Minnesota Men's Basketball 2009-10 Prospectus by University of Minnesota Athletics

University of Minnesota Basketball • 2009 Prospectus

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Name of School: University of Minnesota City/Zip: Minneapolis, MN 55455 Founded: 1851 Enrollment: 50,883 Nickname: Golden Gophers School colors: Maroon and Gold Arena (cap.): Williams Arena (14,625) Conference: Big Ten President: Robert Bruininks Athletics Director: Joel Maturi Faculty Representative: Dr. Linda Brady

Men’s Basketball Contact: Matt Slieter Office Phone: (612) 625-4389 Cell Phone: (612) 236-8841 Email: slieter@umn.edu Address: 244 Bierman Building 516 15th Ave. SE Minneapolis, MN 55455 Radio Flagship: Learfield/WCCO AM-830 Play-by-Play Announcer: Mike Grimm Phone: (952) 693-6224 Analyst: TBD

BASKETBALL PROGRAM INFORMATION

Head Coach: Tubby Smith Alma Mater/Year: High Point, ’73 Minnesota record: 42-25/3rd season Overall record: 429-170/18 seasons Associate Head Coach: Ron Jirsa (Gettysburg, ’81) Assistant Coaches: Vince Taylor, (Duke, ’82), Saul Smith (Kentucky, ’01) Director of BB Operations: Joe Esposito (Marist, ’88) Athletic Trainer: Roger Schipper 2008-09 Record: 22-11 Home: 16-3 Away: 4-6 Neutral: 2-2 Conference Record/Finish: 9-9/8th Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 9/4 Postseason: Lost in First Round of NCAA Tournament (62-76 to Texas)

2009-10 SCHEDULE

TEAM INFORMATION (2008-09 STATS) RETURNING PLAYER G 0 Al Nolen F 1 Paul Carter G 5 Devoe Joseph

PPG 6.5 5.3 5.0

RPG 3.2 4.5 1.8

NEWCOMERS G 3 Justin Cobbs F 30 Royce White F 32 Trevor Mbakwe F 33 Rodney Williams

PPG 20.4 16.4 16.3 15.5

RPG 4.8 6.0 13.2 7.6

LOSSES F 33 Jamal Abu-Shamala G/F 4 Travis Busch G 3 Kevin Payton C 11 Jonathan Williams

PPG 3.8 3.7 0.0 0.9

RPG 1.6 1.6 0.8 1.3

G G G F C F

20 22 24 34 45 50

Lawrence Westbrook Devron Bostick Blake Hoffarber Damian Johnson Colton Iverson Ralph Sampson III

12.6 4.0 6.4 9.8 5.4 6.3

2.5 1.5 2.7 4.2 3.6 4.2

APG 4.3 1.0 1.5 1.4 0.8 1.3 1.6 0.6 0.8

MPG 26.5 16.0 16.7 24.1 11.0 22.0 26.7 17.7 20.8

OTHER 4.5 apg 2.4 apg 2.7 bpg ---

APG 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.3

FG% OTHER .337 1.9 spg .362 .773 FT% .400 .373 3-PT% .430 .833 FT% .430 .722 FT% .413 .341 3-PT% .485 2.0 bpg .603 1.3 bpg .503 1.5 bpg

LAST SCHOOL Bishop Montgomery (Calif.) HS Hopkins (Minn.) HS Miami Dade College Robbinsdale Cooper (Minn.) HS

MPG 12.3 11.1 3.7 6.1

FG% .505 .500 .000 .350

OTHER .720 FT% .706 FT% --0.4 bpg

Nov. Nov.

5 9

Nov. Nov. Nov.

13 16 19

Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov.

26-29 26 27 29

Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec.

2 5 8 12 15 23

Minnesota - Duluth (exh.) Minnesota State - Moorhead (exh.)

TBD TBD

TENNESSEE TECH STEPHEN F. AUSTIN UTAH VALLEY

TBD TBD

76 Classic (Anaheim, Calif.) Butler UCLA or Portland TBD

7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. TBD

at Miami (Fla.)* BROWN MORGAN STATE ST. JOSEPH’S NORTHERN ILLINOIS SOUTH DAKOTA STATE

7:30 p.m. TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

Dec. 29 PENN STATE Jan. 2 at Iowa Jan. 5 at Purdue Jan. 9 OHIO STATE Jan. 13 at Michigan State Jan. 17 at Indiana Jan. 23 MICHIGAN STATE Jan. 26 NORTHWESTERN Jan. 31 at Ohio State Feb. 6 at Penn State Feb. 11 MICHIGAN Feb. 14 at Northwestern Feb. 18 WISCONSIN Feb. 20 or 21 INDIANA Feb. 24 PURDUE Feb. 27 or 28 at Illinois Mar. 2, 3 or 4 at Michigan Mar. 7 IOWA Mar. 11-14 Big Ten Tournament Mar. 18-21 NCAA First/Second Rounds Mar. 25-28 NCAA Regionals Apr. 3 & 5 Final Four (Indianapolis, Ind.) * Big Ten/ACC Challenge

8:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 1:00 or 3:00 p.m. 11:00 a.m. 8:00 p.m. Noon 1:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. TBD 7:30 p.m. TBD TBD 5:00 p.m. (Indianapolis, Ind.)

University of Minnesota Basketball • 2009 Prospectus

2009-10 MINNESOTA BASKETBALL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL ROSTER NO. 22 1 3 24 45 34 5 32 0 50 20 30 33

NAME Devron Bostick* Paul Carter* Justin Cobbs Blake Hoffarber** Colton Iverson* Damian Johnson*** Devoe Joseph* Trevor Mbawke Al Nolen** Ralph Sampson III* Lawrence Westbrook*** Royce White Rodney Williams

POS G F G G F/C F G F G F/C G F F

HT 6-5 6-8 6-3 6-4 6-10 6-7 6-3 6-8 6-1 6-11 6-0 6-8 6-7

WT 210 205 190 200 235 210 170 240 180 230 195 240 210

YR./ELIG Sr./Sr. Sr./Jr. Fr./Fr. Jr./Jr. So./So. Gr./Sr. So./So. Jr./Jr. Jr./Jr. So./So. Sr./Sr. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr.

HOMETOWN (LAST SCHOOL/HIGH SCHOOL) Racine, Wis. (Southwestern Illinois/St. Catherine’s HS) Little Rock, Ark. (Missouri State-West Plains/Little Rock Mills HS) Los Angeles, Calif. (Bishop Montgomery HS) Minnetonka, Minn. (Hopkins HS) Yankton, S.D. (Yankton HS) Thibodaux, La. (Thibodaux HS) Ajax, Ontario (Pickering HS) St. Paul, Minn. (Miami Dade CC/St. Bernard’s HS) Minneapolis, Minn. (Patrick Henry HS) Duluth, Ga. (Northview HS) Chandler, Ariz. (Winchendon Prep) Minneapolis, Minn. (Hopkins HS) Minneapolis, Minn. (Robbinsdale Cooper HS)

POS G F G G G G G F F F F F/C F/C

HT 6-1 6-8 6-3 6-3 6-0 6-5 6-4 6-8 6-8 6-7 6-7 6-10 6-11

WT 180 205 190 170 195 210 200 240 240 210 210 235 230

YR./ELIG Jr./Jr. Sr./Jr. Fr./Fr. So./So. Sr./Sr. Sr./Sr. Jr./Jr. Fr./Fr. Jr./Jr. Fr./Fr. Gr./Sr. So./So. So./So.

HOMETOWN (LAST SCHOOL/HIGH SCHOOL) Minneapolis, Minn. (Patrick Henry HS) Little Rock, Ark. (Missouri State-West Plains/Little Rock Mills HS) Los Angeles, Calif. (Bishop Montgomery HS) Ajax, Ontario (Pickering HS) Chandler, Ariz. (Winchendon Prep) Racine, Wis. (Southwestern Illinois/St. Catherine’s HS) Minnetonka, Minn. (Hopkins HS) Minneapolis, Minn. (Hopkins HS) St. Paul, Minn. (Miami Dade College/St. Bernard’s HS) Minneapolis, Minn. (Robbinsdale Cooper HS) Thibodaux, La. (Thibodaux HS) Yankton, S.D. (Yankton HS) Duluth, Ga. (Northview HS)

NUMERICAL ROSTER NO. NAME 0 Al Nolen** 1 Paul Carter* 3 Justin Cobbs 5 Devoe Joseph* 20 Lawrence Westbrook*** 22 Devron Bostick* 24 Blake Hoffarber** 30 Royce White 32 Trevor Mbawke 33 Rodney Williams 34 Damian Johnson*** 45 Colton Iverson* 50 Ralph Sampson III* * Number of letters earned Head Coach: Tubby Smith Associate Head Coach: Ron Jirsa Assistant Coaches: Saul Smith, Vince Taylor Director of Basketball Operations: Joe Esposito

University of Minnesota Basketball • 2009 Prospectus NCAA TOURNAMENT NOTES Minnesota made its 11th overall NCAA Tournament appearance (including vacated games) and its first since 2005. Minnesota’s appearances in 1994, ‘95, ‘97 and ‘99 were later vacated due to NCAA violations. Officially, the Gophers are 7-7 in NCAA Tournament games and have lost in the first round in their last three appearances. Minnesota was awarded a No. 10 seed for the first time. The Gophers were a No. 8 seed in 2005, their last appearance. Minnesota’s last appearance as a double-digit seed was 1989 when Minnesota upset No. 6 Kansas State and defeated No. 14 Siena to reach the Sweet 16. The Gophers are 2-1 in NCAA Tournament play in Greensboro, N.C. In 1989, the Gophers defeated Kansas State and Siena to reach the Sweet 16 at Greensboro Coliseum. Three of the Gophers’ six NCAA trips that were not vacated have involved trips to North Carolina. In its last NCAA appearance, Minnesota traveled to Charlotte in 2005 as a No. 8 seed where it lost to Iowa State in the first round. Minnesota faced Texas for the first time. Head Coach Tubby Smith had never faced Texas in his 18 seasons as a head coach. The Gophers are 85-42 all-time against schools currently in the Big 12. Tubby Smith is 2-1 all-time against Texas head coach Rick Barnes. The first two meetings came while Barnes was the coach at Clemson. Smith’s Georgia squad beat Clemson 81-74 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in 1996 and Smith’s Kentucky team beat Clemson 76-61 in 1997. A.J. Abrams’ 26 points is the second-most points scored by a Gopher oppenent this season. Also, his eight three-point field goals were the most by a Gopher opponent and ties Minnesota all-time opponent record for trey’s in a game. Lawrence Westbrook reached double-figures in each of the last five games of the season, averaging 14.8 ppg over that span. Westbrook’s 19 points is tied for the 12th most in an NCAA game for the Gophers. Damian Johnson reached double-figures in five of the last six games, averaging 13.5 points. Jamal Abu-Shamala finished his career with 128 games played, second most in Gopher history behind Sam Jacobson’s 130 games. Paul Carter came on strong at the end of the season, leading the team in rebounds in six of the team’s last nine games. He finished the season with a team-high 4.5 rebounds per game. Ralph Sampson’s 50 blocks this season is the second-most by a Gopher freshman behind Joel Przybilla’s 84 in 1998-99. The Gophers finished the season with a school record 201 blocked shots, breaking the previous record of 196 during the 2002-03 season. The Gophers finished the season with 274 steals, the fourth-most in school history. Two of the top four steal seasons have come under Tubby Smith. Tubby Smith lost in the first round in just the second time in his career in 16 NCAA appearances. He is 29-14 (.674) overall in NCAA Tournament games. ABOUT THE GOLDEN GOPHERS: The Gophers were led in 2008-09 by junior guard Lawrence Westbrook, who averaged a career-high 12.6 ppg. Westbrook scored in double-figures in 25 of the 32 games he has played this season. Minnesota was 18-9 this season when Westbrook reached double-figures and 11-3 when he led the team in scoring. Westbrook was named All-Big Ten honorable mention following the regular season. Junior Damian Johnson averaged a career-high 9.8 ppg and led the team with 60 blocks and was second on the team with 58 steals. Johnson was named to the Big Ten All-Defensive Team following the regular-season. Johnson’s 60 blocks ranks eighth all-time in a single-season at Minnesota. He has amassed 124 career blocks, eighth-most in Gopher history. Also, Johnson’s 58 steals is tied for the ninth-most in a season while his 131 career thefts is also tied for the ninthmost in Gopher history. Gopher sophomore Al Nolen led the team with 143 assists. He

will enter the 2009-10 season with 259 career assists (3.9 apg), nine dimes short of 10th on Minnesota’s career all-time assists list. Nolen also led the team with 64 steals in 2008-09, tied for the fifth most in a season in Gopher history (he collected 64 as a freshman as well). His 128 career thefts is 10th on Minnesota’s career all-time steals list. Minnesota had 11 players averaging at least 11 minutes per game. Those 11 players are also averaging at least 3.7 points per game. Minnesota broke its school record for blocks in a season with six against Michigan State in the Big Ten Tournament. The Gophers finished the season with 201 blocks. NOTES FROM THE BIG TEN TOURNAMENT Damian Johnson was Minnesota's leading scorer in the tournament, averaging 13.5 points. Lawrence Westbrook averaged 12.0 points and Bostick 11.5. Johnson was Minnesota's leading rebounder at 5.5 rpg in the tournament. Devron Bostick scored in double figures in both games, marking back-to-back double figure games for just the second time this season. He averaged 11.5 points in the tournament. Minnesota shot 40.6 percent from the floor during the Tournament. Ralph Sampson III led Minnesota in minutes played at 27.5 mpg. He also had a team-high six blocks. Minnesota is 9-12 all-time in the Big Ten Tournament, 6-5 in opening round games and 3-4 in the quarterfinals. Tubby Smith is 31-12 in conference tournament action and 3-2 at Minnesota. Minnesota owns a record of 3-2 as a #8 seed (1998, 2009). Minnesota is 1-2 against the No. 1 seed in the Big Ten Tournament. Jamal Abu-Shamala played in his 127th career game as a Gopher, tying him for second all-time with Dan Coleman and Quincy Lewis. Westbrook scored in double figures for the fourth straight game and the sixth time in the last seven games. He has reached double figures 24 times in 31 games this year. Johnson scored in double figures for the 15th time this season and the 23rd time in his career. TOUGHER THAN YOU THINK Minnesota’s non-conference schedule proved to be more challenging than initially believed. Of the 12 non-conference foes that the Gophers faced, four of them finished the season with a conference title.

Bowling Green (MAC Regular Season Champion) North Dakota State (Summit League Regular Season and Tournament Champion) Cornell (Ivy League Champions) Louisville (Big East Regular Season and Tournament Champions) The Golden Gophers’ biggest win of the year came over Louisville, the overall number one seed in the 2009 NCAA Tournament. Additionally, Minnesota faced nine different NCAA Tournament teams this season (North Dakota State, Cornell, Louisville and six teams selected from the Big Ten Conference) and compiled a 7-8 record against those opponents. TUBBY TIME IS TOURNEY TIME Tubby Smith made his 15th appearance in the NCAA Tournament in 2008-09. Smith is now 29-14 all-time in the NCAA Tournament (.674 pct). Smith made 14 consecutive NCAA trips from 1994-2007 between his tenures with Tulsa, Georgia and Kentucky. Smith is one of only seven coaches to take four schools to the NCAA Tournament. Smith is one of only nine coaches to ever take three schools to an NCAA Sweet 16. TWENTY FOR TUBBY With the win over Northwestern on Feb. 22, Tubby Smith secured his 16th straight 20-win season, the longest active streak in the nation and the third-longest streak in NCAA history. Smith’s streak

PERSONNEL BREAKDOWN STARTERS RETURNING: (4) Damian Johnson, F, Sr. Al Nolen, G, Jr. Ralph Sampson III, F/C, So. Lawrence Westbrook, G, Sr. LETTERWINNERS RETURNING: (9) Devron Bostick, G, Sr. Paul Carter, F, Jr. Blake Hoffarber, G, Jr. Colton Iverson, F/C, So. Damian Johnson, F, Sr. Devoe Joseph, G, So. Al Nolen, G, Jr. Ralph Sampson III, F/C, So. Lawrence Westbrook, G, Jr. NEWCOMERS: (4) Justin Cobbs, G, Fr. Trevor Mbawke, F, Jr. Royce White, F, Fr. Rodney Williams, F, Fr. ROSTER BY CLASS Seniors (3): Devron Bostick Damian Johnson Lawrence Westbrook Juniors (4): Paul Carter Blake Hoffarber Trevor Mbawke Al Nolen Sophomores (3) Colton Iverson Devoe Joseph Ralph Sampson III Freshmen (3): Justin Cobbs Royce White Rodney Williams

began in 1994 and has stretched across four institutions (Tulsa, Georgia, Kentucky, Minnesota). Smith has never had a losing season and his teams have reached the postseason every year since 1994. WINNING AND MORE WINNING Minnesota has posted consecutive 20-win seasons for the first time in school history (not including vacated games). (Clem Haskins won 20 or more games for six straight seasons from 1992-1998). Minnesota’s 42 combined victories between 2007-08 and 2008-09 is the most in back-to-back seasons since compiling a school record 42 between 1988-89 and 1989-90 (42 also recorded from 1980-82). Minnesota’s 21 regular season wins is the second-most in school history behind the 24 victories in 1976-77. Minnesota reached 20 total wins for just the ninth time in school history. JOHNSON AND WESTBROOK EARN ALL-BIG TEN HONORS Junior forward Damian Johnson was named to the Big Ten AllDefensive Team by the conference coaches. Johnson, who ranks second in the Big Ten in steals and blocks, joins Illinois’ Chester Frazier, Michigan State’s Travis Walton and Purdue’s Chris Kramer and JaJuan Johnson.

University of Minnesota Basketball • 2009 Prospectus Junior guard Lawrence Westbrook was named All-Big Ten honorable mention by the conference coaches and media. Westbrook leads the team in scoring at 12.4 ppg. It was the first all-conference accolades for both players.

28-9 with fewer turnovers than opponent 26-1 when scoring 70 points or more 27-4 when attempting more free throws than its opponent

Also, Senior co-captain Jamal Abu-Shamala, junior Travis Busch and sophomore Blake Hoffarber were named Academic All-Big Ten for the 2008-09 season.

TUBBY’S CONFERENCE TOURNEYS Head Coach Tubby Smith has had great success in conference tournament action. He holds a 31-12 (.721) all-time mark in tourney play. He has won five conference tournaments, all at Kentucky (1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004). He has won at least one game in 13 of 15 conference tournaments. His Kentucky Wildcats did not win a game in 2000 and 2002. Smith guided the Gophers into the Big Ten Tournament semifinals in his first season in Minneapolis, picking up wins over #11 Northwestern and #3 Indiana.

THREE GOPHERS NAMED ACADEMIC ALL-BIG TEN The Big Ten Conference recently announced that Gopher forwards Jamal Abu-Shamala and Travis Busch along with guard Blake Hoffarber have been named Academic All-Big Ten. This is the second consecutive season Abu-Shamala has received this honor. To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten selection, student-athletes must be letter winners in at least their second academic year at their institution and carry a cumulative grade-point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher. Abu-Shamala, a senior from Shakopee, Minn. (Shakopee HS), averaged 4.6 points, 2.1 rebounds and 16.0 minutes per game for his career as a Gopher. He played in 128 career games at the U, the second-most in team history, and ended his career tied for the fourth highest three-point field goal percentage in school history at .402 (106-264). Also, his 106 career three-point field goals are the 10th most in school history. Being named to the all-academic team wasn’t the only scholastic award for the senior. In February, Abu-Shamala was honored by the University of Minnesota as its Male Scholar Athlete of the Year. Busch, a junior from Mounds View, Minn. (Mounds View HS), played in 30 of the team’s 33 games this season. He scored a career-high 13 points in the Gophers important victory over Louisville in the Stadium Shootout. He finished the season with averages of 3.7 points, 1.6 rebounds and 11.1 minutes per game, all career-highs as a member of the Golden Gophers. Hoffarber, a sophomore from Minnetonka, Minn. (Hopkins HS), finished this season as the team’s fourth-leading scorer. He has a career three-point field-goal percentage of .389 (115-296), the eighth highest all-time in Gopher history. As a freshman, Hoffarber connected on 70-of-164 (.427) three-point attempts. His total of 70 ranks fourth for the most treys in a single season at Minnesota and also broke the Gophers’ mark for three-pointers by a freshman. SAVING IT FOR THE STRETCH DRIVE Damian Johnson played some of his best basketball in the final six games of the season. averaged a team-high 13.5 points per game shot 31-of-61 (.508) from the floor averaged 4.3 rebounds per game averaged 2.3 steals per game averaged 1.5 blocks per game averaged 28.7 minutes per game STEADY IMPROVEMENT Minnesota is one of only three Big Ten teams to improve in the win column each of the last two years, joining Penn State and Michigan State. Team Minnesota Penn State Michigan State

2006-07 3-13 2-14 8-8

2007-08 8-10 7-11 12-6

2008-09 9-9 10-8 15-3

TUBBY TRENDS In two seasons under Tubby Smith, Minnesota has followed some pretty significant winning trends: 37-2 when leading with 5:00 remaining 36-17 when bench outscores opponents bench 34-2 when leading at the half 29-9 when outrebounding its opponent

GOPHERS’ BIG TEN CONFERENCE START Minnesota started Big Ten Conference play 4-1 and have only done so 15 times since the Big Ten began basketball in 1905-06. However, this was just the Gophers fourth 4-1 start since 194849. Minnesota won four straight Big Ten games for the first time since 2004-05 when Dan Monson's Gophers won the final four games of the regular season. The Gophers also won four consecutive conference games during the 2002-03 and 2001-02 seasons. GOPHERS IN THE POLLS Prior to Feb. 9, the 20-8 Gophers were nationally-ranked for seven-straight weeks and were ranked as high as 17th in the ESPN/USA Today poll (Jan. 12). The Gophers hadn’t been ranked for seventh consecutive weeks since the 1998-99 season. Minnesota reached as high as #16 that season. The Gophers entered the AP and ESPN/USA Today polls as the No. 23 ranked team in the country on Dec. 22, the first time they have been ranked since the 2002-03 season. The Gophers were last ranked in the AP poll on December 17, 2002 (No. 25) and December 9, 2002 in the ESPN/USA Today poll (No. 25). Minnesota was ranked for six consecutive weeks to start the 2002-03 season. The victory over Louisville was the first win over a top 10-ranked opponent since Feb. 9, 2002 when Minnesota beat No. 9 Indiana 77-75. The win over Louisville was the first over a ranked opponent away from Williams Arena since March 23, 1990 when Minnesota defeated No. 6 Syracuse in the NCAA Southeast Regional in New Orleans (not including vacated games). BLOCK PARTY Minnesota shattered the school record for blocks in a season with 201. The previous record of 196 was set in 2002-03. The Gophers have never had a trio of shot blockers like they did this season with Damian Johnson (60), Ralph Sampson III (50) and Colton Iverson (41). Johnson’s total of 60 puts him eighth all-time on the Gophers single-season blocks list. Iverson (10 blocks), Sampson III (5), and Carter (5), combined to block 20 shots in the three-game NABC Classic. Iverson, a 6-10 freshman center from Yankton, S.D., swatted nine Bowling Green field goal attempts on Saturday to help the Gophers smash the single-game record with 17. The previous best of 13 had been accomplished three times, most recently in an 83-68 loss versus Iowa on Jan. 13, 2004. Iverson's total against BGSU ties for the third-best single-game performance in school history. Joel Przybilla was the most recent player to record nine blocks, doing so during a 90-62 win at Williams Arena to open the 1999-2000 season. For the season, Minnesota led the Big Ten Conference in blocks with an average of 6.1 blocks per game, which was fourth in the nation. The Gophers blocked at least four shots in 27 of its 33 games in 2008-09 en route to setting the single-season blocks record. Damian Johnson led the team and was third in the Big Ten

with an average of 2.0 bpg while Sampson finished second on the team and fourth in the conference with an average of 1.5 bpg. Iverson was third on the team and sixth in the conference with an average of 1.3 bpg. FRESHMAN SCORERS Freshman guard Devoe Joseph helped bring the Gophers back from a nine-point second-half deficit at Penn State (2/14) by going 7-of-8 from three-point land en route to a career-high 23 points. Joseph joins fellow freshman center Colton Iverson, who scored 20 points against Eastern Washington (11/26), and Blake Hoffarber as the only true freshmen to score 20 or more points in a game since Kris Humphries did so during the 2003-04 season. Humphries finished his freshman season with 20 games of 20 or more points to tie Mychal Thompson (1976-77) for the all-time Gopher record. Hoffarber made the list last season when he scored a career-high 21 points against Colorado State (12/8/07). 20-POINT GAMES BY A GOPHER FRESHMAN

Player (Season) Devoe Joseph (2008-09) Colton Iverson (2008-09) Blake Hoffarber (2007-08)

Points 23 20 21

Opponent (date) Penn State (2/14) E. Washington (11/26) Colorado St. (12/8)

UNMATCHED DEPTH Minnesota's depth was unmatched in the Big Ten Conference this season.The Gophers had 11 players average at least 3.7 points per game. Minnesota also had 11 players averaging at least 11 minutes per game of action. Gopher Minutes Played - Final Player Nolen Johnson Westbrook Hoffarber Sampson Iverson Joseph Carter Abu-Shamala Busch Bostick

Avg. Minutes 26.5 26.7 24.1 22.0 20.8 17.7 16.7 16.0 12.3 11.1 11.0

Avg. Points 6.5 9.8 12.6 6.4 6.3 5.4 5.0 5.3 3.8 3.7 4.0

UNMATCHED DEPTH - PART TWO Minnesota has had seven players reach the 20-point plateau in a game this season, including a career-high 29 from Lawrence Westbrook against Wisconsin (1/15).The Gophers lead the Big Ten in this category while eight teams have had four (Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Northwestern, Ohio State, Purdue and Wisconsin) and two others (Indiana & Penn State) have had three. 20-POINT GAMES THIS SEASON Player (Season) Lawrence Westbrook Devoe Joseph Paul Carter Damian Johnson Jamal Abu-Shamala Blake Hoffarber Colton Iverson Lawrence Westbrook

Points 29 23 22 21 20 20 20 20

Opponent (date) at Wisconsin (1/15) Penn State (2/14) Indiana (2/10) South Dakota State (12/10) North Dakota State (11/29) at Colorado State (11/22) Eastern Washington (11/26) Bowling Green (11/15)

AT HOME IN A NEW HOME Under Tubby Smith, Minnesota is 17-0 in regular season non-conference games at Williams Arena. Dating back to the 2006-07 season under Jim Molinari, Minnesota has won 19 consecutive nonconference regular season home games. Smith is 28-8 (.778) overall at Williams Arena during his two seasons at Minnesota. Minnesota is allowing just 60.2 points per game at Williams Arena under Smith (36 games). The Gophers allowed just 58.4 ppg at the Barn in 2008-09 in 18 games. Under Smith, opponents have only reached 70 points eight times in 36 games (22% of the time).

University of Minnesota Basketball • 2009 Prospectus STAT SHEET FILLER Minnesota forward Damian Johnson started his junior campaign where he left off his sophomore season, by filling up the stat sheet.In 2007-08, Johnson played in all 34 games (6 starts) and finished sixth on the team in scoring at 7.1 ppg, second on the team in rebounding at 4.7 rpg, led the team in blocks with 46 (1.4 bpg) and had the second most steals (59, 1.7 spg), which was fifth-most in the conference. Johnson missed the team’s first three games with a broken bone in his left hand. His first game of the season came against Colorado State. In 2008-09, Johnson averaged career-highs in points (9.8 ppg), blocks (2.0 bpg), assists (1.6 apg), steals (1.9 spg) and minutes (26.7 mpg) to go along with 4.2 rebounds per game. Also, he has swatted at least one shot in 26 of the 30 games he has played this season, finishing with 60 blocks, the eighth higest total in Gopher History. Johnson has 124 career blocks as a Gopher heading into his senior campaign, eighth-most in school history. Johnson was the only player in the Big Ten Conference to rank in the top-10 in blocks and steals and is only one of two forwards in the conference to appear in the top-10 in steals (Kevin Coble-Northwestern). By the Numbers with Damian Johnson (2008-09 season): Logged 20 or more minutes in 25 of 30 games Recorded 2 or more blocks 19 times and at least 1 in 26 games Recorded 4 or more rebounds 18 times Recorded 2 or more steals 19 times Scored in double-figures 16 times Dished out 2 or more assists in 12 of 30 games DROPPING DIMES Guard Al Nolen had a standout sophomore season, with 143 assists and just 57 turnovers in Minnesota's 33 games. Nolen dished out a career-best nine assists in the 68-61 win against Bowling Green on Nov. 15, added eight assists in a victory over Southeastern Louisiana on Dec. 23, dished out seven assists and had zero turnovers against High Point on Dec. 28 and added another seven assists against Michigan State (12/31). He also finished his first career NCAA Tournament game with five assists and just one turnover. Nolen has 33 career games with one turnover or less, and Minnesota is 25-8 in those games. TUBBY IS SECOND BEST THROUGH 50 GAMES Tubby Smith recently coached in his 50th game as Head Coach of the Gophers and has compiled a record of 35-15 (.700) in those games. His win percentage of 70 is the second highest all-time at Minnesota for a coach is his first 50 games behind O.B. Cowles (1948-59) who compiled a record of 37-13 (.740). Gopher Coaches Records in their first 50 Games: O.B. Cowles: 37-13 (.740) Jim Dutcher: 37-13 (.740)* Tubby Smith: 35-15 (.700) L.J. Cooke: 33-17 (.660) Dan Monson: 27-23 (.540) John Kundla: 24-26 (.480) Clem Haskins: 18-32 (.360) Dave McMillan: 16-34 (.320) * Jim Dutcher started his career with a record of 37-15 but the NCAA later declared all games from the 1976-77 season, a season that saw Minnesota go 24-3, forfeits due to the use of an ineligible player. SHARP SHOOTERS Sophomore guard Blake Hoffarber is quickly working his way up

Minnesota's three-point field goal charts. He finished the season 45-of-132 (.341) from three-point land. Last year, Hoffarber connected on 70-of-164 (.427) three-point attempts. His total of 70 ranks fourth for the most treys in a single season at Minnesota. Hoffarber has made multiple three-pointers in 31 career games, and the Gophers own a record of 22-9 when that happens. Also, the Gophers are 8-2 when Hoffarber connects on at least four or more shots from behind the arc. His career three-point field-goal percentage of .389 (115-296) is eighth all-time in Gopher history. Ray Gaffney (1986-89) holds the record with a percentage of .450 (50-111). Also, Hoffarber’s 115 career trey’s is the eighth most in school history. Michael Bauer (2000-04) holds the record with 191 career three-pointers. In 2007-08, Hoffarber broke the Gophers’ mark for three-pointers by a freshman, which was set by Voshon Lenard (51) in 1991-92. Thanks to a 7-of-8 day from behind the arc against Penn State (2/14), current freshman guard Devoe Joseph has added his name to the Golden Gopher record books. He tied Lawrence McKenzie (vs. Michigan, 2/21/08) and Terrance Simmons (vs. Michigan State, 2/10/01) for three-pointers in a game and broke the school record for three-point percentage in a game (7-8, .875) formerly held by Kevin Lynch (6-8, .750 vs. Iowa 1/12/91). Joseph finished his freshman campaign with 31 treys, fifth most by a Gopher freshman. THREE-POINTERS BY A GOPHER FRESHMAN Player (Season) Blake Hoffarber (2007-08) Voshon Lenard (1991-92) Kevin Burleson (1999-00) Michael Bauer (2000-01) Devoe Joseph (2008-09) Jamal Abu-Shamala (2005-06) Quincy Lewis (1995-96)

3FGM 70 51 44 34 31 28 26

SEASON RECORDS Minnesota recorded 298 steals in 2007-08, which broke the team record of 292 that was set in 2004-05. Al Nolen finished fifth in season steals all-time with 64. His 32 steals in conference play ties him with Quincy Lewis for seventh all-time. Damian Johnson had 34 thefts in conference action, which ranks sixth all-time. His total of 59 for the season ranks eighth all-time. The Gophers also dished out 515 assists, which ranks fourth alltime in school history. The record of 558 was set in 1989-90. Nolen tied for ninth all-time with Kevin Burleson (2001-02) and Arriel McDonald (1991-92) with 68 assists in Big Ten play during the 200708 season. In 2008-09, the Gophers blocked 201 shots to break the singleseason record of 196 set by the 2002-03 club. COMEBACK KIDS Minnesota overcame an eight-point first half deficit Jan. 25 against Indiana, en route to a 67-63 victory. Including the Indiana game, the Gophers have overcome leads of eight or more five times this season to gain victories. Game at Colorado State Cornell at Iowa at Wisconsin at Indiana

Deficit Down 12 in first half Down 13 in first half Down 13 in first half Down 12 with 4:53 left in 2nd half Down 8 in first half

Final Score 72-71 71-54 52-49 78-74 OT 67-63

BARN MAGIC The Golden Gophers hold one of the best home-court advantages in college basketball with a 710-279 (.718) record in beloved Williams Arena, including an 16-3 record this season. Nicknamed “the Barn,” Williams Arena was named the sixth-best

college basketball arena in the country by CBS Sportsline in 2001. As noted in the Street & Smith’s Sports Business Journal, Williams Arena is tied for the fifth-oldest Division I Basketball Arena. Oldest Division I Basketball Arenas 1. Fordham University, Rose Hill Gymnasium Opened - 1925 (cap. 3,470) 2. Harvard University, Ray Lavietes Pavilion Opened - 1926 (cap. 2,195) 2. University of Oregon, McArthur Court Opened - 1926 (cap. 9,738) 4. University of Pennsylvania, The Palestra Opened - 1927 (cap. 8,700) 5. University of Minnesota, Williams Arena Opened - 1928 (cap. 14,625) 5. Butler University, Hinkle Fieldhouse Opened - 1928 (cap. 11,043) GOPHERS SIGN FOUR FOR 2010-11 The Minnesota men’s basketball program announced the signings of Justin Cobbs, Royce White, Rodney Williams and Trevor Mbakwe to National Letters of Intent. All three players will be eligible to compete during the 2009-10 season. “We are pleased with the number of young men we were able to sign. We believe that we have improved our talent level with this class and have fulfilled our needs,” said head coach Tubby Smith. “This group has a lot of local flavor which stimulates a lot of excitement for our local fan base. One of the things we wanted to do when we came here was to give all of the young men that want to play at the University of Minnesota the opportunity to do so and I feel like we are doing that. We are excited to have Royce, Rodney and Justin joining the Golden Gopher family.” Cobbs, a 6-3 senior guard at Bishop Montgomery High School in Torrance, Calif., led the Knights to a 26-7 record in 2007-08. He was named the Co-Player of the Year in the CIF Conference as a junior and is a three-time CIF selection. White, a senior at Hopkins High School, has scored in double figures in every game the past two seasons and scored 20 or more points 11 times last season as a junior. The Minneapolis native has averaged 21.2 and 21.8 points per game the past two seasons, respectively, and scored a career-high 33 points against Minneapolis Patrick Henry in 2007-08. White, a 6’8” forward, was a member of Team USA at the Nike Global Challenge last summer and also participated in the Vince Carter Skills Academy. Williams, a native of Minneapolis, Minn. is a senior at Cooper High School in Robbinsdale, Minn. He led the Hawks to a record of 23-9 and a fourth place finish at the Minnesota State High School tournament last season while averaging 23.1 points, 6.8 rebounds, 3.1 blocks and 2.4 assists per game. As a sophomore in 2006-07, Williams averaged 17.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.4 blocks and 2.3 assists. Mbakwe, a Miami Dade Community College forward will also be eligible to compete during the 2009-10 season. He comes to Gold Country after playing in 11 games last season as a freshman at Marquette. He transferred to Miami Dade Community College prior to the season and in five games this season with the Dolphins is averaging 15.4 points, 14.2 rebounds, 4.8 blocks and 1.4 assists per game. Mbakwe was ranked among the top prep prospects in the nation by numerous recruiting services, including Rivals.com, Scout.com, HoopScoopOnline.com and hoopmasters.com coming out of St. Bernard’s High School on St. Paul, where he averaged 21.6 points, 12.7 rebounds and 4.5 blocks per game as a senior.

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Smith also led the Wildcats to an overall record of 263-83 record for a winning percentage of .760. In his 10 seasons with Kentucky, he averaged over 26 wins per season. During that time, Smith was 120-40 in SEC play for a winning percentage of .750. His 120 wins were 14 more then any other program in the SEC had during Smith’s decade of dominance at Kentucky. He also finished in sole possession or tied for first in the SEC East in seven of the 10 years he coached the Wildcats. Smith was 24-7 in SEC Tournament games for a winning percentage of .774. He made history in the 2002-03 season when he led his Kentucky squad to a 16-0 record in SEC regular-season play and guided them to the SEC Tournament Championship. It marked the first time since 1952 that an SEC squad had completed both the conference regular season and tournament without a loss. After Kentucky had won a National title in 1996 and finished runner up in 1997, Smith took over a squad that had lost six players over two seasons to the NBA and other key players to graduation. That season, he guided Kentucky to a 35-4 record and a National Title becoming the first

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Tubby Smith Third Season On March 23, 2007 Tubby Smith was announced as the 16th head basketball coach of the Minnesota Golden Gophers Men’s Basketball program. One of the most respected coaches in the country and a national champion was coming to Gold Country to lead the Gopher program. The excitement of bringing one of the top coaches in the country to the University of Minnesota, was only matched by the satisfaction of welcoming one of the classiest individuals in the world of college basketball today to the Maroon and Gold. Tubby Smith has now been on campus for just over two years but he has already put a huge stamp on the Goplden Gopher basketball progam. Coach Smith's second season on the sidelines of Williams Arena will be remembered as the season the Gophers made it back to the dance, as Minnesota made its 11th overall NCAA Tournament appearance and its first since 2005. Minnesota began the 2008-09 season by hosting the NABC Classic at historic Williams Arena, part of Smith's duties as acting President of the NABC. Three wins in the classic were followed by nine more, as the Gophers sprinted to a 12-0 non-conference record, the fifth-best start in program history. The team went on to win nine games during the Big Ten Conference schedule, added an opening round victory in the conference tournament and was awarded a 12 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Gophers were defeated in the opening round of the tournament but an overall record of 22-11 meant that Smith had led the University of Minnesota basketball team to consecutive 20win seasons for the first time in school history. Also, it was just the ninth time in school history that the program reached the 20-win plateau. Smith's two-year Minnesota record sits at 42-25 (.627) while his career record moves to 429-170 (.716). In his first season at the “U”, Smith took a team that had won nine games the season before to a 20-14 record. The Gophers finished sixth in the Big Ten Conference at 8-10 and were the sixth seed in the Big Ten Tournament. The 11-game improvement in the win column from the 2006-07 season is the largest season turnaround in school history and tied for the second-best turnaround in Division I in 2007-08. Also, the five-win improvement in conference play was the second biggest Big Ten turnaround in 2007-08. Smith came to Minnesota with a reputation for winning at the highest level not matched by many coaches in the country. In his 18-year career, he has claimed a National Title (Kentucky in 1997-98), made four “Elite Eight appearances”, nine “Sweet Sixteen” appearances and has posted 16 straight 20-win seasons. His 407 wins entering the 2008-09 season was the sixth-best record of any head coach in their first 17 years in NCAA Division I basketball, joining such names as Roy Williams, Denny Crum, Jim Boeheim, Nolan Richardson and Jerry Tarkanian. On five different occasions, Smith has been named a conference coach of the year (1994 & 95 in the Missouri Valley Conference and 1998, 2003 & 2005 in the SEC). He has also collected national coach of the year honors on three different occasions (1998, 2003 & 2005). Not only has Smith had elite success, but he has prepared his players to have all the skills necessary to make the jump to the next level. Smith has sent 17 players to the NBA during his coaching career. That list includes recent NBA Champion Rajon Rondo of the Boston Celtics, current Milwaukee Buck Michael Ruffin, Houston Rocket Chuck Hayes, former 10-year veteran Shandon Anderson, Charlotte Bobcat Nazr Mohammed, Detroit Piston Tayshaun Prince, former eight-year veteran Scott Padgett, current Miami Heat Jamaal Magloire, New York Knick Randolph Morris, Golden State Warrior Kelenna Azubuike and Orlando Magic guard Keith Bogans. Other Smith players to reach the NBA include Shea Seals, Wayne Turner, Erik Daniels, Gerald Fitch, Jeff Sheppard and Michael Bradley. That opportunity to play in the NBA was particularly sweet for Rondo, Prince and Anderson, who all realized the dream of winning NBA titles. Rondo was the starting point guard for the Celtics as they made their championship run this past NBA season while Prince was an integral part of the 2004 NBA Champion Detroit Pistons. Anderson was part of a veteran group of players on the Miami Heat who claimed the 2006 NBA Championship. Eight of the players Smith has sent to the NBA heard their names called on draft day. Rondo, Magloire, Mohammed, Padgett and Prince were each first round draft picks, while Anderson, Ruffin and Bogans each went in the second round. Prince was also a member of the United States basketball team that won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. Bogans, Padgett and Prince all received All-American honors during their careers at Kentucky. Prince was also named the 2001 SEC Player of the Year, while Bogans claimed the honors in 2003. Seals was also named an All-American during the 1996-97 season for Tulsa. Prior to arriving in Big Ten Country, Smith spent 10 seasons (1997-2007) in the Southeastern Conference as the head coach at the University of Kentucky. During his tenure with the Wildcats, Smith led Kentucky to the 1998 National championship, four “Elite Eight” appearances, five SEC titles, five SEC Tournament titles and six “Sweet Sixteen” finishes.

TUBBY SMITH AT A GLANCE June 30, 1951 Scotland, Md. Great Mills (Md.) High School, 1969 High Point (N.C.), 1973 [B.S. Health and Physical Education] Wife, Donna; Sons, G.G., Saul and Brian Daughter-in-law, Lorie Smith is one of 16 children Guffrie and Parthenia Smith • A four-year letterwinner (1970-73), Smith was a team captain as a senior and co-captain as a junior. • All-Carolina Conference selection

Born Hometown High School College Family

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Collegiate Coaching Experience 1979-86 Assistant Coach 1986-89 Assistant Coach 1989-91 Assistant Coach 1991-95 Head Coach 1995-97 Head Coach 1997-2007 Head Coach 2007Head Coach

Virginia Commonwealth South Carolina Kentucky Tulsa Georgia Kentucky Minnesota

Coaching record Year

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Postseason

22-11

NCAA First Round

Minnesota

20-14

Two seasons

Minnesota

42-25 (.627)

2006-07

Kentucky

22-12

NCAA 2nd Round

2004-05

Kentucky

28-6

NCAA Elite Eight

2008-09

2005-06 2003-04 2002-03 2001-02 2000-01

1999-2000 1998-99 1997-98

Minnesota

Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky

22-13 27-5 32-4

22-10 24-10 23-10 28-9 35-4

10 seasons

Kentucky

263-83 (.760)

1996-97

Georgia

24-9

Two seasons

Georgia

45-19 (.703)

1994-95

Tulsa

24-8

1992-93

Tulsa

15-14

1995-96

1993-94 1991-92

Team

2007-08

Georgia

Tulsa Tulsa

21-10

23-8

17-13

Four seasons Tulsa

79-43 (.648)

18 seasons

429-170 (.716)

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NIT First Round

NCAA 2nd Round NCAA Second Round NCAA Elite Eight NCAA Sweet 16 NCAA Sweet 16

NCAA Second Round NCAA Elite Eight

NCAA National Champions NCAA First Round NCAA Sweet 16 NCAA Sweet 16 NCAA Sweet 16

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Richardson, Denny Crum and Jim Boeheim as the fifth head coach to win 365 games in 15 seasons or less. Consistent success has become the standard throughout the career of Tubby Smith. In addition to taking the reigns from Rick Pitino and successfully navigating the Kentucky program throughout his 10 years, he also guided Tulsa and Georgia into highly successful programs. Prior to Kentucky, he spent two seasons at Georgia, where he coached the Bulldogs to a 4519 (70.3%) record and the first back-to-back seasons of 20 wins or more in school history. Before achieving that success at Georgia, he coached four seasons at Tulsa, guiding the Golden Hurricane to Sweet 16 appearances his last two seasons. The 1996-97 season at Georgia was one his best coaching efforts. After losing eight seniors and all five starters from the previous year’s “Sweet Sixteen” team, Smith led the youthful Bulldogs to a 24-9 record, equaling the school record for most wins in a season. Georgia finished third in the SEC with a 10-6 record, and brought the Bulldogs to the SEC Tournament Championship game for the first time since 1988. Georgia finished the year ranked 17th in the final AP poll and earned a No. 3 seed in the Southeast Regional.

coach since Cincinnati’s Ed Jucker in 1961 to win a national title in the first year at a school. Smith also stamped the trademark toughness that his teams have been known for that season, guiding Kentucky to double-digit comebacks against Duke in the “Elite Eight” and Utah in the National Championship on the way to claiming the National title. Smith’s first year at Georgia was not as publicized, but no less remarkable than his first at Kentucky. In the 1995-96 season, his first at Georgia, Smith guided the Bulldogs to their first NCAA Tournament appearance in five years. Georgia defeated Clemson and No. 1 seeded Purdue, before falling to eventual National Runner-Up Syracuse on a last-second shot in the “Sweet Sixteen”. It was the furthest Georgia had advanced in the NCAA Tournament since 1983. Smith also guided the Bulldogs to a 21-10 overall record and second place in the SEC East at 97. In his first season at Tulsa, Smith led the Golden Hurricanes to a 17-13 overall record and brought them within three points of making their first NCAA Tournament since 1987, as Tulsa fell to SW Missouri State in the MVC Championship game 71-68. Despite all of the great first impressions Smith has made in his career, none were grander then his first season at Kentucky. When Smith took the reins for the 1997-98 season, he inherited a balanced roster loaded with role players. An early loss to Arizona dampened expectations. Three losses at Rupp Arena followed. Kentucky then rebounded to win the 1998 SEC Eastern Division title and the overall SEC crown. One week later, the Wildcats rolled through the SEC Tournament in Atlanta with decisive wins over Arkansas and South Carolina. “Tubby Ball,” a system of solid defense and rebounding, combined with his chess-match style of coaching, was on display. As a No. 2 seed in the 1998 NCAA Tournament’s South Region, Kentucky cruised to the regional final to face top-seeded Duke with a third-consecutive trip to the Final Four hanging in the balance. The Blue Devils grabbed an 18-point lead in the first half and held a 17-point lead midway through the second half. When Smith went to a smaller lineup to counter the quicker Duke players, Kentucky stormed back to win, 86-84. The Wildcats then rallied from a five-point halftime deficit against Stanford in the national semifinals before winning in overtime, 86-85. Many pegged the contest as one of the most well coached games in the entire tournament. Two days later, Utah led by 10, 41-31, at halftime of the National Championship. No team had ever come from behind by more than eight points in the championship game, until Smith’s Wildcats pulled off the trick. The game plan wore out the Utes, and Tubby’s “Comeback Cats” rallied to win, 78-69. Smith accomplished the unexpected. He led the Wildcats to their second title in three years. To cap off his spectacular first year at Kentucky, Smith was named National Coach of the Year by Basketball Weekly and Co-SEC Coach of the Year by The Associated Press. The New York Athletic Club also presented Smith with the prestigious Winged Foot Award given to the coach of the national champions after each season. In the off-season, he picked up the Parent of the Year Award by Parent Magazine, the Victor Award by the Black Coaches Association and was even voted the “Sexiest Male Public Figure” in a reader’s vote in a local magazine. The honors culminated when he was named the Kentucky Sportsman of the Year for 1998 in a statewide media vote, edging out Kentucky quarterback Tim Couch. After earning high acclaim by winning the national title in his first season, Smith guided a team comprised of eight freshmen and sophomores to within eight points of Kentucky’s fourth consecutive Final Four appearance. Kentucky’s triumphs in the 1998-99 season included six wins over teams ranked in the top 11 with victories over No. 2 Maryland and No. 4 Auburn, and 13 wins over teams in the NCAA Tournament. When March arrived, Smith’s squad went to work, winning its seventh SEC Tournament title in eight years. The 2001-02 Kentucky team began with a preseason No. 4 national ranking, but the Wildcats battled an inordinate amount of injuries and suspensions before being eliminated by Maryland, the eventual national champion, in the East Region Semifinals. In 2003, a year in which Smith’s coaching ranked among the very best in the 100 years of Kentucky basketball, the accolades arrived in a landslide. Smith snared all seven of the national honors recognized by the NCAA - AP, USBWA, Naismith, Basketball Times, The Sporting News, NABC, and CBS/Chevrolet. He became the first coach to sweep the list since Indiana’s Bobby Knight captured all five in 1975. For good measure, Smith added honors from ESPN, Foxsports.com, the Black Coaches Association and College Sports Television. Kentucky established the nation’s longest win streak in seven years as it rattled off 26 victories in a row, highlighted by a sweep of the SEC regular-season slate and tournament play (19-0). His Wildcats finished No. 1 in the final Associated Press poll and Smith swept SEC and National Coach of the Year honors. Kentucky ended the season in the Elite Eight with a 32-4 record, becoming just the 11th team in school history to top the 30-win mark. In 2004, the Wildcats posted a 27-5 record while winning a sixth SEC Eastern Division title, another SEC Tournament championship and the school’s ninth No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, all while spending nearly the entire season ranked among the nation’s top 10. Smith’s 2005 Kentucky squad won the school’s 43rd SEC championship while advancing to the NCAA’s Elite Eight. He guided the club, which finished 28-6 and ranked No. 5 in the final coaches’ poll, to a 14-2 league record despite a roster that consisted primarily of underclassmen, including four freshmen among the top nine. Smith also totaled 100 wins quicker than any other Kentucky coach except Hall of Famer Adolph Rupp, reaching the plateau in 130 games. In 2005, he joined Roy Williams, Nolan

SMITH’S COACHING RECORD 1973-77: Head coach at Great Mills (Md.) High School... Four-year record of 46-36. 1977-79: Head coach at Hoke County (N.C.) High School... Two-year record of 28-18. 1979-86: Assistant coach at Virginia Commonwealth University... Seven-year tenure saw VCU record a 14464 mark, three Sun Belt Conference titles and five NCAA Tournament appearances. 1986-89: Assistant coach at South Carolina... Three-year record of 55-35 and the school’s first NCAA Tournament appearance in 15 seasons. 1989-91: Assistant and associate head coach at Kentucky... Two-year record of 36-20, despite the program being on probation. 1991-95: Head coach at Tulsa... Compiled a 79-43 record in four years... In both 1994 and ‘95, the Golden Hurricane won Missouri Valley Conference regular-season titles, advanced to the Sweet16 and Smith was named MVC Coach of the Year. 1995-97: Head coach at Georgia... Compiled a 45-19 record over two seasons and led the Bulldogs to their first NCAA Tournament appearance in five seasons, advancing to the ‘96 Final 16 where they were beaten at the buzzer by eventual national runner-up Syracuse and finished 21-10... The following year, his team won 24 games — the first time the school had recorded back-to-back 20-win campaigns — tying a school record for victories. 1998-07: Head coach at Kentucky … In 10 seasons, Wildcats advanced to four Elite Eights and six Sweet 16s ... Led UK to five SEC regular-season championships, five SEC Tournament crowns and an all-time league-high seven division titles ... Owned a 52-18 record in March at UK ... Led Cats to a 35-4 record en route to the school’s seventh NCAA Championship in ‘98 … Three-time National Coach of the Year (‘98, ‘03 and ‘05) and SEC Coach of the Year (‘98, ‘03 and ‘05) ... Served as an assistant on the 2000 U.S. Olympic Team ... In 2002, he became the seventh coach to win 250 games in 11 seasons or less ... In 2003 led the Wildcats to a 32-4 record, a 16-0 regular-season SEC record and a 19-0 sweep of league opponents ... Earned nine National Coach of the Year awards, including all seven which are recognized by the NCAA. 2007-PRESENT: Head coach at Minnesota ... named the 16th head coach in school history on March 23, 2007... guided to the Gophers to a 20-14 record in 2007-08 and a 22-11 record in 2008-09... Minnesota reached 20 total wins for just the ninth time in school history... Minnesota’s 21 regular season wins in 200809 is the second-most in school history behind the 24 victories in 1976-77... Minnesota has posted consecutive 20-win seasons for the first time in school history (not including vacated games)... Smith’s 42 combined victories between 2007-08 and 2008-09 is the most in back-to-back seasons since the Gophers compiled a school record 42 between 1988-89 and 1989-90 (42 also recorded from 1980-82)... With back-to-back 20 win seasons to start his Gopher career, Smith has 16 straight 20-win season, the longest active streak in the nation and the third longest streak in NCAA history... In his first season at the healm, Smith engineered an 11-game change in the win column from the 2006-07 season that is the largest season turnaround in school history and was tied for the secondbest turnaround in Division I in 2007-08.

