assumption College totals in school history and three straight post-season berths. In 2003, ASU posted their fifth consecutive winning season, 1995-98 Associate Head Coach Tennessee State a mark only matched one other time in the history of the program. He left the program as one of the winningest coaches 1998-2006 Head Coach Angelo State in Lone Star Conference history. 2006-07 Head Coach The Villages Charter HS (Fla.) In his first season at Angelo State in 1999, Esposito posted the best turnaround in Division II by any rookie head 2007- Director of Operations Minnesota coach, improving the Ram record by seven victories and having the first winning season since 1994. In his second year, he took the Rams to the Lone Star Conference Tournament and a win over nationally-ranked Midwestern State. The 2000 team posted a 19-win season, which was the second-best record in school history, surpassed only by Esposito’s 2001 team that won 22 games. During the summer of 2005, Esposito was selected to coach the USA team for America Sports International, a team of NCAA Division II all-stars. The team competed in the Gianni Ernesto Cup, taking home the gold medal. Esposito’s relationship with Coach Smith dates back to his tenure as associate head coach and recruiting coordina - tor at Tennessee State. For three seasons (1995-98), Esposito was responsible for recruiting three Freshmen of the Year to TSU and both his 1996-97 and 1997-98 recruiting classes were ranked among the top 30 in the nation by Hoop Scoop. He also served as the academic counselor for the Tigers. Before his tenure at Tennessee State, Esposito was the interim head coach at Assumption College, an NCAA Division II powerhouse in the Northeast-10 Conference for half a season. Esposito also served as an assistant and then associate head coach for Assumption, prior to assuming temporary head coaching duties in 1994. During his tenure at Assumption, the Greyhounds won three straight conference titles, appeared twice in the NCAA Division II regionals and set records for wins and winning streaks at the school. Esposito also has served as an assistant coach at Roosevelt High School in Hyde Park, N.Y., and was a student assistant at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. His coaching resume also includes a stint as an assistant coach at the Bay State and Empire State games. A native of New York, Esposito received his bachelor of science degree in computer science in 1988 from Marist College. He earned a master of science in sports administration and coaching from the United States Sports Academy in Mobile, Ala., in 1990, graduating with a perfect 4.0 grade point average. Esposito has two sons, Jordan Michael (12) and Jacob O’Neal (8), and a daughter, Shay Lynn (6) and resides in Apple Valley, Minn. The Esposito Family

[ 83 ] Minnesota Basketball 2008-09 Gopher Basketball 2008-09 Support Staff Roger Schipper

athletic trainer • 24th season

Roger Schipper is entering his 24th season as an assistant athletic trainer at Schipper At A Glance the University of Minnesota where he serves as the team trainer for the Born Gopher basketball team. December 31, 1952 Hometown Worthington, Minn. Although the health of the basketball team is his primary concern, he also College B.S. Mankato State, 1975 is responsible for a variety of other duties, including the planning of the team’s M.S. Western Illinois, 1982 training table and the coordinating of team travel arrangements. Family Wife, Kimberly A native of Worthington, Minn., Schipper earned his bachelor’s degree from Minnesota State-Mankato in 1975. Following his graduation, he began Professional Experience his training career with the Jacksonville Express of the World Football League. 1975 Assistant trainer Jacksonville Express After the demise of the WFL, he headed to Western Illinois University where 1977-84 Head trainer Rochester CC he earned his master’s degree in physical education. 1984-85 Head trainer UW-LaCrosse Schipper then spent seven years as the head athletic trainer at Rochester 1985- Assistant trainer Minnesota (Minn.) Community College, before taking over the head post at the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse in August 1984. He stayed there until accepting the International Experience position in Gold Country. U.S. Junior Pan Am wrestling team , trainer (Caracas, Venezuela, 1980; Schipper’s experience as an athletic trainer extends well beyond the col - San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1982; Cali, Colombia, 1983); U.S. Olympic legiate level. He was selected to serve on the training staff at the 1991 World Festival , trainer (Colo. Springs, 1983, Twin Cities, 1990); U.S. National vol - University Games held in Sheffield, England, where he worked primarily with leyball team , trainer (World University Games, Sheffield, England, 1991) the USA National Volleyball squad. In addition, he has been a member of the training staffs at a number of U.S. Olympic Festivals, including the one held in July of 1990 in the Twin Cities. He also has worked with a number of other United States national teams during his career. In addition to his basketball duties, Schipper also has medical responsibility with the Golden Gopher men’s golf squad, and was responsible for medical services for the 1999 NCAA Men’s Golf Championships at Hazeltine National in Chaska, Minn. A member of the National Athletic Trainers Association since 1975, Schipper was inducted into the Minnesota Athletic Trainers Hall of Fame in 2005. He was president of the Minnesota Athletic Trainers Association from 1985-87, and was the winner of a 1999 NATA Service Award. He and his wife Kimberly reside in Houlton, Wis.

