The 2021–22 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gophers were led by first-year head coach Ben Johnson and played their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 13–17, 4–16 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for last place. As the No. 14 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they lost to Penn State in the first round.

Previous season In a season that was restricted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Gophers concluded the 2020–21 season with a record of 14-15, including a 6-14 performance in Big Ten play that landed them in 13th place. They managed to secure a victory against Northwestern in the opening round of the Big Ten tournament, but unfortunately suffered a defeat at the hands of Ohio State in the subsequent round.

After the conclusion of the season, the school made the decision to terminate the employment of head coach Richard Pitino following his tenure of eight years at the institution. On March 23, 2021, the school officially announced the appointment of Minnesota alumni and former assistant coach Ben Johnson as the new head coach. On March 23, 2021, the school named Minnesota alum and former Minnesota assistant coach Ben Johnson the new head coach.

Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Liam Robbins 0 C 7'0" 235 Junior Davenport, IA Transferred to Vanderbilt Tre' Williams 1 G 6'5" 195 Sophomore Dallas, TX Transferred to Oregon State Martice Mitchell 2 F 6'10" 190 Freshman Chicago, IL Transferred to Northern Illinois Jamal Mashburn Jr. 4 G 6'2" 175 Freshman Miami, FL Transferred to New Mexico Marcus Carr 5 G 6'2" 195 RS Junior Toronto, ON Graduate transferred to Texas Both Gach 11 G 6'6" 185 Junior Austin, MN Transferred to Utah Hunt Conroy 13 G 5'10" 165 Senior New Orleans, LA Walk-on; graduated Jarvis Omersa 21 F 6'6" 235 Junior Orono, MN Transferred to St. Thomas Gabe Kalscheur 22 G 6'4" 200 Junior Edina, MN Transferred to Iowa State Brandon Johnson 23 F 6'8" 220 RS Senior Chicago, IL Graduate transferred to DePaul Sam Freeman 32 C 6'10" 240 Sophomore Dallas, TX Transferred to Pacific

Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Payton Willis 0 G 6'4" 200 Graduate Student Fayetteville, AR College of Charleston Abdoulaye Thiam 2 G 6'3" 180 Sophomore Orlando, FL Indian River State College Joey Kern 3 G 6'1" 170 Graduate Student Norwalk, IA Johns Hopkins Jamison Battle 10 F 6'7" 225 Junior Robbinsdale, MN George Washington Luke Loewe 12 G 6'4' 185 Graduate Student Fond du Lac, WI William & Mary Charlie Daniels 15 F 6'9" 230 Graduate Student Jacksonville, FL Stephen F. Austin Eylijah Stephens 20 G 6'3" 175 Graduate Student Plantation, FL Lafayette Danny Ogele 22 F 6'7" 220 Graduate Student Chicago, IL Mercyhurst Parker Fox 23 F 6'8" 210 RS Senior Mahtomedi, MN Northern State Sean Sutherlin 24 G 6'5" 200 RS Senior New Brighton, MN New Hampshire Will Ramberg 25 G 6'5" 195 Junior Grand Marais, MN McGill

Recruiting classes 2021 recruiting class

2022 Recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

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