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2011–12 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

American college basketball season

Field	Value
year	2011–12
team	Minnesota Golden Gophers
sport	Basketball
image	Minnesota Golden Gophers logo.svg
conference	Big Ten Conference
short_conf	Big Ten
record	23–15
conf_record	6–12
head_coach	Tubby Smith
asst_coach1	Ron Jirsa
asst_coach2	Saul Smith
asst_coach3	Vince Taylor
stadium	Williams Arena
tourney	[NIT Runner-up](2012-national-invitation-tournament) vs. [Stanford](2011-12-stanford-cardinal-men-s-basketball-team)
tourney_result	L 75–51

The 2011–12 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in the college basketball season of 2011–2012. The team's head coach, Tubby Smith was in his fifth year at Minnesota. The Golden Gophers played their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., and are members of the newly expanded Big Ten Conference.

Season

With the departure of seniors Blake Hoffarber and Al Nolen, the Gophers entered the season under the leadership of returning members, including veterans Trevor Mbakwe and Ralph Sampson III.

The Gophers also lost junior Colton Iverson, who transferred to play for the Colorado State Rams at the end of the previous season.

On November 27, during the championship game of the Old Spice Classic, Trevor Mbakwe tore his ACL and missed the remainder of the season.

Freshman guard Andre Hollins was named to the All-Tournament Team at the conclusion of the Big Ten tournament championship game on March 11.

Roster

#	Name	Height	Weight (lbs.)	Position	Class	Hometown	Previous team(s)
00	Julian Welch	6'3"	195	G	Jr.	Elk Grove, CA, U.S.	Franklin HS
1	Andre Hollins	6'1"	200	G	Fr.	Memphis, TN, U.S.	White Station HS
10	Oto Osenieks	6'8"	205	F	RFr.	Riga, Latvia	Brehm Prep
11	Joe Coleman	6'4"	208	G	Fr.	Minneapolis, MN, U.S.	Hopkins HS
13	Maverick Ahanmisi	6'2"	192	G	So.	Santa Clarita, CA, U.S.	Stoneridge Prep
15	Maurice Walker	6'10"	289	F	So.	Scarborough, Ontario, Canada	Brewster Academy
20	Austin Hollins	6'4"	185	G	So.	Germantown, TN, U.S.	Germantown HS
22	Chris Halvorsen	6'8"	214	F	RSo.	St. Paul, MN, U.S.	Henry Sibley HS
23	Chip Armelin	6'3"	198	G	So.	Sulphur, LA, U.S.	Sulphur HS
30	Andre Ingram	6'7"	213	F	Jr.	Minneapolis, MN, U.S.	Minnesota Transitions
32	Trevor Mbakwe	6'8"	245	F	RSr.	Saint Paul, MN, U.S.	St. Bernard's HS
Miami Dade College
33	Rodney Williams	6'7"	200	F	Jr.	Minneapolis, MN, U.S.	Robbinsdale Cooper HS
34	Kendal Shell	6'0"	190	G	Fr.	St. Louis, MO, U.S.	Webster Groves HS
50	Ralph Sampson III	6'11"	241	F/C	Sr.	Duluth, GA, U.S.	Northview HS
55	Elliott Eliason	6'11"	260	C	RFr.	Chadron, NE, U.S.	Chadron HS

2011–12 schedule and results

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

Rankings

Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Final	AP	Coaches
RV	RV	RV	NR
NR

RV	NR

References

(April 11, 2011). "CSU basketball adds Minnesota transfer Iverson". [[Colorado State University]].
(November 28, 2011). "Gophers lose Trevor Mbakwe for season". [[ESPN.com]].
(March 11, 2012). "Michigan State-Ohio State Postgame Notes". [[CBS Interactive]].

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