MINNESOTA (15-5, 4-3) at NEBRASKA (9-9, 1-5)

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1 MINNESOTA ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS 244 Bierman Field Athletic Building, Minneapolis, MN DAN REISIG, Associate Director, Athletic Communications Work: Cell: GOPHERSPORTS.com Follow Gopher Basketball on Twitter: twitter.com/gopherbball Follow Gopher Basketball on Facebook: facebook.com/goldengopherbasketball Schedule Date Opponent TV Time/Result Nov. 1 Cardinal stritch (exh.) BTDN W, Nov. 4 concordia, st. paul (exh.) BTDN W, Nov. 8 lehigh ESPN3 W, Nov. 12 montana BTDN W, Nov. 16 at Richmond N/A W, Nov. 19 Coastal carolina BTDN W, Nov. 21 wofford BTN W, ea sports maui invitational (Maui, Hawaii) Nov. 25 vs. #8/7 Syracuse ESPN2 L, Nov. 26 vs. Arkansas ESPN2 L, Nov. 27 vs. Chaminade ESPNU W, Dec. 3 Florida State (Big Ten/ACC Challenge) ESPNU W, Dec. 7 New orleans ESPN3 W, Dec. 10 South Dakota State BTN W, Dec. 20 Nebraska Omaha BTN W, Dec. 28 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi BTN W, Jan. 2 Michigan BTN L, Jan. 5 Purdue BTN W, Jan. 8 at Penn State BTN W, Jan. 11 at #5/4 Michigan State BTN L, (ot) Jan. 16 #11/9 Ohio State ESPN2 W, Jan. 19 at #14/16 Iowa BTN L, Jan. 22 Wisconsin BTN W, Jan. 26 at Nebraska BTN 5:00 p.m. Feb. 1 Northwestern BTN 1:00 p.m. Feb. 5 at Purdue BTN 7:30 p.m. Feb. 8 Indiana BTN 7:15 p.m. Feb. 13 at Wisconsin ESPN/2 8:00 p.m. Feb. 16 at Northwestern BTN 5:00 p.m. Feb. 19 Illinois BTN 8:00 p.m. Feb. 22 at Ohio State BTN TBA Feb. 25 Iowa BTN 6:00 p.m. Mar. 1 at Michigan BTN 5:00 p.m. Mar. 8 or 9 Penn State** TBA TBA Mar Big Ten Tournament (Indianapolis, Ind.) all times central schedule subject to change ** Date & start time to be determined no later than Mar. 3 GAME INFORMATION Date: Sunday, January 26, 2014 Time: 5:00 p.m. CT Location: Lincoln, Neb. Arena: Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,147) TV: BTN Kevin Kugler (Play-by-Play); Stephen Bardo (Analyst) Radio: Learfield/1500 ESPN Twin Cities Mike Grimm (Play-by-Play); Spencer Tollackson (Analyst) Satellite Radio: Sirius 93/XM 190 SERIES INFORMATION Series: 63rd meeting (49-13) Series (Away): 22nd meeting (15-6) Current Streak: L-1 Richard Pitino vs. Nebraska: First meeting Minnesota vs. Big Ten: Richard Pitino vs. Big Ten: 4-3 GAME 21 Game day TID-BITS Minnesota looks to win back-to-back Big Ten games for the second time this season as it travels to Nebraska on Sunday. The Gophers are 4-3 in Big Ten action, with a 1-2 mark on the road in conference play. Minnesota just concluded a stretch of four-straight games against opponents in the Top 15 of the Associated Press poll. It has happened just once before, when in 1987, the Gophers played #4 Iowa, #11 Illinois, #7 Purdue, and #2 Indiana in succession, going 0-4 in the stretch. The Gophers were 2-2 this year during the four-game test. MINNESOTA (15-5, 4-3) at NEBRASKA (9-9, 1-5) Sunday, January 26 5 p.m. CT Lincoln, Neb. (Pinnacle Bank Arena) Minnesota leads the league in steals per game (8.2) and free throw percentage (.756), while ranking fourth in three-pointers made per game (7.4) and assists (14.3). Junior center Elliott Eliason was named the team s fourth captain last week, joining seniors Maverick Ahanmisi and Austin Hollins and junior Andre Hollins. Eliason has been on a tear, leading all B1G players in rebounding (9.8) in conference games, and he picked up his sixth career and season double-double on Jan. 16, chipping in a game-high 13 rebounds along with 12 points in the win over the Buckeyes. Eliason is second in the Big Ten with six double-doubles this season. With his career night of 18 points and nine rebounds, junior forward Maurice Walker became the sixth different Gopher to lead the team in scoring during a game this season. He had been averaging 4.9 points and 3.2 rebounds per game this season prior to Wednesday s win over the Badgers. Two of the Gophers transfers, guards DeAndre Mathieu and Malik Smith, have played integral roles in the team s success this season. Behind top scorer Andre Hollins, Mathieu is second in scoring in B1G games, averaging 11.6 points per game. Smith is the team and conference s top free-throw shooter (.886) while Mathieu leads the Gophers in assists (87). MINNESOTA Team Information PROBABLE starters ppg rpg APG MPG FG% other G 4 DeAndre Mathieu spg G 20 Austin Hollins spg G 30 Malik Smith FT% F 10 Oto Ošenieks spg C 55 Elliott Eliason bpg RESERVES PPG RPG APG MPG FG% other G 1 Andre Hollins PT% G 3 Wally Ellenson G 5 Daquein McNeil spg G 13 Maverick Ahanmisi PT% F 15 Maurice Walker bpg F 23 Charles Buggs bpg F 24 Joey King FT% AP NR USA Today NR AP NR USA Today NR MINNESOTA GOLDEN GOPHERS MINNESOTA GAME NOTES Record: 15-5 Big Ten Record: 4-3 Head Coach: Richard Pitino (Providence, 05) Career Record: (2nd season) Record at Minnesota: 15-5 (1st season) STATISTICAL LEADERS Points: Andre Hollins (15.4) Rebounds: Elliott Eliason (8.4) Assists: DeAndre Mathieu (4.3) Blocks: Elliott Eliason (2.5) Steals: Austin Hollins (1.9) NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS Record: 9-9 Big Ten Record: 1-5 Head Coach: Tim Miles (Mary, 89) Career Record: (19th season) Record at Nebraska: (2nd season) STATISTICAL LEADERS Points: Terran Petteway (17.2) Rebounds: Leslee Smith (6.1) Assists: Tai Webster (2.3) Blocks: Leslee Smith (0.8) Steals: Leslee Smith (1.1)

2 gophers vs. NEBRASKA facts last gopher win Jan. 29, 2013 (Minnesota 84, Nebraska 65) last nebraska win Mar. 6, 2013 (Nebraska 53, Minnesota 51) coaches RICHARD PITINO vs. nebraska 0-0 Tim Miles vs. Gophers 1-5 streaks current streak Nebraska, W-1 wins overall 17 (Dec. 20, 1937-Dec. 13, 1958) losses overall 10 (Jan. 20, 1912-March 4, 1916) home wins 13 (March 24, 1906-Jan ) home losses 2 - twice; last (Feb. 6, 1914-Feb. 7, 1914) away wins 9 (Dec. 20, 1937-Dec. 5, 1953) away losses 2 - twice; last (Dec. 31, 1999-Dec. 8, 2002) misc. most Gophers points - win 91 (Minnesota 91, Nebraska 80 - Dec. 9, 1995)* fewest Gophers points - win 20 - three times; last (Minnesota 20, Nebraska 11 - Jan. 25, 1913) most Gophers points - loss 85 (Nebraska 96, Minnesota 85 - Nov. 26, 1995)* fewest Gophers points - loss 9 (Nebraska 14, Minnesota 9 - Feb. 7, 1914) most Nebraska points - win 96 (Nebraska 96, Minnesota 85 - Nov. 26, 1995)* fewest Nebraska points - win 14 (Nebraska 14, Minnesota 9 - Feb. 7, 1914) most Nebraska points - loss 80 (Minnesota 91, Nebraska 80 - Dec. 9, 1995)* fewest Nebraska points - loss 9 - twice; last (Minnesota 25, Nebraska 9 - Jan. 9, 1915) largest Gopher win margin 43 (Minnesota 52, Nebraska 9 - Feb. 15, 1902) largest Nebraska win margin 20 (Nebraska 80, Minnesota 60 - Dec. 8, 2002) overtime games Minnesota leads, 1-0 (last: Minnesota 74, Nebraska 70 - Dec. 28, 2000) *Game has since been vacated individual Minnesota Most points Mychal Thompson (33 - Dec. 8, 1976) gophers vs. nebraska (all-time) Overall: Home: 34-7 Away: 15-6 Neutral: /15 H W /7 H W /18 H W /20 H L /21 H L /24 H W /15 H W /16 H W /28 H W /29 H W /5 H W /6 H W /19 A W /20 A W /18 H W /19 H W /27 H W /28 H W /26 H W /25 H W /6 H L /7 H L /8 H W /9 H W /29 H W /23 H W /2 A W /1 H W /29 A L /20 H L /21 A L /20 A W /21 A W /23 H W /21 A W /27 H W /13 H W /27 A W /22 A W /8 H W /23 A W /13 H W /06 A W /02 H W /08 A W /13 H W /5 A W /13 H W /7 A L /8 A W /19 H L /28 A L /15 H W /26 N L /09 H W /21 A W /13 H L /19 A W /31 A L /28 H W (OT) /22 H W /8 A L /29 H L /8 A W /5 A W /3 H W /29 H W /6 A L Bolded games have since been vacated PAGE 2

3 gopher leaders Below is a list of Gopher leaders in the major categories this season (including ties). Player Pts Rbs Asts Stls Blks Ahanmisi 2 Eliason Dre Hollins Au. Hollins King 1 Mathieu McNeil 1 Osenieks 3 Smith Walker ANDRE HOLLINS SUFFERS ANKLE INJURY VS. WISCONSIN Junior guard Andre Hollins (Memphis, Tenn.White Station) suffered a left ankle injury during last night s game against Wisconsin. An x-ray of the ankle was negative, and MRI testing confirmed the sprain. The injury came just 16 seconds into the contest when he landed awkwardly after sinking a jumper. Hollins s status for Sunday s game at Nebraska is doubtful, and he will be re-evaluated on a day-to-day basis. shell earns second-semester scholarship Minnesota junior guard Kendal Shell has earned a second-semester scholarship, head coach Richard Pitino announced Monday. The St. Louis, Mo., native has appeared in six games this season in a reserve role, and through his three years at the U, played in 25 games. GRIMM WINS TOP STATE SPORTSCASTER HONORS The voice of Golden Gopher football and men s basketball, play-by-play announcer Mike Grimm has been recognized as the 2013 Minnesota Sportscaster of the Year. The award was announced on Jan. 9 by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. This is the fourth time that Grimm has been recognized with the award, earning the honor in 2009 and 2010 while winning the Iowa Sportscaster of the Year nod in Grimm, along with the other state winners, will be honored at the annual NSSA Hall of Fame Banquet this June in Salisbury, N.C. austin hollins named b1g player of the week Senior guard Austin Hollins was recognized on Monday, Dec. 16 as the Big Ten Player of the Week, his first weekly conference award. Hollins led the Gophers to a victory over South Dakota State with his third career double-double, contributing 20 points and a career-high 14 rebounds. Late in the second half, Hollins s layup pushed him across the 1,000 career point total. Hollins has scored in double figures in all but one of the Gophers games, and his 20-point total against the Jackrabbits was one shy of his career high. For the Gophers, it is the first weekly award of the season and the first since Trevor Mbakwe was recognized on March 4 last season. andre hollins on Wooden Award List Gophers junior Andre Hollins has been named to the John R. Wooden Award Preseason list. He is one of 50 players on the list, chosen by a preseason poll of national college basketball experts. The players on the list are considered strong candidates for the midseason list and the official voting ballot, which will consist of approximately 20 top players who have proven to their universities that they are also making progress toward graduation and maintaining at least a cumulative 2.0 GPA. The Wooden Award All American Team, consisting of the nation s top 10 players, will be announced the week of the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Tournament. Beast on the boards Minnesota has been represented atop the individual Big Ten Conference rebounding category twice in the last three years thanks to Trevor Mbakwe, who played two-plus seasons in Maroon & Gold and racked up 686 boards. Junior center Elliott Eliason is looking to keep the trend going. He erupted for a career-high 17 rebounds in the Gophers season-opening victory over Lehigh, and he added 11 boards in a win over Coastal Carolina and 11 more in a win over Wofford. Eliason currently leads the Gophers and is third in the Big Ten with an average of 8.5 rpg. Eliason added his third double-double with 12 boards and 10 points in the win over South Dakota State on Dec. 10. He had another on Jan. 2 against Michigan (10 pts., 10 rbs.) and his fifth double-double came at Penn State (11 pts., 12 rbs.). On Jan. 16 vs. Ohio State, Eliason led all players with 13 rebounds and added 12 points for his sixth double-double. Eliason also chipped in with 11 points against Wofford to give the Chadron, Neb. native his second-career double-double. His first came in the season opening win over Lehigh. Austin Hollins established his first career double-double with 11 points and a then career-high 10 rebounds against Montana (11/12). Austin responded with his second career double-double with 11 points and a new career-high 11 rebounds in the victory at Richmond (11/16). Austin s third double-double came in the win over South Dakota State on 12/10 (20 pts., 14 rbs.). Austin is averaging a career-high 6.7 rpg, tied for ninth in the Big Ten Conference. Maurice Walker made his first career start against New Orleans (12/7) and finished with a career-high eight rebounds. Against Wisconsin (1/22), Walker posted career highs of 18 points and nine rebounds. Andre Hollins posted 10 rebounds, a career-high, against Omaha which gave him his first career double-double. new beginnings Minnesota began the season on Nov. 8 with a whole new coaching staff, as well as five newcomers on the roster. Head Coach Richard Pitino came to Minnesota after spending last season at the helm of the Florida International program. Pitino led FIU to 18 wins, the fourth-most in program history, and its first appearance in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament championship game. FIU finished with 11 conference wins on the season, the most by a Panther team since joining the Sun Belt Conference. FIU had not had a winning season since , and in the three seasons before Pitino s hiring, FIU had posted a combined record of Pitino added former Gopher Ben Johnson, along with Dan McHale and Kimani Young, to his staff at Minnesota. Guards Malik Smith, DeAndre Mathieu and Jasen Baranowski, along with forward Joey King, made their Gopher debuts in Maroon & Gold against Lehigh. Freshman guard Daquein McNeil made his collegiate debut against Montana on Nov. 12. King led the Gophers with 20 points against Lehigh, one point short of his career high, which he set last season as a member of the Drake Bulldogs. Mathieu made his first start as a Gopher in the opener and finished with a game-high nine assists, one shy of becoming the first Minnesota player to finish a game with double-digit assists since Damian Johnson did so against Iowa in He ranks third in the Big Ten with 4.8 assists per game. Mathieu scored 15 points against Montana on Nov. 12, and he tallied a career-high 17 points against MINNESOTA MEDIA POLICIES Media Credentials Requests for working media credentials (newspaper, radio, TV, photo) for Minnesota home games must be made on-line at gophersports. com. Requests for credentials should be made as early as possible due to severe seat limitations in the press areas at Williams Arena. Please contact the Athletic Communications office for more information regarding the on-line credentialing system. Delivery of credentials will be handled according to individual situations, but in most cases will not be mailed. Credentials can be picked up starting two and a half hours before game time at the Williams Arena media will call gate at the west end of the south lobby of the building. Media parking can be purchased through the media relations office. Contact Dan Reisig to buy reserved parking for home games at (612) Media Credential Criteria Due to severe space limitations for media seating in Williams Arena, media requesting credentials for Golden Gopher basketball will have to meet certain criteria to gain access to press seating. The criteria will also determine where media will be located during games either in press row courtside or in the upper press row (Row 1 of balcony on north side). Order of priority: The originating television entity of the game will be seated courtside at center court. Flagship radio for both teams will be seated in the upper level press row. Any non-originating radio stations doing game updates will be seated in the upper press row. Student radio stations will be subject to space restrictions and will only be granted credentials if space allows. Any national publication will be granted a minimum of one credential for working press and one photography credential if needed courtside. The Associated Press and the primary daily newspapers of the Minneapolis/St. Paul market that provide daily coverage for Golden Gopher basketball will be granted three seats courtside. (1-photo, 2-working press). Any other requested credentials will be seated in the upper press row. Any visiting team's primary newspapers from its largest media market that provide daily coverage of the visiting team will be granted one credential courtside if space allows. The location of other credentialed media of the visiting team will be determined by circulation size or the visiting SID. Minneapolis/St. Paul local television stations with network affiliation will be granted a shooting postion (located near the slash camera position) and one seat in the radio deck. Any local television stations from visiting markets will be seated on the radio deck. Daily student newspapers will be placed on the radio deck will the exception of the Minnesota Daily. The Minnesota Daily will have one credential in the courtside press row. Any additional credentialed seats will be located in the radio deck. Any weekly, basketball specific, or school specific publications with the exception of the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder will be seated on the radio deck and issue of credentials will be determined by space restrictions and the media relations office. The Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder will have one credential in the courtside press row. If there is no space available on either press row, media can request credentials and have access during the game to the media work room located on the second level of the east addition and postgame interview areas. Photo and Film Credentials All photo and game film credentials should be requested as early as possible because of severe space limitations. Photographers and film crews may work only in the designated areas. Photographers are not allowed on the court during play, but can photograph pregame and postgame activities, if they have requested such access from the media relations staff. Failure to comply will result in expulsion from the arena. Weekly practice Access/Interview availability Coach Pitino and select Golden Gopher players will be made available for interviews the day before each game prior to the start of that day s practice. Interviews, in most cases, will be conducted in the Williams Arena Media Room. This is subject to change at the coaches discretion. It is strongly recommended that at least 24 hours notice be given to Dan Reisig in the Athletic Communications Office to ensure that your request can be granted. BIG TEN/Richard Pitino WEEKLY MEDIA TELECONFERENCE Beginning on Monday, December 9, 2013 for one week, and then continuing on Monday, January 6, 2014 for the rest of the regular season, there will be a weekly teleconference coordinated by the Big Ten Conference office involving all of its men s basketball coaches. Interested media may call in and participate in the call. The calls will also be available for playback 24 hours a day. The teleconference runs every Monday during the season from 9 a.m.- 11 a.m. (central). Richard Pitino s slot is 10:40 a.m. every Monday. For a full schedule of the coaches participating, please see the Big Ten basketball weekly release. MINNESOTA GAME NOTES PAGE 3

