2013–14 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
|year=2013–14
|team=Minnesota Golden Gophers
|sport=Basketball
|image=Minnesota Golden Gophers logo.svg
|conference=Big Ten Conference
|division=
|short_conf=Big Ten
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record=25–13
|conf_record=8–10
|head_coach=Richard Pitino
|asst_coach1=Dan McHale
|asst_coach2=Kimani Young
|asst_coach3=Ben Johnson
|stadium=Williams Arena
|champion=NIT Champions
|tourney= NIT Championship vs. SMU
|tourney_result= W 65–63
}}
{{2013–14 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 2013–14 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2013-14 college basketball season. Led by first year head coach Richard Pitino for the Golden Gophers, members of the Big Ten Conference, played their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They finished the season 25–13, 8–10 in Big Ten play to finish in seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament where they lost to Wisconsin.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/14/no-12-wisconsin-runs-away-from-minnesota-83-57/|title=No. 12 Wisconsin runs away from Minnesota, 83-57|work=The Washington Times|first=Michael|last=Marot|date=March 14, 2014|access-date=November 2, 2024}} They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated High Point, Saint Mary's, Southern Miss, Florida State and SMU to be the 2014 NIT Champions.
Departures
| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
! Name !! Number !! Pos. !! Height !! Weight !! Year !! Hometown !! class="unsortable" | Notes | |||||||
| Julian Welch | 00 | G | 6'3" | 195 | Senior | Elk Grove, CA | Graduated |
| Joe Coleman | 11 | G | 6'4" | 200 | Sophomore | Minneapolis, MN | Transferred |
| Chris Halvorsen | 22 | F | 6'8" | 214 | RS Junior | St. Paul, MN | Transferred |
| Andre Ingram | 30 | F | 6'7" | 210 | Senior | Minneapolis, MN | Graduated |
| Trevor Mbakwe | 32 | F | 6'8" | 245 | GS Senior | Saint Paul, MN | Graduated |
| Rodney Williams | 33 | F | 6'7" | 200 | Senior | Minneapolis, MN | Graduated |
Incoming recruits
{{College athlete recruit start|40=no|collapse=no|year=2013}}
{{College athlete recruit entry
| recruit = Daquein McNeil
| position = PG
| hometown = Baltimore, MD
| highschool = Vermont Academy
| feet = 6
| inches = 3
| weight = 170
| 40 =
| commitdate = 2013-04-17
| scout stars = 3
| rivals stars = 3
| 247 stars = 3
| espn grade = 69
}}
{{College athlete recruit entry
| recruit = Dre Mathieu
| position = PG
| hometown = Knoxville, TN
| highschool = Central Arizona College
| feet = 5
| inches = 9
| weight = 160
| 40 =
| commitdate = 2013-05-07
| scout stars = N/A
| rivals stars = 3
| 247 stars = 3
| espn grade = JC
}}
{{College athlete recruit end
| 40 =
| year = 2013
| rivals ref title = 2013 Minnesota Signees
| scout ref title = 2013 Minnesota Signees
| espn ref title = 2013 Minnesota Signees
| rivals schoolid = yes
| scout schoolid = yes
| espn schoolid = yes
| scout overall =
| rivals overall =
| 247 overall = 86th
| espn overall =
| accessdate = June 27, 2012
| bball = yes
}}
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Deandre|last=Mathieu|num=4|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|lbs=160|class=JR|rs=|home=Knoxville, TN|high_school=Central Arizona College}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Daquein|last=McNeil|num=5|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=170|class=FR|rs=|home=Baltimore, MD|high_school=Vermont Acad.}}
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{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Richard Pitino ({{college|Providence}})
|asst_coach=
- Ben Johnson ({{college|Minnesota}})
- Dan McHale ({{college|Kentucky}})
- Kimani Young ({{college|UTEP}})
| roster_url=http://www.gophersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/minn-m-baskbl-mtt.html
|accessdate=
}}
Schedule and results
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|-
! colspan="9" style="text-align: center; background:#800000" | Exhibition
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| date = Nov 1
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Cardinal Stritch
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 79–57
| overtime =
| attend = N/A
| record = –
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 4
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Concordia
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 101–67
| overtime =
| attend = N/A
| record = –
}}
|-
! colspan="9" style="text-align: center; background:#800000"|Regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 8
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Lehigh
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 81–62
| overtime =
| attend = 12,957
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 12
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Montana
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 84–58
| overtime =
| attend = 10,459
| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 16
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Richmond
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Robins Center
| site_cityst = Richmond, VA
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 74–59
| overtime =
| attend = 6,422
| record = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 19
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Coastal Carolina
