The 2018–19 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the

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in the

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. The Gophers, led by sixth-year head coach Richard Pitino, played their home games at

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as members of the

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. The team was led by

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First team All-

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selection Jordan Murphy and third team selection

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. They finished the season 22-14, 9-11 in Big Ten Play to finish in 7th place. They defeated

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and

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to advance to the semifinals of the Big Ten tournament where they lost to

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. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated

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in the First Round before losing in the Second Round to

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Previous season

The Golden Gophers finished the 2017–18 season 15–17, 4–14 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for 11th place. As the No. 11 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they lost in the first round to

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Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2018 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

The 2018–19 season will mark the first time in

history that the teams will play a 20-game conference schedule, setting a precedent for all Division I basketball. The new schedule will also include a regional component to increase the frequency of gamesamong teams in similar areas. Over the course of a six-year cycle (12 playing opportunities), in-state rivals will play each other 12 times, regional opponents will play 10 times, and all other teams will play nine times. Three in-state series will be guaranteed home-and-homes: Illinois and Northwestern, Indiana and Purdue, and Michigan and Michigan State will always play twice. , - ! colspan=9 style=, Exhibition , - ! colspan=9 style=, Regular season , - ! colspan="9" style=, Big Ten tournament , - ! colspan="9" style=, NCAA tournament

Rankings

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

References

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