4 Coastal Carolina on Nov. 19. He tied that with 17 points in Maui against Chaminade on Nov. 17. He smashed that mark with a game- and career-high 27 points on Dec. 20 against Omaha. GOPHERS vs. NON-CONFERENCE opponents The Gophers defeated Lehigh on Nov. 8 and have now opened 22 consecutive seasons with a victory. Minnesota s last season-opening loss was to Arkansas in the first game of the 1991 Maui Invitational. Minnesota has a combined record of over the last seven seasons in regular-season non-conference games after a 13-1 start last season. The Gophers started 12-1 in 2011, 11-1 in 2010, went 9-3 to start the 2009 season, were a perfect 12-0 to start the 2008 season and went 10-2 in The Gophers have started 9-0 this season at The Barn and have gone 60-1 against non-conference opponents at Williams Arena over the last seven seasons. Minnesota finished the non-conference slate with an 11-2 record. The Hollins make history Junior Andre Hollins finished with seven points against Wofford on Nov. 21 to end a double-digit scoring streak. Dating back to last season, Andre had 12 straight double-digit games. Through 20 games, Dre is leading the Gophers and is 11th in the Big Ten Conference with a scoring average of 15.5 ppg. Both Hollinses have become members of the Gophers 1,000-point club: Austin against South Dakota State on Dec. 10, and Andre one game later against Omaha (Dec. 20). Andre scored 15 points in the first half against Coastal Carolina earlier this season to move past 900 career points, while Austin reached the milestone with his first bucket against Wofford. Austin Hollins finished his junior campaign with a career-high scoring average of 10.7 points per game, the second-highest average on the team last season. Andre Hollins led the Gophers, and finished eighth in the Big Ten Conference, with an average of 14.6 ppg last season, earning Honorable Mention All-Big Ten honors by coaches and Third Team All-Big Ten by the media. Before this year, the Golden Gopher program had not seen a pair of players reach the 1,000-point plateau in the same season since the trio of Randy Carter, Voshon Lenard and Arriel McDonald did so during the season. EARNING THEIR stripes The Gophers lead the B1G as a team with an overall free-throw percentage of.756 ( ). That is currently the highest team FT percentage in the history of the program. Andre Hollins has started the season 96-of-114 at the line to bring his career FT percentage to.844 ( ), currently the best all-time at the University of Minnesota. Hollins led the B1G as a freshman with a.904 (85-94) free throw percentage. Hollins also led the B1G that season with a.923 (36-39) FT percentage in conference games. His percentage during the season is currently the best single-season effort in the history of the program, besting Terrance Woods ( ) percentage of.882 (45-51). This season, the Gophers have two shooters in the B1G top-10, with Malik Smith leading the conference with a.886 mark (39-44) and Hollins placing fifth with an 84.2 percent mark. showing their range Minnesota s roster includes its top three shooters from three-point range a season ago, as well as a pair of newcomers who excelled from downtown last season. The Gophers hit a season-high 11 treys earlier this season against Montana and then again Sunday against Purdue. Minnesota is 126-of-362 (.348) overall from downtown thus far. Andre Hollins made 81 treys a season ago, just four makes shy of the Gophers single-season record of 85 held by Blake Hoffarber ( ). Dre also made the record books with his percentage last season. He shot.418 (81-194) last season, the seventh-best 3-point percentage in program history. Austin Hollins was second on the team with 53 3-pointers, tied for the 13th-best single season in program history. Maverick Ahanmisi was third on the team in makes with 19 for the season. Malik Smith made 96 treys during his junior season at Florida International. Minnesota native Joey King went 33-for-95 (.347) from 3-pt range last season as a freshman at Drake. protecting the rim The Gophers led the B1G Conference in blocked shots with a total of 187 last season, the fourthmost in program history. The program has actually led the conference in blocks the last five seasons, thanks to the contributions from Damian Johnson (led the team in blocks three times ), Ralph Sampson III (led the team in blocks during the season) and Trevor Mbakwe (led the team in blocks last season). Minnesota junior bigs Elliott Eliason and Maurice Walker hope to keep that trend going. Eliason swatted a career-high seven balls against Wofford. Eliason has 51 blocks on the season - the second-most in the B1G - and 114 for his career. He has moved into a tie for 11th on the Gopher career list in the category. thievery Coach Pitino brought a defensive system to Minneapolis that is predicated on pressing. The hope is that the end result is a steal. The Gophers have managed 164 steals so far this season (8.2 spg), a figure that leads the Big Ten. Austin Hollins leads the team with 39 steals (B1G: 5th) while DeAndre Mathieu has swiped 35 (B1G: T-6th). Austin has 177 career steals, currently fifth on the Gophers all-time list. Pitino s FIU squad led the Sun Belt Conference and finished in the top-10 nationally in steals, averaging nearly 10.0 per game. FIU had six players that collected at least 25 steals for the season, including Malik Smith s 31 swipes. In comparison, the Gophers had four players with at least 25, led by Austin Hollins 59. Gophers Defeat FSU in b1g/acc challenge Minnesota led for much of the game, en route to a victory on Dec. 3 at Williams Arena. The Gophers were led by junior Andre Hollins with a game-high 21 points. It was his third 20-point game of the season, and the 18th of his career. Austin Hollins was the only other Minnesota player in double figures, finishing with 16 points, while tying for the team-lead with five rebounds. Minnesota recorded eight steals in the game, marking the sixth time in nine games that the Gophers have had eight or more steals in a game. Ten of the 11 players to appear in the game for Minnesota scored Minnesota defeated the Seminoles last season at the Tucker Center in Tallahassee. The Gophers are now 7-8 all-time in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. The matchup was the fifth time that Minnesota MINNESOTA ON THE RADIO Gopher Sports Properties (GSP), a division of Learfield Communications Inc., is the official marketing & sales rights holder for University of Minnesota Athletics. Learfield Sports is a diverse media enterprise that manages multi-media rights for 35 of the country's premier collegiate athletic programs including the University of Minnesota. Learfield Sports specializes in managing, packaging and selling marketing and sponsorship opportunities connected with America's favorite collegiate teams ESPN Twin Cities will serve as the flagship station for the Golden Gopher Radio Network this season while Learfield will administer all production for the broadcasts, manage the on-air talent in addition to the sales for all broadcasts. Learfield partners with the Minnesota News Network (MNN) for network distribution to all of our greater Minnesota Affiliate Network. Mike Grimm radio voice of the Gophers GOPHER RADIO NETWORK AFFILIATES Market Station Freq. Ada/Fargo KRJB-FM Ada/Mahnomen KRJM-FM Aitkin KKIN-FM 94.3 Albert Lea KATE-AM 1450 Alexandria KULO-FM 94.3 Austin KAUS-AM/FM 1480/99.9 Bemidji KBUN-AM/FM 1450/94.9 Brainerd/Baxter KBLB-FM 93.3 Buffalo KRWC-AM 1360 Crookston KROX-AM 1260 Detroit Lakes KDLM-AM 1340 Duluth WGEE-AM 970 Ely WELY-FM 94.5 Fairmont KSUM-AM 1370 Glencoe KTWN-AM 1310 Glenwood KMGK-FM Grand Rapids KOZY-AM 1320 Little Falls KLTF-AM 960 Mankato KMKO-FM 95.7 Marshall KMHL-AM 1400 Minneapolis/St. Paul 1500 ESPN 1500 Montevideo KDMA-AM 1460 New Prague KRDS-FM 95.5 Pipestone KLOH-AM 1050 Preston KVGO-FM Redwood Falls KLGR-AM 1490 Red Wing KCUE-AM/KWNG-FM 1250/105.9 Rochester KROC-AM 1340 St. Cloud KXSS-FM 1390 Thief River Falls KKAQ-AM 1460 Wilmar KDJS-AM/KRVY-FM 1590/97.3 Windom KDOM-AM/FM 1580/94.3 Winona KWNO-AM 1230 Worthington KWOA-AM 730 MINNESOTA GAME NOTES Mike Grimm is currently in his eighth year as the radio voice of Golden Gopher basketball. Grimm is a three-time winner of the Minnesota Sportscaster of the Year award (2009, 2010, 2013) in a vote of his peers from the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. In addition to his Golden Gopher basketball play-by-play duties, Grimm serves as the play-by-play voice for Golden Gopher football broadcasts. Grimm is also the full-time Sports Director at the statewide Minnesota News Network, where his award-winning sports updates are heard on 50 stations across the state. spencer tollackson radio analyst Former Gopher center Spencer Tollackson is in his fourth season as the team s radio analyst. In addition to his analyst duties, Tollackson serves as the co-host of Gopher Hoops Weekly each Saturday morning during the season on 1500 ESPN Twin Cities. The Chaska, Minn. native, finished his collegiate career in sixth place on the Golden Gophers all-time field goal percentage list at.525 ( ). He played in 119 career games and amassed 935 career points and 438 rebounds. 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5 and Florida State had played in the history of the challenge. Season Big Ten/ACC Challenge Outcome 1999 vs. Virginia (W, 74-62) 2000 at Florida State (W, 76-71) 2001 at Wake Forest (L, 79-85) 2002 vs. Georgia Tech (W, 64-63) 2003 at Virginia (L, 78-86) 2004 vs. Florida State (L, 69-70) 2005 at Maryland (L, 66-83) 2006 vs. Clemson (L, 68-90) 2007 at Florida State (L, 61-75) 2008 vs. Virginia (66-56) 2009 at Miami (L, 58-63) 2010 vs. Virginia (L, 79-87) 2011 vs. Virginia Tech (W, 58-55) 2012 at Florida State (W, 77-68) 2013 vs. Florida State (W, 71-61) Not as big of a big man Minnesota junior forward Maurice Walker is completely healthy to begin the season, and misseda the first six games of his junior campaign for a violation of university policy. Last season he was coming off of a year and a half break after suffering a knee injury as a freshman. The biggest change for Walker is his weight. The native of Canada played last season in excess of 300 pounds. Since the hiring of Richard Pitino and his staff, Walker has shed 65 pounds and is currently listed at 250 lbs. Walker made his first start against New Orleans and established career highs with 11 points and eight rebounds to go along with two blocks. On Jan. 22 against Wisconsin, Walker broke out for career highs of 18 points and nine rebounds in 24 minutes of action, helping lead the Gophers past the ninth-ranked Badgers. Double Duty Minnesota sophomore Wally Ellenson saw action in nine games in what was an injury-plagued freshman campaign. He was healthy, however, in the spring as a high jumper on the Minnesota Track & Field team and finished the season as an All-American. Ellenson finished third at his first Big Ten Championships with a leap of ft. He went on to qualify for the 2013 NCAA Championships with a leap of 11 ft and finished eighth overall in the country after a personal-best jump of ft. Ellenson also won Gold at the 2013 Pan American Junior Championships in Medellin, Colombia. It was his first career international event. He finished his scholastic career as the two-time Wisconsin Division 1 state champion in the high jump His state-record jump of seven feet, one inch in the 2012 regional meet was the nation s best by a high school athlete, and only two inches shy of an Olympic Trials qualifier He also owns Rice Lake school records in long jump (22-6) and triple jump (44-2). GOPHERS sign three to NLI s University of Minnesota men s basketball head coach Richard Pitino has added a trio of players for the season. The recruiting class includes Josh Martin, Nate Mason and Carlos Morris. Martin is a 6-foot, 8-inch forward from Bothell, Wash. He averaged 11.8 points and 8.2 rebounds as a junior at Bothell High School. He made 50 percent of his field goal attempts during the season. Martin, who can play both in the paint and on the perimeter, participated in the Reebok Classic Breakout over the summer. He received three-star ratings from Rivals. com and Scout.com. Martin spent two years at Seattle Prep before moving to Bothell. Earning all-state recognition, Martin has also received multiple inspirational awards at the high school and state level. He chose Minnesota over Pittsburgh and Florida State. Mason, a 6-1 guard from Decatur, Ga., currently attends Arlington Country Day High School (Jacksonville, Fla.). As a junior at Shiloh High School (Snellville, Ga.), Mason led the team to a 23-8 record. His AAU team, the CP3 All-Stars, finished second at the 2013 Nike Peach Jam, where Mason averaged 14.3 points per game in seven games. ESPN, Rivals.com and Scout.com tabbed him as a three-star recruit. Mason chose the Gophers over Kansas State and Virginia. Morris, a 6-5 guard, will join the Gophers as a junior transfer from Chipola College (Fla.). The Apalachicola, Fla., native averaged a team-best 13.3 points along with 4.0 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game as a freshman in He scored 21 points in Chipola s season opener this year. Morris attended Arlington Country Day High School, where he earned all-state and All-Panhandle Conference honors. He played AAU ball for the Dwight Howard Warriors. Out of high school, Morris was a listed as a four-star recruit by Scout.com and listed in Rivals.com s 2012 top 150 class. Out of high school, he originally committed to South Carolina. looking back at The Gophers finished the season with 23 wins, the most at Minnesota since the team also won 23 games (not including vacated seasons - Minnesota won 31 games in ). The Gophers finished the season with 21 victories and qualified for the NCAA Tournament. Minnesota went 1-1 in the NCAA Tournament with an victory over UCLA in the second round before losing to Florida It was the first NCAA Tourney victory for the Gophers since the season (not counting vacated seasons). Minnesota led the Big Ten Conference in blocked shots with a total of 187 last season, the fourth-most in program history. The Gophers have now led the conference in blocks the last five seasons, including five of the top six season block totals in the history of the Gopher program: a program leading 201 in , 199 in , 186 in and 169 in Minnesota also led the Big Ten Conference in rebounding margin (+7.6) and offensive rebounds with and average of 14.7 offensive boards per game. Rodney Williams finished his Gopher career with 1,145 points - 26th on the Gophers scoring list. Williams also finished with 537 rebounds to become just the 19th Gopher in the history of the program to amass 1,000 pts & 500 rbs. in a career. Andre Hollins erupted for 41 points in a win over the University of Memphis, the third-highest total in the history of Gopher basketball - Oliver Shannon (42 vs. Wisconsin - 3/6/71) & Eric Magdanz (42 at Michigan - 3/5/62) ncaa rankings (as of jan. 14) associated press top 25 Rk Team record PTS 1 Arizona (61) ,621 2 Syracuse (4) ,559 3 Michigan State ,497 4 Villanova ,377 5 Wichita State ,368 6 Florida ,303 7 San Diego State ,211 8 Kansas ,117 9 Wisconsin , Iowa , Oklahoma State Louisville Massachusetts Kentucky Cincinnati Iowa State Ohio State Duke Saint Louis Pittsburgh Michigan Kansas State Memphis Baylor Oklahoma Others receiving votes: Creighton 98, Connecticut 62, Gonzaga 59, California 44, Colorado 26, UCLA 23, Harvard 12, George Washington 8, Missouri 6, Texas 5, Xavier 4, Southern Methodist 2, Virginia 1, New Mexico 1 usa today coaches poll Rk Team record PTS 1 Arizona (30) Syracuse (2) Michigan State Wichita State Villanova Florida San Diego State Wisconsin Louisville Iowa Kansas Massachusetts Oklahoma State Kentucky Ohio State Cincinnati Iowa State Duke Pittsburgh Saint Louis Gonzaga Memphis Baylor Creighton Oklahoma Michigan Others receiving votes: Kansas State 81, California 23, Colorado 18, Missouri 16, Connecticut 12, Virginia 12, Oregon 11, George Washington 7, UCLA 7, Texas 5, Southern Miss 5, Toledo 3, Xavier 1, Stephen F. Austin 1, Harvard 1 ncaa rating percentage index (rpi) RANK PREVIOUS MINNESOTA GAME NOTES PAGE 5

