2009–10 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

2009–10 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2010 Big Ten Tournament winner; As of April 3, 2010; Rankings from AP Poll

Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball
2009–10 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball
NCAA Tournament First Round vs. Xavier, L 65–54
Conference	Big Ten Conference
2009–10 record	21–14 (9–9 Big Ten)
Head coach	Tubby Smith
Assistant coach	Ron Jirsa
Assistant coach	Saul Smith
Assistant coach	Vince Taylor
Home arena	Williams Arena
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The 2009–10 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in the college basketball season of 2009–2010. The team's head coach was Tubby Smith in his third year. The Golden Gophers played their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota and are members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 21–14, 9–9 in Big Ten play. They advanced to the championship game of the 2010 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament before losing to Ohio State. They received an at-large bid to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, earning an 11 seed in the West Region. They lost to six-seed and AP #25 Xavier in the first round.

Season

Royce White signed with the Minnesota Golden Gophers, but did not play due to shoplifting and trespassing charges. He transferred to Iowa State in July 2010.^[1]

Roster

#	Name	Height	Weight (lbs.)	Position	Class	Hometown	Previous Team(s)
0	Al Nolen	6'1"	180	G	Jr.	Minneapolis, MN, U.S.	Minneapolis Henry HS
1	Paul Carter	6'8"	205	F	Jr.	Little Rock, AR, U.S.	Little Rock Mills HS Missouri State-West Plains
3	Justin Cobbs	6'3"	190	G	Fr.	Los Angeles, CA, U.S.	Bishop Montgomery HS
5	Devoe Joseph	6'3"	170	G	So.	Ajax, ON, Canada	Pickering HS
20	Lawrence Westbrook	6'0"	195	G	Sr.	Chandler, AZ, U.S.	Winchendon Prep
22	Devron Bostick	6'5"	210	G	Sr.	Racine, WI, U.S.	St. Catharine's HS SW Illinois
24	Blake Hoffarber	6'4"	200	G	Jr.	Minnetonka, MN, U.S.	Hopkins HS
32	Trevor Mbakwe	6'8"	240	F	RJr.	Saint Paul, MN, U.S.	St. Bernard's HS Miami Dade College
33	Rodney Williams	6'7"	210	F	Fr.	Minneapolis, MN, U.S.	Robbinsdale Cooper HS
34	Damian Johnson	6'7"	210	F	RSr.	Thibodaux, LA, U.S.	Thibodaux HS
45	Colton Iverson	6'10"	235	F/C	So.	Yankton, SD, U.S.	Yankton HS
50	Ralph Sampson III	6'11"	230	F/C	So.	Duluth, GA, U.S.	Northview HS

2009–10 Schedule and results

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site City, State
Exhibition
November 5, 2009* 7:00		Minnesota Duluth	W 114–47		Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
November 9, 2009* 7:00		Minnesota State Moorhead	W 98–49		Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
Regular Season
November 13, 2009* 7:00	#25	Tennessee Tech	W 87–50	1–0	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
November 16, 2009* 7:00	#24	Stephen F. Austin State	W 82–42	2–0	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
November 19, 2009* 7:00, BTN	#24	Utah Valley	W 76–51	3–0	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
November 26, 2009* 7:30, ESPN2	#22	vs. #12 Butler 2009 76 Classic	W 82–73	4–0	Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, CA
November 27, 2009* 8:30, ESPNU	#22	vs. Portland 2009 76 Classic	L 61–56	4–1	Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, CA
November 29, 2009* TBA, ESPN2	#22	vs. Texas A&M 2009 76 Classic	L 66–65	4–2	Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, CA
December 2, 2009* 6:15, ESPNU		at Miami ACC–Big Ten Challenge	L 63–58	4–3	BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL
December 5, 2009* 2:30		Brown	W 91–55	5–3	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
December 8, 2009* 6:00, ESPNU		Morgan State	W 94–64	6–3	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
December 12, 2009* 3:00, BTN		St. Joseph's	W 97–74	7–3	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
December 15, 2009* 7:00, BTN		Northern Illinois	W 89–48	8–3	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
December 23, 2009* 6:00, BTN		South Dakota State	W 92–62	9–3	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
Big Ten Regular Season
December 29, 2009 8:00, ESPN2		Penn State	W 75–70	10–3 (1–0)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
January 2, 2010 3:00, BTN		at Iowa	W 86–74	11–3 (2–0)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
January 5, 2010 6:00, ESPN		at #4 Purdue	L 79–60	11–4 (2–1)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
January 9, 2010 2:30, BTN		Ohio State	W 73–62	12–4 (3–1)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
January 13, 2010 5:30, BTN		at #7 Michigan State	L 60–53	12–5 (3–2)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
January 17, 2010 3:30, BTN		at Indiana	L 81–78 ^OT	12–6 (3–3)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
January 23, 2010 11:00 am, CBS		#6 Michigan State	L 65–64	12–7 (3–4)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
January 26, 2010 8:00, BTN		Northwestern	W 65–61	13–7 (4–4)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
January 31, 2010 12:00, CBS		at #20 Ohio State	L 85–63	13–8 (4–5)	Jerome Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH
February 6, 2010 1:00, BTN		at Penn State	W 66–64	14–8 (5–5)	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
February 11, 2010 6:00, ESPN		Michigan	L 71–63	14–9 (5–6)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
February 14, 2010 4:00, BTN		at Northwestern	L 77–74 ^OT	14–10 (5–7)	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
February 18, 2010 8:00, ESPN/ESPN2		#14 Wisconsin	W 68–52	15–10 (6–7)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
February 20, 2010 7:00, BTN		Indiana	W 81–58	16–10 (7–7)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
February 24, 2010 7:30, BTN		#3 Purdue	L 59–58	16–11 (7–8)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
February 27, 2010 3:00, BTN		at Illinois	W 62–60	17–11 (8–8)	Assembly Hall Champaign, IL
March 2, 2010 6:00, BTN		at Michigan	L 83–55	17–12 (8–9)	Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI
March 7, 2010 5:00, BTN		Iowa	W 88–53	18–12 (9–9)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
2010 Big Ten Tournament
March 11, 2010 6:30 pm, BTN		vs. Penn State First Round	W 76–55	19–12	Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
March 12, 2010 8:00 pm, BTN		vs. #11 Michigan State Quarterfinals	W 72–67 ^OT	20–12	Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
March 13, 2010 3:10 pm, CBS		vs. #6 Purdue Semifinals	W 69–42	21–12	Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
March 14, 2010 2:30 pm, CBS		vs. #5 Ohio State Championship Game	L 90–61	21–13	Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament
March 19, 2010 11:30 am, CBS		vs. #25 Xavier First Round	L 65–54	21–14	Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Final
AP	25	24	22	RV	RV	RV	NR
Coaches	18	18	16	RV	NR			RV	RV	RV	NR

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2009–10 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#5 Ohio State†	14	–	4	.778	29	–	8	.784
#10 Purdue	14	–	4	.778	29	–	6	.829
#13 Michigan State	14	–	4	.778	28	–	9	.757
#16 Wisconsin	13	–	5	.722	24	–	9	.727
Illinois	10	–	8	.556	21	–	15	.583
Minnesota	9	–	9	.500	21	–	14	.600
Northwestern	7	–	11	.389	20	–	14	.588
Michigan	7	–	11	.389	15	–	17	.469
Indiana	4	–	14	.222	10	–	21	.323
Iowa	4	–	14	.222	10	–	22	.313
Penn State	3	–	15	.167	11	–	20	.355

† 2010 Big Ten Tournament winner As of April 3, 2010; Rankings from AP Poll