The Golden Gophers finished the 2016 – 17 season 24 – 10 , 11 – 7 in Big Ten play to finish in fourth place . In the Big Ten Tournament , they beat Michigan State in the quarterfinals before losing to Michigan in the semifinals . They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 5 seed . The bid marked their first trip to the Tournament since 2013 . In the First Round , they were upset by No. 12-seeded Middle Tennessee
Big Ten Tournament
2017 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team