2024–25 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

2024–25 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball
2024–25 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	6–3 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Ben Johnson (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Dave Thorson (4th season); Jason Kemp (4th season); Marcus Jenkins (4th season); Josh Adel (2nd season);
Home arena	Williams Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 ⊟

2024–25 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 12 Oregon	0	–	0	–	8	–	0	1.000
No. 11 Wisconsin	0	–	0	–	8	–	0	1.000
Maryland	0	–	0	–	7	–	1	.875
Penn State	0	–	0	–	7	–	1	.875
No. 8 Purdue	0	–	0	–	7	–	1	.875
No. 19 Illinois	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Iowa	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Michigan	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Nebraska	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
UCLA	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Washington	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Michigan State	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
Northwestern	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
Indiana	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Ohio State	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Minnesota	0	–	0	–	6	–	3	.667
Rutgers	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
USC	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625

† 2025 Big Ten tournament winner As of December 1, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represents the University of Minnesota in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gophers, led by fourth-year head coach Ben Johnson, play their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota as members of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

The Gophers finished the 2023–24 season 19–15, 9–11 in Big Ten play, to finish in a three-way tie for ninth place. As a No. 9 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they lost in the second round to Michigan State. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Butler in the first round before losing to Indiana State.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Elijah Hawkins	0	G	5'11"	165	Junior	Washington, D.C.	Transferred to Texas Tech
Joshua Ola-Joseph	1	F	6'7"	215	Sophomore	Brooklyn Park, MN	Transferred to California
Braden Carrington	4	G	6'4"	195	Sophomore	Brooklyn Park, MN	Transferred to Tulsa
Isaiah Ihnen	5	F	6'10"	220	Junior	Böblingen, Germany	Transferred to Liberty
Kris Keinys	8	F	6'8"	215	Freshman	Klaipėda, Lithuania	Transferred to Pacific
Jackson Purcell	11	G	6'5"	195	Sophomore	Apple Valley, MN	Walk-on; left the team
Pharrel Payne	21	F	6'9"	255	Sophomore	Cottage Grove, MN	Transferred to Texas A&M
Cam Christie	24	G	6'6"	190	Freshman	Arlington Heights, IL	Declared for 2024 NBA draft; selected 46th overall by Los Angeles Clippers
Will Ramberg	25	G	6'5"	205	Senior	Grand Marais, MN	Walk-on; graduated
Jack Wilson	33	C	6'11"	285	GS Senior	Montara, CA	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Frank Mitchell	00	F	6'8"	240	Senior	Toronto, ON	Canisius
Trey Edmonds	5	F/C	6'10"	255	Senior	Aurora, CO	UTSA
Caleb Williams	6	G	6'2'		Senior	Wild Rose, WI	Macalester College
Femi Odukale	11	G	6'6"	205	GS Senior	Brooklyn, NY	New Mexico State
Brennan Rigsby	24	G/F	6'5"	195	Senior	De Beque, CO	Oregon
Lu'Cye Patterson	25	G	6'2"	205	Senior	Minneapolis, MN	Charlotte
Tyler Cochran	28	G	6'2"	225	Senior	Bolingbrook, IL	Toledo
Lincoln Meister	54	F	6'9"	235	GS Senior	Rochester, MN	Walk-on; Minnesota Duluth

Recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Isaac Asuma #16 PG	Iron, MN	Cherry School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Mar 2, 2023
Isaac Asuma #16 PG	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Grayson Grove PF	Alexandria, MN	Alexandria Area High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	May 13, 2023
Grayson Grove PF	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports:
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 22, 2023.

Roster

2024–25 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	00	Frank Mitchell	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	RS Jr	Oakville Prep Canisius	Toronto, ON
G	1	Isaac Asuma	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	Fr	Cherry	Cherry, MN
G	2	Mike Mitchell Jr.	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Archbishop Mitty Pepperdine	San Jose, CA
F	3	Dawson Garcia	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	234 lb (106 kg)	Sr	Prior Lake North Carolina	Savage, MN
F	4	Kadyn Betts	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS So	Central	Pueblo, CO
F/C	5	Trey Edmonds	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Sr	George Washington UTSA	Aurora, CO
G	6	Caleb Williams	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Wild Rose Macalester College	Wild Rose, WI
G	7	Max Sheridan (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	St. Monica Prep	Los Angeles, CA
F	10	Grayson Grove	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Alexandria	Alexandria, MN
G	11	Femi Odukale	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	GS	Springfield Commonwealth New Mexico State	Brooklyn, NY
F	12	Erick Reader (W)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	New Life Academy	Bloomington, MN
F	23	Parker Fox	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	GS	Mahtomedi Northern State	Mahtomedi, MN
G	24	Brennan Rigsby	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Wasatch Academy Oregon	De Beque, CO
G	25	Lu'Cye Patterson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	RS Sr	Minnesota Prep Charlotte	Minneapolis, MN
G	28	Tyler Cochran	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Bolingbrook Toledo	Bolingbrook, IL
F	54	Lincoln Meister (W)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	GS	John Marshall Minnesota Duluth	Rochester, MN

