MINNESOTA GOLDEN GOPHERS MEN’S BASKETBALL 2018-19 PRESEASON PROSPECTUS BASKETBALL PROGRAM INFORMATION QUICK FACTS Head Coach: Richard Pitino Name of School: University of Minnesota Alma Mater/Year: Providence College, ‘05 City/Zip: Minneapolis, MN 55455 Record at Minnesota: 90-78 (5 seasons) Founded: 1851 Overall Record: 108-92 (6 seasons) Enrollment: 51,848 Assistant Coaches: Ed Conroy (The Citadel, ‘89), Rob Jeter (Wis.-Platteville, ’91), Nickname: Golden Gophers Kyle Lindsted (Central Christian, ’08) School Colors: Maroon and Gold Director of Operations: Ryan Livingston (Eastern, ‘04) Arena (cap.): Williams Arena (14,625) Athletic Trainer: Ben Felz (Eastern Kentucky, ‘09/Louisville, ‘13) Conference: Big Ten 2017-18 Record: 15-17 Home: 11-6 Away: 2-9 Neutral: 2-2 President: Dr. Eric Kaler Conference Record/Finish: 4-14/11th Athletics Director: Mark Coyle Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1 Faculty Representatives: Dr. Perry Leo, Emily Hoover Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 7/5 TEAM INFORMATION (2017-18 STATS) ROSTER BREAKDOWN RETURNING PLAYERS PPG RPG APG MPG FG% OTHER STARTERS RETURNING (4) G 1 Dupree McBrayer 9.4 2.1 2.4 28.6 .357 1.0 spg Dupree McBrayer, Sr., G F 3 Jordan Murphy 16.8 11.3 1.4 31.9 .525 1.0 bpg F 42 Michael Hurt 3.2 2.5 0.9 19.0 .443 0.4 bpg Amir Coffey, Jr., G G 10 Brady Rudrud 0.3 0.3 0.2 2.3 .333 2 pts vs. Alabama A&M Michael Hurt, Jr., F G 11 Isaiah Washington 8.7 2.6 2.3 20.0 .366 0.6 spg Jordan Murphy, Sr., F G 13 Hunt Conroy 1.0 — — 1.5 .500 2 pts vs. FAU STARTERS LOST (1) LOSSES PPG RPG APG MPG FG% OTHER G 2 Nate Mason 16.7 3.6 4.2 34.1 .393 1.1 spg Nate Mason, G G 4 Jamir Harris 3.9 0.9 0.6 14.1 .352 0.2 spg F 20 Davonte Fitzgerald 3.7 2.4 0.3 13.3 .398 0.4 bpg C 21 Bakary Konaté 1.8 3.5 0.3 14.7 .526 0.5 bpg ROSTER BY CLASS SOPHOMORES (4) F 41 Gaston Diedhiou 1.7 1.2 0.2 9.6 .444 0.3 bpg SENIORS (5) Marcus Carr* Jarvis Johnson* Hunt Conroy NEWCOMERS HT. WT. HOMETOWN LAST SCHOOL Dupree McBrayer Eric Curry G 0 Payton Willis* 6-4 200 Fayetteville, Ark. Vanderbilt Jordan Murphy Isaiah Washington G 2 Marcus Carr* 6-2 200 Toronto, Ontario Pittsburgh F 21 Jarvis Omersa 6-6 225 Orono, Minn. Orono HS Matz Stockman G 22 Gabe Kalscheur 6-4 200 Edina, Minn. DeLaSalle HS Brock Stull FRESHMEN (3) C 25 Daniel Oturu 6-10 225 Woodbury, Minn. Cretin-Derham Hall Gabe Kalscheur G 31 Brock Stull 6-4 210 Rockford, Ill. Milwaukee JUNIORS (4) Jarvis Omersa C 35 Matz Stockman 7-0 245 Oslo, Norway Louisville Payton Willis* Daniel Oturu Amir Coffey * - will sit out the 2018-19 season as redshirt due to NCAA transfer rules. Brady Rudrud * - will not play in 2018-19 Michael Hurt ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Men’s Basketball Contact: Dan Reisig Twitter: @GopherMBB / @GopherSports Cell Phone: (612) 419-6142 Facebook: /GopherMensBasketball Office Phone: (612) 625-4389 Instagram: @GopherMBB E-mail: [email protected] Radio Flagship: Learfield/iHeartMedia (100.3 FM KFAN/1130 AM KTLK) Address: Bierman Athletic Center, Room 225W Play-by-Play: Mike Grimm Analyst: Spencer Tollackson 516 15th Ave. SE Phone: (952) 693-6224 Phone: (952) 210-8952 Minneapolis, MN 55455 2018-19 NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos Ht Wt Yr. Hometown (Last School/High School) 0 Payton Willis * G 6-4 200 Jr. Fayetteville, Ark. (Vanderbilt/Fayetteville HS) 1 Dupree McBrayer G 6-5 195 Sr. Queens, N.Y. (Sunrise Christian Academy) 2 Marcus Carr * G 6-2 200 So. Toronto, Ontario (Pittsburgh/Montverde Academy) 3 Jordan Murphy F 6-7 250 Sr. San Antonio, Texas (Brennan HS) 5 Amir Coffey G 6-8 210 Jr. Hopkins, Minn. (Hopkins HS) 10 Brady Rudrud G 6-3 190 Jr. Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie HS) 11 Isaiah Washington G 6-1 195 So. Harlem, N.Y. (St. Raymond’s HS) 12 Jarvis Johnson ^ G 6-1 185 Sr. Minneapolis, Minn. (DeLaSalle HS) 13 Hunt Conroy G 5-10 170 So. New Orleans, La. (Jesuit HS) 21 Jarvis Omersa F 6-6 225 Fr. Orono, Minn. (Orono HS) 22 Gabe Kalscheur G 6-4 200 Fr. Edina, Minn. (DeLaSalle HS) 24 Eric Curry F 6-9 240 R-So. Memphis, Tenn. (Southwest Christian Academy) 25 Daniel Oturu C 6-10 225 Fr. Woodbury, Minn. (Cretin-Derham Hall) 31 Brock Stull G 6-4 210 R-Sr. Rockford, Ill. (Milwaukee/Boylan Catholic) 35 Matz Stockman C 7-0 245 R-Sr. Oslo, Norway (Louisville/Canarias Academy) 42 Michael Hurt F 6-7 220 Jr. Rochester, Minn. (John Marshall HS) * - will sit out the 2018-19 season as redshirt due to NCAA transfer rules. ^- will not play 2018-19 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos Ht Wt Yr. Hometown (Last School/High School) 2 Marcus Carr * G 6-2 200 So. Toronto, Ontario (Pittsburgh/Montverde Academy) 5 Amir Coffey G 6-8 210 Jr. Hopkins, Minn. (Hopkins HS) 13 Hunt Conroy G 5-10 170 So. New Orleans, La. (Jesuit HS) 24 Eric Curry F 6-9 240 R-So. Memphis, Tenn. (Southwest Christian Academy) 42 Michael Hurt F 6-7 220 Jr. Rochester, Minn. (John Marshall HS) 12 Jarvis Johnson ^ G 6-1 185 Sr. Minneapolis, Minn. (DeLaSalle HS) 22 Gabe Kalscheur G 6-4 200 Fr. Edina, Minn. (DeLaSalle HS) 1 Dupree McBrayer G 6-5 195 Sr. Queens, N.Y. (Sunrise Christian Academy) 3 Jordan Murphy F 6-7 250 Sr. San Antonio, Texas (Brennan HS) 21 Jarvis Omersa F 6-6 225 Fr. Orono, Minn. (Orono HS) 25 Daniel Oturu C 6-10 225 Fr. Woodbury, Minn. (Cretin-Derham Hall) 10 Brady Rudrud G 6-3 190 Jr. Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie HS) 35 Matz Stockman C 7-0 245 R-Sr. Oslo, Norway (Louisville/Canarias Academy) 31 Brock Stull G 6-4 210 R-Sr. Rockford, Ill. (Milwaukee/Boylan Catholic) 11 Isaiah Washington G 6-1 195 So. Harlem, N.Y. (St. Raymond’s HS) 0 Payton Willis * G 6-4 200 Jr. Fayetteville, Ark. (Vanderbilt/Fayetteville HS) * - will sit out the 2018-19 season as redshirt due to NCAA transfer rules. ^- will not play Head Coach: Richard Pitino (Providence College, ‘05) Assistant Coaches: Ed Conroy (The Citadel, ‘89), Rob Jeter (Wis.-Platteville, ’91), Kyle Lindsted (Central Christian, ’08) Director of Basketball Operations: Ryan Livingston (Eastern, ‘04) Assistant to the Head Coach: Josh Adel (Florida, ‘12) Video Coordinator: Billy O’Meara (Louisville, ’11) Strength & Conditioning Coach: Steve Felde (Concordia [Wis.], ’03) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Amir COFFEY (Ah-MEER) Jarvis OMERSA (Oh-MURR-suh) Gabe KALSCHEUR (CAL-sure) Daniel OTURU (Oh-TOO-roo) Dupree McBRAYER (Mick-BRAY-urr – rhymes with pray) Brady RUDRUD (Rud-RUDE) Matz STOCKMAN (MOTTS) GOLDEN GOPHERS MEN’S BASKETBALL 2018-19 PRESEASON PROSPECTUS 2018-19 SCHEDULE (AS OF 10/10/18) Date Day Opponent Time TV 11/1/18 Thu. Minnesota Duluth (Exhibition) 7 p.m. BTN Plus 11/6/18 Tue. Omaha 7 p.m. BTN Plus 11/12/18 Mon. Utah 8 p.m. BTN Vancouver Showcase (Vancouver Convention Center, Vancouver, B.C.) 11/18/18 Sun. vs. Texas A&M 9:30 p.m. ESPN2 11/20/18 Tue. vs. Santa Clara 7:30 p.m. tba 11/21/18 Wed. vs. Washington 5:30 p.m. tba 11/26/18 Mon. at Boston College 8 p.m. ESPN2 11/30/18 Fri. vs. Oklahoma State (at U.S. Bank Stadium) 9 p.m. BTN 12/2/18 Sun. at Ohio State* 6 p.m. BTN 12/5/18 Wed. Nebraska* 8 p.m. BTN 12/8/18 Sat. Arkansas State 3 p.m. BTN Plus 12/11/18 Tue. North Florida 8 p.m. BTN 12/21/18 Fri. North Carolina A&T 7 p.m. BTN Plus 12/30/18 Sun. Mount St. Mary’s 3 p.m. ESPNU 1/3/19 Thu. at Wisconsin* 8 p.m. BTN 1/8/19 Tue. Maryland* 6 p.m. BTN 1/12/19 Sat. Rutgers* 11:30 a.m. BTN 1/16/19 Wed. at Illinois* 8 p.m. BTN 1/19/19 Sat. Penn State* 7:30 p.m. BTN 1/22/19 Tue. at Michigan* 6 p.m. BTN 1/27/19 Sun. Iowa* 4 p.m. FS1 1/30/19 Wed. Illinois* 8 p.m. BTN 2/3/19 Sun. at Purdue* 11 a.m. BTN 2/6/19 Wed. Wisconsin* 8 p.m. BTN 2/9/19 Sat. at Michigan State* 1 p.m. ESPN/2 2/13/19 Wed. at Nebraska* 8 p.m. BTN 2/16/19 Sat. Indiana* 1 p.m. ESPN/2 2/21/19 Thu. Michigan* 6 p.m. ESPN/2 2/24/19 Sun. at Rutgers* 5:30 p.m. BTN 2/28/19 Thu. at Northwestern* 8 p.m. ESPN/2/U 3/5/19 Tue. Purdue* 7 p.m. BTN 3/8/19 Fri. at Maryland* 5:30 p.m. FS1 3/13/19- Wed.