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Before arriving in Georgia, Smith led Tulsa to a 79-43 (64.8%) record and won consecutive Missouri Valley Conference regular-season titles in 1994 and ‘95. When he took over the Golden Hurricane in 1991, he had just five returning players. With a quick injection of new talent, he completed his first season by coaching Tulsa to the MVC Championship Game after finishing fourth during the regular season. Following a 15-14 record in 1993, Tulsa won more than 20 games in each of Smith’s last two seasons, captured first-place honors in the MVC with identical 15-3 marks and made consecutive trips to the Sweet 16. He earned the MVC’s Coach of the Year award in both 1994 and ‘95. In his final year at Tulsa, Smith led the Golden Hurricane to a 24-8 record, marking what was then the third-highest victory total in school history, and a No. 15 ranking in the final CNN/USA Today poll. Much of his success as a collegiate head coach has been measured by his teams’ performances in the NCAA Tournament. Smith’s 1994 Tulsa team upset UCLA in the tourney’s first round before knocking off Oklahoma State. In ‘95, the Hurricane blew away Big-Ten power Illinois to open March Madness. His postseason success continued at Georgia where the Bulldogs defeated Clemson to open the ‘96 tournament before upsetting the top-seeded Purdue Boilermakers. Considered by many as one of the nation’s top coaches, Smith was selected to help coach the 2000 U.S. Olympic Basketball Team in Sydney. He served as an assistant to Houston Rockets coach Rudy Tomjanovich as the Americans withstood high expectations to capture the gold medal. Coach Smith’s national presence is apparent off-the-court as well, as he currently serves as the president of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and is also on the NCAA Committee to study basketball issues, joining Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski and Oregon’s Ernie Kent. Also, in June of 2000 Smith spoke at a Congressional hearing on the issue of gambling in college sports. Smith’s first impact on the Kentucky program came nine years before his national championship. When Pitino took over the Wildcats’ program in ‘89, he sought an assistant coach to recruit the South, and one name continued to surface -- Tubby Smith. Smith left his assistant coaching position at South Carolina and joined Pitino’s first staff, which had the dubious honor of rebuilding a UK program that had been rocked by NCAA probation and player defections. With only eight scholarship student-athletes, none taller than 6-7, the staff molded the Wildcats into winners, exceeding expectations to record a 14-14 mark. The following year, with Smith promoted to associate coach and Kentucky still on probation, the Wildcats earned a 226 record, a final ranking of ninth in the AP poll, and an SEC-best 14-4 record. The members of those first two staffs that Pitino assembled formed an impressive group of future head coaches. Smith served alongside Ralph Willard of Holy Cross, Arizona State’s Herb Sendek, Florida’s Billy Donovan and Bernadette Mattox, former coach of the Kentucky women’s basketball team, while the Wildcats began the rebuilding effort that culminated with two championships in three seasons. Before coming to Kentucky in 1989, Smith was an assistant coach for George Felton (a former UK assistant - 1998-00) at South Carolina, where the Gamecocks notched a 53-35 record during his three years. Prior to his stop in Columbia, Smith served as assistant coach at Virginia Commonwealth for seven years, including six seasons under J.D. Barnett. In those seven seasons, VCU registered a 144-64 record, won three Sun Belt Conference Championships and made five NCAA Tournament appearances. Under Barnett, Smith learned the principles of his ball-line defense, a defense that in three of his first four years at Kentucky held opponents to their lowest field goal percentages since 1962. Smith began his coaching career at Great Mills High School in Great Mills, Md., where he was head coach for four years and compiled a 46-36 record. His next stop came at Hoke County High School in Raeford, N.C., where he recorded a 28-18 mark in two seasons. A 1973 graduate of High Point (N.C.) College, Smith was an all-conference performer as a senior. He played under three different head coaches at High Point, including Barnett, and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in health and physical education. Smith is the sixth of 16 children raised on a rural farm in southern Maryland. He and his wife Donna, have three sons and a daughter-in-law: Orlando (G.G.), who is an assistant coach at Loyola College in Maryland and his wife Lorie, who is a Pediatrician at John Hopkins Medical Hospital and is currently doing a fellowship on Pediatric Nephrology; Saul, who is an assistant coach on the Minnesota coaching staff; and Brian, who recently completed his playing career at Ole Miss. Smith has always been very active in the community. The Tubby Smith Foundation, which he established to assist underprivileged children, has raised over $1.5 million in the past five years. Tubby’s Clubhouses revitalized community centers throughout Lexington by providing computers and training to hundreds of school-age children. In the summer of 2001, the United Way created a new award - The Donna and Tubby Smith Community Spirit Award. The Smith’s were the inaugural recipient of the award for their generous contributions. In 2001, their $125,000 donation made them the highest individual contributor to the United Way in the state of Kentucky. The award is given annually to those who effectively advance mobilization or collaboration to achieve positive impact that benefits the Central Kentucky community at-large.

TUBBY AMONG THE GREATS The start to Tubby Smith’s head coaching career is one of the most impressive in college basketball history. Smith ranks among some of the finest coaches in numerous categories, including victories and NCAA appearances.

All-Time Consecutive 20-Win Seasons Coach (School) Dean Smith (North Carolina) Lute Olson (Arizona) Tubby Smith (Tulsa/Georgia/Kent.) Jim Boeheim (Syracuse) Roy Williams (Kansas) 6. Denny Crum (Louisville) John Thompson (Georgetown) 1. 2. 3. 4.

bold indicates active streaks

No. 27 20 16 14 14 13 13

Yrs. 1971-97 1988-2007 1994-pres. 1983-96 1990-2003 1972-84 1978-90

Smith is one of only 13 NCAA Division I coaches to record multiple 30-win seasons.

Active Consecutive 20-Win Seasons Coach (School) 1. Tubby Smith (Tulsa/Georgia/Kent.) 2. Mike Krzyzewski (Duke) 3. Jim Boeheim (Syracuse)

No. 16 12 12

Yrs. 1994-pres. 1997-pres. 1998-pres.

Most Wins First 17 Seasons As Head Coach Coach 1. Roy Williams 2. Denny Crum 3. Jim Boeheim Nolan Richardson 5. Tubby Smith 6. Jerry Tarkanian 8. John Thompson 7. Rick Pitino

Years 1989-2005 1972-88 1977-93 1981-97 1992-2008 1969-85 1973-89 1979-2003

Wins 470 412 411 409 407 403 399 396

Smith Reached 400 Wins in Just 17 Seasons

Smith became just the sixth coach - joining Roy Williams (Kansas, North Carolina), Denny Crum (Louisville), Jim Boeheim (Syracuse), Nolan Richardson (Tulsa, Arkansas), and Jerry Tarkanian (Long Beach State, UNLV)- to reach the 400-win mark in 17 seasons or less.

NCAA Winningest Active Coaches (as of Mar. 9, 2009) (minimum five years as a DI head coach)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.

Coach, School Roy Williams, North Carolina Mark Few, Gonzaga Jamie Dixon, Pittsburgh Bruce Pearl, Tennessee Bo Ryan, Wisconsin John Calipari, Memphis Thad Matta, Ohio State Mike Krzyzewski, Duke Rick Pitino, Louisville Jim Boeheim, Syracuse Bob Huggins, West Virginia Bill Self, Kansas Rick Majerus, St. Louis Tubby Smith, Minnesota

Yrs. 20 9 5 16 24 16 8 33 22 32 26 15 21 18

Record 587-137 261-65 160-43 413-119 575-174 437-138 227-75 828-273 546-196 793-286 637-232 374-143 455-175 428-168

Pct. .811 .801 .788 .776 .768 .760 .752 .752 .736 .735 .733 .723 .722 .718

A Great Turnaround Tubby Smith engineered the greatest single-season turnaround in Gopher history, winning 11 more games in 2007-08 than Minnesota managed in 2006-07. The 11-win increase ranked second nationally in 2007-08 as well.

Top Gopher Turnarounds Seasons 2007-08 from 2006-07 1979-80 from 1978-79 2004-05 from 2003-04

Turnaround +11 wins +10 wins +9 wins

Head Coach Tubby Smith Jim Dutcher Dan Monson

University of Minnesota Basketball • 2009 Prospectus

Associate Head Coach

Assistant Coach

Ron Jirsa Third Season

Saul Smith Third Season After helping Tubby Smith win an NCAA championship, three SEC Tournament titles and three SEC Championships, Saul Smith returns for a second season to his father’s bench as an assistant coach at the University of Minnesota. He oversees Minnesota’s guard development and ball handling improvement. Prior to coming to Gold Country, Smith served as an assistant coach at Tennessee Tech under head coach Mike Sutton from 2004-07. Smith was involved in all phases of the program, including player development, recruiting, organization, on-floor coaching and academics. When Sutton was stricken with Guillian Barre Syndrome, Smith assisted associate head coach Steve Payne with guiding the Golden Eagles to two of the most successful seasons in school history. In his three seasons at Tennessee Tech, the team never finished below third place in the conference including a league championship in 2004-05. Smith lettered four years at Kentucky under his father, head coach Tubby Smith, and started at point guard for the Wildcats in each of his final two seasons. He was part of winning three SEC Championships, three SEC Tournament titles and one NCAA National Championship. He also captained an SEC All-Star team that went 4-1 vs. the Japanese Olympic team. Smith ranks 10th all-time in Kentucky basketball history with 363 assists. Smith led the Wildcats in assists in both the 1999-2000 and the 2000-01 seasons and in steals with 51 during the 2000-01 season. Smith played in 143 games during his Wildcat career, starting 70 times. He finished his career with 730 points while never missing a practice. After his Kentucky career, Smith was invited to the Houston Rockets’ summer camp before spending two years playing for the NBDL’s Columbus Riverdragons. Smith spent the 2003-04 season on the Kentucky coaching staff while completing his bachelor’s degree in economics. Smith was named the Northeast Georgia Player of the Year by the Athens Daily News as a high school senior at Clarke Central High School. An all-state player, he averaged 20.3 points, 6.7 rebounds and 5.2 assists as a senior. Smith is not married and lives in Minneapolis.

This is Ron Jirsa’s third season as the Associate Head Coach at Minnesota and fourth stint with Head Coach Tubby Smith in his 28-year collegiate coaching career. Smith and Jirsa first began their working relationship at Virginia Commonwealth, where both served under coach J.D. Barnett during the 1984-85 season. The Rams finished 26-6 that season, winning the Sun Belt Conference title and playing in the NCAA Tournament. They reunited when Smith hired Jirsa as an assistant at Tulsa before the 199192 season. Three years later, Jirsa was named Associate Head Coach of the Golden Hurricane. Jirsa, 48, accompanied Smith to Georgia when he took over the Bulldog program in 1995. For two years, he served as Associate Head Coach for Smith at Georgia before serving as head coach from 1997-99. His Bulldog squads posted a combined 35-30 record. During his time in Athens, the Bulldogs put together back-to-back recruiting classes that were rated among the top-five in the nation by several recruiting analysts. Jirsa’s teams also made two NIT appearances. In his first season, UGA posted a 20-15 record, only the seventh 20-win season in UGA history, en route to a third-place finish in the NIT. Jirsa’s Bulldogs put together a 4-1 record in the postseason with wins over Iowa, North Carolina State, Vanderbilt and Fresno State in March 1998. In his six combined seasons as an assistant at Tulsa and Georgia, Jirsa helped four consecutive teams win at least 21 games and reach the NCAA Tournament each season. The first three of those – two at Tulsa and one at Georgia – reached the “Sweet Sixteen.” He also coached Jumaine Jones, who was a first round NBA Draft pick of the Atlanta Hawks in 1999. Prior to coming to Minnesota, Jirsa spent four seasons as head coach at Marshall University. The Thundering Herd went 13-19 in 2006-07, losing to Memphis in the Conference USA Tournament Quarterfinals. Prior to his arrival at Marshall, Jirsa was the senior assistant coach at Dayton under then-head coach Oliver Purnell for four seasons. During his stint at UD, the Flyers posted an 88-39 overall record, made two NCAA Tournament and two NIT appearances. In 200203, Dayton posted a 24-6 record, won the Atlantic 10 Tournament Championship, advanced to the NCAA Tournament as a four seed, and finished the season ranked among the top 25 teams in the nation in the final Associated Press and USA Today polls. Jirsa has coached in 28 postseason games overall, 16 of those in the NCAA Tournament and has appeared in postseason play 14 years. He owns a career record of 78104 in six years as a head coach at Marshall and Georgia. Jirsa began his coaching career as an assistant at Connecticut College following his graduation from Gettysburg College in 1981. Two years later, he moved on to the University of Delaware and spent one season with the Blue Hens before taking a graduate assistant position with a VCU program that finished ranked 11th in the nation in 1984-85. He then took an assistant position at Tulsa for three seasons (1985-88) before making one- year stops at Belmont Abbey (1988-89), and Gardner-Webb (1990-91). At Tulsa, Jirsa coached with former Golden Gopher Flip Saunders. In 1991, he returned to Tulsa as an assistant under Smith before being promoted to associate head coach in 1994. Jirsa earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in biology from Gettysburg College in 1981 and a Master of Arts in Athletic Administration from the University of Tulsa in 1987. He was a three-sport letterwinner at Ledyard High School in Ledyard, Connecticut. He and his wife Laura have one daughter, Hannah (8).

University of Minnesota Basketball • 2009 Prospectus

Assistant Coach

Dir. of BB Operations

Vince Taylor Third Season

Joe Esposito Third Season Joe Esposito begins his third season on Tubby Smith’s Gopher staff as the Director of Basketball Operations. He handles all administrative duties of the Golden Gopher basketball program and coordinates all aspects of the Tubby Smith Basketball Camps and Clinics. Esposito spent the 2006-07 season as the head coach at The Villages Charter High School in Florida where he recorded the best record in school history and advanced The Villages to the Class 3A District 7 Final Four. In addition, Esposito was a computer science teacher at the school. Prior to The Villages Charter School, Esposito was the head coach at Angelo State for eight years. Esposito recorded 118 wins in those eight seasons and left the school with the highest winning percentage of any coach in the program’s history. In 2000-01, the Rams advanced to the NCAA Division II Tournament for the first time in 10 years and only the third time in school history. Angelo State won the Lone Star Conference South Division Championship with a 22-8 record which tied the highest single-season win total in school history. In addition, Esposito was voted LSC South Coach of the Year in 2001. In 2002, Esposito led the team to their fourth consecutive winning season, the first time ASU had posted four straight winning seasons since the 1980s. In just four seasons, Esposito led the Rams to three of the top five single season win totals in school history and three straight post-season berths. In 2003, ASU posted their fifth winning season in a row, a mark only matched one other time in the history of the program. He left the program as one of the winningest coaches in Lone Star Conference history. In his first season at Angelo State in 1999, Esposito posted the best turnaround in Division II by any rookie head coach, improving the Ram record by seven victories and having the first winning season since 1994. In his second year, he took the Rams to the Lone Star Conference Tournament and a win over nationally-ranked Midwestern State. The 2000 team posted a 19-win season, which was the second-best record in school history, surpassed only by Esposito’s 2001 team that won 22 games. During the summer of 2005, Esposito was selected to coach the USA team for America Sports International, a team of NCAA Division II all-stars. The team competed in the Gianni Ernesto Cup, taking home the gold medal. Esposito’s relationship with Coach Smith dates back to his tenure as associate head coach and recruiting coordinator at Tennessee State. For three seasons (1995-98), Esposito was responsible for recruiting three Ohio Valley Conference Freshmen of the Year to TSU and both his 1996-97 and 1997-98 recruiting classes were ranked among the top 30 in the nation by Hoop Scoop. He also served as the academic counselor for the Tigers. Before his tenure at Tennessee State, Esposito was the interim head coach at Assumption College, an NCAA Division II powerhouse in the Northeast-10 Conference for half a season. Esposito also served as an assistant and then associate head coach for Assumption, prior to assuming temporary head coaching duties in 1994. During his tenure at Assumption, the Greyhounds won three straight conference titles, appeared twice in the NCAA Division II regionals and set records for wins and winning streaks at the school. Esposito also has served as an assistant coach at Roosevelt High School in Hyde Park, N.Y., and was a student assistant at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. His coaching resume also includes a stint as an assistant coach at the Bay State and Empire State games. A native of New York, Esposito received his bachelor of science degree in computer science in 1988 from Marist College. He earned a master of science in sports administration and coaching from the United States Sports Academy in Mobile, Ala., in 1990, graduating with a perfect 4.0 grade point average. Esposito has two sons, Jordan Michael (12) and Jacob O’Neal (8), and a daughter, Shay Lynn (6) and resides in Apple Valley, Minn.