Head coach

Ben Johnson (Minnesota)

Assistant coach(es)

Dave Thorson (Hamline)
Jason Kemp (UW–La Crosse)
Marcus Jenkins (Air Force)
Josh Adel (Florida)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 19, 2024* 12:00 p.m., B1G	Bemidji State	W 90–65		19 – Mitchell Jr.	7 – Mitchell	8 – Tied	Williams Arena (7,534) Minneapolis, MN
October 29, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G	Hamline	W 79–57		16 – Rigsby	7 – Edmonds	5 – Asuma	Williams Arena (8,027) Minneapolis, MN
Regular season
November 6, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G	Oral Roberts	W 80–57	1–0	30 – Garcia	8 – Garcia	9 – Mitchell Jr.	Williams Arena (6,975) Minneapolis, MN
November 9, 2024* 2:30 p.m., Peacock	Omaha	W 68–64	2–0	24 – Garcia	7 – Garcia	6 – Patterson	Williams Arena (8,019) Minneapolis, MN
November 13, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G	North Texas	L 51–54	2–1	24 – Garcia	8 – Garcia	3 – Odukale	Williams Arena (7,743) Minneapolis, MN
November 16, 2024* 3:00 p.m., BTN	Yale	W 59–56	3–1	24 – Garcia	7 – Mitchell	6 – Patterson	Williams Arena (8,205) Minneapolis, MN
November 19, 2024* 6:00 p.m., BTN	Cleveland State	W 58–47	4–1	18 – Fox	12 – Odukale	4 – Garcia	Williams Arena (7,051) Minneapolis, MN
November 25, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G	Central Michigan	W 68–65	5–1	22 – Garcia	11 – Garcia	6 – Asuma	Williams Arena (7,349) Minneapolis, MN
November 28, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN2	vs. Wichita State ESPN Events Invitational semifinals	L 66–68 ^OT	5–2	14 – Patterson	10 – Asuma	8 – Odukale	State Farm Field House Bay Lake, FL
November 29, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN2	vs. Wake Forest ESPN Events Invitational consolation game	L 51–57	5–3	12 – Patterson	6 – Fox	4 – Patterson	State Farm Field House Bay Lake, FL
December 1, 2024* 2:00 p.m., B1G	Bethune–Cookman	W 79–62	6–3	23 – Garcia	7 – Odukale	6 – Asuma	Williams Arena (7,314) Minneapolis, MN
December 4, 2024 7:30 p.m., BTN	Michigan State						Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
December 9, 2024 5:30 p.m., BTN	at Indiana						Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
December 21, 2024* 1:00 p.m., BTN	Fairleigh Dickinson						Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
December 29, 2024* 1:00 p.m., Peacock	Morgan State						Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., FS1	Purdue						Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
January 6, 2025 8:00 p.m., FS1	Ohio State						Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
January 10, 2025 6:00 p.m., Peacock	at Wisconsin						Kohl Center Madison, WI
January 13, 2025 5:30 p.m., BTN	at Maryland						Xfinity Center College Park, MD
January 16, 2025 6:00 p.m., FS1	Michigan						Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
January 21, 2025 8:00 p.m., BTN	at Iowa						Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
January 25, 2025 3:00 p.m., BTN	Oregon						Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
January 28, 2025 7:00 p.m., Peacock	at Michigan State						Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
February 1, 2025 11:00 a.m., BTN	Washington						Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
February 4, 2025 6:00 p.m., BTN	at Penn State						Bryce Jordan Center State College, PA
February 8, 2025 5:00 p.m., BTN	Illinois						Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
February 15, 2025 3:00 p.m., BTN	at USC						Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
February 18, 2025 9:30 p.m., FS1	at UCLA						Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 22, 2025 1:00 p.m., BTN	Penn State						Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
February 25, 2025 6:00 p.m., Peacock	Northwestern						Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
March 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., BTN	at Nebraska						Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
March 5, 2025 7:30 p.m., BTN	Wisconsin						Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
March 9, 2025 12:00 p.m., BTN	at Rutgers						Jersey Mike's Arena Piscataway, NJ
Big Ten tournament
March 12–16, 2025 TBA	vs.						Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** — = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—

References

External links

"2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". gophersports.com. Retrieved 2024-08-22.

v t e Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball
Venues	On-campus YMCA (1895–1896) UM Armory (1896–1925) Kenwood Armory (1925–1928) Williams Arena (1928–present)
Culture & lore	Goldy Gopher "Minnesota Rouser" Scandal
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics