Assistant coach Kimani Young | 2016–17 record 22–7 (10–6 Big Ten) Assistant coach Ben Johnson | |
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Head coach Richard Pitino (4th year) | ||
The 2016–17 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represents the University of Minnesota in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gophers, led by fourth-year head coach Richard Pitino, are members of the Big Ten Conference and play their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Previous season
The Golden Gophers finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 8–23, 2–16 in Big Ten play to finish in 13th place in conference. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament to Illinois.
The season was marred by the suspensions of three players, Kevin Dorsey, Nate Mason and Dupree McBrayer, on March 1, 2016 for allegedly posting a sex video online. The players were suspended for the rest of the season.
Preseason
In May, 2016, Illinois State transfer, Reggie Lynch, was arrested by University police on suspicion of rape. In August, it was determined that charges would not be filed against Lynch. Lynch was reinstated to the team in September.