Vince Taylor will begin his third season on Coach Smith’s staff after spending the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons with the Minnesota Timberwolves of the NBA. With the Timberwolves, Taylor was responsible for player development and scouting opponents. Prior to arriving in Minnesota, Taylor spent seven seasons as an assistant at the University of Louisville, four under Rick Pitino and three under Denny Crum. While with the Louisville program, Taylor earned the reputation as one of the nation’s top recruiters. He helped the Cardinals land a top-five recruiting class in 2001 under Pitino that included McDonald’s All-American Carlos Hurt. Taylor was also heavily responsible for the recruitment of Reece Gaines to Louisville. Gaines was a four-year starter and was named third team All-American as a senior. Gaines was the 15th pick of the 2003 NBA Entry Draft. In 2005, Louisville returned to the Final Four with many of Taylor’s recruits, including Francisco Garcia. Garcia was then selected at the 23rd pick in the 2005 Draft by Sacramento. Before joining the Louisville staff in 1998, Taylor was an assistant coach at the University of Pittsburgh (1997-98) and briefly at the University of Wyoming (1998). Before Taylor began his coaching career, he spent 13 seasons playing professional basketball in Europe, including the last two as a player/assistant coach in the Belgian professional league. Additionally, he averaged 3.1 points, 1.2 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game with the New York Knicks in 1982-83 after being selected by the team in the second round (33rd overall) of the 1982 NBA Draft. Taylor was traded to the Indiana Pacers in 1983-84 before beginning his European career in 1984, initially in Italy (1984-86), then moving to France (1986-92) and finishing his career in Belgium (1992-97). A standout guard at Duke University, Taylor earned All-Atlantic Coast Conference and honorable mention All-America honors as a senior (1981-82) by averaging 20.3 points per game, a number that led the ACC. During Taylor’s collegiate career, the Blue Devils won the 1979 ACC regular season championship and advanced to the NCAA Tournament twice (1979 and 1980) and National Invitational Tournament once (1981). Taylor, who scored 1,445 career collegiate points, finished his career as one of the top 10 scorers in Duke history. He once held the school record by playing in 120 consecutive games. A 1982 graduate of Duke with a bachelor’s degree in economics, Taylor was named to the President’s List at Duke his senior year. That honor is awarded to only five percent of the student body, and is based on contributions to the university and academic achievements. Taylor prepped at Tates Creek High School, where he was a McDonald’s High School All-American as a senior in 1978 while averaging 29.3 points and 11 rebounds per game. A native of Lexington, Ky., Taylor has two children: son, Brendan (13), and daughter, Maya (10).

University of Minnesota Basketball • 2009 Prospectus

Guard Sr./Sr. | 6-5 | 210 Racine, Wisconsin | Southwestern Illinois CC | St. Catherine’s High School

Devron

BOSTICK MILESTONES: Scored 100th career point against Northwestern (2/22).

Bostick’s Game-by-Game Stats 2008-09 GAME-BY-GAME

2008-09 | JUNIOR SEASON: Averaged 4.3 points, 1.0 assists and 11.0 minutes played per game in the NABC Classic • scored a career-high 11 points while shooting a perfect 4for-4 from the field against Eastern Washington (11/26) • dished out a career-high two assists against North Dakota State (11/29) • played a career-high 19 minutes and tied a career-high with 11 points against High Point (12/28) • scored a career-high 19 points on 7-of-8 shooting, including 2-of-2 from 3-point land, in 16 minutes against Penn State (1/11) • played a career-high 21 minutes and contributed 11 points and three rebounds against Wisconsin (1/15) • scored nine points, tied a career-high with four rebounds and established a career-high with three assists in 16 minutes against Northwestern (2/22) • averaged 11.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 23.0 minutes per game while shooting .417 (10-24) from the field in the Big Ten Tournament • scored 11 against Northwestern in the opening round in 4-11 shooting • came off the bench to score 12 against Michigan State in the quarterfinals.

CAREER HIGHS Minutes 23 - twice; last vs. Michigan State (3/13/09) Points 19 vs. Penn State (1/11/09) FG Attempts 13 vs. Michigan State (3/13/09) FG Made 7 vs. Penn State (1/11/09) FT Attempts 4 at Wisconsin (1/15/09) FT Made 3 - twice; last at Wisconsin (1/15/09) 3-Point FG Attempts 6 vs. Northwestern (3/12/09) 3-Point FG Made 3 - twice; last vs. High Point (12/28/08) Rebounds 4 - four times; last vs. Northwestern (3/12/09) Assists 3 vs. Northwestern (2/22/09) Steals 2 - four times last vs. Indiana (2/10/09) Blocks 1 - four times; last vs. Michigan State (3/13/09)

JUNIOR COLLEGE: A graduate of Southwestern Illinois Community College • coach was Jay Harrington • averaged a team-high 18.2 points per game in 2008 and lead SWIC to a 28-5 record and a second place finish in the league • also contributed 4.9 rebounds and 3.2 assists per contest • 2008 Division I National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Player of the Year • named a First-Team NJCAA All-American as a sophomore • named a Second-Team NJCAA All-American as a sophomore • two-time Region 24 Player of the Year • averaged 19.3 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game as a freshman • awarded the winner of the 2008 NJCAA David Rowlands Award. • participated in the NJCAA Division I All-Star game. HIGH SCHOOL: A graduate of St. Catherine’s High School • led Angels to the Wisconsin state championships at two different divisions during his career • team was 52-1 his final two seasons • team went 27-0 in his senior season and won the WIAA Division 3 State Championship • averaged 17.2 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.5 steals and 1.4 assists per game as a senior • St. Catherine’s went 25-1 in his junior season, winning the Division 2 State Championship • averaged 13.7 per game as a junior.

Opponent (Date) Start Concordia (11/14) N Bowling Green (11/15) N Georgia State (11/16) N Colorado State (11/22) N Eastern Washington (11/26) N North Dakota State (11/29) N Virginia (12/2) N Cornell (12/6) N South Dakota State (12/10) N Louisville (12/20) N S.E. Louisiana (12/23) N High Point (12/28) N Michigan State (12/31) N Ohio State (1/3) N Iowa (1/8) N Penn State (1/11) N Wisconsin (1/15) N Northwestern (1/18) N Purdue (1/22) N Indiana (1/25) N Illinois (1/29) N Michigan State (2/4) N Ohio State (2/7) N Indiana (2/10) N Penn State (2/14) N Michigan (2/19) N Northwestern (2/22) N Illinois (2/27) N Wisconsin (3/4) Michigan (3/7) Northwestern (3/12) BTT N Michigan State (3/13) BTT N Texas (3/19) NCAA N Totals 31/0

Min 14 12 7 10 18 13 7 10 8 8 2 19 5 13 15 16 21 10 8 1 7 9 5 9 5 8 16 4 23 23 15 341

Fg-Fa 3g-3a Ft-Fta O-D/T 2-6 1-4 0-0 0-1/1 2-3 1-1 1-2 0-0/0 1-1 0-0 0-1 0-0/0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0/0 4-4 3-3 0-0 0-4/4 1-2 1-1 2-2 0-2/2 1-3 0-1 0-0 0-0/0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2/2 2-3 0-1 0-1 0-0/0 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-3/3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1/1 4-9 3-4 0-0 1-2/3 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-1/1 2-3 1-2 0-0 1-3/4 2-4 0-2 2-2 0-1/1 7-8 2-2 3-3 0-2/2 4-9 0-2 3-4 0-3/3 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-1/1 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0/0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0/0 0-3 0-2 0-0 1-1/2 0-4 0-1 0-0 1-1/2 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0/0 1-2 0-1 0-0 1-1/2 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1/1 1-3 0-2 0-0 0-0/0 4-7 1-3 0-0 1-3/4 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0/0 Did Not Play Did Not Play 4-11 1-6 2-2 3-1/4 6-13 0-2 0-0 2-1/3 1-4 0-2 0-0 0-1/1 49-114 14-51 13-18 11-36/47

PF 0 1 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 21

A TO Blk Stl Pts 1 1 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 6 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 11 2 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 11 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 5 1 1 0 2 6 0 2 1 1 19 1 1 0 0 11 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 2 1 1 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 24

1 3 0 28

0 1 11 1 0 12 0 1 2 4 16 125

PERSONAL: Majoring in Sports Management with a minor in coaching • son of Carol Bostick and Michael Stacey • has four siblings: Antoinette Bostick, Tammi Bostick, David Billingsley and Tyrone Bostick.

CAREER STATISTICS Season

Min

Career

341

2008-09

341

Avg

Fg-Fga

11.0

49-114

11.0

49-114

Pct

Fg-Fga

.430

14-51

.430

14-51

Pct.

Ft-Fta

.275

13-18

.275

13-18

Pct.

.722 .722

3-POINT REBOUNDS O-D/Tot Avg Asst

Blk

Pf/Dq

11-36/47

21/0

11-36/47

1.5 1.5

24 24

21/0

Pts

Avg

125

4.0

125

4.0

University of Minnesota Basketball • 2009 Prospectus

Forward Sr./Jr. | 6-8 | 185 Little Rock, Arkansas | Missouri State-West Plains | Little Rock Mills High School

Paul

CARTER MILESTONES: Scored 100th career point against Indiana (12/20) • grabbed his 100th career rebound against Illinois (2/26).

2008-09 | SOPHOMORE SEASON: Started and averaged 5.7 points, 4.3 rebounds, 1.7 blocks and 21.0 minutes played per game in the NABC Classic • scored eight points, grabbed four rebounds and blocked two shots in Gopher debut against Concordia-St. Paul(11/14) in the first game of the NABC Classic • matched a careerhigh of eight points at Colorado State (11/22), including the winning basket with 18.9 seconds remaining • injured his right ankle in the second half and did not return against Eastern Washington (11/26) • missed games against South Dakota State (12/10), Cornell (12/6), Virginia (12/2) and North Dakota State (11/29) with a sprained right ankle • did not play against Louisville (12/20) • played 12 minutes, scored two points and grabbed four rebounds against High Point (12/28) • scored six points and tied a career high with five rebounds in 10 minutes against Ohio State (1/3) • scored a career-high 14 points on 5-of-6 shooting, including his first two three-pointers as a Gopher, and grabbed four rebounds against Penn State (1/11) • scored 10 points and grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds for his first career double-double in the victory over Wisconsin (1/15) • scored six points, swiped a career-high three balls and grabbed two rebounds in 22 minutes against Northwestern (1/18) • tied a career-high with three blocks and grabbed six rebounds in 17 minutes off the bench against Purdue (1/22) • scored seven points, grabbed two rebounds and collected three steals in 19 minutes at Michigan State (2/4) • scored a game and career-high 22 points on 7-of-13 shooting and grabbed six rebounds in 22 minutes against Indiana (2/10) • scored seven points and grabbed a game-high eight rebounds in 26 minutes against Northwestern (2/22) • averaged 5.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 15.5 minutes per game in the Big Ten Tournament • had eight points and seven boards against Michigan State in the Big Ten Quarters • grabbed a team-high seven boards and scored six points against Texas in the first round of the NCAA Tournament • led team in rebounding off the beanch in six of the team’s last nine games • finished the season with a team-high 4.5 rebounds per game.

CAREER HIGHS Minutes 24 vs. Georgia State (11/16/08) Points 22 vs. Indiana (2/10/09) FG Attempts 13 vs. Indiana (2/10/09) FG Made 7 vs. Indiana (2/10/09) FT Attempts 8 vs. Indiana (2/10/09) FT Made 7 vs. Indiana (2/10/09) 3-Point FG Attempts 3 vs. Wisconsin (3/4/09) 3-Point FG Made 2 vs. Penn State (1/11/09) Rebounds 11 at Wisconsin (1/15/09) Assists 2 - seven times; last vs. Michigan State (3/13/09) Steals 3 at Northwestern (1/18/09) Blocks 3 - twice; last vs. Purdue (1/22/09)

JUNIOR COLLEGE: Played one season at Missouri State-West Plains • redshirted during the 2006-07 season • coach was Brian Ostermann • transferred to Missouri State-West Plains from Connors State Community College • led Missouri State-West Plains to 27-5 record and a second place finish in the Region 16 regular season and post-season tournament • club finished season with a record of 27-5, tying the all-time school record set in the 1999-2000 season • averaged 11.7 points, a team-high 8.7 rebounds and 24.3 minutes per game for the Grizzlies • named to All-Region 16 team.

as a junior from California and then relocated to Arkansas after Hurricane Katrina. PERSONAL: Majoring in communication studies • son of Michele Mazique and Ron Carter • father Ron Carter was drafted 26th overall in the 1978 NBA Draft by the L.A. Lakers out of Virginia Military Institute.

Carter’s Game-by-Game Stats 2008-09 GAME-BY-GAME Opponent (Date) Start Concordia (11/14) Y Bowling Green (11/15) Y Georgia State (11/16) Y Colorado State (11/22) N Eastern Washington (11/26) N North Dakota State (11/29) Virginia (12/2) Cornell (12/6) South Dakota State (12/10) Louisville (12/20) S.E. Louisiana (12/23) N High Point (12/28) N Michigan State (12/31) N Ohio State (1/3) N Iowa (1/8) N Penn State (1/11) N Wisconsin (1/15) N Northwestern (1/18) N Purdue (1/22) N Indiana (1/25) N Illinois (1/29) N Michigan State (2/4) N Ohio State (2/7) N Indiana (2/10) N Penn State (2/14) N Michigan (2/19) Y Northwestern (2/22) Y Illinois (2/27) N Wisconsin (3/4) N Michigan (3/7) N Northwestern (3/12) BTT N Michigan State (3/13) BTT N Texas (3/19) NCAA N Totals 28/5

Min 16 23 24 22 9

1 12 8 10 9 20 23 22 17 10 11 19 10 22 16 15 26 17 17 19 12 19 19 448

Fg-Fa 3g-3a Ft-Fta O-D/T 2-8 0-2 4-5 2-2/4 0-4 0-0 5-7 1-4/5 2-6 0-0 0-0 2-2/4 4-7 0-1 0-1 3-1/4 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0/0 Did Not Play - Injury Did Not Play - Injury Did Not Play - Injury Did Not Play - Injury Did Not Play 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0/0 1-5 0-1 0-0 2-2/4 1-2 0-1 0-0 1-0/1 1-5 0-0 4-4 3-2/5 2-5 0-0 1-1 3-0/3 5-6 2-2 2-3 1-3/4 4-5 0-0 2-3 5-6/11 2-4 0-1 2-4 1-1/2 1-5 0-2 0-0 0-6/6 1-4 0-0 1-2 3-3/6 1-2 0-0 1-2 1-4/5 1-4 0-0 5-6 1-1/2 1-6 0-1 2-4 3-3/6 7-13 1-2 7-8 3-3/6 1-5 0-0 4-4 2-5/7 0-1 0-0 2-2 2-3/5 2-4 0-0 3-3 1-7/8 0-5 0-1 0-0 5-3/8 2-5 1-3 0-0 1-1/2 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-1/2 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-0/1 3-8 0-1 2-2 2-5/7 1-5 0-0 4-5 3-4/7 47-130 4-19 51-66 53-72/125

PF 4 3 2 2 2

1 2 0 2 1 2 4 2 2 2 0 3 0 2 3 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 3 53

A TO Blk Stl Pts 1 2 2 1 8 0 3 3 1 5 2 3 0 1 4 2 0 1 0 8 2 1 0 0 0

0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 2 3 2 2 2 29

0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 6 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 14 3 1 2 10 1 0 3 6 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 7 2 0 1 4 3 1 2 22 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 8 3 0 0 6 34 14 20 149

HIGH SCHOOL: A graduate of Little Rock Mills (Ark.) High School • moved to New Orleans

CAREER STATISTICS Season

Min

Career

448

2008-09

448

Avg

Fg-Fga

16.0

47-130

16.0

47-130

Pct

.362

3-POINT Fg-Fga Pct. 4-19

4-19

.211

Ft-Fta 51-66

51-66

Pct.

.773

REBOUNDS O-D/Tot Avg

53-72/125

4.5

Asst

Blk

Pf/Dq

53/0

Pts

Avg

149

5.3

149

5.3

University of Minnesota Basketball • 2009 Prospectus Guard Jr./Jr. | 6-4 | 200 Minnetonka, Minn. | Hopkins High School

Blake

HOFFARBER MILESTONES: Currently eighth all-time on Minnesota’s 3-point shooting percentage list among players with at least 80 career attempts at .389 (115-296) • Minnesota freshman recordholder for three-pointers in a season (70) • Hoffarber’s 70 three pointers in 2007-08 is the fourth most in Gopher history; Lawrence McKenzie sits in first and second on the list with 79 treys in 2007-08 and 78 in 2006-07 • grabbed his 100th career rebound against Maryland (3/18/08) in the first round of the 2008 NIT Tournament • scored his 400th career point against High Point (12/28/08) • hit 100th career trey against Northwestern (1/18/09) • is eighth on the Gophers career three-point field goals made list with 115 • scored in double figures 22 times in his career.

2008-09 | SOPHOMORE SEASON: Averaged 6.3 points, 5.7 rebounds, 1.0 steals and 24.0 minutes played per game in the NABC Classic • grabbed a career-high 12 boards in the first round of the NABC Classic against Concordia-St. Paul • led Minnesota scorers with 20 points against Colorado State (11/22) • scored 12 points, dished out three assists and grabbed four rebounds against Eastern Washington (11/26) • played a season-high 31 minutes, scored12 points on 4-of-8 shooting and blocked his first career block against Virginia (12/2) • scored six points in 17 minutes against Cornell (12/6) before leaving with a sprained ankle • sat out game vs. South Dakota State (12/10) with a sprained right ankle • scored 15 points and grabbed three rebounds in 23 minutes against Louisville (12/20) • scored 15 points and grabbed four rebounds in 28 minutes against Southeastern Louisiana (12/23) • recorded his third straight game with double-digit points after scoring 11 points to go with four rebounds against High Point (12/28) • scored eight points and grabbed four rebounds in Big Ten opener against Michigan State (12/31) • tied a career-high with six three-point field goals and grabbed three rebounds on his way to 19 points in 21 minutes against Ohio State (2/7).

