Minnesota

Official Name: 
University of Minnesota
Nickname: 
Golden Gophers
Mailing Address: 

208 Bierman Athletic Building
516 15th Avenue SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455-0101

Website: 
www.gophersports.com
Telephone: 
(612) 625-4090
Fax: 
(612) 625-0359
Enrollment: 
45,610
Arena: 

Williams Arena
Capacity: 14,300
Year Opened: 1928

School Colors: 
Maroon and Gold
Conference: 

Big Ten (since 1896)

Final AP Top 10 Rankings: 

(5) 1949, 1965, 1973, 1982, and 1997

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(11) 1972, 1982, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2009, and 2010
12-11 record (.522)
Reached Final Four in 1997 (T3rd)

NIT Appearances: 

(13) 1973, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, and 2008
24-12 record (.667)
Finished 2nd in 1980, 1st in 1993, 1st in 1998 and 3rd in 2003

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Louis J. Cooke (27 years from 1898-1924, 245-135-2 record, .644)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Voshon Lenard (2,103 points from 1992-95)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Mychal Thompson (956 from 1975-78)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Eric Magdanz (42 points as junior at Michigan on 3/5/62) and Ollie Shannon (42 as senior vs. Wisconsin on 3/6/71)

All-American Selections: 

(23) F Ron Behagen (1973), F Jim Brewer (1973), F Dick Garmaker (1954 and 1955), F Lou Hudson (1965 and 1966), G Bobby Jackson (1997), C Ron Johnson (1959 and 1960), C Tom Kondla (1967), G Quincy Lewis (1999), C Jim McIntyre (1948 and 1949), G Chuck Mencel (1953 and 1955), C Gordon Norman (1934), G Martin Rolek (1937 and 1938), G-F Meyer Whitey Skoog (1949, 1950 and 1951), F-C Mychal Thompson (1977 and 1978)

NCAA Consensus First-Team All-Americans: 

(3) Jim McIntyre (1948), Dick Garmaker (1955), Mychal Thompson (1978)

NCAA Consensus Second-Team All-Americans: 

(4) Jim McIntyre (1949), Jim Brewer (1973), Mychal Thompson (1977), Bobby Jackson (1997)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Eric Magdanz (42 at Michigan)
March 5, 1962 (junior/23 ppg)

1

2

Total

Minnesota

47

55

102

Michigan

28

52

80

Minnesota

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Magdanz

16-25

10-10

42

Cronk

4-12

3-7

11

McGrann

6-11

4-6

16

Bateman

4-11

8-9

16

Linehan

3-13

3-4

9

Jensen

0-1

0-1

0

Kezar

1-3

0-0

2

Davis

0-0

0-0

0

Grow

1-2

0-0

2

Druskin

1-1

0-0

2

Kessler

0-0

0-0

0

Gilberston

1-1

0-0

2

Totals

37-80

28-37

102

Percentages

.463

.757

Michigan

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Cole

6-20

4-6

16

Brown

3-5

0-2

6

Harris

3-7

0-1

6

Herner

5-11

2-3

12

Hall

4-18

2-2

10

Schoenherr

1-5

1-1

3

Oosterbaan

8-15

6-8

22

Higgs

1-2

0-0

2

Ludwig

0-2

2-2

2

Eveland

0-0

0-0

0

Greenwald

0-2

1-2

1

Totals

31-87

18-27

80

Percentages

.356

.667
Box Score Notes: 

Ollie Shannon (42 vs. Wisconsin)
March 6, 1971 (senior/20.5 ppg)

1

2

Total

Minnesota

51

53

104

Wisconsin

43

55

98

Minnesota

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Brewer

9-23

0-0

18

Pyle

1-5

7-9

9

Masterson

6-13

0-0

12

Shannon

17-42

8-13

42

Hill

7-21

5-6

19

Taylor

0-1

2-2

2

Murphy

1-3

0-0

2

Hurtgen

0-0

0-1

0

Kiedrowski

0-0

0-0

0

Troland

0-0

0-0

0

Rickert

0-0

0-0

0

Totals

41-108

22-31

104

Percentages

.380

.710

Wisconsin

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Howard

7-17

4-6

18

Watson

6-17

4-4

16

Richgels

7-13

1-3

15

Sherrod

6-23

11-11

23

Frasor

8-9

3-3

19

Oler

3-6

1-1

7

Totals

37-85

24-28

98

Percentages

.435

.857
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

Louis J. Cooke

27

1898-1924

245-135-2

.644

1902

15-0

Harold Taylor

3

1925-27

18-30-1

.378

1925

9-7

Dave MacMillan

18

1928-42, 1946-48

197-157

.556

1932

15-3

Carl Nordly

2

1943-44

17-23

.425

1943

10-9

Weston Mitchell

1

1945

8-13

.381

1945

8-13

Osborne "Ozzie" Cowles

11

1949-59

147-93

.613

1949

18-3

John Kundla

9

1960-68

110-105

.512

1965

19-5

Bill Fitch

2

1969-70

25-23

.521

1970

13-11

George Hanson

1

1971

11-13

.458

1971

11-13

Bill Musselman

4

1972-75

69-32

.683

1973

21-5

Jim Dutcher

11

1976-86

190-113

.627

1977

24-3

Jimmy Williams

1

1986

2-9

.182

1986

2-9

Clem Haskins

13

1987-99

238-167

.588

1997

31-4

Dan Monson

8

2000-07

118-106

.527

2005

21-11

Jim Molinari

1

2007

7-17

.292

2007

7-17

Orlando "Tubby" Smith

4

2008-11

80-53

.602

2009

22-11
  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,457-1,105 (.569) from 1896 through 2011.
  • NOTES: Minnesota did not have a full-time coach in its first two seasons (7-13-1 record overall in 1895-96 and 1896-97)
  • The Gophers forfeited 24 victories in 1976-77
  • Williams coached the final 11 games of the 1985-86 season
  • Minnesota vacated eight NCAA Tournament games in 1994 (1-1 record), 1995 (0-1) and 1997 (4-1) and seven NIT games in 1995 (1-1) and 1998 (5-0)
  • Haskins' record does not include two forfeit victories awarded from California in 1994-95 and 1995-96
  • Monson compiled a 2-5 record in 2006-07 before Molinari became interim coach.