Big Ten releases 2020-21 schedule for Gophers men’s basketball
The Minnesota Gophers men’s basketball team finally has a schedule for the upcoming 2020-21 season.
A few non-conference games had already been known, but the Big Ten released its conference schedule Wednesday.
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Minnesota’s Big Ten season opens Dec. 15 at Illinois and ends March 6/7 at home against Rutgers. The Gophers will play 20 conference games. Minnesota faces seven conference opponents both home and away — Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Nebraska, Maryland, Purdue, Rutgers. Minnesota will play the rival Wisconsin Badgers on New Year’s Eve, and the rival Iowa Hawkeyes on Christmas.
All Big Ten game times are to be announced at a later date.
The Gophers currently have five non-conference games on their schedule, beginning with a home game against Green Bay on Nov. 25.
Minnesota finished last season 22-14 overall and went 9-11 in the Big Ten conference.
Minnesota men’s basketball 2020-21 schedule
| DATE | OPPONENT |
| Nov. 25 | vs. Green Bay |
| Dec. 4 | vs. North Dakota |
| Dec. 8 | vs. Boston College |
| Dec. 10 | vs. Kansas City |
| Dec. 15 | at Illinois |
| Dec. 20 | vs. St. Louis |
| Dec. 25 | vs. Iowa |
| Dec. 28 | vs. Michigan State |
| Dec. 31 | at Wisconsin |
| Jan. 3 | vs. Ohio State |
| Jan. 6 | at Michigan |
| Jan. 10/11 | at Iowa |
| Jan. 16 | vs. Michigan |
| Jan. 20 | at Nebraska |
| Jan. 23 | vs. Maryland |
| Jan. 30 | at Purdue |
| Feb. 4 | at Rutgers |
| Feb. 7/8 | vs. Nebraska |
| Feb. 11 | vs. Purdue |
| Feb. 14 | at Maryland |
| Feb. 17 | at Indiana |
| Feb. 20 | vs. Illinois |
| Feb. 27 | vs. Northwestern |
| March 3 | at Penn State |
| March 6/7 | vs. Rutgers |