CAREER HIGHS Minutes 32 at Northwestern (2/6/08) Points 21 vs. Colorado State (12/8/07) FG Attempts 13 - twice; last vs. Ohio State (3/1/08) FG Made 7 vs. Colorado State (12/8/07) FT Attempts 4 at Purdue (2/27/08) FT Made 3 - four times; last at Colorado State (11/22/08) 3-Point FG Attempts 11 vs. Colorado State (12/8/07) 3-Point FG Made 6 - twice; last at Ohio State (2/7/09) Rebounds 12 vs. Concordia (11/14/08) Assists 6 vs. South Dakota State (12/12/07) Steals 4 vs. UC Riverside (12/1/07) Blocks 1 - twice; last vs. Michigan (3/7/09)

rebounds against Illinois (3/8) • scored 11 points and tied a career record with six rebounds against Maryland (3/18) in the season finale • letterwinner. HIGH SCHOOL: A graduate of Hopkins High School • 2007 Mr. Basketball in Minnesota • MaxPreps All-American • ESPN.com Top 150 (#76) player • a top 100 player by Street & Smith’s, Sports Illustrated and CBS Sportsline • averaged 25.2 points, 8.1 rebounds, 6.6 assists and 3.0 steals per game his senior year • 2006 Reebok BigTime All-Tourney First Team • Reebok ABCD Camp #3 Rated Guard Overall Class 2007 • ranked 13th Overall of Camp Attendees at Reebok ABCD Camp • Reebok ABCD Camp #1 3 Pt. Shooting Percentage – 59% • 2005 and 2006 NBA Players Association Camp Attendee • ESPY Award Winner for “Best Play” – 2005; First High School Athlete to win an ESPY Award • leading scorer for the Minnesota Class AAAA State Champion 2005 & 2006 • Most Valuable Player Award Recipient 2005 & 2006 • five-time letterwinner • 2006 Mr. Magic Award • 2005 Reebok ABCD Camp Top 25 – Class of 2007 • 2006 and 2007 St. Paul Pioneer Press All-State First Team • 2006 and 2007 Minneapolis Star Tribune All-Metro First Team • 2007 Associated Press All-State First Team • 2006 AP All-State Second Team, 2005 Honorable Mention • 2005 and 2006 AP State Tournament – AllTournament Team • 2006 Minnesota Basketball Breakdown All-State Second Team • three-time allconference selection • three-time team MVP • named to National Honor Society in 2006 • two-time Minnesota Basketball Coaches Association Academic All-State • graduated with a 3.9 GPA • ‘A’ Honor Roll. PERSONAL: Enrolled in the Carlson School of Management • son of Bruce and Shauna Hoffarber • born April 27, 1988.

2007-08 | FRESHMAN SEASON: Hit game-winning shot at the buzzer to defeat No. 22 Indiana in Big Ten tournament quarterfinals • Hoffarber took a three-quarter court pass from Travis Busch with 1.5 seconds left and hit a twisting jumper as time expired • notched first career start at Northwestern (2/6) and finished with 15 points, five rebounds and four assists in a career-high 32 minutes • played a then career-high 25 minutes off the bench against Penn State, scoring 19 points on 6-of-11 shooting from the field • scored 15 points in 18 minutes off the bench vs. Northwestern (1/9) • was a perfect 2-of-2 from the field, scoring five points against Michigan State (1/5) • averaged 12.0 points and 3.0 rebounds a game and shot .591 (13-22) from the field during the Duel in the Desert (12/28-30) • scored nine points and dished out a career-high six assists against South Dakota State (12/12) in 23 minutes, also a career high • scored a career-high 22 points and sank a career-high six treys vs. Colorado State (12/8) • scored 10 points and grabbed a career-high six rebounds vs. North Dakota State (12/3) • posted a careerhigh 13 points against UC Riverside (12/1), making 4-of-7 three-pointers • also nabbed a career-high four steals against the Highlanders • led Minnesota with 12 points on 5of-9 shooting at Florida State (11/27) • scored nine points in the victory over Central Michigan (11/24).• made his Golden Gopher debut against Army (11/10) • collected his first points on his first shot attempt, a three-pointer • finished the game with eight points, five rebounds two steals and one assist in 18 minutes played • was Gophers’ leading scorer with 11 points vs. Illinois (2/12) • scored 10 points and grabbed three rebounds vs. Penn State (2/24) • scored 10 points and grabbed three rebounds vs. Ohio State (3/1) • scored a team-high 14 points and tied a career-high with six

CAREER STATISTICS Season 2007-08 2008-09 Career

Gp 34 32 66

Gs 4 8 12

Min 688 703 1391

Avg 20.2 22.0 21.1

Fg-Fga 96-220 69-167 165-387

Pct .436 .413 .426

Fg-Fga 70-164 45-132 115-296

Pct. .427 .341 .389

Ft-Fta 25-33 21-29 46-62

Pct. .758 .724 .742

3-POINT REBOUNDS O-D/Tot Avg Asst 35-65/100 2.9 37 14-72/86 2.7 40 49-137/186 2.8 77

TO 27 41 68

Blk 0 2 2

ST 18 21 39

Pf/Dq 22/0 31/0 53/0

Pts 287 204 491

Avg 8.4 6.4 7.4

University of Minnesota Basketball â&#x20AC;˘ 2009 Prospectus

Hoffarberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Game-by-Game Stats 2008-09 GAME-BY-GAME Opponent (Date) Start Concordia (11/14) Y Bowling Green (11/15) Y Georgia State (11/16) N Colorado State (11/22) N Eastern Washington (11/26) Y North Dakota State (11/29) Y Virginia (12/2) Y Cornell (12/6) Y South Dakota State (12/10) Louisville (12/20) N S.E. Louisiana (12/23) N High Point (12/28) N Michigan State (12/31) N Ohio State (1/3) N Iowa (1/8) N Penn State (1/11) N Wisconsin (1/15) N Northwestern (1/18) N Purdue (1/22) N Indiana (1/25) N Illinois (1/29) N Michigan State (2/4) N Ohio State (2/7) N Indiana (2/10) N Penn State (2/14) N Michigan (2/19) N Northwestern (2/22) N Illinois (2/27) N Wisconsin (3/4) Y Michigan (3/7) Y Northwestern (3/12) BTT N Michigan State (3/13) BTT N Texas (3/19) NCAA N Totals 32/8

Min 26 20 26 30 28 20 31 17 23 28 16 27 15 26 15 27 21 22 22 19 22 21 20 14 22 19 16 26 27 28 17 12 703

Fg-Fa 3g-3a Ft-Fta O-D/T 2-9 0-4 1-3 2-10/12 2-5 2-4 0-0 1-2/3 3-7 2-6 0-0 0-2/2 6-10 5-8 3-3 1-3/4 4-10 1-5 3-4 1-3/4 2-3 1-2 0-0 0-1/1 4-8 4-8 0-0 1-2/3 2-4 2-4 0-0 0-0/0 Did Not Play - Injury 4-7 4-7 3-4 0-3/3 5-7 3-4 2-2 1-3/4 4-6 2-4 1-1 1-3/4 3-8 2-7 0-0 0-4/4 1-4 1-4 0-0 0-3/3 0-4 0-4 0-0 1-3/4 2-2 0-0 0-0 1-1/2 0-5 0-5 0-0 0-2/2 1-6 1-5 0-0 0-1/1 1-4 0-3 0-0 0-0/0 1-3 1-3 0-3 0-2/2 2-4 1-3 0-0 0-3/3 3-5 1-3 0-0 0-1/1 6-10 6-10 1-1 1-2/3 1-4 0-2 0-0 1-1/2 1-3 1-3 0-0 1-1/2 2-8 2-7 0-0 0-3/3 1-3 1-3 4-4 0-4/4 1-3 0-2 0-0 0-0/0 1-3 0-2 0-0 0-3/3 2-5 1-4 0-0 1-2/3 1-4 0-3 2-2 0-3/3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0/0 1-3 1-3 1-2 0-1/1 69-167 45-132 21-29 14-72/86

PF 2 2 0 2 2 2 1 0

A TO Blk Stl Pts 0 2 0 2 5 1 2 0 0 6 1 3 0 1 8 0 1 0 3 20 3 1 0 0 12 4 3 0 2 5 2 1 1 0 12 0 1 0 0 6

3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 3 0 1 2 1 1 1 1 31

0 1 2 1 0 2 3 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 4 3 3 1 0 1 0 40

1 3 0 0 2 3 0 1 1 2 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 41

0 0 15 0 2 15 0 1 11 0 1 8 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 5 0 0 7 0 0 19 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 1 6 0 1 7 0 0 2 0 1 2 1 0 5 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 21 204

PF 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 22

A TO Blk Stl Pts 1 0 0 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2 2 0 0 12 2 2 0 4 13 0 0 0 3 10 4 1 0 0 21 6 0 0 0 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 13 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 13 0 1 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 15 0 1 0 1 19 0 1 0 0 7 3 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 15 1 2 0 2 8 2 1 0 0 11 0 0 0 1 5 3 1 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 10 2 0 0 0 6 1 1 0 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 1 0 0 0 5 1 2 0 0 5 1 1 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 11 37 27 0 18 287

2007-08 GAME-BY-GAME Opponent (Date) Start Army (11/10) N Iowa State (11/20) N Central Michigan (11/24) N Florida State (11/27) N UC Riverside (12/1) N North Dakota State (12/3) N Colorado State (12/8) N South Dakota State (12/12) N Santa Clara (12/22) N Nicholls State (12/28) N Kennesaw State (12/29) N UNLV (12/30) N Michigan State (1/5) N Northwestern (1/9) N Penn State (1/12) N Indiana (1/17) N Michigan State (1/20) N Ohio State (1/26) N Michigan (1/31) N Wisconsin (2/3) N Northwestern (2/6) Y Iowa (2/9) Y Illinois (2/12) Y Wisconsin (2/16) N Michigan (2/21) N Penn State (2/24) N Purdue (2/27) N Ohio State (3/1) N Indiana (3/5) N Illinois (3/8) N Northwestern (3/13) N Indiana (3/14) N Illinois (3/15) N Maryland (3/18) Y Totals 34/4

Min Fg-Fa 3g-3a 18 3-7 2-6 4 0-1 0-0 15 3-5 3-5 22 5-9 2-6 21 4-7 4-7 19 4-9 2-6 22 7-13 6-11 23 3-7 3-6 16 0-3 0-3 15 4-7 2-4 15 4-7 2-5 23 5-8 3-6 15 2-2 1-1 18 5-8 5-7 25 6-11 5-8 17 2-5 2-3 24 3-5 1-2 19 3-9 1-7 2 0-0 0-0 17 0-2 0-1 32 4-8 4-7 24 3-7 2-5 27 4-10 3-7 20 1-5 1-3 20 1-5 1-4 17 3-5 3-5 25 1-4 1-3 30 4-13 2-10 12 0-3 0-3 28 4-7 4-6 24 2-7 1-5 26 2-7 1-3 27 1-4 0-1 26 3-10 3-8 688 96-220 70-164

Ft-Fta O-D/T 0-0 1-4/5 0-0 1-1/2 0-0 0-1-/1 0-0 3-0/3 1-2 0-1/1 0-0 2-4/6 1-1 1-2/3 0-0 1-2/3 0-0 1-0/1 3-3 0-2/2 0-0 0-3/3 0-2 2-2/4 0-0 1-2/3 0-0 0-3/3 2-3 0-1/1 1-1 0-0/0 0-1 2-2/4 1-2 0-1/1 0-0 0-1/1 0-0 1-2/3 3-3 1-4/5 0-0 0-4/4 0-0 1-2/3 2-2 2-0/2 2-2 1-1/2 1-2 0-3/3 3-4 3-0/3 0-0 1-2/3 0-0 1-1/2 2-2 2-4/6 0-0 1-3/4 0-0 0-2/2 1-1 0-2/2 2-2 3-3/6 25-33 35-65/100

University of Minnesota Basketball • 2009 Prospectus Forward/Center So./So. | 6-10 | 235 Yankton, South Dakota | Yankton High School

Colton

IVERSON MILESTONES: Swatted nine shots against Bowling Green (11/15) in the second game of the NABC Classic to tie Joel Przybilla and Randy Breuer for the third-best singlegame performance in school history • scored 100th career point against Ohio State (2/7) • grabbed his 100th career rebound against Illinois (2/26) • is fifth on the Gophers all-time single-season field goal percentage list at .605 (69-114).

2008-09 | FRESHMAN SEASON: Started all three games and averaged 7.0 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.3 blocks and 20.7 minutes played per game in the NABC Classic • tallied nine points, five rebounds and a block in Gopher debut against Concordia-St. Paul in the first game of the NABC Classic • played 11 minutes and scored five points in first road game as a Gopher at Colorado State (11/22) • established career-highs with 20 points and four assists against Eastern Washington (11/26) • scored a game-high 14 points and grabbed seven rebounds against Virginia (12/2) • scored four points and blocked four shots in 24 minutes against South Dakota State (12/10) • scored four points, grabbed three rebounds and blocked two shots in 25 minutes against Louisville (12/20) • recorded seven points, seven rebounds, two blocks and a steal in 18 minutes against High Point (12/28) • scored six points and grabbed six rebounds in 20 minutes against Illinois (1/29) • scored eight points and grabbed five rebounds in 26 minutes against Ohio State (2/7) • scored four points, tied a careerhigh with eight rebounds and established a career-high with two steals in 28 minutes against Illinois (2/26).

CAREER HIGHS Minutes 28 vs. Bowling Green (11/15/08) Points 20 vs. Eastern Washington (11/26/08) FG Attempts 13 vs. Eastern Washington (11/26/08) FG Made 10 vs. Eastern Washington (11/26/08) FT Attempts 8 vs. Concordia (11/14/08) FT Made 5 vs. Concordia (11/14/08) 3-Point FG Attempts N/A 3-Point FG Made N/A Rebounds 8 - twice; last at Illinois (2/26/09) Assists 4 vs. Eastern Washington (11/26/08) Steals 2 at Illinois (2/26/09) Blocks 9 vs. Bowling Green (11/15/08)

HIGH SCHOOL: A graduate of Yankton High School • averaged 17.9 points, 12.3 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game as a senior and led Yankton to a fifth place finish in the South Dakota State AA Tournament • named to the All-Tournament Team • averaged a double-double in 20 of the 26 games played during senior season • named MVP of the Hoosier Shootout in the summer of 2007 as after leading the South Dakota Heat AAU team to the championship • averaged 14.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 3.0 blocks during the summer of ‘07 • averaged 12.4 points, 9.6 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game as a junior • three-time All-Conference performer • two-time member of the All-State team. PERSONAL: Undecided on a major • son of Chuck and Karla Iverson • father Chuck Iverson, a former University of South Dakota basketball standout, is a member of the USD Coyote Sports Hall of Fame and was later drafted by the Seattle Supersonics of the NBA as well as by Memphis of the ABA • has two sisters, Cassie and Kara • Kara played four years of basketball for her father Chuck Iverson at Mount Marty • Cassie is a senior forward at the University of South Dakota.

Iverson’s Game-by-Game Stats 2008-09 GAME-BY-GAME Opponent (Date) Start Concordia (11/14) Y Bowling Green (11/15) Y Georgia State (11/16) Y Colorado State (11/22) Y Eastern Washington (11/26) Y North Dakota State (11/29) Y Virginia (12/2) Y Cornell (12/6) Y South Dakota State (12/10) Y Louisville (12/20) Y S.E. Louisiana (12/23) Y High Point (12/28) Y Michigan State (12/31) Y Ohio State (1/3) Y Iowa (1/8) Y Penn State (1/11) Y Wisconsin (1/15) Y Northwestern (1/18) Y Purdue (1/22) Y Indiana (1/25) Y Illinois (1/29) Y Michigan State (2/4) Y Ohio State (2/7) Y Indiana (2/10) Y Penn State (2/14) Y Michigan (2/19) N Northwestern (2/22) N Illinois (2/27) Y Wisconsin (3/4) Y Michigan (3/7) Northwestern (3/12) BTT N Michigan State (3/13) BTT N Texas (3/19) NCAA N Totals 32/27

Min 14 28 20 11 25 17 22 12 24 25 13 18 15 27 11 18 17 10 11 9 20 19 26 12 13 16 20 28 26 13 12 14 566

Fg-Fa 3g-3a Ft-Fta O-D/T 2-2 0-0 5-8 3-2/5 2-5 0-0 2-4 3-5/8 2-5 0-0 2-4 1-2/3 2-2 0-0 1-2 2-2/4 10-13 0-0 0-0 4-1/5 2-3 0-0 2-3 1-1/2 5-6 0-0 4-6 4-3/7 1-3 0-0 2-2 3-2/5 2-4 0-0 0-1 0-2/2 2-5 0-0 0-0 0-3/3 3-5 0-0 2-2 1-0/1 3-5 0-0 1-2 2-5/7 1-3 0-0 2-4 3-4/7 2-3 0-0 0-1 1-2/3 0-1 0-0 0-0 2-0/2 1-3 0-0 0-1 1-2/3 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0/0 2-2 0-0 0-2 0-1/1 2-3 0-0 2-4 1-0/1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0/0 2-4 0-0 2-5 3-3/6 2-4 0-0 0-3 3-2/5 3-6 0-0 2-2 2-3/5 3-5 0-0 0-0 0-1/1 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-2/3 3-3 0-0 0-0 1-3/4 2-4 0-0 3-6 1-3/4 2-2 0-0 0-0 3-5/8 3-8 0-0 2-2 2-0/2 Did Not Play - Injury 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-1/1 1-1 0-0 0-3 0-2/2 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-3/4 70-116 0-0 34-67 49-65/114

PF 3 2 1 5 0 3 2 4 0 3 3 0 1 3 1 3 1 3 2 2 0 2 2 0 4 1 3 1 2 4 3 2 66

A TO Blk Stl Pts 0 0 1 0 9 1 3 9 1 6 1 0 0 0 6 0 3 0 1 5 4 0 1 0 20 1 0 0 1 6 0 2 0 1 14 0 0 2 0 4 0 2 4 0 4 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 1 0 8 1 2 2 1 7 0 3 0 0 4 3 1 4 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 2 2 2 0 4 0 2 1 1 8 0 2 2 1 6 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 6 1 3 1 0 7 1 4 1 2 4 2 2 0 1 8 0 0 0 20

2 2 3 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 44 41 13 174

CAREER STATISTICS Season

Min

Career

566

2008-09

566

Avg

Fg-Fga

17.7

70-116

17.7

70-116

Pct

.603 .603

3-POINT Fg-Fga Pct. 0-0 0-0

.000 .000

Ft-Fta 34-67 34-67

Pct.

