Minnesota Golden Gophers
2022-2023 Overall Rank: #118
Conference Rank: #13 Big Ten
2021-22 Record: 13-17, 4-16
2021-22 Postseason: None
Coach: Ben Johnson
Coach Record: 13-17 at Minnesota, 13-17 overall
Key Departed Players:
Payton Willis, Guard, 15.9 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 4.3 apg
E.J. Stephens, Guard, 10.2 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 1.6 apg
Luke Loewe, Guard, 8.1 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 2.4 apg
Eric Curry, Forward, 7.7 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 1.9 apg
Sean Sutherlin, Guard, 7.2 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 1.0 apg
Key Returning Players:
Jamison Battle, Junior, Forward, 17.5 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 1.0 apg
Treyton Thompson, Sophomore, Center, 1.9 ppg, 1.2 rpg, 0.3 apg
Parker Fox, Junior, Forward, DNP
Isaiah Ihnen, Junior, Forward, DNP
Key New Players:
Braeden Carrington, Freshman, Guard
Ta’Lon Cooper, Junior, Guard, Transfer from Morehead State
Dawson Garcia, Sophomore, Forward, Transfer from North Carolina
Jaden Henley, Freshman, Forward
Joshua Ola-Joseph, Freshman, Forward
Pharrel Payne, Freshman, Forward
Jackson Purcell, Freshman, Guard
Taurus Samuels, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Dartmouth
Projected Postseason Tournament: CBI/TBC
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 67.0 (279th in nation, 13th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 69.2 (178, 9)
Field-Goal Percentage: 43. (195, 10)
Field-Goal Defense: 45.4 (285, 14)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.8 (130, 7)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 36.8 (36, 3)
Free-Throw Percentage: 71.8 (162, 10)
Rebound Margin: -6.8 (343, 13)
Assists Per Game: 12.6 (194, 10)
Turnovers Per Game: 9.2 (5, 3)