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| gamename = Maui Invitational Opening Round
| tv =
| score = 82–72
| overtime =
| attend = 10,137
| record = 4–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 22
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Wofford
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| gamename =
| tv = BTN
| score = 79–57
| overtime =
| attend = 10,342
| record = 5–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 25
| time = 4:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Syracuse
| opprank = 8
| site_stadium = Lahaina Civic Center
| site_cityst = Maui, HI
| gamename = Maui Invitational First Round
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 67–75
| overtime =
| attend = 2,400
| record = 5–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 26
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Arkansas
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Lahaina Civic Center
| site_cityst = Maui, HI
| gamename = Maui Invitational Consolation 2nd Round
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 73–87
| overtime =
| attend = 2,400
| record = 5–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 27
| time = 1:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Chaminade
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Lahaina Civic Center
| site_cityst = Maui, HI
| gamename = Maui Invitational 7th place game
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 83–68
| overtime =
| attend = 2,400
| record = 6–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 3
| time = 8:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Florida State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| gamename = ACC–Big Ten Challenge
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 71–61
| overtime =
| attend = 11,386
| record = 7–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 7
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = New Orleans
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 80–65
| overtime =
| attend = 11,228
| record = 8–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 10
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = South Dakota State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| gamename =
| tv = BTN
| score = 75–59
| overtime =
| attend = 11,349
| record = 9–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 20
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Nebraska–Omaha
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| gamename =
| tv = BTN
| score = 92–79
| overtime =
| attend = 11,890
| record = 10–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 28
| time = 7:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| gamename =
| tv = BTN
| score = 65–44
| overtime =
| attend = 11,855
| record = 11–2
}}
|-
! colspan="9" style="text-align: center; background:#800000"|Big Ten regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 2
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Michigan
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| gamename =
| tv = BTN
| score = 60–63
| overtime =
| attend = 12,225
| record = 11–3 (0–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 5
| time = 1:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Purdue
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| gamename =
| tv = BTN
| score = 82–79
| overtime =
| attend = 11,851
| record = 12–3 (1–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 8
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Penn State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bryce Jordan Center
| site_cityst = University Park, PA
| gamename =
| tv = BTN
| score = 68–65
| overtime =
| attend = 5,010
| record = 13–3 (2–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 11
| time = 1:15 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Michigan State
| opprank = 5
| site_stadium = Breslin Center
| site_cityst = East Lansing, MI
| gamename =
| tv = BTN
| score = 75–87
| overtime = OT
| attend = 14,797
| record = 13–4 (2–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 16
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Ohio State
| opprank = 11
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 63–53
| overtime =
| attend = 14,625
| record = 14–4 (3–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 19
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Iowa
| opprank = 14
| site_stadium = Carver–Hawkeye Arena
| site_cityst = Iowa City, IA
| gamename =
| tv = BTN
| score = 73–94
| overtime =
| attend = 15,400
| record = 14–5 (3–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 22
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Wisconsin
| opprank = 9
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| gamename =
| tv = BTN
| score = 81–68
| overtime =
| attend = 14,625
| record = 15–5 (4–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 26
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Nebraska
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Pinnacle Bank Arena
| site_cityst = Lincoln, NE
| gamename =
| tv = BTN
| score = 78–82
| overtime =
| attend = 15,945
| record = 15–6 (4–4)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 1
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Northwestern
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| gamename =
| tv = BTN
| score = 54–55
| overtime =
| attend = 12,744
| record = 15–7 (4–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 5
