2017-2018 Minnesota Golden Gophers

2017-2018 Minnesota Golden Gophers Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
5 Amir Coffey So SF 6-7 210 Jun 17, 1997 Minnetonka (MN) United States Hopkins High School
13 Hunt Conroy Fr G 5-10 165 - New Orleans (LA) United States Jesuit High School
24 Eric Curry RS-So PF 6-9 240 Jun 30, 1998 Memphis (TN) United States Ridgeway High School
41 Gaston Diedhiou Sr FC 6-10 245 Oct 8, 1993 Dakar Senegal Canarias Basketball Academy
20 Davonte Fitzgerald Jr F 6-7 205 Sep 2, 1994 Atlanta (GA) United States Tucker High School
4 Jamir Harris Fr SG 6-2 195 - Edison (NJ) United States St. Patrick High School
42 Michael Hurt So PF 6-7 220 - Rochester (MN) United States John Marshall High School
12 Jarvis Johnson Jr PG 6-1 185 Nov 3, 1996 Brooklyn Park (MN) United States De La Salle High School
21 Bakary Konate Sr C 6-11 235 Dec 15, 1993 Bamako Mali Sunrise Christian Academy
22 Reggie Lynch Sr FC 6-10 260 Nov 30, 1994 Edina (MN) United States Edina High School
2 Nathaniel Mason Sr G 6-2 185 Jul 25, 1995 Decatur (GA) United States Arlington Country Day School
1 Dupree McBrayer Jr SG 6-5 195 Jun 2, 1995 Springfield Garden (NY) United States Sunrise Christian Academy
3 Jordan Murphy Jr SF 6-6 250 Feb 28, 1997 San Antonio (TX) United States / Puerto Rico William J. Brennan High School
10 Brady Rudrud So G 6-2 190 Sep 9, 1997 Eden Prairie (MN) United States Eden Prairie High School
11 Isaiah Washington Fr PG 6-1 195 Jul 20, 1998 Bronx (NY) United States St. Raymond High School for Boys

Minnesota Transfers Sitting Out 2017-2018

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality Transferred From
35 Matz Stockman Sr C 7-0 240 Jan 30, 1995 Oslo Norway Louisville

Recent Minnesota Golden Gophers History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 19-15 (9-11) 9th (Big Ten) 2nd Rnd NIT 2nd Rnd
2022-2023 9-22 (2-17) 14th (Big Ten) 2nd Rnd N/A
2021-2022 13-17 (4-16) 13th (Big Ten) 1st Rnd N/A
2020-2021 14-15 (6-14) 13th (Big Ten) 2nd Rnd N/A
2019-2020 15-16 (8-12) 12th (Big Ten) 2nd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 22-14 (9-11) 7th (Big Ten) 4th Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2017-2018 15-17 (4-14) 11th (Big Ten) 1st Rnd N/A
2016-2017 24-10 (11-7) 4th (Big Ten) 4th Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2015-2016 8-23 (2-16) 13th (Big Ten) 1st Rnd N/A
2014-2015 18-15 (6-12) 10th (Big Ten) 2nd Rnd N/A
2013-2014 25-13 (8-10) 7th (Big Ten) 2nd Rnd NIT Champion
2012-2013 21-13 (8-10) 7th (Big Ten) 1st Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2011-2012 23-15 (6-12) 9th (Big Ten) 2nd Rnd NIT Runner Up
2010-2011 18-14 (6-12) 9th (Big Ten) 1st Rnd N/A
2009-2010 21-14 (9-9) 6th (Big Ten) Runner Up NCAA 1st Rnd
2008-2009 22-11 (9-9) 7th (Big Ten) 2nd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2007-2008 20-14 (8-10) 6th (Big Ten) 3rd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2006-2007 9-22 (3-13) 9th (Big Ten) 1st Rnd N/A
2005-2006 16-15 (5-11) 10th (Big Ten) 2nd Rnd NIT 3rd Rnd
2004-2005 21-11 (10-6) 4th (Big Ten) 3rd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2003-2004 12-18 (3-13) 10th (Big Ten) 2nd Rnd N/A
2002-2003 19-14 (8-8) 6th (Big Ten) 1st Rnd NIT 4th Rnd

2017-2018 Minnesota Golden Gophers Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Jordan Murphy All-Big Ten Third Team (Coaches)
Nathaniel Mason All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (Coaches)
Jordan Murphy All-Big Ten Second Team (Media)
Nathaniel Mason All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (Media)
Isaiah Washington Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Feb 5, 2018)

2017-2018 Minnesota Golden Gophers Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters N. Mason D. McBrayer J. Murphy M. Hurt B. Konate
Rotation I. Washington J. Harris   D. Fitzgerald  
Lim PT B. Rudrud H. Conroy   A. Coffey G. Diedhiou
Lim PT       E. Curry R. Lynch
Lim PT         M. Stockman

2017-2018 Minnesota Golden Gophers Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Jordan Murphy 32 31.8 16.8 11.3 1.4 1.2 1.0 2.6
Nathaniel Mason 31 34.1 16.7 3.6 4.2 1.1 0.1 1.5
Amir Coffey 18 31.6 14.0 4.1 3.3 0.7 0.3 1.9
Reggie Lynch 16 26.4 10.1 8.0 1.3 0.7 4.1 1.4
Dupree McBrayer 27 28.6 9.4 2.1 2.4 1.0 0.3 1.2
Isaiah Washington 32 20.0 8.7 2.6 2.3 0.6 0.1 1.5
Jamir Harris 28 14.1 3.9 0.9 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.5
Davonte Fitzgerald 31 13.3 3.7 2.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4
Michael Hurt 32 19.0 3.2 2.5 0.9 0.3 0.4 0.7
Bakary Konate 28 14.6 1.8 3.5 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.5
Gaston Diedhiou 16 9.6 1.7 1.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1
Hunt Conroy 2 1.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Brady Rudrud 6 2.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.5

2017-2018 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)
Ed Conroy Assistant Coach 2016-2017 Head Coach (Tulane, 2010 to 2016)
Josh Adel Assistant to the Head Coach 2013-2014 N/A
Billy O'Meara Video Coordinator 2014-2015 N/A
Mark Coyle Athletic Director 2016-2017 Athletic Director (Syracuse, 2015 to 2016)
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
Paul Rovnak Director of Communications 2014-2015 N/A