College Basketball - Big Ten Conference
Minnesota Golden Gophers
| Location: Minneapolis, MN University Founded: 1851 Enrollment: 50,402  Nickname: Golden Gophers Mascot: Goldy Gopher School Colors: Maroon and gold Joined the Big 10: 1896 Varsity Sports: 25 U. President: Robert H. Bruininks Director of Athletics: Joel Maturi Basketball Head Coach: Tubby Smith Conference (Co-) Champions: 1906, '07, '11, '17, '19, '37, '72, '82, '97 Basketball Arena: Williams Arena Current Capacity: 14,625 First Year of Basketball: 1905 |
The school was founded in 1851 and it is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota; it is also known as U of M or The U.
The U of M intercollegiate athletic teams are known as "Golden Gophers" which are members of the Big Ten Conference and the Western Collegiate Hockey Association in the NCAA.
The school’s men basketball team has been a very successful program with one NIT Championship, eight Big Ten Regular Season Championships and two National Championships besides three appearances in the Sweet 16.
The team is known as the Golden Gophers' and are coached by Tubby Smith who was recently hired by the school in early March 2007.
Today some former Gophers are actively playing in the NBA some of them are: Kevin Burleson, Joel Przybilla, and Kris Humphries.
Minnesota 2009/2010 Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Time/Result |
| 13-Nov | Tennessee Tech | W 87-50 |
| 16-Nov | Stephen F. Austin | W 82-42 |
| 19-Nov | Utah Valley | W 76-51 |
| 26-Nov | vs. No. 10 Butler | W 82-73 |
| 27-Nov | vs. Portland | L 61-56 |
| 29-Nov | vs. Texas A&M | L 66-65 |
| 2-Dec | at Miami (FL) | L 63-58 |
| 5-Dec | Brown | W 91-55 |
| 8-Dec | Morgan State | W 94-64 |
| 12-Dec | Saint Joseph's | W 97-74 |
| 15-Dec | Northern Illinois | W 89-48 |
| 23-Dec | South Dakota State | W 92-62 |
| 29-Dec | Penn State | W 75-70 |
| 2-Jan | at Iowa | W 86-74 |
| 5-Jan | at No. 4 Purdue | L 79-60 |
| 9-Jan | Ohio State | W 73-62 |
| 13-Jan | at No. 8 Michigan State | L 60-53 |
| 17-Jan | at Indiana | L 81-78 |
| 23-Jan | No. 7 Michigan State | L 65-64 |
| 26-Jan | Northwestern | W 65-61 |
| 31-Jan | at No. 24 Ohio State | L 85-63 |
| 6-Feb | at Penn State | W 66-64 |
| 11-Feb | Michigan | 7:00 PM ET |
| 14-Feb | at Northwestern | 5:00 PM ET |
| 18-Feb | No. 13 Wisconsin | 9:00 PM ET |
| 20-Feb | Indiana | 8:00 PM ET |
| 24-Feb | No. 6 Purdue | 8:30 PM ET |
| 27-Feb | at Illinois | TBA |
| 2-Mar | at Michigan | 8:00 PM ET |
| 7-Mar | Iowa | 6:00 PM ET |