The 2022–23 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gophers were led by second-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 9–22, 2–17 in Big Ten play to finish in last place. They defeated Nebraska in the first round of the Big Ten tournament before losing to Maryland in the second round.

Previous season The Gophers finished the 2021–22 season 13–17, 4–16 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for last place. The team was almost entirely remade from the prior season, with 10 players transferring out of the program following the firing of former head coach Richard Pitino.

The Gophers began the season well, compiling a 10–1 record to begin the season, including the team's first road win against Michigan in Ann Arbor since 2011. The Gophers were unable to continue that success as the season wore on, losing 16 of their final 19 games and finishing the season with a 60–51 loss to Penn State in the first round of the Big Ten tournament.

Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Payton Willis 0 G 6'4" 200 Graduate Student Fayetteville, AR Graduated Eric Curry 1 F 6'9" 240 RS Senior Memphis, TN Graduated Abdoulaye Thiam 2 G 6'3" 180 Freshman Orlando, FL Transferred to High Point Joey Kern 3 G 6'1" 170 Graduate Student Norwalk, IA Walk-on; graduated Luke Loewe 12 G 6'4" 185 Graduate Student Fond du Lac, WI Graduated Charlie Daniels 15 F/C 6'9" 230 Graduate Student Jacksonville, FL Graduated Eylijah Stephens 20 G 6'3" 175 Graduate Student Plantation, FL Graduated Danny Ogele 22 F 6'7" 220 Graduate Student Chicago, IL Graduated Sean Sutherlin 24 G 6'5" 200 RS Senior New Brighton, MN Graduated

Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Taurus Samuels 0 G 6'1" 190 Graduate Student Oceanside, CA Dartmouth Dawson Garcia 3 F 6'11" 235 Sophomore Prior Lake, MN North Carolina Ta'Lon Cooper 55 G 6'4" 190 Junior Roebuck, SC Morehead State

Recruiting classes

2022 recruiting class

2023 Recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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! colspan="9" style=|Big Ten tournament

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