Minnesota Golden Gophers
Big Ten (23-8, 11-5)
Big Wins: 1/21 Iowa (77-72), 2/14 Michigan (93-87), 2/18 Maryland (93-74)
Bad Losses: 11/29 at North Carolina (83-88), 12/10 at San Diego (69-72), 12/31 Nebraska (74-79)
Coach: Marlene Stollings
Probable Starters:
Kenisha Bell, Junior, Guard, 20.0 ppg, 6.8 apg, 5.5 rpg, 2.7 spg
Carlie Wagner, Senior, Guard, 18.8 ppg, 2.4 apg, 4.7 rpg
Gadiva Hubbard, Sophomore, Guard, 13.8 ppg, 3.4 apg
Destiny Pitts, Freshman, Guard/Forward, 12.9 ppg, 7.3 rpg
Jessie Edwards, Senior, Center, 4.7 ppg, 5.2 rpg
Key Role Players:
Taiye Bello, Sophomore, Forward, 6.2 ppg, 6.5 rpg
Bryanna Fernstrom, Senior, Center, 3.6 ppg, 3.4 rpg
Jasmine Brunson, Sophomore, Guard, 3.1 ppg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 84.9 (5th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 72.8 (322, 14)
Field-Goal Percentage: 43.3 (56, 7)
Field-Goal Defense: 41.4 (255, 11)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 9.0 (15, 1)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 37.1 (29, 4)
Free-Throw Percentage: 74.7 (53, 4)
Rebound Margin: 5.3 (53, 5)
Assists Per Game: 16.5 (29, 4)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.0 (38, 2)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2016 NIT First Round win over Milwaukee
2016 NIT Second Round loss to South Dakota
2015 NCAA Round of 64 loss to DePaul
2014 NIT First Round win over Green Bay
2014 NIT Second Round win over SMU
2014 NIT Third Round loss to South Dakota State
2013 NIT First Round loss to Ball State
2012 WBI First Round win over Charleston Southern
2012 WBI Quarterfinal win over Bradley
2012 WBI Semifinal win over Manhattan
2012 WBI Final win over Northern Iowa
2009 NCAA Round of 64 win over Notre Dame
2009 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Texas A&M
2008 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Texas
2007 NIT First Round win over Illinois-Chicago
2007 NIT Second Round loss to Western Kentucky
2006 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Washington
*all team stats through 3/1
