Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball

Minnesota Golden Gophers
2023–24 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team
University	University of Minnesota
First season	1896
All-time record	1,533–1,128 (.576)
Head coach	Ben Johnson (3rd season)
Conference	Big Ten
Location	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Arena	Williams Arena (Capacity: 14,625)
Nickname	Golden Gophers
Student section	The Barnyard
Colors	Maroon and gold[1]
Uniforms
Home Away Alternate
Pre-tournament Premo-Porretta champions
1902, 1903
Pre-tournament Helms champions
1902, 1919
NCAA tournament Final Four
1997*
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
1990, 1997*
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1972*, 1982, 1989, 1990, 1997*
NCAA tournament round of 32
1982, 1989, 1990, 1997*, 2013, 2019
NCAA tournament appearances
1972*, 1982, 1989, 1990, 1994*, 1995*, 1997*, 1999, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2017, 2019
Conference regular season champions
1906, 1907, 1911, 1917, 1919, 1937, 1972, 1982, 1997*
* - vacated by NCAA

The Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represents the University of Minnesota in NCAA Division I college basketball competition. The Golden Gophers competes in the Big Ten Conference and play their home games at the Williams Arena.

The Gophers had great success in the early years of basketball, but have been largely overshadowed by other programs since the end of World War I. In total, the Gophers have won nine Big Ten championships, but only four since 1919. College basketball research organizations have retroactively awarded Minnesota national championships in 1902, 1903, and 1919.

The team has also had several instances of NCAA sanctions on the program that have affected performance and recruiting. In the 1970s, the Gophers were in a violent brawl with the Ohio State Buckeyes and were barred from post-season appearances for two seasons after an incident involving the illegal resale of tickets. Still more severe was the mid-1990s academic scandal under then-coach Clem Haskins that resulted in the forfeit of a Final Four appearance.^[2]