2015 – 16 Minnesota Golden Gophers men 's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2015 – 16 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . Led by third year head coach Richard Pitino , the Golden Gophers were members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis , Minnesota . They finished the season 8 – 23 , 2 – 16 in Big Ten play to finish in 13th place . They lost in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament to Illinois
Big Ten Tournament
2016 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2015–16 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team