The 2024–25 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gophers, led by fourth-year head coach Ben Johnson, played their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 15–17, 7–13 in Big Ten play to finish in a five-way tie for 12th place. As the No. 12 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they lost to Northwestern in the first round.
On March 13, 2025, the school fired head coach Ben Johnson. On March 24, the school named Colorado State head coach Niko Medved the team's new coach.
Previous season The Gophers finished the 2023–24 season 19–15, 9–11 in Big Ten play, to finish in a three-way tie for ninth place. As a No. 9 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they lost in the second round to Michigan State. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Butler in the first round before losing to Indiana State.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Elijah Hawkins 0 G 5'11" 165 Junior Washington, D.C. Transferred to Texas Tech Joshua Ola-Joseph 1 F 6'7" 215 Sophomore Brooklyn Park, MN Transferred to California Braden Carrington 4 G 6'4" 195 Sophomore Brooklyn Park, MN Transferred to Tulsa Isaiah Ihnen 5 F 6'10" 220 Junior Böblingen, Germany Transferred to Liberty Kris Keinys 8 F 6'8" 215 Freshman Klaipėda, Lithuania Transferred to Pacific Jackson Purcell 11 G 6'5" 195 Sophomore Apple Valley, MN Walk-on; left the team Pharrel Payne 21 F 6'9" 255 Sophomore Cottage Grove, MN Transferred to Texas A&M Cam Christie 24 G 6'6" 190 Freshman Arlington Heights, IL Declared for 2024 NBA draft; selected 46th overall by Los Angeles Clippers Will Ramberg 25 G 6'5" 205 Senior Grand Marais, MN Walk-on; graduated Jack Wilson 33 C 6'11" 285 GS Senior Montara, CA Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Frank Mitchell 00 F 6'8" 240 Senior Toronto, ON Canisius Trey Edmonds 5 F/C 6'10" 255 Senior Aurora, CO UTSA Caleb Williams 6 G 6'2' Senior Wild Rose, WI Macalester College Femi Odukale 11 G 6'6" 205 GS Senior Brooklyn, NY New Mexico State Brennan Rigsby 24 G/F 6'5" 195 Senior De Beque, CO Oregon Lu'Cye Patterson 25 G 6'2" 205 Senior Minneapolis, MN Charlotte Tyler Cochran 28 G 6'2" 225 Senior Bolingbrook, IL Toledo Lincoln Meister 54 F 6'9" 235 GS Senior Rochester, MN Walk-on; Minnesota Duluth
Recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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