2026–27 season
Minnesota
Golden Gophers · Big Ten
- Record
- 3–0
- Unranked in the AP poll
- Projected seed
- Out
- Outside the projected field
- Hero rating
- +5.6
- No. 69 in Division I
- Home
- Minneapolis, MN
- 5,864 mi from Detroit
- National titles
- 0
- Still chasing the first
Statistical profile
Percentiles compare this team with all 365 Division I teams. 100th is best in every row, including defense, where lower raw numbers are better. Season totals include tournament games. Opponent-adjusted efficiency and schedule strength appear after 8 games; until then they swing too much to mean anything.
Efficiency
Scoring & shooting
Possessions
Defense & roster
Strengths and weaknesses
Flagged automatically when a stat sits in the top or bottom 15% of all 365 Division I teams.
- StrengthSmothers three-point shootersOpponent 3P %: 20.4%98th
- StrengthTough interior defenseOpponent FG %: 34.5%91st
- StrengthGrinds the pace downPace: 65.811th
- StrengthContinuity: veterans of the programProgram experience: 1.89 yrs88th
Roster
Season per-game stats for every player who appeared.
- Leading scorer
- Isaac Asuma
- 14.3 ppg
- Tallest
- Malick Kordel
- 7′2″
- Best at the line
- —
- —
- Longest in program
- Isaac Asuma
- 3 seasons
| Player | WT | Yrs | GP | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Isaac AsumaGuard · Cherry, MN | 6′3″ | 205 | 3 | 3 | 33.0 | 14.3 | 6.3 | 3.3 | 46.2 | 70.0 | 20.8 |
| 3Bobby DurkinForward · Darien, IL | 6′7″ | 220 | 2 | 3 | 32.3 | 8.7 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 37.5 | 100.0 | 12.0 |
| 0Kyan EvansGuard · Kansas City, MO | 6′2″ | 175 | 1 | 3 | 32.3 | 12.7 | 6.7 | 4.3 | 29.4 | 60.0 | 25.3 |
| 2Grayson GroveForward · Alexandria, MN | 6′9″ | 220 | 3 | 3 | 24.0 | 9.3 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 33.3 | 57.1 | 17.8 |
| 5Jaylen Crocker-JohnsonForward · San Antonio, TX | 6′8″ | 240 | 2 | 3 | 24.0 | 14.0 | 6.0 | 1.7 | 33.3 | 88.9 | 29.7 |
| 10Nolan GrovesGuard · Orono, MN | 6′5″ | 205 | 1 | 3 | 22.7 | 7.7 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 33.3 | 66.7 | 17.7 |
| 9Kai ShinholsterGuard · Woolwich Township, NJ | 6′5″ | 175 | 2 | 1 | 20.0 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 13.0 |
| 4Malick KordelCenter · Oberhausen, Germany | 7′2″ | 275 | 1 | 3 | 12.0 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 21.7 |
| 7Malachi PalmerGuard · Harrisburg, PA | 6′6″ | 220 | 1 | 3 | 9.3 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 12.5 |
| 31Nolen Anderson · Eden Prairie, MN | 6′8″ | 205 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.4 |
| 6Cedric Tomes · Woodbury, MN | 6′1″ | 170 | 1 | 2 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.9 |
| 8Max LorensonGuard · Eden Prairie, MN | 6′2″ | 175 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15Winters GradyGuard · Tualatin, OR | 6′6″ | 210 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 55Chadrack Mpoyi · Likasi, Dominican Republic | 6′11″ | 245 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21Blake Nixon Jr. · Minneapolis, MN | 6′3″ | 170 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Yrs = seasons with this program (transfers count from their arrival). Headshots appear once rights-cleared images are available.
Season schedule
Every game with consensus closing lines (median across sportsbooks) and against-the-spread results.
ATS overall
2–1
ATS as favorite
1–1
ATS as underdog
1–0
ATS neutral court
0–0
ATS vs. tournament teams
0–1
ATS vs. ranked teams
0–0
Over / under
0–3
| Date | Opponent | Result | Spread | Total | ATS | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2 | vsNORNorth Dakota | W85–50 | -26.25 | 148.75 | Cover | Under |
| Nov 6 | vsST St. Thomas-Minnesota15 | W76–62 | -14.5 | 149.5 | Miss | Under |
| Nov 9 | @CINCincinnati | W63–61 | +7.25 | 144.25 | Cover | Under |
| Nov 12 | vsSOUSouthern | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 16 | vsW IWestern Illinois | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 20 | NOKLOklahoma State11 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 22 | NUTAHUtah | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 28 | NCALCalifornia | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 2 | @MSU#5Michigan State2 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 8 | vsILL#3Illinois1 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 12 | NSMUSMU | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 16 | vsTEXTexas Southern | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 20 | vsALCAlcorn State | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 29 | vsUTSAUTSA | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 3 | @NORNorthwestern | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 6 | vsPENPenn State | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 9 | @WISWisconsin11 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 12 | @MIC#20Michigan4 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 17 | vsPURPurdue10 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 20 | vsINDIndiana | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 23 | @RUTRutgers | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 26 | vsWASWashington | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 31 | vsWISWisconsin11 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 6 | @USCUSC | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 9 | @UCLA#9UCLA6 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 13 | vsOREOregon | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 16 | vsMIC#20Michigan4 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 21 | vsNORNorthwestern | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 24 | @MARMaryland | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 27 | @IOWAIowa8 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 4 | vsOSUOhio State | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 7 | @NEB#25Nebraska6 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |