University of Minnesota Athletics
Preview: Puerto Rico Tip-Off
11/18/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
| Minnesota (2-0) vs. Temple (0-1) - Puerto Rico Tip-Off | |
| Date / Time | Thursday, November 19 | 12:30 p.m. AT/10:30 a.m. CT |
| Location | Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan |
| TV/Live Video | ESPNU/WatchESPN |
| Radio | ESPN 1500 |
| Live Stats | Click Here |
| Game Notes | Minnesota | Temple |
| Official Sites | Minnesota | Temple |
| Social Media | @GopherMBB | Facebook |
GAME INFORMATION
Date: Thursday, November 19, 2015
Time: 12:30 p.m. AT/10:30 a.m. CT
Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Arena: Coliseo Roberto Clemente (10,000)
TV: ESPNU - Alvaro Martin (Play-by-Play);
Cory Alexander (Analyst)
Radio: Learfield/1500 ESPN Twin Cities -
Mike Grimm (Play-by-Play); Spencer Tollackson (Analyst)
SERIES INFORMATION
Series: Tied, 2-2*
Series (Neutral): Temple leads, 2-0
Current Streak: W-1
Richard Pitino vs. Temple: First Meeting
Minnesota vs. AAC: 22-18*
Richard Pitino vs. AAC: 1-0
(* - excludes vacated games - Minnesota defeated Temple in the 1997 NCAA Tournament.)
GAME DAY TID-BITS
• The University of Minnesota men's basketball team heads to the Puerto Rico Tip-Off, opening play on Thursday against Temple.
• The Gophers are 2-0 after wins over UMKC and ULM, both featuring second-half Gopher runs to pull away.
• Senior Joey King was named the Big Ten Co-Player of the Week on Monday after his performances this past weekend at home.
• Minnesota won both of its exhibition games, defeating Minnesota Crookston and Southwest Minnesota State by 17-point margins.
• The Gophers welcome five newcomers to the active roster this season, all freshmen in guards Kevin Dorsey, Ahmad Gilbert, Dupree McBrayer and Stephon Sharp along with forward Jordan Murphy. Minnesota's five-person freshman class is its largest since the 2010-11 season.
• Senior Joey King tied his career-high with six three-pointers and established a career-best with 22 points in 28 minutes against UMKC. King finished the game 7-of-10 from the field, including 6-of-9 from behind the three-point line. His previous career-high for points had been 21 points on two occasions, most recently versus Missouri State on Jan. 5, 2013, when he was a member of the Drake Bulldogs. King also had six treys during Minnesota's 80-68 win versus Rutgers in the Big Ten Tournament on March 11, 2015.
• The University of Minnesota men's basketball team will welcome three new members starting in 2016, as guard Amir Coffey (Hopkins, Minn./Hopkins HS), forward Eric Curry (Little Rock, Ark./Southwest Christian Academy) and guard/forward Michael Hurt (Rochester, Minn./John Marshall HS) signed their National Letters of Intent on Wednesday. The trio represents the highest-rated signing class in Pitino's tenure, as the group is ranked 17th nationally by 247Sports and 20th in the nation by Scout.com. Both publications have listed the Gophers recruiting class as the third-highest ranked in the Big Ten.
