GAME SERIES INFORMATION MINNESOTA (0-0) vs. Series: Second Meeting (1-0) Date: 11/24/84, W 75-71 GREEN BAY (0-0) Current Streak: — Wednesday, November 25 Minnesota vs. Horizon League: 19-3 Head Coach: 6:00 p.m. CT Richard Pitino vs. Horizon League: 1-1 Richard Pitino (Providence, 2005) 1 Minneapolis, Minn. (Williams Arena) Career Record: 145-122 (10th season) STARTING FIVE Record at Minnesota: • The University of Minnesota tips off its 124th season of men’s 127-108 (9th season) basketball on Wednesday night, hosting Green Bay in the second BROADCAST INFORMATION matchup between the two schools. 2019-20 STATISTICAL LEADERS STREAM: BTN + Points: Daniel Oturu (20.1) • Minnesota welcomes six newcomers to the court this season. Tip Time: 6 p.m. CT Rebounds: Daniel Oturu (11.3) Among the group is three transfers: Both Gach, Brandon Radio: Learfield IMG College/KTLK 1130 AM/103.5 FM – Assists: Marcus Carr (6.7) Johnson, and Liam Robbins. Three are true freshmen: Jamal Mike Grimm (Play-by-Play); Spencer Tollackson (Analyst) Blocks: Daniel Oturu (2.5) Mashburn, Martice Mitchell, David Mutaf. Satellite Radio: SiriusXM 84 Steals: Gabe Kalscheur (1.0) • Minnesota redshirt junior Marcus Carr has was named to the Preseason All-Big Ten Team. Carr is the first Gopher to make the 2020-21 SCHEDULE preseason team since Jordan Murphy in 2018-19 and the first Minnesota guard since Amir Coffey and Nate Mason were both DATE OPPONENT RANK TV TIME/RESULT chosen in 2017-18. An All-Big Ten Third Team selection last year, 11/25 BTN + 6:00 p.m. GREEN BAY Carr set school records with 207 assists, including 130 during 12/4 NORTH DAKOTA BTN 8:00 p.m. conference action. He finished the year second in the conference 12/8 BOSTON COLLEGE + TBA TBA and ninth nationally with 6.7 assists per game, and tied for Head Coach: 12/10 KANSAS CITY BTN 7:00 p.m. second with an assist/turnover ratio of 2.5. Will Ryan (UW Milwaukee, 2002) Career Record: 14-13 (second season) 12/15 at Illinois * TBA TBA • A pair of Gophers earned spots on preseason watch lists in Record at Green Bay: 0-0 (first season) 12/20 SAINT LOUIS TBA TBA redshirt junior Marcus Carr and junior Liam Robbins. Carr was 12/25 IOWA * TBA TBA named to the Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy list. He is one of 50 2019-20 STATISTICAL LEADERS 12/28 MICHIGAN STATE * TBA TBA players on list, including one of eight from the Big Ten. Robbins Points: JayQuan McCloud (17.1) was named to the preseason watch list for the 2020 Kareem 12/3 at Wisconsin * TBA TBA Rebounds: JayQuan McCloud (5.1) Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award. After spending his first Assists: JayQuan McCloud (4.5) 1/3 OHIO STATE * TBA TBA two seasons at Drake, Robbins transferred to Minnesota in April Blocks: Manny Patterson (0.72) 1/6 at Michigan * TBA TBA and was granted immediate eligibility in September. Last year, he Steals: PJ Pipes (1.2) 1/10 or 1/11 at Iowa * TBA TBA averaged team highs of 14.1 points and 7.1 rebounds along with 1/16/21 MICHIGAN * TBA TBA 2.9 blocks per game, starting all 34 games for Drake and earning 1/20/21 at Nebraska * TBA TBA All-Missouri Valley Conference Second Team, All-Defensive Team 123/21 MARYLAND * TBA TBA and MVC Most Improved honors. 1/30/21 at Purdue * TBA TBA • Junior transfer guard Both Gach was granted immediate 2/4/21 at Rutgers * TBA TBA eligibility by the NCAA after spending two seasons at Utah. 2/7 or 2/8 NEBRASKA * TBA TBA Gach is coming off a standout sophomore season with the Utes, in which he ranked second on the team scoring 10.7 points per 2/11/21 PURDUE * TBA TBA game while adding 3.6 rebounds and 2.9 assists per outing. 2/14/21 at Maryland * TBA TBA 2/17/21 at Indiana * TBA TBA 2/20/21 ILLINOIS * TBA TBA MINNESOTA TEAM INFORMATION (2019-20 STATS) 2/27/21 NORTHWESTERN * TBA TBA PROBABLE STARTERS PPG RPG APG MPG FG% OTHER 3/3/21 at Penn State * TBA TBA C 0 Liam Robbins 14.1 7.1 0.8 27.1 .499 at Drake 3/6 or 3/7 RUTGERS * TBA TBA G 5 Marcus Carr 15.4 5.3 6.7 36.8 .393 0.9 spg G 11 Both Gach 10.7 3.6 2.9 30.4 .397 at Utah + - ACC/Big Ten Challenge *- conference game G 22 Gabe Kalscheur 11.6 2.7 1.5 33.4 .376 1.0 spg all times central • schedule subject to change F 23 Brandon Johnson 15.4 8.1 1.0 31.0 .459 at Western Michigan RESERVES PPG RPG APG MPG FG% OTHER G 1 Tre’ Williams 3.1 2.1 0.8 16.4 .282 0.3 spg MINNESOTA ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS F 2 Martice Mitchell — — — — — — MICHELLE TRAVERSIE, DIRECTOR G 3 David Mutaf — — — — — — [email protected] G 4 Jamal Mashburn, Jr. — — — — — — 612.624.0522 [o] • 612.396.8712 [c] G 13 Hunt Conroy 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.0 .000 — Bierman Athletic Center, Room 225 F 21 Jarvis Omersa 1.9 2.5 0.6 11.5 .509 0.5 bpg/spg Minneapolis, MN 55455 F 24 Eric Curry 4.1 3.1 1.7 18.5 .404 2018-19 season C 32 Sam Freeman 1.4 1.4 0.1 3.5 .250 0.3 spg F 35 Isaiah Ihnen 3.4 2.5 0.6 11.4 .426 0.4 bpg MINNESOTA BASKETBALL SCOUTING THE PHOENIX • Pitino was recognized for the work he has done MEDIA CREDENTIALS • Wednesday’s game marks the first for new Green over the past five years to raise money for the Requests for working media credentials (newspaper, radio, TV, photo) Bay head coach Will Ryan, who was hired this off- Minneapolis Hope Lodge, a facility for cancer for Minnesota home games must be made on-line at gophersports. season after spending a year at Wheeling Univer- patients and their caregivers, through his annual com/media. All credentials for the 2020-21 season will be given out sity. He became the program’s eighth head coach Coaches vs. Cancer Tip-Off Reception. According on a single-game format. No season-long passes are allowed this in school history. to the ACS, the reception has helped raise over year. Requests for credentials should be made as early as possible • Green Bay has seven freshmen and two redshirt $500,000 dollars over the last five years. Pitino due to severe seat limitations in the press areas at Williams Arena. and the men’s basketball program have also do- freshmen on this year’s squad. The Phoenix also Please contact the Athletic Communications office for more information lost last year’s leading scorer, JayQuan McCloud, nated their time as volunteers at the Hope Lodge, regarding the on-line credentialing system. Delivery of credentials will who averaged 17.1 points per game, 5.1 rebounds per cooking dinner and providing entertainment and be handled according to individual situations, but in most cases will not game and 4.5 assists per game. encouragement to the guests. be mailed. Credentials can be picked up starting two and a half hours • Sophomore Amari Davis was named to the Pre- before game time at the Williams Arena media will call gate at the Oak season All-Horizon First Team League. Davis was OTURU SELECTED IN SECOND ROUND the first player in program history to collect the OF NBA DRAFT Street Entrance. honor of Horizon League Freshman of the Year. He • Daniel Oturu became the 54th player in Minnesota also earned an all-league third team nod after av- Golden Gophers history to be selected in the NBA PHOTO AND FILM CREDENTIALS eraging 15.9 PPG and 4.0 RPG. Davis appeared in Draft when the Minnesota Timberwolves chose Only approved photographers will be allowed to Tier 3 photogs are all 33 games for the Phoenix while starting 27 and him with the 33rd overall pick in the 2020 NBA allowed to shoot in sections 112-114 and 118-120, from row 5 and higher. broke the program’s all-time freshman scoring re- Draft. Oturu was subsequently traded to the New Please adhere to the safe social distancing in those sections. cord, passing Tony Bennett and finishing with 524 York Knicks; The Knicks traded Oturu to the L.A. points on the season. Clippers. MEDIA PASS GATE • Green Bay was picked to finish eighth in the pre- • Oturu is the first Minnesota player to be drafted The media pass gate is located at Oak Street Entrance. You must have season Horizon League poll, while Wright State since Kris Humphries was selected 14th overall by MEDIA POLICIES MINNESOTA proper identification to receive your credentials. The media pass gate was favored to repeat as conference champions the Utah Jazz in 2004. opens two and a half hours before game time. for the third-consecutive season. • Oturu finished his Minnesota career with exact- ly 1,000 points, one of 45 players in history to GAME NOTES GOPHERS VS. THE HORIZON reach the number. He averaged 15.2 points, 9.0 Minnesota, opponent and Big Ten conference notes can be found on each • Minnesota has a 19-3 record against the current rebounds and 1.8 blocks while shooting 55.8 per- organization’s respective website. Game notes will not be printed and will membership of the Horizon League.