The Schipper Family

[ 84 ] Minnesota Basketball 2008-09 The Esposito Family Gopher Basketball 2008-09 Support Staff Cal Dietz

strength and conditioning coach • eighth season Dietz At A Glance Cal Dietz has been the Head Olympic Strength and Conditioning coach for numerous sports at the University of Minnesota Born since 2000. Since Dietz’s return to Minnesota, he has developed the Strength and Conditioning Programs and oversees June 29, 1973 Hometown Shelby, Ohio the daily progress in Men’s Hockey from 2000-present, Men’s’ Basketball from 2004-present, Women’s Hockey from 2003- College present, Men’s Golf from 2000-present, Men’s Swimming from 2000-Present, Track and Field from 2000-present, Baseball B.S. Findlay, 1996 M.S. Minnesota, 2000 from 2000-present, and Wrestling from 2000 to 2004. During his tenure, Dietz has trained: a Hobey Baker Award winner, Family Wife, Karyn two Big Ten Athletes of the Year, athletes that have achieved 282 All-American honors, 21 Big Ten/WCHA championships Daughter, Tatum Lynn; teams and 7 NCAA Team Champions, and 12 teams finish in the top four in the nation. He has consulted with Olympic and Son, Brody Michael World Champions in various sports and professional athletes in the NHL, NFL, NBA, MLB, and Professional Boxing. Also, during his time at the university, Dietz founded and chairs the Sport Biomechanics Interest Group with its purpose Collegiate Coaching Experience to explore the physiological and biomechanical aspects of advanced human performance encompassing the various 1996-98 Graduate Assistant University of Minnesota aspects of kinesiology, biomechanics, neuro-mechanics and physics. This will be achieved by utilizing extensive research 1998-2000 Strength Coordinator University of Findlay theories and applied knowledge in the multi-disciplinary field of human performance. Utilizing through a collaborative effort 2000- Head Strength Coach University of MInnesota which involving numerous professional perspectives from diverse areas of academia such also include professionals from Mechanical engineering, Biomechanical Engineering, Orthopedics, and Physiology. Dietz is also a member of the Gender Equity Committee at the University of Minnesota and currently represents the University as a member of the Big Ten com - mittee to develop performance enhancing policy for anabolic and ergogenic aids. Prior to returning to Minnesota, Dietz was the strength coordinator at The University of Findlay, overseeing 26 men’s and women’s sports, in addition to coordinating the university’s fitness , coaching the offensive line with the football program and teaching strength and conditioning classes. He is no stranger to Minnesota athletics after serving as a grad - uate assistant strength coach while pursuing his graduate degree. During this time Dietz was the first assistant to football and assisted with a Majority of Olympic Sports. The Shelby, Ohio, native earned his bachelor’s degree in physical education from the University of Findlay in 1996 and his master’s degree from Minnesota in kinesiology in May, 2000. During his athletic career at the University of Findlay, Dietz won three National team championships, two in football and one in wrestling. Highlights of his career was earning 2 All- American honors in Football and winning the NAIA National Duals MVP in wrestling. In 1995 he received the NAIA College Sports Magazine Athlete of the year and was inducted into the University’s of Findlay’s Hall of Fame in 2005. Dietz married Karyn Bye, a member of the U.S. Olympic Women’s Hockey Team which captured the gold medal in 1998 and silver medal in 2002. The couple resides in Hudson, Wis., with their daughter, Tatum Lynn born in May 2003 and Brody Michael born July 2005.

[ 85 ] Minnesota Basketball 2008-09 Gopher Basketball 2008-09 Support Staff Steve Goodson Jenn Townsend Special Assistant to the Head Coach Academic Counselor

