2013 – 14 Minnesota Golden Gophers men 's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2013-14 college basketball season . Led by first year head coach Richard Pitino for the Golden Gophers , members of the Big Ten Conference , played their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis , Minnesota . They finished the season 25 – 13 , 8 – 10 in Big Ten play to finish in seventh place . They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament where they lost to Wisconsin . They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated High Point , Saint Mary 's , Southern Miss , Florida State and SMU to be the 2014 NIT Champions
Big Ten Tournament
2014 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2013–14 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team