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Big Ten Announces Conference Opponents for 2026-27 Men's Basketball Season
5/12/2026 11:57:00 AM | Men's Basketball
The Big Ten Conference has announced the breakdown of league opponents, with each men's basketball team playing 20 regular-season games in the 2026-27 season. For the third-straight year, the Golden Gophers will face three Big Ten opponents twice, with another 14 games, in either a home or road contest. Dates, times, and broadcast information will follow at a later date.
Minnesota will play the following three schools twice next season, both at home and on the road: Michigan, Northwestern and Wisconsin.
The Golden Gophers will also welcome the following teams to Williams Arena next year: Illinois, Indiana, Oregon, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue and Washington.
In addition to traveling to Michigan, Northwestern and Wisconsin, the Gophers will also travel to the following locations during the 2026-7 campaign: Iowa, Maryland, Michigan State, Nebraska, Rutgers, UCLA and USC.
The 2027 Men's Basketball Big Ten Championship will be played March 10-14 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
Niko Medved enters his second year at the helm of the Gopher men's basketball after assembling a team with just two returners. He led the Gophers to a 15-18 overall record and 8-12 in Big Ten play for an 11th-place seeding in the Big Ten Tournament in the 2025-26 season. The Golden Gophers return a core group of Jaylen Crocker-Johnson, Isaac Asuma, Bobby Durkin and Grayson Grove, who all started in over 20 games for Minnesota, while Kai Shinholster came off the bench to average 13 minutes a game. Minnesota welcomed five portal additions in the off-season: Kyan Evans, Winters Grady, Nolan Groves, Malick Kordel and Malachi Palmer, while three freshmen enter the mix in the 2026-27 season: Cedric Tomes, Nolen Anderson and Chadrack Mpoyi.
Gopher Big Ten Opponents
Home/Away
Michigan, Northwestern, Wisconsin
Home Only
Illinois, Indiana, Oregon, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue and Washington
Road Only
Iowa, Maryland, Michigan State, Nebraska, Rutgers, UCLA and USC
Minnesota will play the following three schools twice next season, both at home and on the road: Michigan, Northwestern and Wisconsin.
The Golden Gophers will also welcome the following teams to Williams Arena next year: Illinois, Indiana, Oregon, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue and Washington.
In addition to traveling to Michigan, Northwestern and Wisconsin, the Gophers will also travel to the following locations during the 2026-7 campaign: Iowa, Maryland, Michigan State, Nebraska, Rutgers, UCLA and USC.
The 2027 Men's Basketball Big Ten Championship will be played March 10-14 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
Niko Medved enters his second year at the helm of the Gopher men's basketball after assembling a team with just two returners. He led the Gophers to a 15-18 overall record and 8-12 in Big Ten play for an 11th-place seeding in the Big Ten Tournament in the 2025-26 season. The Golden Gophers return a core group of Jaylen Crocker-Johnson, Isaac Asuma, Bobby Durkin and Grayson Grove, who all started in over 20 games for Minnesota, while Kai Shinholster came off the bench to average 13 minutes a game. Minnesota welcomed five portal additions in the off-season: Kyan Evans, Winters Grady, Nolan Groves, Malick Kordel and Malachi Palmer, while three freshmen enter the mix in the 2026-27 season: Cedric Tomes, Nolen Anderson and Chadrack Mpoyi.
Gopher Big Ten Opponents
Home/Away
Michigan, Northwestern, Wisconsin
Home Only
Illinois, Indiana, Oregon, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue and Washington
Road Only
Iowa, Maryland, Michigan State, Nebraska, Rutgers, UCLA and USC
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