Steve Goodson enters his second season on head coach Tubby Smith’s Jenn Townsend is in her third year as an academic counselor for student- staff as the Special Assistant to the Head Coach. Goodson spent the athletes at the University of Minnesota. She coordinates all academics 2006-07 season as a special assistant to Smith at Kentucky after earning issues for the Gopher basketball team and helps ensure that the players his degree from UK in 2005. Goodson oversees all video duties and are academically successful. assists in the running of Coach Smith’s basketball camps. Townsend completed her bachelor's degree in political science with a Goodson was a student manager from 2001-05 at UK and a coach minor in history from the University of Pittsburgh. After leaving Pittsburgh, for Tubby Smith Basketball Camps. He gained additional experience as Townsend earned her master's degree in education from the University of an operations intern for USA Basketball each summer from 2002-06. He Michigan. Townsend worked as a tutor, mentor and proctor for student- also assisted the Team USA coaching staff at the 2005 World University athletes in the athletics academic support offices at both Pitt and Games that won the gold medal in Turkey. Michigan. Goodson resides in Minneapolis. Townsend was born in Saginaw, Mich. Prior to her arrival in Minnesota, she spent almost four years as an Academic Advisor for stu - dent-athletes at Indiana University. Ryan Saunders Graduate Manager Matt Ryan Saunders joins Tubby Smith’s staff this season as a Graduate Slieter Manager after spending the last four seasons as a member of the Golden Athletic Communications Gophers basketball team. Saunders played in 20 career games at Matt Slieter begins his second season as associate athletic communica - Minnesota but missed the past two seasons with injuries, thus jumpstart - tions director and the contact for men’s basketball. Slieter directs all pub - ing his career on the bench. He was named Academic All-Big Ten follow - lic relations efforts for the Golden Gophers and head coach Tubby Smith. ing his sophomore season and was awarded a University of Minnesota Prior to coming to the University of Minnesota Athletic letter from Coach Smith as senior. Communications Department, Slieter spent four years as a key figure on The Medina, Minn. native earned his Sports Management degree the public relations staff of the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves and from the U of M in 2008. Saunders is the son of Phil (Flip), a Gopher bas - WNBA's . He started as an intern and worked his way up ketball letterwinner from 1974-77, and Debbie Saunders. through the ranks, eventually overseeing the public relations efforts of the Minnesota Lynx and becoming the No. 2 contact with the Timberwolves’ public relations staff. While with the organization, Slieter worked extensively with the play - ers and local media, oversaw the team’s greater Minnesota public rela - Caitlin Mahoney tions efforts, compiled team media guides and supervised staff and other Executive Assistant interns. Slieter’s career in athletics began at the Continental Basketball Caitlin Mahoney is entering her third season as an Executive Assistant for Association's league office in Phoenix, Ariz., as a media relations assis - the University of Minnesota Men's Basketball program. Prior to joining the tant. In this role he was responsible for building media contacts, pitching basketball staff, Mahoney was an Early Childhood Special Education stories, working on the team level with public relations staffs and writing, teacher in Robbinsdale, Minn. During her college career, she spent four editing and designing the league’s media guide. seasons with the Golden Gopher Basketball office as a student office From there Slieter moved on to the Shakopee Valley News and assistant. Savage Pacer as the sports editor and staff writer. With those papers, As an Executive Assistant, Mahoney oversees all of the daily opera - Slieter worked the local sports beat as a writer, editor and photographer tions of the Golden Gopher basketball office. She coordinates Coach and also worked on the papers’ design. Smith's busy schedule, including his travel, media responsibilities and A native of Owatonna, Minn., Slieter received his bachelor’s degree public speaking engagements. She also coordinates purchases for spe - in sports management from Minnesota in 1999 and added a master’s cial projects, plans annual events, manages the budget and serves as a degree in sports management from the “U” in 2002. liaison for the basketball program. Slieter currently resides in Savage with his wife, Kelly, and their Mahoney is a graduate of Jefferson Senior High School in Alexandria, daughter, Emily. Minn. and the University of Minnesota where she earned her Bachelor of Science Degree and Masters Degree in Early Childhood Education and Early Childhood Special Education. She resides in Plymouth. Lori Gislason Emily Hennen Equipment Manager Assistant to the Recruiting Coordinator Lori Gislason is entering her eighth year as the men’s basketball equip - ment manager and her second as Director of Equipment Services at Emily Hennen begins her first season as the Assistant to the Recruiting Minnesota. Gislason oversees the Gopher’s equipment services and staff. Coordinator for the University of Minnesota Men’s Basketball program. She also works with the Golden Gopher women’s basketball and women’s During her college career, Hennen was a student office assistant in Men’s volleyball teams. In addition, she coordinates the student managers who Basketball and Athletic Communications. Hennen was also a pole vaulter work for those programs. for the University of Minnesota Women’s Track and Field Team. A native of Roseau, Minn., Gislason is a 1983 graduate of Roseau As the Assistant to the Recruiting Coordinator, Hennen assists with High School, where she was a member of the school’s tennis, basketball, all of the recruiting efforts of the coaching staff and organizes official vis - and track and field squads. She attended both the University of its for recruits. She coordinates assistant coaches’ schedules and serves Minnesota-Morris and the University of Minnesota, graduating from the as a liaison for the basketball program. Twin Cities campus in 1997. Gislason resides in Brooklyn Park, Minn. Hennen, a native of Prior Lake, Minn., is a 2008 graduate of the University of Minnesota where she earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Professional Strategic Communication with an emphasis in Public Relations. Hennen resides in Minneapolis.