| time = 7:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Purdue
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
| gamename =
| tv = BTN
| score = 74–77
| overtime = 3OT
| attend = 12,818
| record = 15–8 (4–6)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 8
| time = 7:15 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Indiana
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| gamename =
| tv = BTN
| score = 66–60
| overtime =
| attend = 14,625
| record = 16–8 (5–6)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 13
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Wisconsin
| opprank = 21
| site_stadium = Kohl Center
| site_cityst = Madison, WI
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN
| score = 70–78
| overtime =
| attend = 17,249
| record = 16–9 (5–7)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 16
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Northwestern
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Welsh-Ryan Arena
| site_cityst = Evanston, IL
| gamename =
| tv = BTN
| score = 54–48
| overtime =
| attend = 6,719
| record = 17–9 (6–7)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 19
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Illinois
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| gamename =
| tv = BTN
| score = 49–62
| overtime =
| attend = 12,221
| record = 17–10 (6–8)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 22
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Ohio State
| opprank = 24
| site_stadium = Value City Arena
| site_cityst = Columbus, OH
| gamename =
| tv = BTN
| score = 46–64
| overtime =
| attend = 18,809
| record = 17–11 (6–9)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 25
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Iowa
| opprank = 20
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| gamename =
| tv = BTN
| score = 95–89
| overtime =
| attend = 14,625
| record = 18–11 (7–9)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 1
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Michigan
| opprank = 16
| site_stadium = Crisler Arena
| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI
| gamename =
| tv = BTN
| score = 56–66
| overtime =
| attend = 12,707
| record = 18–12 (7–10)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 9
| time = 4:15 pm
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| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Penn State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| gamename =
| tv = BTN
| score = 81–63
| overtime =
| attend = 12,775
| record = 19–12 (8–10)
}}
|-
! colspan="9" style="text-align: center; background:#800000"|Big Ten tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 13
| time = 5:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 7
| opponent = Penn State
| opprank =
| oppseed = 10
| site_stadium = Bankers Life Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Indianapolis, IN
| gamename = First round
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 63–56
| overtime =
| attend = N/A
| record = 20–12
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 14
| time = 5:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 7
| opponent = Wisconsin
| opprank = 12
| oppseed = 2
| site_stadium = Bankers Life Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Indianapolis, IN
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| tv = BTN
| score = 57–83
| overtime =
| attend = N/A
| record = 20–13
}}
|-
! colspan="9" style="text-align: center; background:#800000"|National Invitation Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 18
| time = 7:15 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| seed = 1
| opponent = High Point
| opprank =
| oppseed = 8
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| gamename = First round
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 88–81
| overtime =
| attend = 3,493
| record = 21–13
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 23
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| seed = 1
| opponent = Saint Mary's
| opprank =
| oppseed = 4
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| gamename = Second round
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 63–55
| overtime =
| attend = 5,489
| record = 22–13
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 25
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| seed = 1
| opponent = Southern Miss
| opprank =
| oppseed = 3
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| tv = ESPN
| score = 81–73
| overtime =
| attend = 5,444
| record = 23–13
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Apr 1
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 1
| opponent = Florida State
| opprank =
| oppseed = 1
| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden
| site_cityst = New York City, NY
| gamename = Semifinals
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 67–64
| overtime = OT
| attend = 7,193
| record = 24–13
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Apr 3
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 1
| opponent = SMU
| opprank =
| oppseed = 1
| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden
| site_cityst = New York City, NY
| gamename = Championship
| tv = ESPN
| score = 65–63
| overtime =
| attend = 5,268
| record = 25–13
}}
{{CBB schedule end
|timezone=Central Time
|poll=AP Poll, (#) during NIT is seed within region}}
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