University of Minnesota Athletics
Preview: Gophers vs. Omaha
11/26/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
| Minnesota (3-2) vs. Omaha (3-2) | |
| Date / Time | Friday, November 27 | 2 p.m. |
| Location | Williams Arena - Directions |
| Tickets | MyGopherSports.com |
| Travel | Local Weather | Parking | Preferred Hotels |
| TV/Live Video | ESPN3/WatchESPN |
| Radio | ESPN 1500 |
| Live Stats | |
| Game Notes | Minnesota | Omaha |
| Official Sites | Minnesota | Omaha |
| Social Media | @GopherMBB | Facebook |
GAME INFORMATION
Date: Friday, November 27, 2015
Time: 2:00 p.m. CT
Location: Minneapolis, Minn.
Arena: Williams Arena (14,625)
TV: ESPN3 - Jordan Bernfield (Play-by-Play); Homer Drew (Analyst)
Radio: Learfield/1500 ESPN Twin Cities - Mike Grimm (Play-by-Play); Spencer Tollackson (Analyst)
SERIES INFORMATION
Series: Minnesota leads, 1-0
Series (Home): Minnesota leads, 1-0
Current Streak: W-1
Richard Pitino vs. Omaha: 1-0
Minnesota vs. Summit League: 67-1
Richard Pitino vs. Summit League: 2-0
GAME DAY TID-BITS
• The University of Minnesota men's basketball team returns to the Barn to begin a four-game homestand Friday against Omaha.
• The Gophers finished sixth at the Puerto Rico Tip-Off, winning one week ago against Missouri State.
• Omaha is coming off a 105-85 win at Northern Colorado on Wednesday night, and also defeated UMKC in overtime, 95-89, who the Gophers opened the season with.
• This homestand is the only one of the season longer than two games. The last two seasons have featured homestands of seven (2013-14) and six (2014-15) games.
• Senior Joey King was named the Big Ten Co-Player of the Week on Nov. 17 after his performances at home in the opening weekend of the season. .
• 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 Nov. 11. 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.
