2015-2016 Minnesota Golden Gophers

2015-2016 Minnesota Golden Gophers Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
23 Charles Buggs Jr F 6-9 230 Apr 3, 1993 Arlington (TX) United States Hargrave Military Academy
41 Gaston Diedhiou So FC 6-10 245 Oct 8, 1993 Dakar Senegal Canarias Basketball Academy
4 Kevin Dorsey Fr PG 6-0 175 - Upper Marlboro (MD) United States Clinton Christian High School
32 Ahmad Gilbert Fr SF 6-7 205 Aug 1, 1996 Philadelphia (PA) United States Constitution High School
10 Darin Haugh Jr G 5-10 170 - Prior Lake (MN) United States Eastview High School
12 Jarvis Johnson Fr PG 6-1 185 Nov 3, 1996 Brooklyn Park (MN) United States De La Salle High School
24 Joey King Sr F 6-9 225 Sep 24, 1993 Eagan (MN) United States Eastview High School
21 Bakary Konate So C 6-11 235 Dec 15, 1993 Bamako Mali Sunrise Christian Academy
25 Mike Lukashewich So G 6-3 180 Oct 27, 1995 Appleton (WI) United States Appleton North High School
2 Nathaniel Mason So G 6-2 185 Jul 25, 1995 Decatur (GA) United States Arlington Country Day School
1 Dupree McBrayer Fr SG 6-5 195 Jun 2, 1995 Springfield Garden (NY) United States Sunrise Christian Academy
11 Carlos Morris Sr G 6-5 180 Nov 17, 1992 Apalachicola (FL) United States Arlington Country Day School
3 Jordan Murphy Fr SF 6-6 250 Feb 28, 1997 San Antonio (TX) United States / Puerto Rico William J. Brennan High School
15 Stephon Sharp Fr G 6-3 195 - Bloomington (MN) United States Hopkins High School

Minnesota Transfers Sitting Out 2015-2016

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality Transferred From
- Davonte Fitzgerald RS F 6-7 205 Sep 2, 1994 Atlanta (GA) United States Texas A&M
- Reggie Lynch Jr FC 6-10 260 Nov 30, 1994 Edina (MN) United States Illinois State

2015-2016 Minnesota Golden Gophers Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters N. Mason J. Murphy J. King C. Buggs B. Konate
Rotation K. Dorsey C. Morris A. Gilbert    
Rotation S. Sharp D. McBrayer      
Lim PT D. Haugh M. Lukashewich   G. Diedhiou  

2015-2016 Minnesota Golden Gophers Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Nathaniel Mason 27 32.9 13.8 2.9 4.5 0.9 0.0 1.7
Jordan Murphy 31 26.5 11.6 8.0 0.7 1.0 1.0 1.8
Joey King 29 29.4 11.6 3.8 1.3 0.5 0.3 0.9
Carlos Morris 24 25.5 9.8 3.5 1.4 0.8 0.2 1.8
Kevin Dorsey 26 18.6 6.8 2.3 1.4 0.5 0.2 1.4
Dupree McBrayer 27 22.8 5.9 2.3 2.5 1.0 0.1 1.2
Charles Buggs 28 24.1 5.8 2.9 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.9
Bakary Konate 31 21.5 4.8 5.1 0.4 0.2 1.0 1.2
Stephon Sharp 15 12.5 3.9 0.9 0.7 0.1 0.2 1.1
Ahmad Gilbert 21 14.0 3.4 1.9 0.8 0.6 0.1 0.6
Mike Lukashewich 4 6.5 1.2 0.8 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2
Gaston Diedhiou 24 5.5 0.7 0.8 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2
Darin Haugh 6 3.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5

2015-2016 Minnesota Golden Gophers Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Richard Pitino Head Coach 2013-2014 Head Coach (Florida International, 2012 to 2013)
Ben Johnson Assistant Coach 2013-2014 N/A
Kimani Young Assistant Coach 2013-2014 Assistant Coach (Florida International, 2012 to 2013)
Nate Pomeday Assistant Coach 2015-2016 Director of Basketball Operations (Minnesota, 2014 to 2015)
Josh Adel Assistant to the Head Coach 2013-2014 N/A
Billy O'Meara Video Coordinator 2014-2015 N/A
Beth Goetz Athletic Director 2015-2016 N/A
Ryan Livingston Director of Basketball Operations 2015-2016 Special Assistant to the Head Coach (Villanova, 2012 to 2015)
Caitlin Mahoney Assistant Director of Basketball Operations 2014-2015 N/A
Isaac Hermer Graduate Manager 2015-2016 N/A
Shaun Brown Strength and Conditioning Coach 2013-2014 N/A
Moira Novak Director of Sports Medicine 2011-2012 N/A
Paul Rovnak Director of Communications 2014-2015 N/A