- Big Ten Tournament (at Chicago, Ill.) 3/17/19 Sun. Home games at Williams Arena in BOLD All times Central GOLDEN GOPHERS MEN’S BASKETBALL 2018-19 PRESEASON PROSPECTUS Minnesota Basketball 2017-18 Team Totals as of Wed, Feb 28, 2018 2017-18 FINAL STATISTICS All Games Record Home Away Neutral 15-17 11-6 2-9 2-2 Total 3 Pt Rebounds Name GP-GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF DQ A TO BLK STL Pts Avg 03 Murphy, Jordan 32-32 1020 31.9 202-385 0.525 11-35 0.314 123-176 0.699 129 232 361 11.3 81 4 45 83 32 39 538 16.8 02 Mason, Nate 31-31 1057 34.1 168-428 0.393 77-197 0.391 104-134 0.776 18 95 113 3.6 60 1 130 47 2 34 517 16.7 05 Coffey, Amir 18-18 569 31.6 87-183 0.475 21-57 0.368 57-83 0.687 17 56 73 4.1 36 2 60 35 5 13 252 14.0 22 Lynch, Reggie 16-16 422 26.4 59-101 0.584 0-0 - 43-60 0.717 50 78 128 8.0 43 0 21 23 66 11 161 10.1 01 McBrayer, Dupree 27-27 771 28.6 82-230 0.357 36-105 0.343 53-78 0.679 4 52 56 2.1 48 0 66 33 9 26 253 9.4 11 Washington, Isaiah 32-4 641 20.0 102-279 0.366 21-87 0.241 52-68 0.765 19 65 84 2.6 38 0 75 48 2 18 277 8.7 04 Harris, Jamir 28-2 394 14.1 38-108 0.352 28-81 0.346 6-12 0.500 5 20 25 0.9 25 0 17 15 1 7 110 3.9 20 Fitzgerald, Davonte 31-4 412 13.3 43-108 0.398 15-44 0.341 13-24 0.542 14 61 75 2.4 49 0 10 13 12 9 114 3.7 42 Hurt, Michael 32-14 608 19.0 35-79 0.443 9-21 0.429 24-36 0.667 10 71 81 2.5 30 0 30 23 14 9 103 3.2 21 Konate, Bakary 28-12 411 14.7 20-38 0.526 0-0 - 9-14 0.643 36 61 97 3.5 61 2 8 15 15 11 49 1.8 41 Diedhiou, Gaston 16-0 153 9.6 12-27 0.444 0-0 - 3-7 0.429 5 15 20 1.2 20 0 4 2 5 4 27 1.7 13 Conroy, Hunt 2-0 3 1.5 1-2 0.500 0-1 0.000 0-0 - 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.0 10 Rudrud, Brady 6-0 14 2.3 1-3 0.333 0-2 0.000 0-0 - 0 2 2 0.3 1 0 1 3 0 0 2 0.3 TM TEAM 0-0 - 0-0 - 64 42 106 3.3 13 0 0.0 GP-GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF DQ A TO BLK STL Pts Avg MINN Total 32 850-1971 0.431 218-630 0.346 487-692 0.704 371 850 1221 38.2 494 9 467 353 163 181 2405 75.2 Opponents 32 876-2000 0.438 268-715 0.375 382-542 0.705 355 867 1222 38.2 596 - 502 364 152 177 2402 75.1 MINN Average 26.6-61.6 6.8-19.7 15.2-21.6 11.6 26.6 38.2 15.4 14.6 11.0 5.1 5.7 75.2 Opp.