2009–10 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

2009–10 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record21–14 (9–9 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWilliams Arena
2009–10 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Ohio State144 .778298  .784
No. 10 Purdue144 .778296  .829
No. 13 Michigan State144 .778289  .757
No. 16 Wisconsin135 .722249  .727
Illinois108 .5562115  .583
Minnesota99 .5002114  .600
Northwestern711 .3892014  .588
Michigan711 .3891517  .469
Indiana414 .2221021  .323
Iowa414 .2221022  .313
Penn State315 .1671120  .355
2010 Big Ten tournament winner
As of April 3, 2010
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in the college basketball season of 2009–2010. The team's head coach was Tubby Smith in his third year. The Golden Gophers played their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis and are members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 21–14, 9–9 in Big Ten play. They advanced to the championship game of the 2010 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament before losing to Ohio State. They received an at-large bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning an 11 seed in the West Region. They lost to six-seed and AP #25 Xavier in the first round.