2021–22 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

2021–22 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2022 Big Ten Tournament winner ; As of December 11, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

2021–22 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball
2021–22 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball
Asheville Championship champions
Conference	Big Ten Conference
2021–22 record	8–1 (1–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Ben Johnson (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Dave Thorson (1st season); Jason Kemp (1st season); Marcus Jenkins (1st season);
Home arena	Williams Arena

The 2021–22 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represents the University of Minnesota in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gophers are led by first-year head coach Ben Johnson and play their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota as members of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Gophers finished the 2020–21 season 14–15, 6–14 in Big Ten play to finish in 13th place. They defeated Northwestern in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament before losing to Ohio State in the second round.

Following the season, the school fired head coach Richard Pitino after eight years at the school.[1] On March 23, 2021, the school named Minnesota alum and former Minnesota assistant coach Ben Johnson the new head coach.[2]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Liam Robbins	0	C	7'0"	235	Junior	Davenport, IA	Transferred to Vanderbilt
Tre' Williams	1	G	6'5"	195	Sophomore	Dallas, TX	Transferred to Oregon State
Martice Mitchell	2	F	6'10"	190	Freshman	Chicago, IL	Transferred to Northern Illinois
Jamal Mashburn Jr.	4	G	6'2"	175	Freshman	Miami, FL	Transferred to New Mexico
Marcus Carr	5	G	6'2"	195	RS Junior	Toronto, ON	Graduate transferred to Texas
Both Gach	11	G	6'6"	185	Junior	Austin, MN	Transferred to Utah
Hunt Conroy	13	G	5'10"	165	Senior	New Orleans, LA	Walk-on; graduated
Jarvis Omersa	21	F	6'6"	235	Junior	Orono, MN	Transferred to St. Thomas
Gabe Kalscheur	22	G	6'4"	200	Junior	Edina, MN	Transferred to Iowa State
Brandon Johnson	23	F	6'8"	220	RS Senior	Chicago, IL	Graduate transferred to DePaul
Sam Freeman	32	C	6'10"	240	Sophomore	Dallas, TX	Transferred to Pacific

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Payton Willis	0	G	6'4"	200	Graduate Student	Fayetteville, AR	College of Charleston
Abdoulaye Thiam	2	G	6'3"	180	Sophomore	Orlando, FL	Indian River State College
Joey Kern	3	G	6'1"	170	Graduate Student	Norwalk, IA	Johns Hopkins
Jamison Battle	10	F	6'7"	225	Junior	Robbinsdale, MN	George Washington
Luke Loewe	12	G	6'4'	185	Graduate Student	Fond du Lac, WI	William & Mary
Charlie Daniels	15	F	6'9"	230	Graduate Student	Jacksonville, FL	Stephen F. Austin
Eylijah Stephens	20	G	6'3"	175	Graduate Student	Plantation, FL	Lafayette
Danny Ogele	22	F	6'7"	220	Graduate Student	Chicago, IL	Mercyhurst
Parker Fox	23	F	6'8"	210	RS Senior	Mahtomedi, MN	Northern State
Sean Sutherlin	24	G	6'5"	200	RS Senior	New Brighton, MN	New Hampshire
Will Ramberg	25	G	6'5"	195	Junior	Grand Marais, MN	McGill

2021 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Treyton Thompson PF	Alexandria, Minnesota	La Lumiere School	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Nov 30, 2019
Treyton Thompson PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A 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: "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2022 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2022 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Braeden Carrington SG	Brooklyn Park, MN	Park Center High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Aug 4, 2021
Braeden Carrington SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Pharrel Payne PF	Cottage Grove, MN	Park Senior High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Aug 22, 2021
Pharrel Payne PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Joshua Ola-Joseph SF	Osseo, MN	Osseo Senior High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Aug 30, 2021
Joshua Ola-Joseph SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
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: "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2021–22 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Payton Willis	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	GS	Fayetteville College of Charleston	Fayetteville, AR
F	1	Eric Curry (C)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS Sr	Southwest Christian Academy	Memphis, TN
G	2	Abdoulaye Thiam	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Dr. Phillips Indian River State College	Orlando, FL
G	3	Joey Kern (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	GS	Dowling Catholic Johns Hopkins	Norwalk, IA
F	5	Isaiah Ihnen	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	IBA Munich	Böblingen, Germany
F	10	Jamison Battle	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	DeLaSalle High School George Washington	Robbinsdale, MN
G	11	Jackson Purcell (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Eastview	Apple Valley, MN
G	12	Luke Loewe	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	GS	Fond du Lac William & Mary	Fond da Lac, WI
F/C	15	Charlie Daniels	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	GS	The Potter's House Christian Academy Stephen F. Austin	Jacksonville, FL
G	20	Eylijah Stephens	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	GS	St. Thomas Aquinas Lafayette	Plantation, FL
F	22	Danny Ogele	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	GS	St. Ignatius College Prep Mercyhurst	Chicago, IL
F	23	Parker Fox	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Sr	Mahtomedi Northern State	Mahtomedi, MN
G	24	Sean Sutherlin	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Sr	Irondale HS New Hampshire	New Brighton, MN
G	25	Will Ramberg	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	DeLaSalle High School McGill	Grand Marais, MN
C	42	Treyton Thompson	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	La Lumiere School	Glenwood, MN