6 Minnesota basketball roster Alphabetical Roster No. Name Pos Ht Wt Yr./Elig Hometown (Last School/High School) 13 Maverick Ahanmisi G Sr./Sr. Santa Clarita, Calif. (Stoneridge Prep) 23 Charles Buggs F So./Fr. Arlington, Texas (Hargrave Military Academy/Martin HS) 55 Elliott Eliason C Sr./Jr. Chadron, Neb. (Chadron HS) 3 Wally Ellenson G So./So. Rice Lake, Wis. (Rice Lake HS) 1 Andre Hollins G Jr./Jr. Memphis, Tenn. (Whitestation HS) 20 Austin Hollins G Sr./Sr. Germantown, Tenn. (Germantown HS) 24 Joey King F So./So. Eagan, Minn. (Drake/Eastview HS) 4 DeAndre Mathieu G Jr./Jr. Knoxville, Tenn. (Central Arizona/Central) 5 Daquein McNeil G Fr./Fr. Baltimore, Md. (Vermont Academy) 10 Oto Ošenieks F Sr./Jr. Riga, Latvia (Brehm Prep) 2 Kendal Shell G Jr./Jr. St. Louis, Mo. (Webster Groves HS) 30 Malik Smith G Sr./Sr. Boston, Mass. (Florida International/Notre Dame Prep) 15 Maurice Walker F Sr./Jr. Scarborough, Ontario (Brewster Academy) NUMERical Roster No. Name Pos Ht Wt Yr./Elig Hometown (Last School/High School) 1 Andre Hollins G Jr./Jr. Memphis, Tenn. (Whitestation HS) 2 Kendal Shell G Jr./Jr. St. Louis, Mo. (Webster Groves HS) 3 Wally Ellenson G So./So. Rice Lake, Wis. (Rice Lake HS) 4 DeAndre Mathieu G Jr./Jr. Knoxville, Tenn. (Central Arizona/Central) 5 Daquein McNeil G Fr./Fr. Baltimore, Md. (Vermont Academy) 10 Oto Ošenieks F Sr./Jr. Riga, Latvia (Brehm Prep) 13 Maverick Ahanmisi G Sr./Sr. Santa Clarita, Calif. (Stoneridge Prep) 15 Maurice Walker F Sr./Jr. Scarborough, Ontario (Brewster Academy) 20 Austin Hollins G Sr./Sr. Germantown, Tenn. (Germantown HS) 23 Charles Buggs F So./Fr. Arlington, Texas (Hargrave Military Academy/Martin HS) 24 Joey King F So./So. Eagan, Minn. (Drake/Eastview HS) 30 Malik Smith G Sr./Sr. Boston, Mass. (Florida International/Notre Dame Prep) 55 Elliott Eliason C Sr./Jr. Chadron, Neb. (Chadron HS) Head Coach: Richard Pitino (Providence College, 05) Assistant Coaches: Ben Johnson (Minnesota, 04), Dan McHale (Kentucky, 01), Kimani Young (UTEP, 98) Director of Basketball Operations: Josh Adel (Florida, 12) roster breakdown Starters Returning: (2) Andre Hollins, G, Jr. Austin Hollins, G, Sr. Letterwinners Returning: (7) Maverick Ahanmisi, G, Sr. Elliott Eliason, C, RJr. Andre Hollins, G, Jr. Austin Hollins, G, Sr. Oto Ošenieks, F, RJr. Kendal Shell, G, Jr. Maurice Walker, F, RJr. letterwinners lost: (6) Joe Coleman, G Chris Halvorsen, F Andre Ingram, F Trevor Mbakwe, F Julian Welch, G Rodney Williams, F Newcomers: (4) Joey King, F, So. Deandre Mathieu, G, Jr. Daquein McNeil, G, Fr. Malik Smith, G, Sr. Roster By Class Seniors (3): Maverick Ahanmisi Austin Hollins Mailk Smith Juniors (6): Elliott Eliason Andre Hollins Deandre Mathieu Oto Osenieks Kendal Shell Maurice Walker Sophomores (2): Wally Ellenson Joey King MINNESOTA GAME NOTES MINNESOTA QUICK FACTS UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Name of School: University of Minnesota City/Zip: Minneapolis, MN Founded: 1851 Enrollment: 52,557 Nickname: Golden Gophers School colors: Maroon and Gold Arena (cap./year open): Williams Arena (14,625/1928) Conference: Big Ten President: Dr. Eric Kaler Athletics Director: Norwood Teague Faculty Representatives: Dr. Perry Leo, Emily Hoover TEAM INFORMATION Head Coach: Richard Pitino Alma Mater/Year: Providence, 05 Minnesota record: 15-5/first season Overall record: 33-19/second season Assistant Coaches (alma mater): Ben Johnson, (Minnesota, 04) Dan McHale (Kentucky, 01) Kimani Young (UTEP, 98) Director of Basketball Operations: Josh Adel (Florida, 12) Athletic Trainer: Ben Felz (Louisville, 13) Record: Home: 15-2 Away: 3-8 Neutral: 3-3 Conference Record/Finish: 8-10/9th Starters Returning/Lost: 2/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 7/ Postseason: Lost to Florida in the 3rd rd of NCAA Tournament First Season of Competition: 1895 Basketball Office Phone: (612) Williams Arena Press Row Phone: (612) Freshmen (3): Charles Buggs Daquein McNeil PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Maverick AHANMISI (a-hawn-me-see) DeAndre Mathieu (Dee-AHN-dray Matthew) Daquein McNEIL (DAY-Kwan) Oto Ošenieks (Ocean-icks) Malik SMITH (Muh-Leek) Kimani YOUNG (Kih-MAH-knee) PAGE 6

7 MINNESOTA GAME NOTES RICHARD PITINO HEAD COACH FIRST SEASON Richard Pitino AT A GLANCE Born Sept. 16, 1982 Hometown Boston, Mass. High School St. Sebastian s School (Needham, Mass.) College Providence, 2005 (B.S. History) Family Wife, Jill; Daughter, Ava Collegiate Coaching Experience Assistant Coach Northeastern Assistant Coach Duquesne Assistant Coach Louisville Assistant Coach Florida Associate Head Coach Louisville Head Coach Florida International Head Coach Minnesota Coaching Record Florida International Led FIU to first winning season since Guided Panthers to 18 wins, its highest total since Led FIU to its first appearance in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament championship game. FIU finished with 11 conference wins on the season, the most by a Panther team since joining the Sun Belt Conference Minnesota 15-5 Pitino s NBA Players Name Current/Last NBA Team Overall Pick Year Gorgui Dieng Minnesota Timberwolves Peyton Siva Detroit Pistons Chandler Parsons Houston Rockets Samardo Samuels Cleveland Cavaliers (2013) Free Agent Earl Clark Cleveland Cavaliers Derrick Caracter Los Angeles Lakers (2012) Chris Smith New York Knicks Free Agent Vernon Macklin Detroit Pistons (2012) Terrance Williams Boston Celtics (2013) Jerry Smith New Jersey Nets (2012) Free Agent Jose Juan Barea Minnesota Timberwolves Free Agent On April 3, 2013, Richard Pitino was named the University of Minnesota s 17th head coach of Golden Gopher men s basketball. We are excited to welcome Coach Pitino to the University of Minnesota, said University President Eric Kaler. Pitino brings the energy, skill, passion and commitment we need to lead our program and develop our student-athletes, both on and off the court. Pitino comes to Gold Country after spending one season at the helm of the Florida International University (FIU) basketball program. Prior to his arrival in South Florida, FIU had not had a winning season since and in the three seasons before his hiring posted a combined record of Coach Pitino is the right fit for our university, basketball program and student-athletes, said Teague. We were impressed with the turnaround at Florida International and his prior success with Louisville and Florida. We look forward to working with Richard to build a successful long-term program. In just one season, Pitino led the program to 18 wins, the fourth-most in program history, and its first appearance in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament championship game. FIU finished with 11 conference wins on the season, the most by a Panther team since joining the Sun Belt Conference. It is an unbelievable honor to have the opportunity to lead the University of Minnesota program, said Pitino. I want to thank President Kaler, Norwood Teague and the rest of the administration for believing I am the right person to build this program and develop its student-athletes. I look forward to working with Norwood, our student-athletes and the entire athletic department. Prior to leading FIU, Pitino served as the Associate Head Coach for one season and an assistant for two other seasons under his father, Rick, at Louisville. In three years overall with the Cardinals, he helped the program to a combined record, a pair of NCAA Elite Eight berths (2008 and 2009) and one NCAA Final Four appearance (2012). His efforts also helped the Cards land two of top 15 recruiting classes in his three years ( and ). Pitino also spent time as an assistant for two seasons under Billy Donovan at Florida. In his time with the Gators, the club was a combined with back-to back NCAA Tournament appearances, including reaching the 2011 NCAA Southeast Regional finals before falling to NCAA runner-up Butler. Pitino has also spent time as an assistant at Duquesne ( ) and Northeastern ( ). PAGE 7

8 THE LAST TIME... ranked in A.P. Top 25 Feb. 4, 2013 (No. 18) ranked in USA TODAY top 25 Feb. 4, 2013 (No. 18) defeated an A.P. No. 1 team Feb. 27, 2013 (Minnesota 77, No. 1 Indiana 73) defeated an A.P. TOp 5 team Feb. 27, 2013 (Minnesota 77, No. 1 Indiana 73) defeated an A.P. TOP 10 team Jan. 22, 2014 (Minnesota 81, No. 9 Wisconsin 68) defeated an A.P. Top 25 team Jan. 22, 2014 (Minnesota 81, No. 9 Wisconsin 68) DEFEATED A HIGHER RANKED TEAM ON THE ROAD (when ranked) Feb. 12, 1994 (#23 Minnesota 109, #21 Wisconsin 78 in Madison, Wis.) DEFEATED A RANKED TEAM ON THE ROAD (when unranked) Jan. 13, 2012 (Minnesota 77, #7 Indiana 74 in Bloomington, Ind.) DEFEATED A HIGHER RANKED TEAM at Neutral Site (when ranked) Nov. 26, 2009 (#16 Minnesota 82, #10 Butler 73 in Anaheim, Calif.) DEFEATED A RANKED TEAM at Neutral Site (when unranked) Mar. 22, 2013 (Minnesota 83, No. 24 UCLA 63 - NCAA) scored 100 points in a game Dec. 12, 2003 (Minnesota 100, Oral Roberts 80) allowed 100 points in a game Feb. 20, 1988 (Iowa 107, Minnesota 86) HELD OPPONENT TO LESS THAN 50 points - Win Dec. 28, 2013 (Minnesota 65, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 44) HELD OPPONENT TO LESS THAN 50 points - Loss Jan. 26, 2013 (Wisconsin 45, Minnesota 44) HELD OPPONENT TO LESS THAN 40 points Nov. 9, 2012 (Minnesota 72, American 36) HELD OPPONENT under 20 points in a half Nov. 8, 2013 (Lehigh - 18 in 1st half) HELD OPPONENT under 15 points in a half Mar. 2, 2013 (Penn State - 12 in 1st half) DEFEATED A TEAM BY 30 POINTS Nov. 9, 2012 (Minnesota 72, American 36) DEFEATED A TEAM BY 40 POINTS Dec. 15, 2009 (Minnesota 89, Northern Illinois 48) shot 70 percent from the field Feb. 11, 1984 (.714, vs. Indiana - 30 of 42) shot 60 percent from the field Jan. 22, 2011 (.634 at Michigan - 26 of 41) made 10 three-pointers in a game Jan. 11, 2014 (10 of 26 at Michigan State) had 50 rebounds in a game Nov. 16, 2013 (54 at Richmond) had 30 assists in a game Dec. 2, 1991 (30 vs. Youngstown State) had 25 assists in a game Dec. 23, 2009 (25 vs. South Dakota State) had 15 steals in a game Dec. 1, 2012 (15 vs. North Florida) had 10 steals in a game Jan. 16, 2014 (12 vs. Ohio State) blocked 10 shots in a game Nov. 21, 2013 (12 vs. Wofford) committed fewer than 5 turnovers Jan. 24, 2004 (4 vs. Indiana - OT) forced 30 turnovers Dec. 28, 2007 (30 vs. Nicholls State) forced 25 turnovers Jan. 2, 2010 (25 at Iowa) Had SIX players score in double figures Dec. 7, 2013 vs. New Orleans (Andre Hollins-18, Austin Hollins-13, DeAndre Mathieu-11, Maurice Walker-11, Joey King-10, Oto Osenieks-10) Two players with double-doubles in the same game Dec. 10, 2013 (Austin Hollins - 20 points, 14 rebounds; Elliott Eliason - 10 points, 12 rebounds vs. South Dakota State) WON A GAME WITH THE LAST SHOT Feb. 6, 2010 (Lawrence Westbrook jumper as time expired at Penn State) OVERTIME PLAYED AN OVERTIME GAME PLAYED A DOUBLE OVERTIME GAME PLAYED A TRIPLE OVERTIME GAME WON AN OVERTIME GAME LOST AN OVERTIME GAME Jan. 11, 2014 (Michigan State 87, Minnesota 75 OT) Dec. 27, 2011 (Minnesota 72, Illinois 81 2OT) Jan. 18, 2006 (Iowa 76, Minnesota 72 3OT) Feb. 14, 2013 (Minnesota 58, Wisconsin 53 OT) Jan. 11, 2014 (Michigan State 87, Minnesota 75 OT) MINNESOTA INDIVIDUAL Records Triple-double Mychal Thompson (34 pts, 12 reb, 12 blocks vs. Ohio State), 1/26/1976 double-double (Pts-AST) Damian Johnson (10 pts., 11 ast., vs. Iowa), 3/07/2010 double-double (Pts-RBS) Elliott Eliason (12 pts., 13 rbs., vs. Ohio State), 1/16/ or more points in a game Andre Hollins (41 vs. Memphis), 11/23/ points in a game Andre Hollins (41 vs. Memphis), 11/23/ points in a game Andre Hollins (41 vs. Memphis), 11/23/ POINTS IN A GAME Andre Hollins (26 at Richmond), 11/16/ points in a half Vincent Grier (25 in 2nd half vs. Wisconsin), 1/26/ POINTS IN A HALF Joe Coleman (24 in 2nd half at Illinois), 1/09/ rebounds in a game Richard Coffey (20 vs. Grambling State), 12/30/ rebounds in a game Trevor Mbakwe (16 at Northwestern), 1/23/ assists in a game Arriel McDonald (16 vs. Wisconsin), 1/12/ assists in a game Damian Johnson (11 vs. Iowa), 3/07/2010 FIVE THREE-POINTERS IN A GAME Malik Smith (5 at Michigan State), 1/11/ FREE THROWS MADE IN A GAME Trevor Mbakwe (16 vs. Fairfield), 11/17/ FREE THROWS MADE IN A GAME Andre Hollins (12 vs. Florida State), 12/03/2013 FIVE steals in a game Austin Hollins (5 at Iowa), 1/19/2014 FIVE blocks in a game Elliott Eliason (6 vs. Purdue), 1/5/ blocks in a game Joel Przybilla (10 at Fresno State), 12/4/ points and 10 assists in a game Lawrence McKenzie (22 points, 10 assists vs. Ohio State), 2/18/ points and 10 rebounds in a game Trevor Mbakwe (21 points, 12 rebounds, vs. Indiana), 2/26/2013 CONSECUTIVE 30-POINT GAMES Vincent Grier (32 vs. Wisconsin; 32 vs. Northwestern), 2/5-9/2005 CONSECUTIVE 20-POINT GAMES Andre Hollins (24 vs. Montana; 26 at Richmond), 11/12-16/2013 THREE STRAIGHT 20-POINT GAMES Rodney Williams (21 at La Salle - NIT; 21 at Miami - NIT; 24 at Middle Tennessee State - NIT), 3/13-21/2012 Four STRAIGHT 20-POINT GAMES Rodney Williams (20 vs. Michigan - BTT; 21 at La Salle - NIT; 21 at Miami - NIT; 24 at Middle Tennessee State - NIT), 3/9-21/2012 Six STRAIGHT double figure rebound GAMES Trevor Mbakwe (12 vs. Michigan State; 11 vs. Northwestern; 11 at Illinois; 10 at Indiana; 10 vs. Michigan; 16 at Northwestern), 12/31-1/23/2013 Seven STRAIGHT double figure rebound GAMES Trevor Mbakwe (12 vs. Michigan State; 11 vs. Northwestern; 11 at Illinois; 10 at Indiana; 10 vs. Michigan; 16 at Northwestern; 10 at Wisconsin), 12/31-1/27/2013 OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL Records double-double Ross Travis, Penn State (18 pts., 13 rbs.), 1/8/ or more points in a game Dennis Scott, Georgia Tech (40), 3/25/ points in a game ray Gallegos, Nebraska (30), 1/29/ POINTS IN A GAME Elijah Wilson, Coastal Carolina (25), 11/19/ rebounds in a game Greg Brunner, Iowa (23), 1/18/ rebounds in a game Mason Plumlee, Duke (17), 11/08/ assists in a game B.J. Armstrong, Iowa (15), 2/18/ assists in a game Kevin Dillard, Dayton (10), 11/27/2011 FIVE THREE-POINTERS IN A GAME Josh Oglesby, Iowa (5), 1/19/ FREE THROWS MADE IN A GAME Aaron White, Iowa (10), 1/19/2014 FIVE steals in a game Tyler Ennis, Syracuse (5), 11/25/2013 FIVE blocks in a game Meyers Leonard, Illinois (5), 12/27/ points and 10 rebounds in a game Mason Plumlee, Duke (20 pts., 17 rbs.), 11/22/2012 MINNESOTA GAME NOTES PAGE 8

9 minnesota when Home Away Neutral Nonconference (includes post-season games) Big Ten Conference Big Ten Tournament 0-1 Leading at half Trailing at half Tied at half Leading with 5:00 left Trailing with 5:00 left Tied with 5:00 left 1-1 Overtime Shooting 50% or better from the field Shooting less than 50% from the field Opp. shoot 50% or better from the field Opp. shoot less than 50% from the field Make more 3s than opponent Opponent makes more 3s s are equal More FT attempts than opponent Opponent had more FT attempts FT attempts are equal 0-1 Out-rebound opponent Out-rebounded by opponent Rebounds are equal Fewer turnovers than opponent More turnovers than opponent Turnovers are equal Bench outscores opponent s bench Opponent s bench outscores MN bench Bench points are equal 1-0 Score 70 points or more Score fewer than 70 points Hold opponent to less than 70 points Opponent scores 70 points or more Score 80 points or more Games decided by 1-5 points Games decided by 6-10 points Games decided by points Games decided by more than 15 points November December January February 3-4 March starting lineups Games G G G/F F F/C Record 1-9 Mathieu Dre Hollins Au. Hollins Osenieks Eliason Mathieu Dre Hollins Au. Hollins Osenieks Walker Mathieu Dre Hollins Au. Hollins Osenieks Eliason miscellaneous statistics ATTENDANCE G Total Average Home ,929 11,918 Away 4 41,629 10,407 Neutral 3 7,200 2,400 Total ,758 10,188 Dunk -O- Meter season (CAREER) Austin Hollins 13 (39) Oto Osenieks 4 (11) Mo Walker 4 (5) Joey King 3 (3) Andre Hollins 1 (5) Wally Ellenson 1 (4) Elliott Eliason (5) Double-doubles SEASON (CAREER) Elliott Eliason 6 (6) Austin Hollins 3 (3) Andre Hollins 1 (1) DOUBLE-FIGURE SCORING SEASON (CAREER) Andre Hollins 16 (54) Austin Hollins 15 (59) DeAndre Mathieu 12 (12) Malik Smith 9 (34) Elliott Eliason 7 (8) Joey King 3 (13) Oto Osenieks 3 (6) Mo Walker 3 (4) Maverick Ahanmisi (4) 20-point games season (CAREER) Andre Hollins 5 (20) Joey King 1 (3) Austin Hollins 1 (3) DeAndre Mathieu 1 (1) Malik Smith (6) DOUBLE-FIGURE ASSISTS None SEASON (CAREER) DOUBLE-FIGURE REBOUNDS SEASON (CAREER) Elliott Eliason 8 (11) Austin Hollins 3 (3) Andre Hollins 1 (1) STArts season (CAREER) Austin Hollins 20 (96) Andre Hollins 20 (73) DeAndre Mathieu 20 (29) Oto Osenieks 20 (20) Elliott Eliason 19 (43) Maurice Walker 1 (1) Maverick Ahanmisi (12) GAMES MISSED(INJURY/ILLNESS/OTHER) SEASON (CAREER) Mo Walker 6 (25) Charles Buggs 2 (2) Joey King 1 (1) Malik Smith 1 (1) Wally Ellenson (15) Oto Osenieks (4) Elliott Eliason (1) Maverick Ahanmisi (1) Andre Hollins (1) Fouled out season (CAREER) Joey King 3 (3) Elliott Eliason 4 (5) Austin Hollins 1 (5) Mo Walker 1 (1) DeAndre Mathieu 1 (1) Maverick Ahanmisi (2) Andre Hollins (2) MINNESOTA GAME NOTES On CBS, TruTV, TNT, TBS 1-1 On ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU On Big Ten Network Other/Internet Non-Televised vs. ranked opponents vs. unranked opponents Miscellaneous Stats Current streak W-1 L-1 Homecourt streak W-3 W-2 Neutral streak W-1 L-1 Road streak L-2 L-8 Wearing White Wearing Gold Wearing Maroon Day Games Night Games Weekday Games Weekend Games Largest Victory 26 vs. Montana (11/12/13) Largest Defeat 14 vs. Arkansas (11/26/13) Largest Halftime Lead 26 vs. Wofford (11/21/13) Largest Halftime Deficit 5 twice; last at Penn State (1/8/14) Most Points In First Half 50 vs. Wofford (11/21/13) Most Points In Second Half 47 vs. Wisconsin (1/22/14) Most Points Allowed In First Half 44 vs. Omaha (12/20/13) Most Points Allowed In Second Half 53 at Iowa (1/19/14) Best Field Goal Pct. In A Half.708 (17-24) - 1st half vs. Wofford (11/21/13) Largest Lead 29 twice; last vs. Wofford (11/21/13) Largest Lead On Road 15 at Richmond (11/16/13) Largest Lead - Neutral Site 15 vs. Chaminade (11/27/13) Largest Blown Lead - Loss 10 twice; last at Iowa (1/19/14) Largest Deficit 22 at Iowa (1/19/14) Largest Deficit At Home 6 vs. Michigan (1/2/14) Largest Comeback 9 vs. Chaminade (11/27/13) PAGE 9

10 career records scoring Player (Seasons) Pts. 1. Mychal Thompson ( ) 1, Willie Burton ( ) 1, Randy Breuer ( ) 1, Sam Jacobson ( ) 1, Kevin McHale ( ) 1, Quincy Lewis ( ) 1, Tommy Davis ( ) 1, Trent Tucker ( ) 1, Charley Mencel ( ) 1, Marc Wilson ( ) 1, Kevin Lynch ( ) 1, Tom Kondla ( ) 1, Ron Johnson ( ) 1, Lou Hudson ( ) 1, Dan Coleman ( ) 1, Arriel McDonald ( ) 1, Dusty Rychart ( ) 1, Blake Hoffarber ( ) 1, Melvin Newbern ( ) 1, Jim McIntyre ( ) 1, Archie Clark ( ) 1,199 Lawrence Westbrook ( ) 1, Randy Carter ( ) 1, Darryl Mitchell ( ) 1, Michael Bauer ( ) 1, Rodney Williams ( ) 1, Andre Hollins (2011-Present) 1, Osborne Lockhart ( ) 1, George Kline ( ) 1, Voshon Lenard ( ) 1, Austin Hollins (2010-Present) 1, Eric Magdanz ( ) 1, Mark Hall ( ) 1,072 John Shasky ( ) 1, Eric Hill ( ) 1, Maurice Hargrow ( , 05-06) 1, Ralph Sampson III ( ) 1, Jim Brewer ( ) 1, Dick Garmaker ( ) 1, Larry Mikan ( ) 1,007 Three-Point Field Goals Player (Seasons) 3-fg 1. Blake Hoffarber ( ) Michael Bauer ( ) Sam Jacobson ( ) Andre Hollins (2011-Present) Lawrence McKenzie ( ) Kevin Burleson ( ) 148 Austin Hollins (2010-Present) Lawrence Westbrook ( ) Voshon Lenard ( ) Quincy Lewis ( ) Kevin Lynch ( ) Terrance Simmons ( ) Jamal Abu-Shamala ( ) Aaron Robinson ( ) Arriel McDonald ( ) 100 Adam Boone ( , ) 100 Three-Point Field Goal Attempts Player (Seasons) 3-fga 1. Blake Hoffarber ( ) Michael Bauer ( ) Sam Jacobson ( ) Austin Hollins (2010-Present) Kevin Burleson ( ) Andre Hollins (2011-Present) Lawrence McKenzie ( ) Voshon Lenard ( ) 369 Quincy Lewis ( ) 369 Lawrence Westbrook ( ) Arriel McDonald ( ) 315 Adam Boone ( , ) Terrance Simmons ( ) Kevin Lynch ( ) 298 Three-Point Field-Goal Pct. min. 80 attempts Player (Seasons) Pct. (FG-FGA) 1. Ray Gaffney ( ).450 (50-111) 2. Travarus Bennett ( ).422 (57-135) 3. Tim Hanson ( ).419 (49-117) 4. Blake Hoffarber ( ).409 ( ) 5. Jamal Abu-Shamala ( ).402 ( ) Lawrence McKenzie ( ).402 ( ) 7. Julian Welch ( ).399 (57-143) 8. Kevin Lynch ( ).393 ( ) 9. Andre Hollins (2011-Present).392 ( ) 10. Kim Zurcher ( ).390 (57-146) 11. Devoe Joseph ( ).382 (97-254) 12. Lawrence Westbrook ( ).379 ( ) 13. Willie Burton ( ).378 (82-217) 14. Voshon Lenard ( ).371 ( ) Free Throws Made Player (Seasons) FTM 1. Willie Burton ( ) Randy Breuer ( ) Jim McIntyre ( ) Charley Mencel ( ) Mychal Thompson ( ) Dick Garmaker ( ) Ron Johnson ( ) Marc Wilson ( ) Andre Hollins (2011-Present) Archie Clark ( ) 291 Free Throw Attempts Player (Seasons) FTA 1. Willie Burton ( ) 569 Randy Breuer ( ) Jim McIntyre ( ) Mychal Thompson ( ) Charley Mencel ( ) Dick Garmaker ( ) Ron Johnson ( ) Marc Wilson ( ) Tom Kondla ( ) Archie Clark ( ) Eric Magdanz ( ) 381 Andre Hollins (2011-Present) 347 Free Throw Percentage min. 200 attempts Player (Seasons) Pct. (FT-FTA) 1. Andre Hollins (2011-Present).844 ( ) 2. Voshon Lenard ( ).810 ( ) 3. Phil Flip Saunders ( ).809 ( ) 4. Lawrence Westbrook ( ).807 ( ) 5. Kevin Lynch ( ).784 ( ) 6. Arriel McDonald ( ).783 ( ) 7. Tommy Davis ( ).777 ( ) 8. Dusty Rychart ( ).775 ( ) 9. Trent Tucker ( ).772 ( ) 10. Kevin McHale ( ).770 ( ) 11. Jed Dommeyer (1953, 56-57).770 ( ) 12. Oliver Shannon ( ).761 ( ) 13. Darryl Mitchell ( ).760 ( ) Assists Player (Seasons) Assists 1. Arriel McDonald ( ) Kevin Burleson ( ) Al Nolen ( ) Marc Wilson ( ) Melvin Newbern ( ) Kevin Lynch ( ) Ray Williams ( ) Phil Flip Saunders ( ) Terrence Simmons ( ) Adam Boone ( , 05-06) Osborne Lockhart ( ) 268 Austin Hollins (2010-Present) 254 Andre Hollins (2011-Present) 239 ASSISTS Average min. 40 games played Player (Seasons) Avg. 1. Ray Williams ( ) Arriel McDonald ( ) Melvin Newbern ( ) 4.1 Adam Boone ( , 05-06) Al Nolen ( ) Phil Flip Saunders ( ) Kevin Burleson ( ) Terrance Simmons ( ) 3.4 Andre Hollins (2011-Present) 2.7 MINNESOTA GAME NOTES Assists were first compiled as an official statistic by the Big Ten and the University of Minnesota beginning with the season (Phil Saunders totals include only his last three seasons of competition). They were first compiled by the NCAA in STEALS Player (Seasons) Steals 1. Melvin Newbern ( ) Al Nolen ( ) Damian Johnson ( ) Quincy Lewis ( ) Austin Hollins (2010-Present) Trent Tucker ( ) Arriel McDonald ( ) Kevin Burleson ( ) Darryl Mitchell ( ) Marc Wilson ( ) Voshon Lenard ( ) 134 Sam Jacobson ( ) Kevin Lynch ( ) 127 Minnesota first compiled steals beginning with the season. blocks Player (Seasons) Blocks 1. Kevin McHale ( ) Randy Breuer ( ) Ralph Sampson III ( ) Damian Johnson ( ) Joel Przybilla ( ) Michael Bauer ( ) Jeff Hagen ( ) Mychal Thompson ( ) Bob Martin ( ) Rodney Williams ( ) Dan Coleman ( ) 114 Elliott Eliason (2011-Present) John Shasky ( ) Trevor Mbakwe ( ) Jerry Holman ( ) 95 Minnesota first compiled blocks beginning with the season (Mychal Thompson s totals include his junior and senior seasons, and 21 of 26 games his sophomore season). Games Played Player (Seasons) Games 1. Rodney Williams ( ) Blake Hoffarber ( ) Sam Jacobson ( ) Jamal Abu-Shamala ( ) Damian Johnson ( ) 127 Dan Coleman ( ) 127 Quincy Lewis ( ) Ralph Sampson III ( ) Ernest Nzigamasabo ( ) Kevin Burleson ( ) 123 Chad Kolander ( ) 123 Austin Hollins (2010-Present) Lawrence Westbrook ( ) 121 Arriel McDonald ( ) Spencer Tollackson ( ) 119 Michael Bauer ( ) 119 Randy Breuer ( ) 119 Kevin Lynch ( ) 119 Bob Martin ( ) 119 PAGE 10

11 maverick Ahanmisi 13 GUARD senior/senior height: 6-2 weight: 190 Santa Clarita, Calif. High School Stoneridge Prep G Milestones: Scored his 300th career point vs. New Orleans (12/7/13) Pulled down his 100th career rebound against Montana (11/12/13) Played in his 100th career game against Lehigh (11/8/13) Dished out his 100th career assist at Florida State (11/27/12) Named team captain for the season senior season: Opened his senior campaign with two points in nine minutes off the bench against Lehigh (11/9) scored three points and dished out five assists in 13 minutes off the bench against Wofford (11/21) contributed eight points in 17 minutes off the bench against Chaminade (11/27) scored seven points and tied a career-high with six rebounds against New Orleans (12/7) dished two assists and scored two points against TAMUCC (12/28) posted three assists, two points and two rebounds vs. Wisconsin (1/22) junior season: Opened the season with eight points off the bench against American (11/9) scored 10 points off the bench and was perfect from the field and free throw line against Duke (11/22) scored seven points and grabbed three rebounds in 14 minutes off the bench against North Florida (12/01) scored six points and dished out three assists in 21 minutes of the bench against Indiana (2/26) letterwinner sophomore season: Played in 36 games, starting seven established a then career-high with eight points off the bench against South Dakota State (11/14) scored a career-high 10 points in eight minutes off the bench against Dayton (11/27) played a season-high 23 minutes and dished out five assists against Appalachian State (12/6) started and tied a then career-high with 10 points and four rebounds against Central Michigan (12/13) established career-highs with 13 points and three steals against North Dakota State (12/22) played a career-high 37 minutes in the Big Ten opener at Illinois (12/27) tied a career-high with two treys and scored seven points at Michigan (1/1) scored seven points in 18 minutes off the bench at Nebraska (2/5) missed game against Michigan State (2/22) with a sprained ankle letterwinner freshman season: Played seven minutes in his collegiate debut against Wofford (11/12) averaged 3.3 minutes per game during the Puerto Rico Tip-Off scored first collegiate points against North Dakota State (11/24) made first collegiate start against Virginia (11/29) tied for the team lead with four assists against Cornell (12/4) played 13 minutes at Michigan (1/22) and finished with five points and three rebounds scored a career-high seven points in 11 minutes at Iowa (2/13) started, played a career-high 32 minutes and tied a career-high with seven points at Northwestern (3/2) started and tied a career-high with four assists vs. Penn State (3/6) dished out a career-high six assists against Northwestern in the Big Ten Tournament (3/10) letterwinner. High School: Spent a year at Stoneridge Prep in Simi Valley, Calif. averaged 20.0 points per game at Stoneridge graduated from Golden Valley High School in Santa Clarita, Calif. in 2009 averaged 20.2 points per game as a senior finished his career as all-time leading scorer and threepoint shooter at GVHS. Minutes 37 at Illinois (12/27/11) Points 13 vs. North Dakota State (12/22/11) FG Attempts 10 at Northwestern (3/2/11) FG Made 4 - twice; last vs. Nebraska (1/29/13) FT Attempts 6 - three times; last vs. New Orleans (12/7/13) FT Made 6 vs. Duke (11/22/12) 3-Point FG Attempts 6 at Northwestern (3/2/11) CAREER HIGHS 3-Point FG Made 2 - nine times; last vs. Indiana (2/26/13) Rebounds 6 - twice; last vs New Orleans (12/7/13) Assists 6 vs. Northwestern BTT (3/10/11) Steals 3 vs. North Dakota State (12/22/11) Blocks 1 - four times; last vs. New Orleans (12/7/13) GAME-BY-GAME Lehigh (11/8) N / Montana (11/12) N / Richmond (11/16) N / Coastal Carolina (11/19) N / Wofford (11/21) N / Syracuse (11/25) Arkansas (11/26) Chaminade (11/27) N / Florida State (12/3) N / New Orleans (12/7) N / South Dakota St. (12/10) N / Omaha (12/20) N / Texas A&M-C.C. (12/28) N / Michigan (1/2) Purdue (1/5) N / Penn State (1/8) N / Michigan State (1/11) N / Ohio State (1/16) Iowa (1/19) N / Wisconsin (1/22) N / Totals / personal: Born July 17, 1991 son of Marissa Frankera and Victor Ahanmisi human resource development major has two younger siblings, Jerrick and Mylenne. STATS q 3-POINT REBOUNDS Season Gp Gs Min Avg Fg-Fga Pct Fg-Fga Pct. Ft-Fta Pct. O-D/Tot Avg Asst TO Blk ST Pf/Dq Pts Avg / / / / / / / / Career / / PAGE 11