.507 .507

REBOUNDS O-D/Tot Avg

49-65/114

3.6

Asst

Blk

Pf/Dq

66/1

Pts

Avg

174

5.4

174

5.4

University of Minnesota Basketball • 2009 Prospectus Forward Gr./Sr. | 6-7 | 210 Thibodaux, Louisiana | Thibodaux High School

Damian

JOHNSON MILESTONES: Scored in double figures 24 times in his career • istied for ninth on the Gophers all-time steals list with 131 • recorded 59 steals in 2007-08, the eighth most in a season for a Gopher • followed that up with 58 steals in 2008-09, tied for ninth most in a season for a Gopher • his 34 thefts in Big Ten Conference action during the 2007-08 and 2008-09 seasons ranks sixth all-time • is eighth on the Gophers all-time blocks list with 124 • swatted 60 shots in 2008-09, the eighth most blocks in a season for a Gopher • his 35 blocks in Big Ten Conference action during the 2008-09 season ranks sixth all-time • grabbed his 200th career rebound in the Big Ten Tournament against Illinois (3/15/08) • scored his 400th career point in a victory at Iowa (1/8/09) • scored his 500th career point at Illinois (2/26/09) • swiped his 100th career steal in a victory over Penn State (1/11/09) • swatted his 100th career block against Purdue (1/22/09) • grabbed his 300th career rebound against Northwestern (2/22/09) • dished out his 100th career assist at Illinois (2/26/09).

34 CAREER HIGHS Minutes 36 - twice; last at Ohio State (2/7/09) Points 21 vs. South Dakota State (12/10/08) FG Attempts 18 at Illinois (2/26/09) FG Made 10 vs. South Dakota State (12/10/08) FT Attempts 10 vs. Michigan State (3/13/09) FT Made 5 - three times; last vs. Michigan State (3/13/09) 3-Point FG Attempts 4 vs. Maryland (3/18/08) 3-Point FG Made 2 - five times; last vs. Michigan State (3/13/09) Rebounds 12 vs. Maryland (3/18/08) Assists 6 vs. North Dakota State (11/29/08) Steals 5 - three times; last at Illinois (2/26/09) Blocks 5 - twice; last vs. South Dakota State (12/10/08)

2008-09 | JUNIOR SEASON: Missed the Gophers’ first three games with a broken left hand • Made season debut at Colorado State (11/22) where he tied a career high with five assists • scored a season-high 11 points, dished out two assists, blocked two shots and collected two steals against Eastern Washington (11/26) • played 29 minutes, dished out a career-high six assists, blocked three shots and collected four steals against North Dakota State (11/29) • played a season-high 33 minutes, scored six points, grabbed six rebounds and also added three assists, three blocks and three steals against Virginia (12/2) • put up 11 points to go along with four assists, three rebounds, two blocks and a steal against Cornell (12/6) • registered a career-high 21 points on 10 of 15 shooting from the field and tied a career-high with five blocks in 31 minutes against South Dakota State (12/10) • scored nine points, grabbed six rebounds, registered two steals and blocked one shot in 30 minutes against Louisville (12/20) • tallied 13 points, grabbed four rebounds, dished out four assists, registered three steals and blocked two shots in 31 minutes against Eastern Louisiana (12/23) • scored eight points, grabbed four rebounds and swiped four balls in 22 minutes against High Point (12/28) • played a season-high 34 minutes and tied a season high with six rebounds and four steals to go along with 12 points against Ohio State (1/3) • grabbed a team-high six rebounds and scored four points in 26 minutes at Iowa (1/8) • scored 11 points and grabbed five rebounds in 28 minutes against Wisconsin (1/15) • scored 14 points, grabbed four rebounds and blocked three shots against Northwestern (1/18) • scored nine points, grabbed five rebounds, blocked three shots and collected three steals against Purdue (1/22) • logged a career-high 36 minutes and scored a team-high 18 points, grabbed six rebounds, blocked two shots and finished with two steals against Indiana (1/25) • scored 12 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for his second career double-double and tied a careerhigh with 36 minutes played against Ohio State (2/7) • tallied 10 points, four blocks and four rebounds against Michigan (2/19) • scored 18 points, tied a career-high with five steals, grabbed four rebounds and blocked three shots in 33 minutes against Illinois (2/26) • scored 11 points on 4-of 9 shooting and grabbed five rebounds in 35 minutes against Wisconsin (3/4) • scored 12 points, collected four steals, grabbed three rebounds and blocked two shots in 31 minutes against Michigan (3/7) • averaged a team-high 13.5 points and 5.5 rebounds to go along with 1.5 blocks and 24.0 minutes while shooting .500 (8-16) from the field at the Big Ten Tournament • scored 19 points to go with four boards against Michigan State in Big Ten Quarterfinals • scored 13 points and grabbed three boards in his first career NCAA Tournament games against Texas (3/19). 2007-08 | SOPHOMORE SEASON: Scored eight points, added a career-high five assists and tied a career with five steals against Ohio State (1/26) • contributed a great defensive effort against Big Ten scoring leader Eric Gordon on 1/17, holding him to 3-8 shooting and 12 points while forcing seven turnovers • had eight points, five steals, three blocks and three assists against IU (1/17) •

started his first game of the season against Penn State (1/12) and contributed six points, two blocks and two steals • averaged 6.0 points and 5.0 rebounds per game and shot .500 (7-14) from the field during the Duel in the Desert (12/28-30) • tied a career-high with four blocked shots against South Dakota State (12/12) • dished out a career-high three assists against North Dakota State (12/3) • came off the bench to record career-highs in points (12), rebounds (8), blocks (4) and steals (4) in the season opener vs. Army (11/10) • matched a then career-high with 12 points against UC Riverside (12/1) and added seven boards, three steals and three blocks while hitting 5-5 from the field • played a then career-high 27 minutes at Iowa State (11/20) • sank (4) and attempted (5) career highs from the line against Central Michigan (11/24) • scored 10 points and swiped two steals against Colorado State (12/8) • scored six points and tied a then career-high with three assists against Santa Clara (12/22) • recorded a career-high five blocks and scored 10 points in a career-high 24 minutes vs. Wisconsin (2/3) • pulled down a then career-high 10 rebounds, including seven on the offensive end against Illinois (2/12) • he also scored nine points and had four steals and a block against the Illini. • scored five points and grabbed six boards against Wisconsin (2/16) • scored five points and grabbed five rebounds in 18 minutes at Purdue (2/27) • contributed seven points, two rebounds, two assists, two steals and a block in 22 minutes off the bench against Illinois (3/8) • was the Gophers’ leading scorer in Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal victory over No. 22 Indiana with 17 points (3/14) • also pulled down six rebounds against the Hoosiers • played a career-high 35 minutes and recorded his first career double-double with 14 points and a career-high 12 rebounds in the first round of the NIT against Maryland (3/18) • also finished with four blocks, four steals and four assists • letterwinner. 2006-07 | FRESHMAN SEASON: Played 28 games with four starts • averaged 1.6 points and 1.4 rebounds per game • scored six points, on 2-of-2 from three-point range with an assist in nine minutes vs. Ohio State (2/18) • made his second start and first in Big Ten play at Wisconsin (1/6); had a rebound and a block in 11 mintues • started his first career game, scoring two points and three rebounds in 14 minutes of play vs. UCF (12/12) • had a career-high eight points, was 2-of-3 from three-point range, with two steals in seven minutes vs. Southern Illinois (11/24) • scored five points, grabbed six rebounds and tallied four blocks in 15 minutes vs. Long Island (11/17) • saw his first action as a Golden Gopher, played eight minutes vs. North Dakota State (11/13) • letterwinner. 2005-06: Redshirted. HIGH SCHOOL: A graduate of Thibodaux High School • high school coach was Barry Filce • named 5A AllState by the Louisiana Sports Writer’s Association • Daily Comet All-Bayou Region Player of the Year • District 6-5A MVP • led his team to a runner-up finish in the state tournament • named Top 28 All-Tournament • scored 32 points vs. Acadiana in the second round and 21 with five blocks in the semifinals vs. East St. John • averaged 16.8 points, 8.9 rebounds and 4.8 blocks per game • had 19 points, eight rebounds and three blocks in Texas vs. Louisiana All-Star Classic • McDonald’s All-American nominee • three-year basketball letterwinner • named all-district honorable mention after his sophomore year and first team all-district his junior year • All-Bayou Region second team in 2003 and first team in 2004 • District 6-5A Defensive MVP his junior season • led team to regional playoffs his junior season • averaged 17 points, nine rebounds, six blocks and four assists as a junior • honor roll student. PERSONAL: Majoring in communication studies • son of David and Yvonne Johnson • born March 9, 1987.

CAREER STATISTICS Season 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 Career

Gp 28 34 30 92

Gs 4 6 30 40

Min 276 768 802 1846

Avg 9.9 22.6 26.7 20.1

Fg-Fga 17-46 91-188 114-235 222-469

Pct .370 .484 .485 .473

3-POINT Fg-Fga Pct. 5-13 .385 10-40 .250 10-38 .263 25-91 .275

Ft-Fta 5-11 49-88 55-82 109-181

Pct. .455 .557 .671 .602

REBOUNDS O-D/Tot Avg 12-28/40 1.4 69-92/161 4.7 54-71/125 4.2 135-191/326 3.5

Asst 13 44 48 105

TO 14 46 42 102

Blk 18 46 60 124

ST 14 59 58 131

Pf/Dq 37/1 99/4 86/3 222/8

Pts 44 241 293 578

Avg 1.6 7.1 9.8 6.3

University of Minnesota Basketball • 2009 Prospectus

Johnson’s Game-by-Game Stats 2008-09 GAME-BY-GAME Opponent (Date) Start Concordia (11/14) Bowling Green (11/15) Georgia State (11/16) Colorado State (11/22) Y Eastern Washington (11/26) Y North Dakota State (11/29) Y Virginia (12/2) Y Cornell (12/6) Y South Dakota State (12/10) Y Louisville (12/20) Y S.E. Louisiana (12/23) Y High Point (12/28) Y Michigan State (12/31) Y Ohio State (1/3) Y Iowa (1/8) Y Penn State (1/11) Y Wisconsin (1/15) Y Northwestern (1/18) Y Purdue (1/22) Y Indiana (1/25) Y Illinois (1/29) Y Michigan State (2/4) Y Ohio State (2/7) Y Indiana (2/10) Y Penn State (2/14) Y Michigan (2/19) Y Northwestern (2/22) Y Illinois (2/27) Y Wisconsin (3/4) Y Michigan (3/7) Y Northwestern (3/12) BTT Y Michigan State (3/13) BTT Y Texas (3/19) NCAA Y

Min

21 19 29 33 19 31 30 31 22 27 34 26 25 28 30 28 36 29 16 36 17 21 25 17 33 35 31 23 25 25

2006-07 GAME-BY-GAME Fg-Fa 3g-3a Ft-Fta O-D/T Did Not Play - Injury Did Not Play - Injury Did Not Play - Injury 2-6 1-3 1-2 3-2/5 5-6 0-0 1-1 0-1/1 5-6 0-0 1-1 0-0/0 3-9 0-3 0-0 1-5/6 5-8 1-1 0-4 2-1/3 10-15 0-2 1-4 4-2/6 3-7 0-1 3-4 3-3/6 6-10 0-1 1-2 1-3/4 3-4 0-1 2-4 2-2/4 0-4 0-2 3-4 0-2/2 5-8 0-0 2-2 2-4/6 2-8 0-0 0-0 2-4/6 2-3 0-0 0-0 1-2/3 3-5 2-2 3-4 2-3/5 6-9 2-3 0-0 2-2/4 2-9 0-3 5-7 5-0/5 7-16 0-1 4-5 2-4/6 2-7 0-2 1-2 2-3/5 1-5 0-1 1-2 1-1/2 5-11 0-2 2-2 3-7/10 0-4 0-1 0-0 0-0/0 0-4 0-1 5-6 1-2/3 3-4 0-0 4-4 0-4/4 3-6 0-0 0-0 1-2/3 9-18 0-0 0-0 3-1/4 4-9 0-1 3-5 2-3/5 5-7 0-0 2-2 2-1/3 2-5 1-2 3-3 1-6/7 6-11 2-3 5-10 2-2/4 5-11 1-2 2-2 2-1/3

3 2 1 3 3 2 5 2 1 3 2 4 1 5 3 4 3 3 3 4 4 5 3 4 1 1 4 2 3 2

A TO Blk Stl Pts

5 2 6 3 4 1 2 4 2 0 4 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 2 2 1 0

1 1 4 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 1 2 0 3 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 3 2 0 1

3 2 3 3 2 5 1 2 0 3 3 1 2 1 3 3 2 2 1 3 1 1 4 0 3 0 2 3 0 1

1 2 4 3 1 1 2 3 4 1 4 0 3 0 1 3 2 0 0 2 2 2 1 2 5 2 4 0 2 1

6 11 11 6 11 21 9 13 8 3 12 4 4 11 14 9 18 5 3 12 0 5 10 6 18 11 12 8 19 13

Opponent (Date) Start North Dakota St. (11/13) N Long Island (11/17) N Iowa State (11/21) N vs. Marist (11/23) N vs. So. Illinois (11/24) N vs. Montana (11/26) N Clemson (11/29) N Arizona State (12/2) N at UAB (12/5) N South Dakota State (12/7) N Arkansas-Little Rock (12/9) N UCF (12/12) Y at UNLV (12/22) SE Louisiana (12/30) Purdue (1/3) N at Wisconsin (1/6) Y at Iowa (1/13) Illinois (1/17) N Northwestern (1/20) N at Michigan State (1/24) Y Penn State (1/27) N at Northwestern (1/31) N at Illinois (2/3) N Iowa (2/7) N at Michigan (2/10) N Wisconsin (2/14) N Ohio State (2/18) N at Indiana (2/21) N Michigan (2/24) Y at Purdue (2/28) N vs. Michigan (3/8) BTT N Totals 28/4

2007-08 GAME-BY-GAME Opponent (Date) Start Army (11/10) N Iowa State (11/20) N Central Michigan (11/24) N Florida State (11/27) N UC Riverside (12/1) N North Dakota State (12/3) N Colorado State (12/8) N South Dakota State (12/12) N Santa Clara (12/22) N Nicholls State (12/28) N Kennesaw State (12/29) N UNLV (12/30) N Michigan State (1/5) N Northwestern (1/9) N Penn State (1/12) Y Indiana (1/17) N Michigan State (1/20) Y Ohio State (1/26) N Michigan (1/31) Y Wisconsin (2/3) Y Northwestern (2/6) N Iowa (2/9) N Illinois (2/12) N Wisconsin (2/16) N Michigan (2/21) N Penn State (2/24) N Purdue (2/27) N Ohio State (3/1) N Indiana (3/5) N Illinois (3/8) N Northwestern (3/13) BTT N Indiana (3/14) BTT Y Illinois (3/15) BTT Y Maryland (3/18) NIT N Totals 34/6

Min Fg-Fa 3g-3a 20 4-7 2-3 27 2-7 0-1 15 1-3 0-1 18 2-6 0-0 20 5-5 1-1 20 1-4 0-0 21 4-6 0-1 19 3-5 0-0 19 3-7 0-1 16 1-3 0-1 20 3-5 0-0 13 3-6 0-0 26 2-5 0-0 12 1-3 0-0 22 2-2 1-1 27 3-5 0-2 31 4-7 0-1 30 4-9 0-1 28 4-6 0-2 34 4-7 0-1 15 1-3 0-0 31 4-8 0-2 27 3-8 0-2 26 2-6 1-2 20 1-2 0-0 16 2-5 1-1 18 2-8 1-1 17 0-1 0-0 25 2-5 1-3 22 3-4 1-2 23 1-3 0-0 23 6-11 1-3 32 2-5 0-3 35 6-11 0-4 768 91-188 10-40

Ft-Fta O-D/T 2-4 4-4/8 0-1 4-3/7 4-5 0-1/1 2-2 4-2/6 1-1 2-5/7 0-0 2-4/6 2-3 2-1/3 4-5 2-4/6 0-0 2-0/2 3-4 1-3/4 0-3 2-4/6 1-2 2-3/5 2-2 3-1/4 3-8 1-3/4 1-2 0-0/0 2-3 1-1/2 2-3 2-4/6 0-0 1-5/6 0-2 1-1/2 2-2 0-3/3 2-5 0-2/2 1-1 6-1/7 3-4 7-3/10 0-0 3-3/6 1-4 0-4/4 0-3 0-0/0 0-2 2-3/5 1-3 3-2/5 0-0 1-5/6 0-0 0-2/2 0-2 1-1/2 4-4 4-2/6 4-6 0-4/4 2-2 6-6/12 49-88 69-92/161

