SERIES INFORMATION GAME Series: Second Meeting (1-0) MINNESOTA (1-0) vs. Date: 1/3/05, W, 93-67 (1-0) Current Streak: W1 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT Minnesota vs. West Coast Conference: 7-2 Saturday, November 28 Head Coach: 5:00 p.m. CT Richard Pitino (Providence, 2005) STARTING FIVE Career Record: 146-122 (10th season) Minneapolis, Minn. (Williams Arena) 2 • The University of Minnesota opened the 2020-21 season with a Record at Minnesota: 99-69 win over Green Bay Wednesday night at Williams Arena. 128-108 (8th season) Minnesota had 11 players see action in the season opener, four of BROADCAST INFORMATION which scored in double-digit points and 10 tallying points. It also 2020 STATISTICAL LEADERS TV: BTN – Jordan Bernfi eld (Play-by-Play); Ben Brust (Analyst) marks the program’s 124th season in program history. Points: Marcus Carr (35.0) Tip Time: 5 p.m. CT Rebounds: Liam Robbins (9.0) • Marcus Carr opened the season tying a career-high 35-point Radio: Learfi eld IMG College/KFAN - 100.3 FM Assists: Marcus Carr (4) performance. The last time Carr had 35 points was during the Mike Grimm (Play-by-Play); Spencer Tollackson (Analyst) Blocks: Three at 1 2019-20 season when had his fi rst 35-point game against Ohio Steals: Jarvis Omersa (5) State, Dec. 15, 2019. Carr’s 35 points was also the most in a season-opener since Gopher alum Jordan Murphy’s 35 vs. USC- Upstate on Nov. 10, 2017. Carr also tied his career high in fi eld 2020-21 SCHEDULE goals made (12) and three-pointers made, as well as setting a DATE OPPONENT RANK TV TIME/RESULT new career high in fi eld goal attempts (22). 11/25 GREEN BAY BTN + W, 99-69 • Eric Curry returned to the court for the fi rst time since the 2018-19 11/28 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT BTN 5 p.m. 11/30 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT BTN 7 p.m. season. Wednesday’s opener marked Curry’s fi rst action since 12/4 NORTH DAKOTA BTN 8:00 p.m. February, 28, 2019 (vs. Northwestern) and his fi rst start since Head Coach: Stan Johnson (Southern Utah, ‘01) 12/8 BOSTON COLLEGE + ESPNU 6 p.m. February 6, 2019 (vs. Wisconsin). Career Record: 1-0 (fi rst season) 12/10 KANSAS CITY BTN 7:00 p.m. • Minnesota true freshmen Jamal Mashburn, Jr. and Martice Record at LMU: 1-0 (fi rst season) 12/15 at Illinois * TBA TBA Mitchell made their collegiate debuts Wednesday night, while 12/20 SAINT LOUIS TBA TBA Both Gach, Brandon Johnson and Liam Robbins made their 2020-21 STATISTICAL LEADERS Minnesota debuts. 12/25 IOWA * TBA TBA Points: Mattias Markusson (19.0) 12/28 MICHIGAN STATE * TBA TBA • The Saturday/Monday tilt against Loyola Marymount marks the Rebounds: Eli Scott (8.0) 12/3 at Wisconsin * TBA TBA fi rst time Minnesota will face the same opponent in back-to-back Assists: Eli Scott (7) 1/3 OHIO STATE * TBA TBA games since 2014. The Golden Gophers ended the 2014 Big Ten Blocks: Mattias Markusson (1) 1/6 at Michigan * TBA TBA regular season against Penn State (March 9, 2014) and opened Steals: Two players at two 1/10 or 1/11 at Iowa * TBA TBA the Big Ten Tournament also against the Nittany Lions (March 13, 1/16/21 MICHIGAN * TBA TBA 2014). Both contests resulted in Minnesota wins, 81-63 and 63- 1/20/21 at Nebraska * TBA TBA 56, respectively. 123/21 MARYLAND * TBA TBA 1/30/21 at Purdue * TBA TBA 2/4/21 at Rutgers * TBA TBA 2/7 or 2/8 NEBRASKA * TBA TBA 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 7.1 0.0 17.5 .400 — G 5 Marcus Carr 35.0 7.0 4.0 29.6 .545 — + - ACC/Big Ten Challenge *- conference game G 11 Both Gach 14.0 5.0 4.0 29:6 .571 — all times central • schedule subject to change G 22 Gabe Kalscheur 17.0 1.0 1.0 32:3 .125 — F 24 Eric Curry 4.1 3.1 1.7 18.5 .404 — RESERVES PPG RPG APG MPG FG% OTHER G 1 Tre’ Williams — — — — — — 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. 