12 Game-by-Game American (11/9) N / Toledo (11/12) N / Tennessee State (11/15) N / Richmond (11/18) N / Duke (11/22) N / Memphis (11/23) N / Stanford (11/24) N / Florida State (11/27) N / North Florida (12/1) N / South Dakota State (12/4) N / USC (12/8) N / North Dakota State (12/11) N / Lafayette (12/22) N / Michigan State (12/31) N / Northwestern (1/6) N / Illinois (1/9) N / Indiana (1/12) N / Michigan (1/17) N / Northwestern (1/23) N / Wisconsin (1/26) N / Nebraska (1/29) N / Iowa (2/3) N / Michigan State (2/6) N / Illinois (2/10) N / Wisconsin (2/14) N / Iowa (2/17) N / Ohio State (2/20) N / Indiana (2/26) N / Penn State (3/2) N / Nebraska (3/6) N / Purdue (3/9) N / Illinois (3/14) BTT N / UCLA (3/22) NCAA N / Florida (3/24) NCAA N / Totals 34/ / Game-by-Game Wofford (11/12) N / Siena (11/15) N / Western Kentucky (11/18) N / North Carolina (11/19) N / West Virginia (11/21) N / North Dakota State (11/24) N / Virginia (11/29) Y / Cornell (12/4) Y / St. Joseph s (12/8) N / Eastern Kentucky (12/11) N / Akron (12/15) N / South Dakota State (12/23) Wisconsin (12/28) N / Michigan State (12/31) Indiana (1/4) N / Ohio State (1/9) N / Purdue (1/13) N / Iowa (1/16) N / Michigan (1/22) N / Northwestern (1/26) N / Purdue (1/29) N / Indiana (2/2) N / Ohio State (2/6) N / Illinois (2/10) N / Iowa (2/13) N / Penn State (2/17) N / Michigan State (2/22) N / Michigan (2/26) N / Northwestern (3/2) Y / Penn State (3/6) Y / Totals 28/ / Game-by-Game Bucknell (11/11) N / South Dakota State (11/14) N / Fairfield (11/17) N / Mount St. Mary s (11/21) N / Depaul (11/24) N / Indiana State (11/25) N / Dayton (11/27) N / Virginia Tech (11/30) N / USC (12/3) N / Appalachian State (12/6) N / Saint Peter s (12/10) Y / Central Michigan (12/13) Y / North Dakota State (12/22) Y / Illinois (12/27) Y / Michigan (1/1) Y / Iowa (1/4) Y / Purdue (1/8) Y / Indiana (1/12) N / Penn State (1/15) N / Northwestern (1/22) N / Michigan State (1/25) N / Illinois (1/28) N / Iowa (2/1) N / Nebraska (2/5) N / Wisconsin (2/9) N / Ohio State (2/14) N / Northwestern (2/18) N / Michigan State (2/22) Indiana (2/26) N / Wisconsin (2/28) N / Nebraska (3/3) N / Northwestern (3/8) BTT N / Michigan (3/9) BTT La Salle (3/14) NIT N / Miami (3/19) NIT N / Middle Tenn. St. (3/21) NIT N / Washington (3/27) NIT N / Stanford (3/29) NIT N / Totals 36/ / PAGE 12

13 charles BUGGS 23 FORWARD sophomore/ freshman height: 6-9 weight: 210 Arlington, Texas freshman season: Played two minutes in his collegiate debut against Lehigh (11/8) scored his first collegiate points against Montana (11/12) picked up his first career blocks (2) in nine minutes off the bench against Wofford (11/21) : Redshirted. High School: Attended Hargrave Military Academy (Chatham, Va.) during the school year previously graduated from Martin High School (Arlington, Texas) with a 3.7 GPA Hargrave finished the season as the national runner-up with a 38-1 record Buggs scored 15 points in the championship game averaged 11.4 points in 15 games as a senior at Martin averaged 18.9 points and 6.3 rebounds as a member of the Triumph White AAU team in summer 2011 National Spanish Honor Society member Principal s Award recipient. personal: Born April 3, 1993 son of David and Terri Buggs has one brother, Clayton plans to major in sport management. Minutes 9 vs. Wofford (11/21/13) Points 3 vs. Montana (11/12/13) FG Attempts 1 - twice; last vs. Wofford (11/21/13) FG Made 1 vs. Montana (11/12/13) FT Attempts N/A FT Made N/A 3-Point FG Attempts 1 vs. Montana (11/12/13) CAREER HIGHS 3-Point FG Made 1 vs. Montana (11/12/13) Rebounds 1 - twice; last vs. Wofford (11/21/13) Assists 1 vs. Wofford (11/21/13) Steals 1 vs. Montana (11/12/13) Blocks 2 vs. Wofford (11/21/13) GAME-BY-GAME Lehigh (11/8) N / Montana (11/12) N / Richmond (11/16) Coastal Carolina (11/19) Wofford (11/21) N / Syracuse (11/25) Arkansas (11/26) Chaminade (11/27) Florida State (12/3) N / New Orleans (12/7) South Dakota St. (12/10) Omaha (12/20) Texas A&M-C.C. (12/28) DNP - Injury Michigan (1/2) DNP - Injury Purdue (1/5) Penn State (1/8) Michigan State (1/11) Ohio State (1/16) Iowa (1/19) Wisconsin (1/22) Totals 4/ / Previous School Hargrave Military Academy High School Marlin F STATS q 3-POINT REBOUNDS Season Gp Gs Min Avg Fg-Fga Pct Fg-Fga Pct. Ft-Fta Pct. O-D/Tot Avg Asst TO Blk ST Pf/Dq Pts Avg / / Career / / PAGE 13

14 elliott ELLiASON 55 CENTER senior/junior height: 6-11 weight: 240 Chadron, Neb. High School Chadron C STATS q Milestones: Blocked his 100th career shot vs. Purdue (1/5/14) Scored his 300th career point at Iowa (1/19/14) Scored his 200th career point vs. Coastal Carolina (11/19/13) Grabbed his 400th career rebound at Penn State (1/8/14) Grabbed his 300th career rebound vs. Coastal Carolina (11/19/13) junior season: Started and contributed his first career double-double with 11 points and a career-high 17 rebounds against Lehigh (11/8) scored six points, grabbed eight rebounds and blocked a career-high five shots against Montana (11/12) contributed 11 rebounds and eight points against Coastal Carolina (11/19) picked up his second career double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds and blocked a career-high seven shots against Wofford (11/21) played only four minutes against New Orleans (12/7) due to a sprained ankle started and posted third career double-double with 12 rebounds and 10 points while adding two blocks vs. South Dakota St. (12/10) scored 10 points, nine rebounds and career-high four steals with an assist agaisnt Omaha (12/20) posted fourth-career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds along with two blocks against Michigan (1/2) scored eight points, seven rebounds, six blocks and a steal in win over Purdue (1/5) posted double-double with 12 rebounds and 11 points with four blocks at Penn State (1/8) Pulled down 11 rebounds with seven points, four blocks and two assists in career-high 35 minutes at Michigan State (1/11) registered 13 rebounds and 12 points along with two blocks and two assists in win over Ohio State (1/14) sophomore season: Grabbed nine boards and set a career-high with three blocks in the season opener against American (11/9) tied a career-high with three blocks in 19 minutes against Toledo (11/12) tied a career-high with 10 rebounds and scored four points at Florida State (11/27) scored six points and tied a career-high with three steals against North Florida (12/1) finished with six rebounds, two assists, two steals & two blocks in 19 minutes off the bench against Iowa (2/3) started and tied a career-high with 10 rebounds against Illinois (2/10) played 28 minutes off the bench at Iowa (2/17) and finished with a career-high four blocks and tied a career high with four assists scored a season-high seven points and grabbed five rebounds in 14 minutes off the bench against Indiana (2/26) talled six points and five rebounds against UCLA in the NCAA Second Round letterwinner freshman season: Played in 38 games, starting 11 times played nine minutes and scored three points in Gopher debut against Bucknell made the first start of his career against Mount St. Mary s (11/21) established multiple then career-highs with eight points, seven rebounds, two assists, two blocks and 32 minutes played against Virginia Tech (11/30) started and grabbed a career-high nine rebounds against USC (12/3) scored six points in seven minutes off the bench against North Dakota State (12/22) tied a career high with two blocks against Purdue (1/8) dished out a career-high three assists and tied a career-high with two blocks at Indiana (1/12) played 20 minutes off the bench at Penn State (1/15), finishing with four points and six boards scored six points & grabbed four rebounds in 17 minutes off the bench against Nebrask (2/5) started and grabbed a game and career-high 10 rebounds against Northwestern in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament (3/8) scored a career-high 12 points and added a team-high seven rebounds, two blocks and two steals in the NIT quarterfinals at Middle Tennessee State (3/21) dished out a career-high four assists against Washington (3/27) in the NIT semifinals letterwinner. INTERNATIONAL: A member of East Coast All-Star team that participated in the 2011 Four Nations Cup in Tallinn, Estonia team finished third in the tournament with a 2-2 record averaged 3.8 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game : Redshirted. High School: A graduate of Chadron High School averaged 17.7 points, 10.2 Minutes 35 at Michigan State (1/11/14) Points 12 - twice; last vs. Ohio State (1/16/14) FG Attempts 9 vs. Lehigh (11/8/13) FG Made 6 - twice; last vs. Ohio State (1/16/14) FT Attempts 8 at Penn State (1/8/14) FT Made 5 at Michigan State (1/11/14) 3-Point FG Attempts 1 - twice; last at Iowa (2/17/13) CAREER HIGHS 3-Point FG Made N/A Rebounds 17 vs. Lehigh (11/8/13) Assists 4 - twice; last at Iowa (2/17/13) Steals 4 vs. Omaha (12/20/13) Blocks 7 vs. Wofford (11/21/13) GAME-BY-GAME Lehigh (11/8) Y / Montana (11/12) Y / Richmond (11/16) Y / Coastal Carolina (11/19) Y / Wofford (11/21) Y / Syracuse (11/25) Y / Arkansas (11/26) Y / Chaminade (11/27) Y / Florida State (12/3) Y / New Orleans (12/7) N / South Dakota St. (12/10) Y / Omaha (12/20) Y / Texas A&M-C.C. (12/28) Y / Michigan (1/2) Y / Purdue (1/5) Y / Penn State (1/8) Y / Michigan State (1/11) Y / Ohio State (1/16) Y / Iowa (1/19) Y / Wisconsin (1/22) Y / Totals / rebounds, 4.2 blocks, 2.9 assists and 1.1 steals per game led the Cardinals to the C-1 Nebraska state championship game his senior year two-time state Gatorade Player of the Year in Nebraska member of the Future Business Leaders of America. personal: Born January 4, 1992 son of Jay and Lorna Eliason his father, Jay, played football and his mother, Lorna, played basketball and volleyball at South Dakota State University entrepreneurial management and marketing double major in the Carlson School of Management has one younger brother, Spencer. 3-POINT REBOUNDS Season Gp Gs Min Avg Fg-Fga Pct Fg-Fga Pct. Ft-Fta Pct. O-D/Tot Avg Asst TO Blk ST Pf/Dq Pts Avg / / / / / / Career / / PAGE 14

15 Game-by-Game American (11/9) Y / Toledo (11/12) Y / Tennessee State (11/15) Y / Richmond (11/18) Y / Duke (11/22) Y / Memphis (11/23) Y / Stanford (11/24) Y / Florida State (11/27) Y / North Florida (12/1) Y / South Dakota State (12/4) Y / USC (12/8) Y / North Dakota State (12/11) Y / Lafayette (12/22) - Coaches Decision Michigan State (12/31) N / Northwestern (1/6) N / Illinois (1/9) N / Indiana (1/12) N / Michigan (1/17) N / Northwestern (1/23) N / Wisconsin (1/26) N / Nebraska (1/29) N / Iowa (2/3) N / Michigan State (2/6) N / Illinois (2/10) Y / Wisconsin (2/14) N / Iowa (2/17) N / Ohio State (2/20) N / Indiana (2/26) N / Penn State (3/2) N / Nebraska (3/6) N / Purdue (3/9) N / Illinois (3/14) BTT N / UCLA (3/22) NCAA N / Florida (3/24) NCAA N / Totals 33/ / Game-by-Game Bucknell (11/11) N / South Dakota State (11/14) N / Fairfield (11/17) N / Mount St. Mary s (11/21) Y / DePaul (11/24) N / Indiana State (11/25) N / Dayton (11/27) N / Virginia Tech (11/30) Y / USC (12/3) Y / Appalachian State (12/6) Y / Saint Peter s (12/10) N / Central Michigan (12/13) N / North Dakota State (12/22) N / Illinois (12/27) N / Michigan (1/1) N / Iowa (1/4) N / Purdue (1/8) N / Indiana (1/12) N / Penn State (1/15) N / Northwestern (1/22) N / Michigan State (1/25) N / Illinois (1/28) N / Iowa (2/1) N / Nebraska (2/5) N / Wisconsin (2/9) N / Ohio State (2/14) N / Northwestern (2/18) N / Michigan State (2/22) N / Indiana (2/26) N / Wisconsin (2/28) N / Nebraska (3/3) N / Northwestern (3/8) BTT Y / Michigan (3/9) BTT Y / La Salle (3/14) NIT Y / Miami (3/19) NIT Y / Middle Tenn. St. (3/21) NIT Y / Washington (3/27) NIT Y / Stanford (3/29) NIT Y / Totals 38/ / PAGE 15

16 wally ELlensON 3 GUARD sophomore/ sophomore height: 6-6 weight: 210 Rice Lake, Wis. High School Rice Lake G sophomore season: Scored three points in his season debut against Montana (11/12) played a career-high 16 minutes, finishing with a career-high seven points against Wofford (11/21) scored two points, two rebounds and an assist in four minutes of action against TAMUCC (12/28) freshman season: Broke a bone in his left hand - his shooting hand - prior to the exhibition opener missed the first 11 games made his Gopher debut against North Dakota State (12/11) and scored one point in four minutes scored five points in 15 minutes against Lafayette (12/22) finished with four points in six minutes against Northwestern (1/6), his B1G Conference debut missed games against Illinois (2/10), Wisconsin (2/14) & Iowa (2/17) with a strained left achilles scored four points in six minutes off the bench at Ohio State (2/20) missed the Big Ten Tournament games against Illinois (3/14) with an illness named an All-American in the high jump during the outdoor track and field season after finishing eighth at the NCAA Championships won the gold medal in the high jump at the 2013 Pan American Junior Championships in Colombia in August also finished second at the U.S. Junior Championships. High School: A graduate of Rice Lake High School rated as nation s 35th-best shooting guard by ESPN led the Warriors to a 24-2 record, Big Rivers Conference title (12-0), and regional championship in 2012 Rice Lake s all-time leading scorer, compiling 1,356 points in three years at the school averaged 20.1 points, 8.9 rebounds, 2.96 assists, 2.0 steals, and 1 block as a senior averaged 22.1 points and 8.4 rebounds as a junior scored 40 points in a game against Roseville as a junior three-time Wisconsin Division 2 all-state selection named to All-Northwest First Team three-time All-Big Rivers First Team selection second-team all-conference honoree as a freshman at Eau Claire Memorial took third place at the 2012 American Family Insurance High School Slam Dunk Championships two-time Wisconsin Division 1 state champion in high jump his state-record jump of seven feet, one inch in the 2012 regional meet was the nation s best by a high school athlete, and only two inches shy of an Olympic Trials qualifier also owns Rice Lake school records in long jump (22-6) and triple jump (44-2). PERSONAL: Son of John and Holly Ellenson born May 4, 1994 has three siblings: Ellwood - a freshman forward at Bemidji State -, Henry, and Ella undecided on a major. Minutes 16 vs. Wofford (11/21/13) Points 7 vs. Wofford (11/21/13) FG Attempts 9 vs. Wofford (11/21/13) FG Made 3 vs. Wofford (11/21/13) FT Attempts 2 vs. North Dakota State (12/11/12) FT Made 1 vs. North Dakota State (12/11/12) 3-Point FG Attempts 4 vs. Wofford (11/21/13) CAREER HIGHS 3-Point FG Made 1 - three times; last vs. Wofford (11/21/13) Rebounds 4 vs. Lafayette (12/22/12) Assists 1 - four times; last vs. Texas A&M-CC (12/28/13) Steals 1 vs. Wofford (11/21/13) Blocks N/A GAME-BY-GAME Lehigh (11/8) Montana (11/12) N / Richmond (11/16) N / Coastal Carolina (11/19) N / Wofford (11/21) N / Syracuse (11/25) Arkansas (11/26) N / Chaminade (11/27) N / Florida State (12/3) N / New Orleans (12/7) N / South Dakota St. (12/10) Omaha (12/20) Texas A&M-C.C. (12/28) N / Michigan (1/2) Purdue (1/5) Penn State (1/8) Michigan State (1/11) Ohio State (1/16) Iowa (1/19) Wisconsin (1/22) Totals / STATS q 3-POINT REBOUNDS Season Gp Gs Min Avg Fg-Fga Pct Fg-Fga Pct. Ft-Fta Pct. O-D/Tot Avg Asst TO Blk ST Pf/Dq Pts Avg / / / / Career / / PAGE 16

17 Game-by-Game American (11/9) Toledo (11/12) Tennessee State (11/15) Richmond (11/18) Duke (11/22) Memphis (11/23) Stanford (11/24) Florida State (11/27) North Florida (12/1) South Dakota State (12/4) USC (12/8) North Dakota State (12/11) N / Lafayette (12/22) N / Michigan State (12/31) Northwestern (1/6) N / Illinois (1/9) Indiana (1/12) Michigan (1/17) Northwestern (1/23) N / Wisconsin (1/26) Nebraska (1/29) N / Iowa (2/3) Michigan State (2/6) N / Illinois (2/10) Wisconsin (2/14) Iowa (2/17) Ohio State (2/20) N / Indiana (2/26) Penn State (3/2) N / Nebraska (3/6) Purdue (3/9) N / Illinois (3/14) BTT - Illness UCLA (3/22) NCAA Florida (3/24) NCAA Totals 9/ / PAGE 17

18 andre HOLLINS 1 GUARD junior/junior height: 6-2 weight: 195 Memphis, Tenn. High School White Station G STATS q Milestones: Scored a career-high 41 points against Memphis (11/23/12), the third-highest total in the history of Gopher basketball - Oliver Shannon (42 vs. Wisconsin - 3/6/71) & Eric Magdanz (42 at Michigan - 3/5/62) Holds a career free-throw percentage of.842 ( ) which is the highest percentage in the history of the program. Scored his 1,000th career point vs. Omaha (12/20/13). Scored his 900th career point vs. Coastal Carolina (11/19/13) Grabbed his 200th career rebound against Florida (3/24/13) Dished out his 200th career assist vs. Wofford (11/21/13) Set a school record for three-pointers (six) in an NCAA Tournament game against Florida (3/24/13). Shot.904 from the free throw line as a freshman, the highest single-season FT% in program history Named a team captain for the season junior season: Opened the season with 18 points and five assists in 32 minutes against Lehigh (11/8) scored a game-high 24 points against Montana (11/12) finished with a game-high 26 points and grabbed seven rebounds at Richmond (11/16) contributed a team-high 19 points and added five rebounds, four assists and three steals against Coastal Carolina (11/19) scored 14 points and grabbed five rebounds against Syracuse (11/25) scored a game-high 21 points and dished out four assists against Florida State (12/3) led the team with 18 points and dished out four assists against New Orleans (12/7) dished eight assists and scored eight points with four rebounds and two steals in win over SDSU (12/10) posted first career double-double with 18 points and career-high 10 rebounds and crossed the 1,000 career point mark against Omaha (12/20) led all players with 18 points against TAMUCC (12/28) scored 17 points with five assists, one steal and a rebound vs. Purdue (1/5) scored 14 points with six rebounds and three assists at Penn State (1/8) tied for game-high with 24 points and added five boards and three assists at Michigan State (1/11) scored 10 points, six rebounds, three steals and an assist against Ohio State (1/16) scored game-high 20 points with two assists, one block and one rebound at Iowa (1/19) scored opening basket of game before leaving with ankle injury vs. Wisconsin (1/22) sophomore season: Dished out a career-high seven assists in the season opener against American (11/9) scored 13 points and dished out a team-high five assists against Tennessee State (11/15) scored a season-high 14 points and tied a career high with seven assists against Richmond (11/18) scored a career-high 41 points against Memphis (11/23) on 12-of-16 shooting (5-for-5 from three point range) hit three free throws with 0.4 remaining in the game to give Minnesota the lead for good against Stanford (11/24) named the Big Ten Conference Player of the Week on Nov. 26, the first Gopher player top earn the honor since Trevor Mbakwe was named POTW on Nov. 22, 2010 scored 12 points, grabbed five rebounds and dished out five assists at Florida State (11/27) finished with a game-high 22 points - including 20 in the first half - against South Dakota State (12/4) led the team with 14 points and added five rebounds and two steals at USC (12/8) scored a game-high 22 points and dished out six assists in the B1G conference opener against Michigan State (12/31) scored 22 points, grabbed a career-high eight rebounds dished out six assists at Illinois (1/9) scored a game-high 25 points at Indiana (1/12), his fifth game of the season with at least 20 points scored a game-high 20 points at Wisconsin (1/26), his sixth game of the season with at least 20 points scored 15 points, dished out a career-high eight assists and grabbed six rebounds against Iowa (2/3) scored a team-high 11 points at Michigan State (2/6) scored a game-high 21 points to go along with five rebounds and three steals against Wisconsin (2/14) scored 11 points and tied a career-high with eight rebounds at Ohio State (2/20) scored 16 points and dished out three assists against Indiana (2/26) came off the bench to score 11 points against Penn State (3/2) scored a game-high 24 points and dished out nine assists at Purdue (3/9) scored 13 points and tied a career-high with eight rebounds against Illinois (3/14) - BTT scored a game-high 28 points, grabbed a career-high nine rebounds and tied the then school record for three-pointers (five) in an NCAA Tournament game against UCLA (3/22) scored a team-high 25 points and set a school record for three-pointers (six) in an NCAA Tournament game against Flor- Minutes 44 vs. Michigan (3/9/12) Points 41 vs. Memphis (11/23/12) FG Attempts 20 at Indiana (1/12/13) FG Made 12 vs. Memphis (11/23/12) FT Attempts 16 vs. Florida State (12/3/13) FT Made 12 - twice; last vs. Florida State (12/3/13) 3-Point FG Attempts 12 at Indiana (1/12/13) CAREER HIGHS 3-Point FG Made 6 - three times; last vs. Florida (3/24/13) Rebounds 9 vs. UCLA (3/22/13) Assists 9 at Purdue (3/9/13) Steals 4 - twice; last at Indiana (1/12/13) Blocks 2 - twice; last vs. Michigan State (12/31/12) GAME-BY-GAME Lehigh (11/8) Y / Montana (11/12) Y / Richmond (11/16) Y / Coastal Carolina (11/19) Y / Wofford (11/21) Y / Syracuse (11/25) Y / Arkansas (11/26) Y / Chaminade (11/27) Y / Florida State (12/3) Y / New Orleans (12/7) Y / South Dakota St. (12/10) Y / Omaha (12/20) Y / Texas A&M-C.C. (12/28) Y / Michigan (1/2) Y / Purdue (1/5) Y / Penn State (1/8) Y / Michigan State (1/11) Y / Ohio State (1/16) Y / Iowa (1/19) Y / Wisconsin (1/22) Y / Totals 20/ / ida (3/24) named All-Big Ten Honorable Mention by coaches and Third Team All-Big Ten by the media letterwinner. PERSONAL: Son of Andrew and Donna Hollins born on Dec. 11, 1992 enrolled in the Carlson School of Management. 3-POINT REBOUNDS Season Gp Gs Min Avg Fg-Fga Pct Fg-Fga Pct. Ft-Fta Pct. O-D/Tot Avg Asst TO Blk ST Pf/Dq Pts Avg / / / / / / Career / / PAGE 18

19 Game-by-Game American (11/9) Y / Toledo (11/12) Y / Tennessee State (11/15) Y / Richmond (11/18) Y / Duke (11/22) Y / Memphis (11/23) Y / Stanford (11/24) Y / Florida State (11/27) Y / North Florida (12/1) Y / South Dakota State (12/4) Y / USC (12/8) Y / North Dakota State (12/11) Y / Lafayette (12/22) Y / Michigan State (12/31) Y / Northwestern (1/6) Y / Illinois (1/9) Y / Indiana (1/12) Y / Michigan (1/17) Y / Northwestern (1/23) Y / Wisconsin (1/26) Y / Nebraska (1/29) Y / Iowa (2/3) Y / Michigan State (2/6) Y / Illinois (2/10) Y / Wisconsin (2/14) Y / Iowa (2/17) Y / Ohio State (2/20) Y / Indiana (2/26) Y / Penn State (3/2) N / Nebraska (3/6) N / Purdue (3/9) Y / Illinois (3/14) BTT Y / UCLA (3/22) NCAA Y / Florida (3/24) NCAA Y / Totals 34/ / Game-by-Game Bucknell (11/11) Y / South Dakota State (11/14) Y / Fairfield (11/17) Y / Mount St. Mary s (11/21) Y / DePaul (11/24) Y / Indiana State (11/25) Y / Dayton (11/27) Y / Virginia Tech (11/30) Y / USC (12/3) Y / Appalachian State (12/6) Y / Saint Peter s (12/10) Central Michigan (12/13) N / North Dakota State (12/22) N / Illinois (12/27) N / Michigan (1/1) N / Iowa (1/4) N / Purdue (1/8) N / Indiana (1/12) N / Penn State (1/15) N / Northwestern (1/22) N / Michigan State (1/25) N / Illinois (1/28) N / Iowa (2/1) N / Nebraska (2/5) N / Wisconsin (2/9) N / Ohio State (2/14) Y / Northwestern (2/18) N / Michigan State 2/22) N / Indiana (2/26) Y / Wisconsin (2/28) Y / Nebraska (3/3) Y / Northwestern (3/8) BTT Y / Michigan (3/9) BTT Y / La Salle (3/14) NIT Y / Miami (3/19) NIT Y / Middle Tenn. St. (3/21) NIT Y / Washington (3/27) NIT Y / Stanford (3/29) NIT Y / Totals 37/ / PAGE 19

20 austin HOLLINS 20 GUARD senior/senior height: 6-4 weight: 190 Germantown, Tenn. High School Germantown G Milestones: Currently 8th on the Gophers All-Time steals list with 155 career steals Scored his 1,000th career point vs. South Dakota State (12/10/13) Scored his 900th career point vs. Wofford (11/21/13) Grabbed his 300th career rebound vs. Wofford (11/21/13) Dished out his 200th career assist against UCLA in the NCAA Tournament (3/22/13) Played in his 100th career game at Purdue (3/9/13) Collected his 100th career steal against South Dakota State (12/4/12) Named a team captain for the season senior season: Opened the season with 11 points and tied a career high with seven rebounds against Lehigh (11/8) collected his first career double-double with 11 points and a then career-high 10 rebounds against Montana (11/12) collected his second-straight double-double with 11 points and a career-high 11 rebounds at Richmond (11/16) scored 15 points and sished out four assists against Coastal Carolina (11/19) scored a team-high 18 points and grabbed eight boards against Wofford (11/21) contributed 11 points and four assists against Syracuse (11/25) scored a team-high 17 points and grabbed six rebounds against Arkansas (11/26) finished with 16 points, five rebounds and three steals against Florida State (12/3) contributed 13 points, six rebounds, four assists and three steals against New Orleans (12/7) joined the 1,000-point club and led all players with 20 points and career-high 14 rebounds, adding three assists and a steal against South Dakota State (12/10) added 10 points, six assists, four rebounds and two blocks against Omaha (12/20) scored 13 points, eight rebounds, three assists and two steals vs. TAMUCC (12/28) scored game highs of 18 points and nine rebounds in win over Purdue (1/5) chipped in six points, four rebounds, four assists and two steals vs. Ohio State (1/16) scored 13 points, eight rebounds, five steals, two assists and a block at Iowa (1/19) scored 11 points with four steals and three assists vs. Wisconsin (1/22) junior season: Scored a then career-high 20 points and collected a then career-high five steals in the season opener against American (11/9) collected a career-high six steals and dished out a team-high five assists to go with seven points against Memphis (11/23) scored 13 points and dished out three assists at Florida State (11/27) scored 12 points, grabbed six rebounds and blocked a career-high four shots against North Florida (12/1) finished with 17 points and four steals against South Dakota State (12/4) scored 12 points and grabbed five rebounds against Michigan State (12/31) finished with a game-high 19 points - 17 in the 2nd half - and hit a career-high five three pointers against Northwestern (1/6) tied a career-high with six assists to go along with six points & four rebounds at Illinois (1/9) scored a career-high 21 points and grabbed six rebounds against Michigan (1/17) finished with 13 points and team-highs of five assists & three steals against Nebraska (1/29) scored a game-high 17 points, including the go-ahead three pointer with 11 seconds remaining in the game, and grabbed five rebounds against Iowa (2/3) scored a team-high 16 points and dished out four assists against Illinois (2/10) finished with 11 points and a game-high four assists against Wisconsin (2/14) scored a team-high 16 points against Illinois (3/14) in the Big Ten Tournament finished with 16 points, four steals and a career-high seven assists against UCLA in the NCAA Second Round (3/22) contributed 10 points and three rebounds in the season-ending loss to Florida (3/24) in the third round of the NCAA Tournament letterwinner. PERSONAL: Son of Lionel and Angela Hollins his father, Lionel, helped the Portland Trailblazers to the 1977 NBA title has three siblings: Lamont, Jackie and Anthony business and marketing education major with a minor in sports management. Minutes 40 vs. Washington (3/27/12) Points 21 vs. Michigan (1/17/13) FG Attempts 16 - twice; Last vs. South Dakota State (12/10/13) FG Made 8 vs. American (11/9/12) FT Attempts 8 at Florida State (11/27/12) FT Made 6 - twice; Last vs. Florida State (11/27/12) CAREER HIGHS 3-Point FG Attempts 9 at Iowa (2/1/12) 3-Point FG Made 5 vs. Northwestern (1/6/13) Rebounds 14 vs. South Dakota State (12/10/13) Assists 7 vs. UCLA (3/22/13) Steals 6 vs. Memphis (11/23/12) Blocks 4 vs. North Florida (12/01/12) GAME-BY-GAME Lehigh (11/8) Y / Montana (11/12) Y / Richmond (11/16) Y / Coastal Carolina (11/19) Y / Wofford (11/21) Y / Syracuse (11/25) Y / Arkansas (11/26) Y / Chaminade (11/27) Y / Florida State (12/3) Y / New Orleans (12/7) Y / South Dakota St. (12/10) Y / Omaha (12/20) Y / Texas A&M-C.C. (12/28) Y / Michigan (1/2) Y / Purdue (1/5) Y / Penn State (1/8) Y / Michigan State (1/11) Y / Ohio State (1/16) Y / Iowa (1/19) Y / Wisconsin (1/22) Y // Totals 20/ / STATS q 3-POINT REBOUNDS Season Gp Gs Min Avg Fg-Fga Pct Fg-Fga Pct. Ft-Fta Pct. O-D/Tot Avg Asst TO Blk ST Pf/Dq Pts Avg / / / / / / / / Career / / PAGE 20

21 Game-by-Game American (11/9) Y / Toledo (11/12) Y / Tennessee State (11/15) Y / Richmond (11/18) Y / Duke (11/22) Y / Memphis (11/23) Y / Stanford (11/24) Y / Florida State (11/27) Y / North Florida (12/1) Y / South Dakota State (12/4) Y / USC (12/8) Y / North Dakota State (12/11) Y / Lafayette (12/22) Y / Michigan State (12/31) Y / Northwestern (1/6) Y / Illinois (1/9) Y / Indiana (1/12) Y / Michigan (1/17) Y / Northwestern (1/23) Y / Wisconsin (1/26) Y / Nebraska (1/29) Y / Iowa (2/3) Y / Michigan State (2/6) Y / Illinois (2/10) Y / Wisconsin (2/14) Y / Iowa (2/17) Y / Ohio State (2/20) Y / Indiana (2/26) Y / Penn State (3/2) Y / Nebraska (3/6) Y / Purdue (3/9) Y / Illinois (3/14) BTT Y / UCLA (3/22) NCAA Y / Florida (3/24) NCAA Y / Totals 34/ / Game-by-Game Wofford (11/12) N / Siena (11/15) Y / Western Kentucky (11/18) N / North Carolina (11/19) N / West Virginia (11/21) N / North Dakota State (11/24) N / Virginia (11/29) Y / Cornell (12/4) Y / St. Joseph s (12/8) N / Eastern Kentucky (12/11) N / Akron (12/15) N / South Dakota State (12/23) N / Wisconsin (12/28) N / Michigan State (12/31) N / Indiana (1/4) N / Ohio State (1/9) N / Purdue (1/13) N / Iowa (1/16) N / Michigan (1/22) N / Northwestern (1/26) N / Purdue (1/29) N / Indiana (2/2) N / Ohio State (2/6) Y / Illinois (2/10) Y / Iowa (2/13) N / Penn State (2/17) N / Michigan State (2/22) N / Michigan (2/26) N / Northwestern (3/2) N / Penn State (3/6) N / Northwestern (3/10) BTT N / Totals 31/ / Game-by-Game Bucknell (11/11) Y / South Dakota State (11/14) Y / Fairfield (11/17) Y / Mount St. Mary s (11/21) Y / DePaul (11/24) Y / Indiana State (11/25) Y / Dayton (11/27) Y / Virginia Tech (11/30) Y / USC (12/3) Y / Appalachian State (12/6) Y / Saint Peter s (12/10) Y / Central Michigan (12/13) Y / North Dakota State (12/22) Y / Illinois (12/27) Y / Michigan (1/1) Y / Iowa (1/4) Y / Purdue (1/8) N / Indiana (1/12) Y / Penn State (1/15) Y / Northwestern (1/22) Y / Michigan State (1/25) Y / Illinois (1/28) Y / Iowa (2/1) Y / Nebraska (2/5) Y / Wisconsin (2/9) Y / Ohio State (2/14) Y / Northwestern (2/18) Y / Michigan State (2/22) Y / Indiana (2/26) Y / Wisconsin (2/28) Y / Nebraska (3/3) Y / Northwestern (3/8) BTT Y / Michigan (3/9) BTT Y / La Salle (3/14) NIT Y / Miami (3/19) NIT Y / Middle Tenn. St. (3/21) NIT Y / Washington (3/27) NIT Y / Stanford (3/29) NIT Y / Totals 38/ / PAGE 21

