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2016–17 Minnesota Golden Gophers Men's Basketball Team
The 2016–17 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gophers, led by fourth-year head coach Richard Pitino, were members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minnesota. They finished the season 24–10, 11–7 in 2016–17 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Big Ten play to finish in fourth place. In the 2017 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament, Big Ten tournament, they beat 2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Michigan State in the quarterfinals before losing to 2016–17 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Michigan in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, NCAA tournament as a No. 5 seed. The bid marked their first trip to the Tournament since 2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, 2013. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Pitino
Richard William Pitino (born September 16, 1982) is an American college basketball coach who is the head men's basketball coach at Xavier University. He was previously head coach at Minnesota from 2013 to 2021, and New Mexico from 2021 to 2025. Early life and career Pitino is the son of St. John's University men's basketball head coach Rick Pitino. After attending St. Sebastian's School in Needham, Massachusetts, Richard Pitino earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history at Providence College in 2005. During his time at Providence, Pitino was the manager for the Friars men's basketball team under Tim Welsh. For two years, he also served as an assistant basketball coach for St. Andrew's School in nearby Barrington, Rhode Island. Assistant coaching career In 2004–2005, he worked as an administrative assistant under Tom Herrion at the College of Charleston. In 2005, he was hired by coach Ron Everhart to serve as assistant coach at Northeastern University and followed Ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |