2017 – 18 Minnesota Golden Gophers men 's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2017 – 18 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Gophers were led by fifth-year head coach Richard Pitino and played their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis , Minnesota as members of the Big Ten Conference . They finished the season 15 – 17 , 4 – 14 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for 11th place . As the No. 11 seed in the Big Ten Tournament , they lost in the first round to Rutgers
Big Ten Tournament
2018 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team