22 joey KING 24 FORWARD sophomore/ sophomore height: 6-9 weight: 225 Eagan, Minn. Previous School Drake High School Eastview Milestones: Scored his 300th career point against New Orleans (12/7/13) Collected his 100th career rebound at Richmond (11/16/13) sophomore season: Led the team with 20 points in his Gopher debut against Lehigh (11/8) missed the game against Wofford (11/21) due to a fracture on the right side of his jaw. Underwent minor surgery on Nov. 20 scored nine points and grabbed five rebounds in 25 minutes off the bench against Syracuse (11/25) scored 10 points and grabbed three rebounds in 27 minutes off the bench against New Orleans (12/7) contributed four points and three rebounds against Omaha (12/20) scored five points with a rebound and one steal against Michigan (1/2) scored four points, two rebounds, one block and an assist against Purdue (1/5) scored six points, two rebounds and two assists at Michigan State (1/11) chipped in seven points, three rebounds and one steal at Iowa (1/19) scored seven points, one steal, one rebound and an assist vs. Wisconsin (1/22) freshman season (drake): Named to the Missouri Valley Conference All-Freshman team missed his first two shots and made the next five to finish with 15 points in the first round of the MVC Tournament made his second career start against Green Bay (2/23) named the MVC Newcomer of the Week on Feb. 4 scored 12 points with five rebounds against Indiana State (2/2) notched his first career double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds at Illinois State (1/12) matched a career-high with 21 points against Missouri State (1/5) hauled in a career-high 10 rebounds, four offensive, with five points and three assists against NC Central (12/19) had a team and career-high 21 points in the loss to Xavier (11/25) scored 12 points with three three-pointers in the opener against William Jewell (11/10). high school: Averaged 23.9 points and six rebounds as a senior in scored in double figures in 26 of 29 games to lead Eastview to a 28-2 record and a berth in the Minnesota state AAAA basketball tournament averaged 17.6 points per game as a junior in leading the Lightning to a 22-5 record and a South Suburban Conference title scored in double figures in 24 of 27 that year, including a season-best 36 points against Eagan a three-year letterwinner in basketball two-time member of the All-State Team three-time All-South Suburban Conference honoree. PERSONAL: Born Sept. 24, 1993 son of Julie King has a younger brother, Erik communications major. Minutes 32 at Creighton (1/8/13) Points 21 - twice; last vs. Missouri State (1/5/13) FG Attempts 15 vs. Missouri State (1/5/13) FG Made 8 vs. Missouri State (1/5/13) FT Attempts 8 vs. Lehigh (11/8/13) FT Made 6 vs. Lehigh (11/8/13) 3-Point FG Attempts 9 at Creighton (1/8/13) CAREER HIGHS 3-Point FG Made 5 at Creighton (1/8/13) Rebounds 11 at Illinois State (1/12/13) Assists 4 at Illinois State (1/12/13) Steals 2 - twice; last vs. Southern Illinois (3/2/13) Blocks 2 at Evansville (2/10/13) Game-by-Game Lehigh (11/8) N / Montana (11/12) N / Richmond (11/16) N / Coastal Carolina (11/19) N / Wofford (11/21) DNP - Injury Syracuse (11/25) N / Arkansas (11/26) N / Chaminade (11/27) N / Florida State (12/3) N / New Orleans (12/7) N / South Dakota St. (12/10) N / Omaha (12/20) N / Texas A&M-C.C. (12/28) N / Michigan (1/2) N / Purdue (1/5) N / Penn State (1/8) N / Michigan State (1/11) N / Ohio State (1/16) N / Iowa (1/19) N / Wisconsin (1/22) N / Totals / F STATS q 3-POINT REBOUNDS Season Gp Gs Min Avg Fg-Fga Pct Fg-Fga Pct. Ft-Fta Pct. O-D/Tot Avg Asst TO Blk ST Pf/Dq Pts Avg / / / / Career / / PAGE 22

23 Game-by-Game (at drake) William Jewell (11/9) N / Detroit (11/17) N / California (11/22) N / Rice (11/23) N / Xavier (11/25) N / Nevada (11/20) N / Saint Mary s (12/5) N / IPFW (12/8) N / Iowa State (12/15) N / North Carolina Cent (12/19) N / Eastern Illinois (12/22) Y / Bradley (12/29) N / Wichita State (1/2) N / Missouri State (1/5) N / Creighton (1/8) N / Illinois State (1/12) N / Evansville (1/16) N / Northern Iowa (1/20) N / Creighton (1/23) N / Missouri State (1/27) N / Southern Illinois (1/20) N / Indiana State (2/2) N / Illinois State (2/6) N / Evansville (2/10) N / Wichita State (2/13) N / Northern Iowa (2/16) N / Bradley (2/20) N / Green Bay (2/23) Y / Indiana State (2/27) N / Southern Illinois (3/2) N / Bradley (3/7) N / Creighton (3/8) N / Totals 32/ / PAGE 23

24 deandre mathieu 4 GUARD junior/junior height: 5-9 weight: 165 Knoxville, Tenn. Previous School Central Arizona High School Central G Milestones: Scored his 300th career point against Wisconsin (1/19/14) Scored his 200th career point against Omaha (12/20/13) Scored his 100th career point against Montana (11/12/13) Junior season: Scored two points and dished out a career-high nine assists in his Gopher debut against Lehigh (11/8) scored a then career-high 15 points in 30 minutes against Montana (11/12) contributed a career-high 17 points and dished out six assists against Coastal Carolina (11/19) finished with 10 points and five assists against Wofford (11/21) tied a career-high with 17 points against Chaminade (11/27) scored 11 points, dished out five assists and grabbed three rebounds against New Orleans (12/7) contributed 15 points including career-high three 3-pointers, two steals, two assists and a rebound against South Dakota State (12/10) scored career-high 27 points and added four assists, two steals and a rebound against Omaha (12/20) scored nine points and six rebounds with four assists and a steal against Michigan (1/2) scored 11 points with four assists, one steal and a rebound against Purdue (1/5) led the team with 16 points and added four rebounds, three steals and an assist at Penn State (1/8) scored eight points, including overtime-forcing layup at end of regulation, and added three assists and two rebounds at Michigan State (1/11) scored team-high 13 points with five assists, four rebounds and three steals vs. Ohio State (1/16) Sophomore season (Central Arizona): Played one season at Central Arizona College named an NJCAA First- Team All-American named the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference Player of the Year finished with averages of 17.1 points, 6.5 assists and 6.1 rebounds per game shot 52 percent from the field led the Vaqueros to the second round of the NJCAA Division I Tournament scored a season-high 29 points in a win at Eastern Arizona College also posted a pair of 28-point games during the season Freshman season (at morehead state): Spent freshman campaign at Morehead State (Ky.) played in 29 games and made nine starts, including seven straight to end the season finished with averages of 2.9 points, 1.5 assists and 1.1 rebounds per game averaged 3.5 points in conference play High School: A graduate of Knoxville Central High School was the Knoxville News Sentinel s 2011 PrepXtra Boys Basketball Player of the Year and a member of the 2011 Tennessee Sports Writers Association s Class AAA All-State Team averaged 20.7 points, 6.8 rebounds, 8.1 assists (against 2.2 turnovers) and 4.8 steals per game as a senior ( ), leading the Central Bobcats to a second consecutive appearance in the Region 2-AAA semifinals averaged 17 points, eight assists and three steals per game as a junior was named to the News Sentinel s PrepXtra First Team, meaning he was one of the top six players from a coverage area of 65 schools was a three-time recipient of the District 3-AAA Player of the Year award and led Central to back-to-back 25-win seasons as an upperclassman. PERSONAl: Born December 5, 1992 majoring in business marketing education son of Tracy Johnson and Berma Mathieu has three siblings, Tramaine, Jermonte and Demonte. Minutes 35 - three times; last at Penn State (1/8/14) Points 27 vs. Omaha (12/20/13) FG Attempts 13 vs. Wisconsin (1/22/14) FG Made 9 vs. Omaha (12/20/13) FT Attempts 10 vs. Omaha (12/20/13) FT Made 8 vs. Omaha (12/20/13) 3-Point FG Attempts 5 vs. South Dakota State (12/10/13) CAREER HIGHS 3-Point FG Made 3 vs. South Dakota State (12/10/13) Rebounds 6 at Austin Peay (2/15/12) Assists 9 vs. Lehigh (11/8/13) Steals 4 vs. Eastern Illinois (2/23/12) Blocks 1 at Iowa (1/19/14) Game-by-Game Lehigh (11/8) Y / Montana (11/12) Y / Richmond (11/16) Y / Coastal Carolina (11/19) Y / Wofford (11/21) Y / Syracuse (11/25) Y / Arkansas (11/26) Y / Chaminade (11/27) Y / Florida State (12/3) Y / New Orleans (12/7) Y / South Dakota St. (12/10) Y / Omaha (12/20) Y / Texas A&M-C.C. (12/28) Y / Michigan (1/2) Y / Purdue (1/5) Y / Penn State (1/8) Y / Michigan State (1/11) Y / Ohio State (1/16) Y / Iowa (1/19) Y / Wisconsin (1/22) Y / Totals / STATS q 3-POINT REBOUNDS Season Gp Gs Min Avg Fg-Fga Pct Fg-Fga Pct. Ft-Fta Pct. O-D/Tot Avg Asst TO Blk ST Pf/Dq Pts Avg / / / / Career / / PAGE 24

25 Game-by-Game (Morehead state) N.C. State (11/13) N / College of Charleston (11/15) N / Asbury (11/17) N / West Virginia (11/22) Y / West Alabama (11/25) N / Princeton (11/26) N / Bucknell (11/27) N / Kent State (12/1) N / Mid-Continent (12/4) N / Illinois State (12/7) N / Binghamton (12/19) N / Ball State (12/23) N / S.E. Missouri (12/28) N / Austin Peay (12/31) N / Jacksonville State (1/5) N / Tennessee Tech (1/7) N / Tennessee State (1/11) N / Eastern Kentucky (1/14) Y / Murray State (1/18) N / Tennessee Martin (1/21) N / Norfolk State (1/24) N / Jacksonville State (2/8) N / Eastern Kentucky (2/11) Y / Austin Peay (2/15) Y / Bowling Green (2/18) Y / Eastern Illinois (2/23) Y / SIU Edwardsville (2/25) Y / Jacksonville State (3/1) Y / Tennessee State (3/2) Y / Totals 29/ / PAGE 25

26 daquein Mcneil 5 GUARD freshman/ freshman height: 6-3 weight: 195 Baltimore, Md freshman season: Played seven minutes in his Gopher debut against Montana (11/12) scored two points, his first as a collegiate, and collected two steals against Wofford (11/21) contributed two points in eight minutes of action against South Dakota State (12/10) grabbed one rebound against Omaha (12/20) scored career highs of five points and two rebounds against TAMUCC (12/28) scored four points in season-high 13 minutes of action against Purdue (1/5). High School: Was a three-year starter at Vermont Academy (Saxtons River, Vt.) averaged 19.0 points per game as a senior named second-team All-New England Preparatory School Athletic Council honors scored a season-high 31 points in a game against South Kent averaged 16.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists his junior year PERSONAL: Son of the late, April Mattocks and Alfred McNeil born Nov. 28, 1993 has three younger siblings, Trey, Brianna and Aneica majoring in Youth Studies. Minutes 13 - twice; last vs. Wisconsin (1/22/14) Points 5 vs. Texas A&M-C.C. (12/28/13) FG Attempts 5 vs. Purdue (1/5/14) FG Made 2 - twice; last vs. Purdue (1/5/14) FT Attempts 2 - twice; last vs. Ohio State (1/16/14) FT Made 2 vs. Ohio State (1/16/14) 3-Point FG Attempts 2 vs. Purdue (1/5/14) CAREER HIGHS 3-Point FG Made 1 vs. Texas A&M-C.C. (12/28/13) Rebounds 2 vs. Texas A&M-C.C. (12/28/13) Assists 1- three times; last vs. Wisconsin (1/22/14) Steals 2 vs. Wofford (11/21/13) Blocks N/A GAME-BY-GAME Lehigh (11/8) Montana (11/12) N / Richmond (11/16) Coastal Carolina (11/19) Wofford (11/21) N / Syracuse (11/25) Arkansas (11/26) Chaminade (11/27) N / Florida State (12/3) New Orleans (12/7) South Dakota St. (12/10) N / Omaha (12/20) N / Texas A&M-C.C. (12/28) N / Michigan (1/2) Purdue (1/5) N / Penn State (1/8) N / Michigan State (1/11) N / Ohio State (1/16) N / Iowa (1/19) N / Wisconsin (1/22) N / Totals / High School Vermont Academy G STATS q 3-POINT REBOUNDS Season Gp Gs Min Avg Fg-Fga Pct Fg-Fga Pct. Ft-Fta Pct. O-D/Tot Avg Asst TO Blk ST Pf/Dq Pts Avg / / Career / / PAGE 26

27 oto Ošenieks 10 FORWARD senior/junior height: 6-8 weight: 220 Riga, Latvia High School Brehm Prep (Ill.) F STATS q Milestones: Made his first career start at Northwestern (2/18/12) Collected his 100th career rebound at Iowa (2/17/13) Scored his 200th career point vs. Coastal Carolina (11/19/13) sophomore season: Scored eight points, grabbed three rebounds and tied a career high with three assists in the season opener against Lehigh (11/8) played a career-high 30 minutes, finishing with a then career-high 13 points gainst Coastal Carolina (11/19) scored a career-high 14 points and grabbed five rebounds against Wofford (11/21) scored 10 points against New Orleans (12/7) contributed eight points, two assists and two rebounds against South Dakota State (12/10) added five points, three assists, two steals and a block with a rebound vs. TAMUCC (12/28) pulled down six rebounds and scored four points with two steals and an assist against Michigan (1/2) scored eight points, four rebounds, two assists and a steal against Purdue (1/5) scored eight points, three rebounds and an assist at Penn State (1/8) chipped in eight points, four rebounds, two steals, one block and an assist vs. Ohio State (1/16) scored nine points with five rebounds at Iowa (1/19) sophomore season: Scored eight points and tied a career high with three assists in 12 minutes off the bench against Toledo (11/12) finished with nine points and five rebounds against North Florida (12/01) tied a career-high with 10 points in 20 minutes against Lafayette (12/22) tied a career-high with 10 points while playing a career-high 27 minutes off the bench at Ohio State (2/20) letterwinner freshman season: Saw action in 34 games, starting once played 10 minutes, scored three points and grabbed three rebounds in Gopher debut against Bucknell (11/11) scored eight points in 12 minutes off the bench against Fairfield (11/17) played 23 minutes scored seven points, grabbed three rebounds and blocked three shots against Mount St. Mary s (11/21) pulled down a then career-high four rebounds against DePaul (11/24) scored a season-high nine points against Dayton (11/27) scored six points on 3-of-4 shooting in seven minutes off the bench at Michigan (1/1) missed the game against Iowa (1/04) with a sprained left ankle scored eight points and tied a career-high with two assists against Illinois (1/28) contributed career-highs in multiple categories against Ohio State (2/14), including points (10) and minutes played (26) made his first career start at Northwestern (2/18) and finished with four points, a then career-high five rebounds and a career-high three assists played 21 minutes and contributed four points and a career-high six rebounds at La Salle in the first round of the NIT (3/14) left the game against Miami (3/19) with a concussion missed the games at Middle Tennessee State (3/21) and the NIT Final Four games against Washington (3/27) & Stanford (3/29) due to a consussion letterwinner : Redshirted. prep/high School: A graduate of Brehm Prep in Carbondale, Ill. coach at Brehm was Aaron Lee helped team to a 15-6 record in his one season at Brehm averaged 16.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game also graduated from Rigas Hanzas High School in Latvia averaged 18.3 points and 5.5 rebounds as a senior, 17.9 points and 8.3 rebounds as a junior and 16.4 points as a sophomore. International: Played for the Latvian National Team in the under 18 European Championships in 2008 team finished in seventh place also played for Latvia in the under 20 European Championships following his graduation at Brehm Prep was the team Most Valuable Player in the European Youth Basketball League. Minutes 30 vs. Coastal Car. (11/19/13) Points 14 vs. Wofford (11/21/13) FG Attempts 11 vs. Wofford (11/21/13) FG Made 6 vs. Wofford (11/21/13) FT Attempts 6 - twice; last vs. New Orleans (12/7/13) FT Made 6 at Ohio State (2/20/13) CAREER HIGHS 3-Point FG Attempts 4 - three times; last vs. Wofford (11/21/13) 3-Point FG Made 2 - four times; last vs. Purdue (1/5/14) Rebounds 6 - twice; last vs. Montana (11/12/13) Assists 3 - five times; last vs. Texas A&M-C.C. (12/28/13) Steals 3 vs. Mount St. Mary s (11/21/11) Blocks 3 vs. Mount St. Mary s (11/21/11) GAME-BY-GAME Lehigh (11/8) Y / Montana (11/12) Y / Richmond (11/16) Y / Coastal Carolina (11/19) Y / Wofford (11/21) Y / Syracuse (11/25) Y / Arkansas (11/26) Y / Chaminade (11/27) Y / Florida State (12/3) Y / New Orleans (12/7) Y / South Dakota St. (12/10) Y / Omaha (12/20) Y / Texas A&M-C.C. (12/28) Y / Michigan (1/2) Y / Purdue (1/5) Y / Penn State (1/8) Y / Michigan State (1/11) Y / Ohio State (1/16) Y / Iowa (1/19) Y / Wisconsin (1/22) Y / Totals 20/ / PERSONAL: Born March 19, 1990 son of Guntars Osenieks and Baiba Oseniece guardians are Charlie and Melanie Jones has a brother, Reinis and sister, Heidi business and marketing education major with a minor in sports management. 3-POINT REBOUNDS Season Gp Gs Min Avg Fg-Fga Pct Fg-Fga Pct. Ft-Fta Pct. O-D/Tot Avg Asst TO Blk ST Pf/Dq Pts Avg / / / / / / Career / / PAGE 27