[ 86 ] Minnesota Basketball 2008-09 Gopher Basketball 2008-09 Support Staff Medical Staff Support Staff Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletics has an Athletic Medicine staff devoted to providing the best possible health care for the student-ath - letes. Minnesota is one of the top states in the nation for medical care, so it’s not surprising that some of the finest in the medical profes - sion are working for the University of Minnesota. Minnesota Athletics is fortunate to have two highly qualified Team Physicians Dr. Bradley Nelson working with its program in Dr. Bradley Nelson Mike Malone Julie Thomas Lindsey Howard Beth Misialek Ali Gustafson Team Physician and Dr. David E. Olson. Asst. Strength & Student Office Student Office Student Office Student Athletic Trainer Conditioning Coach Assistant Assistant Assistant Nelson is in his second season as a team physician with the men’s basketball team. Along with serving as the Gophers' physician with men’s basketball and women's hockey, Dr. Nelson is an associate professor at the University of Minnesota Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dr. Nelson and his wife, Teresa, live in Edina, Minn., with their four chil - dren Hannah, Matthew, Emma and Claire.. Olson, a Sports Medicine trained Family Physician, is in his fourth year with the Athletics Department and brings a wealth of knowledge Mike Dale Deaynn Brausen Brent Holck Marty Bussman Tommy McKnight Dr. David Olson to the athletics program. Olson works for the Arena Manager Assistant Arena Ticket Manager Audio/Video Event Manager Team Physician University of Minnesota Physicians and pro - Manager vides health care services to many of the University of Minnesota teams and professional athletic teams, includ - ing the Minnesota Vikings.

Dick Jonckowski Andy Dunn Amanda Hoehn Public Address Assistant Event Marketing Manager Dick Jonckowski has been the public address announcer for Golden Gopher basketball since 1986-87. Jonckowski travels throughout the state and country serving as an master of ceremonies at numerous banquets and roasts. He also serves as the voice of Golden Gopher baseball and pre - viously served as the public address announcer for Golden Gopher football. Jonckowski and his wife Arlene have two children, Jennifer and Jeff, and live in Shakopee, Minn.

[ 87 ] Minnesota Basketball 2008-09 Gopher Basketball 2008-09 Student Managers Bryan Bender Andre Phillips Film Exchange Coordinator • Head Manager Student Manager

Bryan Bender is in his fourth season with the Golden Gopher Basketball Andre Philips enters his second season as a manager for the Gopher program. The senior from Cambridge, Wisconsin serves as the head stu - Basketball Program. Phillips is a 2006 graduate of Tartan High School. dent manager and Film Exchange Coordinator. Bender is majoring in The junior is a sport management major and aspires to be a Division I col - sport management with a coaching emphasis, as well as a minor in com - lege basketball coach. munications. In addition, Bender assisted the 2008 USA Basketball Junior National team and plays a critical role in Tubby Smith Basketball Camps. Bender aspires to become a collegiate basketball coach when he finishes school.

Tyler Biwan Ben Siebert Student Manager Student Manager

Tyler Biwan enters his third season as a student manager with the Golden Ben Siebert enters his second season as a student manager for the Gophers. Biwan is a graduate of Appleton East High School in Appleton, Golden Gophers. Siebert is a 2006 graduate of Eden Prairie High School. Wis. He is currently a junior majoring in business and marketing educa - The junior is a statistics major, and hopes to pursue a career in collegiate tion, with minors in coaching and management. He plans on becoming a basketball coaching after graduation. high school teacher and basketball coach.

Nick Janasik Ryan Wieland Student Manager Student Manager

Nick Janasik is in his fourth year as a manager for the Gopher program. Ryan Wieland, a sophomore at the U of M, enters his second season as Janasik is a native of Milwaukee, Wis. and graduated from Nicolet High a student manager for the Golden Gophers. Wieland is a graduate of School. There, he lettered in basketball and his team was four year Stratford High School in Stratford, Wis. and plans to major in sport man - champs. Janasik is a fourth-year sports management major and aspires agement while also completing a coaching minor. He aspires to work in to become a college basketball coach. the front office for a professional sports team.

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