2021-2022 Minnesota Golden Gophers

2021-2022 Minnesota Golden Gophers Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
10 Jamison Battle So SF 6-7 220 May 10, 2001 Minneapolis (MN) United States De La Salle High School
1 Eric Curry Sr PF 6-9 240 Jun 30, 1998 Memphis (TN) United States Ridgeway High School
15 Charlie Daniels Sr C 6-9 230 - Jacksboro (TN) United States Potter's House Christian Academy
23 Parker Fox RS-Sr F 6-8 210 - Mahtomedi (MN) United States Mahtomedi High School
5 Isaiah Ihnen Jr GF 6-10 220 Oct 15, 2000 Boblingen Germany N/A
3 Joey Kern Sr G 6-1 170 - Norwalk (IA) United States Dowling Catholic High School
12 Luke Loewe Sr G 6-4 185 - Fond du Lac (WI) United States Fond du Lac High School
22 Danny Ogele Sr F 6-7 220 - Chicago (IL) United States St. Ignatius College Prep
11 Jackson Purcell RS-Fr G 6-5 195 - Apple Valley (MN) United States Eastview High School
25 Will Ramberg So G 6-5 205 - Grand Marais (MN) United States Cook County High School
20 E.J. Stephens Sr G 6-3 175 Mar 29, 1999 Plantation (FL) United States St. Thomas Aquinas High School
24 Sean Sutherlin Sr G 6-5 200 - New Brighton (MN) United States Irondale High School
2 Abdoulaye Thiam Fr G 6-4 180 - Orlando (FL) United States Dr. Phillips High School
42 Treyton Thompson Fr C 7-0 210 - Alexandria (MN) United States La Lumiere School
0 Payton Willis Sr SG 6-4 200 Jan 31, 1998 Fayetteville (AR) United States Fayetteville High School

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

2021-2022 Minnesota Golden Gophers Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Payton Willis Asheville Championship MVP
Jamison Battle All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (Coaches)
Payton Willis All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (Coaches)
Jamison Battle All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (Media)
Payton Willis All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (Media)
Payton Willis Big Ten Player of the Week (Jan 24, 2022)
Payton Willis Big Ten Player of the Week (Dec 6, 2021)

2021-2022 Minnesota Golden Gophers Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters E. Stephens P. Willis L. Loewe J. Battle E. Curry
Rotation   S. Sutherlin     C. Daniels
Lim PT J. Kern W. Ramberg D. Ogele T. Thompson  
Lim PT   A. Thiam      

2021-2022 Minnesota Golden Gophers Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Jamison Battle 29 36.7 17.5 6.3 1.0 0.4 0.4 1.3
Payton Willis 29 36.3 15.9 4.8 4.3 1.4 0.5 1.8
E.J. Stephens 29 31.9 10.2 3.1 1.6 0.9 0.1 1.2
Luke Loewe 30 34.8 8.1 2.4 2.4 0.6 0.0 1.0
Eric Curry 26 27.8 7.7 5.8 1.9 0.9 0.7 1.2
Sean Sutherlin 28 22.0 7.2 3.6 1.0 0.8 0.3 1.1
Treyton Thompson 19 8.0 1.9 1.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.4
Charlie Daniels 29 11.2 1.5 1.8 0.8 0.3 0.6 0.7
Abdoulaye Thiam 15 3.1 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.3
Will Ramberg 13 3.6 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2
Danny Ogele 13 2.9 0.2 0.7 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.2
Joey Kern 2 1.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2021-2022 Minnesota Golden Gophers Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Ben Johnson Head Coach 2021-2022 Assistant Coach (Xavier, 2018 to 2021)
Dave Thorson Assistant Coach 2021-2022 Assistant Coach (Colorado State, 2018 to 2021)
Jason Kemp Assistant Coach 2021-2022 Assistant Coach (William & Mary, 2019 to 2021)
Marcus Jenkins Assistant Coach 2021-2022 Associate Head Coach (Richmond, 2018 to 2021)
Nate Loenser Assistant Coach 2021-2022 Head Coach (2019 to 2020)
Josh Adel Video Coordinator 2019-2020 Assistant to the Head Coach (Minnesota, 2013 to 2019)
Mark Coyle Athletic Director 2016-2017 Athletic Director (Syracuse, 2015 to 2016)
Ryan Livingston Director of Basketball Operations, Assistant Athletic Director 2015-2016 Special Assistant to the Head Coach (Villanova, 2012 to 2015)
Jeffrey Winslow Head Athletic Trainer 2021-2022 N/A
Steve Felde Strength and Conditioning Coach 2018-2019 Strength and Conditioning Coach (Miami (FL), 2013 to 2018)
Michelle Traversie Director of Communications 2021-2022 Associate Director of Communications (Minnesota, 2017 to 2021)