28 Game-by-Game American (11/9) N / Toledo (11/12) N / Tennessee State (11/15) N / Richmond (11/18) N / Duke (11/22) N / Memphis (11/23) N / Stanford (11/24) N / Florida State (11/27) N / North Florida (12/1) N / South Dakota State (12/4) N / USC (12/8) N / North Dakota State (12/11) N / Lafayette (12/22) N / Michigan State (12/31) N / Northwestern (1/6) N / Illinois (1/9) N / Indiana (1/12) N / Michigan (1/17) N / Northwestern (1/23) N / Wisconsin (1/26) Nebraska (1/29) N / Iowa (2/3) N / Michigan State (2/6) N / Illinois (2/10) N / Wisconsin (2/14) N / Iowa (2/17) N / Ohio State (2/20) N / Indiana (2/26) Penn State (3/2) N / Nebraska (3/6) Purdue (3/9) N / Illinois (3/14) BTT N / UCLA (3/22) NCAA N / Florida (3/24) NCAA N / Totals 31/ / Game-by-Game Bucknell (11/11) N / South Dakota State (11/14) N / Fairfield (11/17) N / Mount St. Mary s (11/21) N / DePaul (11/24) N / Indiana State (11/25) N / Dayton (11/27) N / Virginia Tech (11/30) N / USC (12/3) N / Appalachian State (12/6) N / Saint Peter s (12/10) N / Central Michigan (12/13) N / North Dakota State (12/22) N / Illinois (12/27) N / Michigan (1/1) N / Iowa (1/4) - Sprained Left Ankle Purdue (1/8) N / Indiana (1/12) N / Penn State (1/15) N / Northwestern (1/22) N / Michigan State (1/25) N / Illinois (1/28) N / Iowa (2/1) N / Nebraska (2/5) N / Wisconsin (2/9) N / Ohio State (2/14) N / Northwestern (2/18) Y / Michigan State (2/22) N / Indiana (2/26) N / Wisconsin (2/28) N / Nebraska (3/3) N / Northwestern (3/8) BTT N / Michigan (3/9) BTT N / La Salle (3/14) NIT N / Miami (3/19) NIT N / Middle Tenn. St. (3/21) NIT - Concussion Washington (3/27) NIT - Concussion Stanford (3/29) NIT - Concussion Totals 34/ / PAGE 28

29 kendall shell 2 GUARD junior/junior height: 6-0 weight: 185 St. Louis, Mo junior season: Played one minute in the season opener against Lehigh (11/8) Appeared for one minute against Omaha (12/20) sophomore season: Played a career-high four minutes and grabbed a career-high two rebounds in the season opener against American (11/9) scored his first collegiate field goal against Tennessee State (11/15) scored four points and dished out an assist in three minutes against South Dakota State (12/4) letterwinner freshman season: Walk-on guard made collegiate debut against South Dakota State (11/14) saw action in 10 games. High School: A native of St. Louis, Missouri graduated from Webster Groves High School team caption as a senior a four-year basketball letterwinner averaged 13.1 points, 3.6 assists, 3.1 rebounds and 1.5 steals as a senior team finished 24-5 and won the Suburban South Conference Championship won conference title all four varsity seasons team finished 29-3 and won the Missouri State Championship during freshman season played in the RIVALS.com Future 150 Camp following his senior campaign also played in the Showtyme Basketball Best of Midwest All-Star game lettered four times in marching band and three times in baseball a three-time Siler Slugger award winner on the diamond Academic All-State as a senior a four-year honor roll student a four-year scholar athlete winner graduated with a 4.02 GPA earned a score of 29 on ACT recorded a perfect SAT score on the Reading portion of the test member of the National Honor Society. PERSONAL: Born on Jan. 26, 1993 son of William and Gloria Shell has two older siblings, William II and Shaun his brother William played college basketball at Drake and professionally in Europe lists most memorable thrill as playing in the Missouri State High School Championship game during his freshman season lists playing the trumpet and volunteering as his hobbies played the trumpet in the Webster Groves High School marching band won the Prudential Service Award in the State of Missouri, which is one of the nation s top service awards majoring in business marketing education with a minor in leadership. Minutes 4 vs. American (11/9/12) Points 4 vs. South Dakota State (12/4/12) FG Attempts 2 - twice; last vs. South Dakota State (12/4/12) FG Made 2 vs. South Dakota State (12/4/12) FT Attempts N/A FT Made N/A 3-Point FG Attempts 1 vs. St. Peter s (12/10/11) CAREER HIGHS 3-Point FG Made N/A Rebounds 2 vs. American (11/9/12) Assists 1 - five times; last vs. Penn State (3/2/13) Steals 1 - twice; last vs. Stanford (3/29/11) Blocks N/A GAME-BY-GAME Lehigh (11/8) N / Montana (11/12) N / Richmond (11/16) Coastal Carolina (11/19) Wofford (11/21) N / Syracuse (11/25) Arkansas (11/26) Chaminade (11/27) N / Florida State (12/3) New Orleans (12/7) South Dakota St. (12/10) Omaha (12/20) N / Texas A&M-C.C. (12/28) Michigan (1/2) Purdue (1/5) Penn State (1/8) Michigan State (1/11) Ohio State (1/16) Iowa (1/19) Wisconsin (1/22) Totals 5/ / High School Webster Grove G STATS q 3-POINT REBOUNDS Season Gp Gs Min Avg Fg-Fga Pct Fg-Fga Pct. Ft-Fta Pct. O-D/Tot Avg Asst TO Blk ST Pf/Dq Pts Avg / / / / / / Career / / PAGE 29

30 malik SMITH 30 GUARD senior/senior height: 6-2 weight: 200 Boston, Mass. Previous School Fla. International Jacksonville Col. South Plains High School Notre Dame Prep G Milestones: Connected on his 100th career three-pointer at Richmond (11/16/13) Collected his 100th career rebound against Syracuse (11/25/13) Scored his 500th career point against Syracuse (11/25/13) senior season: Scored six points in 18 minutes off the bench in his Gopher debut against Lehigh (11/8) contributed 11 points and three rebounds at Richmond (11/16) scored a team-high 16 points and grabbed four rebounds in 30 minutes off the bench against Syracuse (11/25) contributed 15 points in 24 minutes off the bench against Arkansas (11/26) scored 16 points in 29 minutes against Chaminade (11/27) missed the game against New Orleans (12/7) with an injured left ankle returned to action against South Dakota State, scoring six points with three assists and two rebounds (12/10) scored a season-high 19 points with three rebounds and two steals against Omaha (12/20) scored 12 points and added three rebounds, two assists and a steal vs. Michigan (1/2) scored 10 points, two assists and a steal against Purdue (1/5) scored six points on a perfect night at the free throw line, including the game-winning FTs, and had two assists, one steal and one rebound at Penn State (1/8) scored 17 points with two rebounds at Michigan State (1/11) scored seven points with one steal and a rebound vs. Ohio State (1/16) scored 14 points, three rebounds and three assists vs. Wisconsin (1/22) junior season (Florida International): Appeared in 32 games - 31 starts - for the Panthers named Third- Team All-Sun Belt Conference selection by College Sports Madness finished with averages of 14.1 points and 2.7 rebounds per game shot 36.4 percent (135-of-371) from the floor, 36.2 percent (96-of-265) from 3-point range and 76.6 percent (85-of-111) from the free-throw line set the FIU record for 3-pointers made is a single season (96) ranked No. 1 in the conference and No. 16 in the nation in 3-point field goals made (3.0 per game) his 451 total points rank No. 6 all-time by a junior at FIU named to the SBC All-Tournament Team after averaging 17.7 ppg, 3.3 rpg, while shooting 51.7 percent from 3-point range set the conference tournament record for 3-pointers made with 15 during the Panthers run sophomore season (Jacksonville College): Earned all-region and all-conference honors with the Jaguars during his sophomore season, averaging 15 points, four assists and three rebounds per game shot 36 percent from the field and 34 percent from 3-point range converted 84 percent of his attempts from the free-throw line freshman season (South Plains): Spent one season at South Plains, averaging five points per game in 27 appearances. high school: Averaged 16.0 points, 4.0 assists, 5.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game in lone season at Notre Dame Prep graduated from Madison Park High School led the Cardinals to a 19-2 record, while leading the State of Massachusetts in scoring with an average of 26.6 points-per-game. PERSONAL: Born March 16, 1990 son of Gladys Pearson has two brothers, Damion and Eddie, and four sisters, Tamara, Wayniesha, Keisha and Charlene majoring in communications his cousin, Will Blalock was drafted in the second round of the 2006 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons. Minutes 38 - twice, last vs. Western Kentucky (3/11/13) Points 29 at Stetson (12/9/12) FG Attempts 17 vs. Florida A&M (1/2/13) FG Made 8 - twice; last vs. Arkansas-Little Rock (3/9/13) FT Attempts 11 at Stetson (12/9/12) FT Made 9 at Stetson (12/9/12) 3-Point FG Attempts CAREER HIGHS 13 - twice, last vs. Western Kentucky (3/11/13) 3-Point FG Made 8 vs. Arkansas-Little Rock (3/9/13) Rebounds 5 - four times; last vs. Middle Tennessee State (3/10/13) Assists 4 - twice; last vs. Arkansas-Little Rock (2/21/13) Steals 3 - twice; last at Arkansas State (1/10/13) Blocks 1 at Louisiana Monroe (2/28/13) Game-by-Game Lehigh (11/8) N / Montana (11/12) N / Richmond (11/16) N / Coastal Carolina (11/19) N / Wofford (11/21) N / Syracuse (11/25) N / Arkansas (11/26) N / Chaminade (11/27) N / Florida State (12/3) N / New Orleans (12/7) DNP - Injury South Dakota St. (12/10) N / Omaha (12/20) N / Texas A&M - C.C. (12/28) N / Michigan (1/2) N / Purdue (1/5) N / Penn State (1/8) N / Michigan State (1/11) N / Ohio State (1/16) N / Iowa (1/19) N / Wisconsin (1/22) N / Totals / STATS q 3-POINT REBOUNDS Season Gp Gs Min Avg Fg-Fga Pct Fg-Fga Pct. Ft-Fta Pct. O-D/Tot Avg Asst TO Blk ST Pf/Dq Pts Avg / / / / Career / / PAGE 30

31 Game-by-Game (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) Boston College (11/11) Y / Stephen F. Austin (11/17) Y / Coastal Carolina )11/24) Y / Arkansas State (11/29) Y / South Alabama (12/1) Y / Stetson (12/9) N / Florida Gulf Coast (12/13) Y / Louisville (12/19) Y / Texas Southern (12/22) Y / Western Kentucky (12/27) Y / Middle Tennessee (12/29) Y / Florida A&M (1/2) Y / Louisiana (1/5) Y / Bethune Cookman (1/7) Y / Arkansas State (1/10) Y / Arkansas-Little Rock (1/12) Y / North Texas (1/17) Y / Troy (1/19) Y / Louisiana (1/24) Y / South Alabama (1/27) Y / Middle Tennessee (1/31) Y / Louisiana Monroe (2/2) Y / Florida Atlantic (2/7) Y / North Texas (2/9) Y / Troy (2/14) Y / Western Kentucky (2/16) Y / Arkansas-Little Rock (2/21) Y / Louisiana Monroe (2/28) Y / Florida Atlantic (3/2) Y / Arkansas-Little Rock (3/9) Y / Middle Tennessee (3/10) Y / Western Kentucky (3/11) Y / Totals 32/ / PAGE 31

32 maurice WALKER 15 FORWARD senior/junior height: 6-10 weight: 250 Scarborough, Ontario High School Brewster Academy F Milestones: Made his first career collegiate start against New Orleans (12/7/13) Grabbed his 100th career rebound against Chaminade (11/27/13) Scored his 100th career point at Ohio State (2/20/13) junior season: Missed the team s first six contests due to a violation of university policy played 11 minutes and scored one point in his season debut against Arkansas (11/26) tied a then career-high with 10 points, grabbed a career-high seven rebounds and tied a career high with two blocks against Chaminade (11/27) started and scored a career-high 11 points while grabbing a career-high eight rebounds against New Orleans (12/7) chipped in six points, five rebounds and career-high three blocks with a steal against TAMUCC (12/28) scored five points with two rebounds and a steal in win over Ohio State (1/16) scored six points with five rebounds and a block at Iowa (1/19) scored career highs of 18 points and nine rebounds with one block and an assist vs. Wisconsin (1/22) sophomore season: Played nine minutes off the bench and scored four points in his first game since Dec. 23, 2010 tied a career-high with six rebounds off the bench against Toledo (11/12) scored seven points and tied a career high with six rebounds against Tennessee State (11/15) played a career-high 17 minutes and finished with nine points and three assists against North Florida (12/01) scored eight points in 11 minutes off the bench against Lafayette (12/22) scored seven points and grabbed five rebounds in 17 minutes off the bench at Ohio State (2/20) contributed four points and seven rebounds in eight minutes against UCLA in the NCAA Second Round (3/22) : Redshirted while recovering from knee surgery freshman season: Played seven minutes in collegiate debut against Wofford (11/12) scored his first collegiate points against North Carolina in Puerto Rico (11/19) averaged 2.3 ppg and 2.7 rpg in 9.3 mpg at the Puerto Rico Tip-Off scored six points on his first two collegiate three-pointers and grabbed six rebounds against North Dakota State (11/24) established career-highs of 10 points, four assists and 15 minutes played at St. Joseph s (12/8) left the game against South Dakota State (12/23) with an injured right knee missed the remainder of the season with a torn posterior cruciate ligament and meniscus in his right knee underwent successful surgery on Jan. 11 letterwinner. INTERNATIONAL: A three-time member of the Canadian Junior National Team a two-time member of the Canadian Nike Global Team led his team to the finals of the 2009 Nike Global Challenge with 13 points and 10 rebounds. HIGH SCHOOL: A graduate of Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, N.H. averaged 12.5 points and 10.0 rebounds per game as a senior helped lead the Bobcats to a 35-5 record and championships in both the Class A New England Prep School Athletic Council and the National Prep School Invitational. Personal: Born November 21, 1991 sport management major son of Craig Walker and Marie Clarke Walker has an older brother Ryan full name is Sean Maurice Walker. Minutes 24 vs. Wisconsin (1/22/14) Points 18 vs. Wisconsin (1/22/14) FG Attempts 11 vs. Wisconsin (1/22/14) FG Made 6 vs. Wisconsin (1/22/14) FT Attempts 8 vs. Lafayette (12/22/12) FT Made 6 - twice; last vs. Wisconsin (1/22/14) 3-Point FG Attempts 2 vs. North Dakota St. (11/24/10) CAREER HIGHS 3-Point FG Made 2 vs. North Dakota St. (11/24/10) Rebounds 9 vs. Wisconsin (1/22/14) Assists 4 at St. Joseph s (12/8/10) Steals 3 vs. Akron (12/15/10) Blocks 2 - three times; last vs. New Orleans (12/7/13) Game-by-Game Lehigh (11/8) Montana (11/12) Richmond (11/16) Coastal Carolina (11/19) Wofford (11/21) Syracuse (11/25) Arkansas (11/26) N / Chaminade (11/27) N / Florida State (12/3) N / New Orleans (12/7) Y / South Dakota St. (12/10) N / Omaha (12/20) N / Texas A&M-C.C. (12/28) N / Michigan (1/2) N / Purdue (1/5) N / Penn State (1/8) N / Michigan State (1/11) N / Ohio State (1/16) N / Iowa (1/19) N / Wisconsin (1/22) N / Totals / STATS q 3-POINT REBOUNDS Season Gp Gs Min Avg Fg-Fga Pct Fg-Fga Pct. Ft-Fta Pct. O-D/Tot Avg Asst TO Blk ST Pf/Dq Pts Avg / / / / / / Career / / PAGE 32