University of Minnesota Athletics
2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 11
Both Gach
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-6 / 185
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Austin, Minn.
- High School:
- Arizona Compass Prep
2020-21 | Junior Season: Made his Minnesota debut in the Green Bay game and produced 14 points and five rebounds • scored 17 points and six assists against LMU (11/28) • had 10 points and four assists against LMU (11/30) • scored 21 points and nine rebounds vs. North Dakota • produced 16 points, three assists and nine rebounds against Boston College (12/8) • scored 11 points, eight rebounds against Saint Louis (12/20) • had seven points, six rebounds and five assists in the Iowa win (12/25) • scored six points, have three assists and nine rebounds against Michigan State (12/28) • had 10 points in the Ohio State win (1/3) • had 13 points against Iowa (1/10) • scored six points and grabbed four rebounds against Michigan (1/16) • scored six points at Rutgers (2/4) and scored three points against Nebraska (2/8) • had three points, three assists and two rebounds against Illinois (2/20) • scored four points and had eight rebounds at Nebraska (2/27) and recorded seven points at Penn State (3/3) • had five points against Northwestern (3/10 - BTT) and nine against Ohio State (3/11 - BTT).
2019-20 | Sophomore Season (AT UTAH): Started in 25 of 27 games he played while playing 30.4 minutes per game • second on the team in scoring and averaged 10.7 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.9 assists • became the third Utah player to record a triple-double with 12 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists against Mississippi Valley State (11/8) • posted a career-high 28 points on 9-of-15 shooting and knocked down the game-tying basket to send into overtime against Colorado (3/7) before hitting three-straight free throws with 0.6 seconds left for the win • named Pac-12 Player of the Week at the end of the regular season.
2018-19 | Freshman Season (AT UTAH): Started 14 of 30 games played • shot .472 (77-163) from the field and .316 (30-95) from three-point range, while averaging 7.7 points per game • drained a team-leading .857 (48-56) from the charity stripe • pulled down 62 total rebounds for 2.1 boards per game average • also ranked third on the team with 63 assists • totaled 16 steals and four blocked shots • tallied nine double-digit scoring efforts, including a career-high 22-point contest at Kentucky (12/15/18) • dished out a career-high five assists at UCLA (02/09/19).
High School: Ranked as a four-star wing out of Austin, Minn. • Tallied 24 points, eight rebounds and seven assists per game at Arizona Compass Prep (Ariz.) • helped lead Arizona Compass to a 24-4 season record • prior to his season with Arizona Compass, led Austin High School to a 29-3 record in 2016 and then helped guide the Packers to the class 3-A state championship game in 2017 • committed to Utah after considering San Diego State, Texas Tech and Oregon.
Personal: Son to Martha Deng • has six siblings • brother Gach, was a basketball player for West Texas A&M • youth studies major.
2019-20 | Sophomore Season (AT UTAH): Started in 25 of 27 games he played while playing 30.4 minutes per game • second on the team in scoring and averaged 10.7 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.9 assists • became the third Utah player to record a triple-double with 12 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists against Mississippi Valley State (11/8) • posted a career-high 28 points on 9-of-15 shooting and knocked down the game-tying basket to send into overtime against Colorado (3/7) before hitting three-straight free throws with 0.6 seconds left for the win • named Pac-12 Player of the Week at the end of the regular season.
2018-19 | Freshman Season (AT UTAH): Started 14 of 30 games played • shot .472 (77-163) from the field and .316 (30-95) from three-point range, while averaging 7.7 points per game • drained a team-leading .857 (48-56) from the charity stripe • pulled down 62 total rebounds for 2.1 boards per game average • also ranked third on the team with 63 assists • totaled 16 steals and four blocked shots • tallied nine double-digit scoring efforts, including a career-high 22-point contest at Kentucky (12/15/18) • dished out a career-high five assists at UCLA (02/09/19).
High School: Ranked as a four-star wing out of Austin, Minn. • Tallied 24 points, eight rebounds and seven assists per game at Arizona Compass Prep (Ariz.) • helped lead Arizona Compass to a 24-4 season record • prior to his season with Arizona Compass, led Austin High School to a 29-3 record in 2016 and then helped guide the Packers to the class 3-A state championship game in 2017 • committed to Utah after considering San Diego State, Texas Tech and Oregon.
Personal: Son to Martha Deng • has six siblings • brother Gach, was a basketball player for West Texas A&M • youth studies major.
Cinematic Recap: Gophers Win Exhibition Finale
Wednesday, October 29
Highlights: Gophers 82, North Dakota 62
Saturday, October 25
Cinematic Recap: Exhibition Opener
Monday, October 20
Highlights: Gophers 80, NDSU 54
Thursday, October 16
