2013–14 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team


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. 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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Julian Welch00G6'3"195SeniorElk Grove, CAGraduated
Joe Coleman11G6'4"200SophomoreMinneapolis, MNTransferred
Chris Halvorsen22F6'8"214RS JuniorSt. Paul, MNTransferred
Andre Ingram30F6'7"210SeniorMinneapolis, MNGraduated
Trevor Mbakwe32F6'8"245GS SeniorSaint Paul, MNGraduated
Rodney Williams33F6'7"200SeniorMinneapolis, MNGraduated

Incoming recruits

Roster

Schedule and results

! colspan="9" style="text-align: center; background:#800000" | Exhibition
! colspan="9" style="text-align: center; background:#800000"|Regular season
! colspan="9" style="text-align: center; background:#800000"|Big Ten regular season
! colspan="9" style="text-align: center; background:#800000"|Big Ten Tournament
! colspan="9" style="text-align: center; background:#800000"|National Invitation Tournament