5.0 0.0 2.0 14:4 .333 — [email protected] G 13 Hunt Conroy — — — — — — 612.624.0522 [o] • 612.396.8712 [c] F 21 Jarvis Omersa 2.0 8.0 3.0 19:5 .500 — Bierman Athletic Center, Room 225 F 23 Brandon Johnson 4.0 7.0 — 12:7 .333 — C 32 Sam Freeman 2.0 1.0 — 3.4 .000 — Minneapolis, MN 55455 F 35 Isaiah Ihnen 6.0 2.0 1.0 21.6 .333 — MINNESOTA BASKETBALL SCOUTING THE LIONS sey Mike’s Naismith Trophy list. He is one of 50 MEDIA CREDENTIALS • Loyola Marymount is coached by fi rst-year head players on list, including one of eight from the Big Requests for working media credentials (newspaper, radio, TV, photo) coach, Stan Johnson. After a fi ve-year stint as Ten. Robbins was named to the preseason watch for Minnesota home games must be made on-line at gophersports. an assistant and associate head coach with list for the 2020 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of com/media. All credentials for the 2020-21 season will be given out Marquette, Johnson was named the LMU coach the Year Award. After spending his fi rst two sea- on a single-game format. No season-long passes are allowed this March 20, 2020. Johnson also has Minnesota con- sons at Drake, Robbins transferred to Minnesota year. Requests for credentials should be made as early as possible nections as he played his fi nal year and graduated in April and was granted immediate eligibility in due to severe seat limitations in the press areas at Williams Arena. from Bemidji State in 2003. September. Last year, he averaged team highs of Please contact the Athletic Communications offi ce for more information • Head coach Stan Johnson collected his fi rst colle- 14.1 points and 7.1 rebounds along with 2.9 blocks regarding the on-line credentialing system. Delivery of credentials will giate head coach win Wednesday night when the per game, starting all 34 games for Drake and be handled according to individual situations, but in most cases will not Lions defeated Southern Utah, 85-83. The Lions earning All-Missouri Valley Conference Second be mailed. Credentials can be picked up starting two and a half hours overcame a double-digit defi cit, nine tie scores, Team, All-Defensive Team and MVC Most Im- before game time at the Williams Arena media will call gate at the Oak and 11 lead changes to put themselves in a posi- proved honors. tion to win on the game’s fi nal possession. Mattias Street Entrance. Markusson led the team with 19 points. PITINO RECOGNIZED BY AMERICAN • Senior guard/forward Eli Scott was named to PHOTO AND FILM CREDENTIALS CANCER SOCIETY the West Coast Conference’s Preseason Men’s Only approved photographers will be allowed to Tier 3 photogs are • Minnesota men’s basketball coach Richard Piti- Basketball Team. Scott was an All-WCC Second allowed to shoot in sections 112-114 and 118-120, from row 5 and higher. no was honored earlier this year as the Spirit of Team selection in 2019-20 after leading the Lions Please adhere to the safe social distancing in those sections. Hope Community Honoree at the Minnesota Made with 15.5 points, 6.7 rebounds and 4.3 assists in Extravaganza, a gala held virtually to benefi t the a breakthrough junior season highlighted by the MEDIA PASS GATE American Cancer Society. fi rst triple-double in program history. The media pass gate is located at Oak Street Entrance. You must have • Pitino was recognized for the work he has done • LMU was picked to fi nish seventh in WCC Presea- MEDIA POLICIES MINNESOTA proper identification to receive your credentials. The media pass gate over the past fi ve years to raise money for the son Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll, while reigning opens two and a half hours before game time. Minneapolis Hope Lodge, a facility for cancer conference-champion Gonzaga was favored to patients and their caregivers, through his annual repeat. GAME NOTES Coaches vs. Cancer Tip-Off Reception. According Minnesota, opponent and Big Ten conference notes can be found on each GOPHERS VS. THE WCC to the ACS, the reception has helped raise over $500,000 dollars over the last fi ve years. Pitino organization’s respective website. Game notes will not be printed and will • Minnesota has a 7-2 record against current West and the men’s basketball program have also do- not be available at the game. Minnesota’s 2020 media guide can be found Coast Conference schools. nated their time as volunteers at the Hope Lodge, online at https://z.umn.edu/2020MediaGuide • The Gophers are 4-0 against Santa Clara, 2-1 cooking dinner and providing entertainment and against St. Mary’s, 1-0 against LMU and 0-1 against encouragement to the guests.