University of Minnesota Athletics
Preview: Gophers vs. Maryland
2/17/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
| Minnesota (6-19, 0-13) vs. #6/5 Maryland (22-4, 10-3) | |
| Date / Time | Thursday, February 18 | 7:00 p.m. |
| Location | Williams Arena - Directions |
| Tickets | MyGopherSports.com |
| Travel | Local Weather | Parking | Preferred Hotels |
| TV/Live Video | BTN/BTN2Go |
| Radio | ESPN 1500 |
| Live Stats | |
| Game Notes | Minnesota | Maryland |
| Official Sites | Minnesota | Maryland |
| Social Media | @GopherMBB | Facebook |
GAME INFORMATION
Date: Thursday, February 18, 2016
Time: 7:00 p.m. CT
Location: Minneapolis, Minn.
Arena: Williams Arena (14,625)
TV: BTN - Dave Revsine (Play-by-Play); Jon Crispin (Analyst)
Radio: Learfield/1500 ESPN Twin Cities -
Mike Grimm (Play-by-Play); Spencer Tollackson (Analyst)
Satellite Radio: Sirius 81/XM 81
SERIES INFORMATION
Series: Sixth Meeting (0-5)
Series (Home): Third Meeting (0-2)
Current Streak: L-5
Richard Pitino vs. Maryland: 0-1
Minnesota vs. Big Ten: 733-799
Richard Pitino vs. Big Ten: 16-37
* - excludes vacated games
GAME DAY TID-BITS
• The University of Minnesota men's basketball team welcomes Maryland to the Barn Thursday for the first time as Big Ten foes.
• Minnesota is coming off its eighth B1G loss by eight or fewer points and fifth two-possession defeat.
• Thursday's game is the second of two straight against opponents ranked in the top-5 nationally. It also marks the eighth consecutive game against an opponent who is coming off a loss prior to facing the Gophers.
• Maryland, who sits one game out of the top of the conference standings, fell to Wisconsin on Saturday.
• The Gophers saw five players reach double figures on Feb. 10 against Michigan for the third time this season (Omaha, South Dakota) and the first time in Big Ten play.
• Minnesota head coach Richard Pitino is seeking his 50th win at the helm of Golden Gopher Basketball.
• Forward Jordan Murphy was recognized by the Big Ten Conference as its Freshman of the Week on Dec. 7
after he posted two double-doubles (24pts/10rbs vs. Clemson, 19pts/17rbs vs. South Dakota).
• Murphy's 18 rebounds against Chicago State set a new Gophers freshman single-game record, and is the most since Trevor Mbakwe had 18 against North Dakota State on Dec. 11, 2012.
• 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 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.
