The 2019–20 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the

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in the

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. The Gophers were led by seventh-year head coach

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and played their home games at

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as members of the

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. They finished the season 15–16, 8–12 in Big Ten play to finish in 12th place. The Gophers defeated Northwestern in the first round of the

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before the tournament was canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. All other postseason tournaments including the NCAA tournament were later canceled effectively ending the season.

Previous season

The Golden Gophers finished the 2018–19 season 22–14, 9–11 in Big Ten play to finish in seventh place. As the No. 7 seed in the

, they defeated

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in the second round. In the quarterfinals, they defeated

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for the second time on the season. In the semifinals, they lost to

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. The Gophers received a bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 10 seed in the East Region. There, they defeated seventh-seeded

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in the first round before losing to

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in the second round.

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

Recruiting class

2019 recruiting class

Future recruits

2020–21 team recruits

2021–22 team recruits

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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