Head coach

Ben Johnson (Minnesota)

Assistant coach(es)

Dave Thorson (Hamline)
Jason Kemp (Wisconsin–La Crosse)
Marcus Jenkins (Air Force)

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
November 1, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BTN+	Concordia–St. Paul	W 80–67		24 – Battle	8 – Battle	5 – Willis	Williams Arena (9,470) Minneapolis, MN
Regular season
November 9, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BTN+	Kansas City	W 71–56	1–0	18 – Battle	7 – Curry	6 – Willis	Williams Arena (8,975) Minneapolis, MN
November 12, 2021* 5:30 p.m., ESPNU	vs. Western Kentucky Asheville Championship semifinals	W 73–69	2–0	20 – Battle	7 – Curry	5 – Loewe	Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, NC
November 14, 2021* 6:30 p.m., ESPN2	vs. Princeton Asheville Championship final	W 87–80 ^2OT	3–0	29 – Willis	11 – Battle	2 – Tied	Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, NC
November 19, 2021* 6:00 p.m., BTN+	Purdue Fort Wayne	W 78–49	4–0	19 – Sutherlin	7 – Sutherlin	5 – Tied	Williams Arena (9,451) Minneapolis, MN
November 24, 2021* 8:00 p.m., BTN	Jacksonville	W 55–44	5–0	17 – Willis	8 – Curry	3 – Tied	Williams Arena (9,250) Minneapolis, MN
November 30, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPNU	at Pittsburgh ACC–Big Ten Challenge	W 54–53	6–0	16 – Battle	7 – Battle	3 – Tied	Petersen Events Center (7,736) Pittsburgh, PA
December 5, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPNU	at Mississippi State	W 81–76	7–0	24 – Willis	5 – Tied	7 – Willis	Humphrey Coliseum (6,965) Starkville, MS
December 8, 2021 8:00 p.m., BTN	No. 19 Michigan State	L 67–75	7–1 (0–1)	18 – Curry	8 – Battle	5 – Willis	Williams Arena (11,178) Minneapolis, MN
December 11, 2021 5:30 p.m., FS1	at Michigan	W 75-65	8–1 (1–1)	27 – Battle	7 – Battle	1 – Tied	Crisler Center (12,461) Ann Arbor, MI
December 14, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BTN	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi						Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
December 22, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BTN+	Green Bay						Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
December 29, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BTN+	Alcorn State						Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
January 2, 2022 5:00 p.m., BTN	Illinois						Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
January 9, 2022 11:00 a.m., FS1	at Indiana						Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
January 12, 2022 6:00 p.m., BTN	at Michigan State						Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
January 16, 2022 BTN	Iowa						Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
January 19, 2022 5:30 p.m., BTN	at Penn State						Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
January 22, 2022 11:00 a.m., BTN	Rutgers						Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
January 27, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	Ohio State						Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
January 30, 2022 12:00 p.m., BTN	at Wisconsin						Kohl Center Madison, WI
February 2, 2022 6:00 p.m., BTN	Purdue						Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
February 6, 2022 BTN	at Iowa						Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
February 9, 2022 8:00 p.m., BTN	at Nebraska						Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
February 12, 2022 7:30 p.m., BTN	Penn State						Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
February 15, 2022 7:30 p.m., BTN	at Ohio State						Value City Arena Columbus, OH
February 19, 2022 3:00 p.m., BTN	Northwestern						Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
February 23, 2022 8:00 p.m., BTN	Wisconsin						Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
February 27, 2022 5:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	Indiana						Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
March 2, 2022 8:00 p.m., BTN	at Maryland						Xfinity Center College Park, MD
March 6, 2022 6:30 p.m., BTN	at Northwestern						Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
Big Ten Tournament
March 9–13, 2022 TBA	vs.						Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source[3]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AP																		Not released
Coaches

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

References

"Minnesota fires coach Richard Pitino after eight seasons leading Gophers basketball program". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
"Ben Johnson named Gophers men's basketball coach". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
"2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". gophersports.com. Retrieved 2021-09-10.

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[1] "Minnesota fires coach Richard Pitino after eight seasons leading Gophers basketball program". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2021-03-17.

[2] "Ben Johnson named Gophers men's basketball coach". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2021-03-29.

[3] "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". gophersports.com. Retrieved 2021-09-10.

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