PF 1 2 2 1 3 4 2 3 2 3 3 4 3 2 4 1 4 5 5 2 4 1 2 4 1 2 4 2 4 5 4 5 3 2 99

A TO Blk Stl Pts 0 1 4 4 12 1 1 2 1 4 2 2 0 0 6 0 2 2 1 6 1 1 3 3 12 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 10 1 2 4 0 10 3 0 0 3 6 2 5 1 2 5 1 4 3 1 6 1 0 0 1 7 0 2 1 3 6 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 2 2 6 3 0 3 5 8 1 1 0 2 10 5 3 1 5 8 1 1 1 1 8 2 1 5 1 10 1 2 1 1 4 2 2 1 2 9 1 2 1 4 9 0 2 0 1 5 0 3 0 1 3 2 0 1 1 5 0 2 1 1 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 5 2 3 1 2 7 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 17 1 1 0 2 8 4 1 4 4 14 44 46 46 59 241

Min 8 15 10 23 7 15 11 3 3 21 3 14 3 11 2 3 18 11 1 8 1 6 10 9 18 10 22 9 275

Fg-Fa 3g-3a Ft-Fta O-D/T PF 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0/0 0 2-4 0-0 1-3 2-4/6 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0/0 2 2-6 0-1 1-2 2-1/3 3 2-4 2-3 2-2 1-0/1 3 1-2 0-0 1-1 3-2/5 2 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-0/0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1/1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0/0 0 2-2 1-1 0-0 1-2/3 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0/’0 2 1-3 0-1 0-0 1-2/3 0 Did Not Play Did Not Play 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0/0 0 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-1/1 3 Did Not Play 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0/0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0/0 1 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-4/4 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1/1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0/0 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1/1 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0/0 0 1-2 0-1 0-0 1-0/1 2 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-1/1 1 2-3 2-2 0-0 0-0/0 2 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-3/3 5 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1/1 1 0-3 0-2 0-1 0-3/3 1 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-1/2 0 17-46 5-13 5-11 12-28/40 37

A TO Blk Stl Pts 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 5 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 2 0 5 0 2 0 2 8 2 1 0 1 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 13

0 0

0 1

0 0

1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 14 18 14

0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 6 0 0 0 2 44

University of Minnesota Basketball • 2009 Prospectus

Guard So./So. | 6-3 | 170 Ajax, Ontario | Pickering High School

Devoe

JOSEPH

5 CAREER HIGHS Minutes 31 at Michigan (2/19/09) Points 23 at Penn State (2/14/09) FG Attempts 11 at Penn State (2/14/09) FG Made 8 at Penn State (2/14/09) FT Attempts 2 vs. Cornell (12/6/08) FT Made 2 vs. Cornell (12/6/08) 3-Point FG Attempts 8 at Penn State (2/14/09) 3-Point FG Made 7 at Penn State (2/14/09) Rebounds 4 - five times; last at Illinois (2/26/09) Assists 5 vs. Penn State (1/11/09) Steals 2 - nine times; last vs. Northwestern (2/22/09) Blocks 1 - twice; last vs. Northwestern (3/12/09)

MILESTONES: Made 31 three-point field goals in 2008-09, the fifth-most by a Gopher freshman • tied a school record with seven three-point field goals against Penn State (2/14/09) • went 7-of-8 (.875) against Penn State to establish a new school record for three-point percentage in a game • scored 100th career point against Ohio State (2/7) • made first career start against Wisconsin (3/4).

PERSONAL: Undecided on a major • son of David and Connie Joseph • younger brother Cory Joseph will be a senior at Findlay College Prep.

2008-09 | FRESHMAN SEASON: Averaged 1.0 points, 2.0 assists and 20.7 minutes played per game in the NABC Classic • grabbed two rebounds and dished out two assists in 19 minutes in his Gopher debut against Concordia-St. Paul(11/14) in the first game of the NABC Classic • scored a career-high five points at Colorado State (11/22) • played 14 minutes and tied a career-high with five points against Eastern Washington (11/26) • played13 minutes and tied a career-high with five points against North Dakota State (11/29) • grabbed a career-high four rebounds in 13 minutes against Virginia (12/2) • played a career-high 28 minutes and scored a career-high six points against Cornell (12/6) • dished out a career-high four assists and scored three points in 15 minutes against Louisville (12/20) • tied a career-high with two steals to go along with four points and two assists against Southeastern Louisiana (12/23) • scored a career-high 11 points on 4-of-7 shooting from the field against High Point (12/28) • played 14 minutes and tied a career-high for the fourth straight game with two steals against Michigan State (12/31) • played 21 minutes and tied a career high four assists and four rebounds to go with seven points against Ohio State (1/3) • dished out a career-high five assists and tied a career-high with two steals in 15 minutes against Penn State (1/11) • tied a career-high with two steals and scored eight points while logging 18 minutes against Purdue (1/22) • tied career-highs with 11 points and two steals in 24 minutes at Michigan State (2/4) • scored nine points on 4-of6 shooting and tied a career-high with four rebounds in 23 minutes against Indiana (2/10) • tied a school-record with seven trey’s en route to a career-high 23 points (all in the 2nd half) in 22 minutes against Penn State (2/14) • scored a team-high 14 points and logged a career-high 31 minutes against Michigan (2/19).

Joseph’s Game-by-Game Stats

INTERNATIONAL: A two-time member of the Canadian World Junior National Team • led team in scoring both years • invited to the Canadian Men’s National Team training camp leading up to the 2008 Olympics • was one of the final cuts. HIGH SCHOOL: A graduate of Pickering High School • averaged 24.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists as a senior to lead Pickering to a 70-2 record • three-time Canadian High School Player of the Year • three-time Toronto Star High School all-star • led team to 2007 and 2008 Provincial Championship • two-time Pickering High School Mr. Basketball Award winner • member of Grassroots Canada AAU program throughout high school.

2008-09 GAME-BY-GAME Opponent (Date) Start Concordia (11/14) N Bowling Green (11/15) N Georgia State (11/16) N Colorado State (11/22) N Eastern Washington (11/26) N North Dakota State (11/29) N Virginia (12/2) N Cornell (12/6) N South Dakota State N Louisville (12/20) N S.E. Louisiana (12/23) N High Point (12/28) N Michigan State (12/31) N Ohio State (1/3) N Iowa (1/8) N Penn State (1/11) N Wisconsin (1/15) N Northwestern (1/18) N Purdue (1/22) N Indiana (1/25) N Illinois (1/29) N Michigan State (2/4) N Ohio State (2/7) N Indiana (2/10) N Penn State (2/14) N Michigan (2/19) N Northwestern (2/22) N Illinois (2/27) N Wisconsin (3/4) Y Michigan (3/7) Y Northwestern (3/12) BTT N Michigan State (3/13) BTT N Texas (3/19) NCAA N Totals 33/2

Min Fg-Fa 3g-3a 19 0-2 0-2 9 1-2 1-1 9 0-1 0-1 9 2-2 1-1 14 2-4 1-3 13 2-5 1-2 13 1-4 0-2 28 2-7 0-2 13 2-6 0-1 15 1-4 1-3 15 1-3 1-3 17 4-7 3-4 14 2-3 1-1 21 3-9 1-3 11 0-3 0-3 15 1-2 1-1 15 0-2 0-0 14 3-4 2-3 18 3-8 2-5 12 1-4 1-3 16 2-5 0-3 24 5-8 1-3 18 2-6 1-4 23 4-6 1-1 22 8-11 7-8 31 5-9 3-6 15 0-1 0-1 15 0-6 0-3 20 1-3 0-0 23 1-4 0-1 21 2-6 1-4 16 0-3 0-3 13 1-5 0-2 551 62-155 31-83

Ft-Fta O-D/T 0-0 0-2/2 0-0 0-2/2 0-0 1-2/3 0-0 1-1/2 0-0 0-1/1 0-0 0-0/0 0-0 0-4/4 2-2 1-3/4 0-0 1-0/1 0-0 1-1/2 1-3 0-0/0 0-1 0-1/1 0-0 0-0/0 0-0 3-1/4 0-0 0-0/0 0-0 0-2/2 0-0 0-3/3 0-1 0-1/1 0-0 0-0/0 0-0 0-1/1 0-0 0-2/2 0-0 0-0/0 0-0 1-0/1 0-1 0-4/4 0-0 1-0/1 1-2 0-1/1 2-3 0-1/1 0-0 1-3/4 0-0 0-2/2 2-2 1-2/3 1-2 0-3/3 0-0 1-0/1 0-0 0-3/3 9-17 13-46/59

PF 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 2 1 0 2 2 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 26

A TO Blk Stl Pts 2 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 2 3 0 0 5 1 2 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 1 6 1 0 0 1 4 4 2 0 2 3 2 1 0 2 4 2 1 0 2 11 0 1 0 2 5 4 2 0 1 7 0 2 0 0 0 5 2 0 2 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 8 0 2 0 2 8 1 2 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 4 1 3 0 2 11 2 2 0 0 5 2 4 0 2 9 0 3 0 1 23 4 3 1 0 14 1 2 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 6 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 50 55 2 26 164

CAREER STATISTICS Season

Min

Career

551

2008-09

551

Avg

Fg-Fga

16.7

62-155

16.7

62-155

Pct

.400

3-POINT Fg-Fga Pct. 31-83

31-83

.373

Ft-Fta 9-17

9-17

Pct.

.529

REBOUNDS O-D/Tot Avg

13-46/59

1.8

Asst

Blk

Pf/Dq

26/0

Pts

Avg

164

5.0

164

5.0

University of Minnesota Basketball • 2009 Prospectus Guard Jr./Jr. | 6-1 | 180 Minneapolis, Minn. | Patrick Henry High School

NOLEN MILESTONES: Scored in double figures 11 times in his career • recorded 64 steals in 2007-08 and also in 2008-09, the fifth most in a season in Gopher history • his 32 thefts in conference play in 2007-08 tied him with Quincy Lewis for seventh all-time in Gopher season history • currently sits 10th all-time in Gopher history with 128 career steals • currently fifth all-time on Minnesota’s assist average list among players with at least 40 career games played at 3.9 (259 assists in 66 games) • dished out 143 assists in 2008-09, seventh most in single-season Gopher history • dished out his 100th career assist against Illinois (3/8/08) • dished out his 200th career assist against Ohio State (1/3/09) • grabbed his 100th career rebound against Georgia State (11/16/08) • scored his 200th career point against Virginia (12/2/08) • scored his 300th career point against Purdue (1/22/09) • collected his 100th career steal against Wisconsin (1/15/09) • dished out a career-high 11 assists against South Dakota State (12/10/08), to tie four former Gophers for the seventh most assists in a game all-time.

0 CAREER HIGHS Minutes 37 at Colorado State (11/22/08) Points 18 vs. Louisville (12/20/08) FG Attempts 14 -twice; last vs. Purdue (1/22/09) FG Made 7 vs. Concordia (11/14/08) FT Attempts 17 vs. Louisville (12/20/08) FT Made 13 vs. Louisville (12/20/08) 3-Point FG Attempts 6 vs. Colorado State (11/22/08) 3-Point FG Made 3 - twice; last vs. Concordia (11/14/08) Rebounds 9 vs. Wisconsin (12/30/07) Assists 11 vs. South Dakota State (12/10/08) Steals 5 - seven times; last at Wisconsin (1/15/08) Blocks 1 - eight times; last at Michigan State (2/4/09)

2008-09 | SOPHOMORE SEASON: Started all three games and averaged 9.0 points, 5.3 rebounds, 7.0 assists, 4.0 steals and 20.7 minutes played per game in the NABC Classic • scored a then career-high 17 points and dished out six assists against Concordia-St. Paul (11/14) • dished out nine assists and tied a career-high with five steals against Bowling Green (11/15) • named to the NABC Classic All-Tournament Team • logged a career-high 37 minutes and scored 16 points against Colorado State (11/22/08) • dished out seven assists in 26 minutes against Eastern Washington (11/26) • grabbed a season-high seven rebounds in 31 minutes against North Dakota State (11/29) • tied a career-high with five steals to go along with nine points and five assists against Virginia (12/2) • registered eight rebounds and eight points while dishing out a career-high 11 assists against South Dakota State (12/10) • scored a career-high 18 points, including 13 from the free-throw line, grabbed five rebounds and dished out five assists in 36 minutes against Louisville (12/20) • dished out eight assists, scored four points and grabbed four rebounds in 31 minutes against Southeastern Louisiana (12/23) • led the team with 14 points and seven assists while playing 33 minutes against Michigan State (12/31) • scored eight points, grabbed four rebounds and dished out three assists at Iowa (1/8) • grabbed five rebounds and dished out five assists against zero turnovers in 25 minutes against Penn State (1/11) • tied a career-high with five steals to go along with seven points in 17 minutes against Wisconsin (1/15) • led the team with 17 points, grabbed six rebounds and collected four steals in 24 minutes against Purdue (1/22) • scored six points, dished out four assists, grabbed three rebounds and collected two steals in 27 minutes against Illinois (1/29) • scored 10 points and dished out five assists in 35 minutes against Penn State (2/14) • had five assists against Michigan State in Big Ten Quarterfinals (3/13).

five assists against Colorado State (12/8) grabbed a career-high five rebounds and scored six points against Kennesaw State (12/29) • tied a career-high with 26 minutes played against UNLV (12/30) • averaged 4.3 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game during the Duel in the Desert (12/28-30) • played a career-high 27 minutes, scoring seven points while dishing out a career-high seven assists against Michigan State (1/5) • scored 10 points and dished out six assists vs. Northwestern (1/9) • tied a career-high with seven assists to go along with six points and three steals against Penn State (1/12) • dished out five assists and recorded two thefts vs. Indiana (1/17) • recorded two assists and a steal at Ohio State (1/26) • did not play vs. Michigan State (1/20) due to a right thigh bruise • pulled down a career-high nine boards and collected two steals vs. Wisconsin (2/3) • played a then career-high 30 minutes and scored 11 points while dishing out a career-high eight assists against Iowa (2/9) • scored eight points and dished out five assists in a career-high 30 minutes against Illinois (2/12) • played a career-high 33 minutes at Wisconsin (2/16), finishing with six points, six rebounds, five assists and three steals • scored seven points and recorded a team-high four assists in win over Penn State (2/24) • dished out seven assists in 23 minutes off the bench against Illinois (3/8) • started his sixth game of the season against Maryland (3/18) and finished with three points, four steals and two assists • letterwinner. HIGH SCHOOL: A graduate of Minneapolis Henry High School • averaged 14 points, eight assists, six rebounds and four steals his senior season • Minneapolis Conference Most Valuable Player • team MVP • all-state honorable mention • McDonald’s All-American Honorable Mention • finalist for Minnesota Mr. Basketball award • averaged 16 points and eight assists as a junior. PERSONAL: Undecided on a major • full name is Al Nolen Jr. • son of Al Nolen Sr. and Rose Burch • born February 11, 1989.

2007-08 | FRESHMAN SEASON: Made his Golden Gopher debut against Army (11/10) • collected his first assist on a Lawrence Westbrook three pointer in the first half • finished the game with nine points, three steals and a game-high six assists in 22 minutes played • recorded five steals against Iowa State (11/20), the most in a game since Adam Boone recorded five against Wisconsin (Jan. 10, 2006) • started first career game against Florida State (11/27) • had career-highs in points (15) and steals (5) while hitting 5-of-7 shots against North Dakota State (12/3) • scored 11 points and dished out

CAREER STATISTICS 3-POINT Season

2007-08

745

Career

Min

2008-09

875

1620

Avg

22.6

Fg-Fga

26.5

37-113

24.5

64-190

101-303

Pct

.327

Fg-Fga

.337

19-65

.333

20-68

39-133

REBOUNDS

Pct.

.292

Ft-Fta

.294

48-63

.293

68-93

.762

116-156

.744

Pct.

.731

21-66/87

O-D/Tot

Avg

Asst

44-147/191

2.9

259

117

128

82/3

141

Avg

44/0

Pts

Pf/Dq

143

Blk

3.2

116

23-81/104

2.6

126/3

216

357

6.5

5.4

4.3

University of Minnesota Basketball • 2009 Prospectus

Nolen’s Game-by-Game Stats 2008-09 GAME-BY-GAME Opponent (Date) Start Concordia (11/14) Y Bowling Green (11/15) Y Georgia State (11/16) Y Colorado State (11/22) Y Eastern Washington (11/26) Y North Dakota State (11/29) Y Virginia (12/2) Y Cornell (12/6) Y South Dakota State (12/10) Y Louisville (12/20) Y S.E. Louisiana (12/23) Y High Point (12/28) Y Michigan State (12/31) Y Ohio State (1/3) Y Iowa (1/8) Y Penn State (1/11) Y Wisconsin (1/15) Y Northwestern (1/18) Y Purdue (1/22) Y Indiana (1/25) Y Illinois (1/29) Y Michigan State (2/4) Y Ohio State (2/7) Y Indiana (2/10) Y Penn State (2/14) Y Michigan (2/19) Y Northwestern (2/22) Y Illinois (2/27) Y Wisconsin (3/4) N Michigan (3/7) N Northwestern (3/12) BTT Y Michigan State (3/13) BTT Y Texas (3/19) NCAA Y

Min 26 33 36 37 26 31 27 21 32 36 31 18 33 22 29 25 17 29 24 25 27 22 29 29 35 18 25 22 20 20 18 27 25

Fg-Fa 3g-3a 7-11 3-5 1-5 0-3 1-5 0-3 6-14 2-6 0-3 0-1 1-4 0-0 2-4 1-2 2-5 1-2 4-8 0-3 2-6 1-2 1-6 0-2 0-1 0-1 4-8 2-4 3-8 1-4 3-10 1-3 1-6 1-1 3-8 1-2 4-7 2-3 3-14 1-3 1-2 0-0 3-9 0-1 0-6 0-2 1-1 0-0 2-5 0-1 2-6 2-2 2-6 0-3 2-4 1-3 0-5 0-2 2-5 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-3 0-2 0-3 0-1 0-2 0-0

Ft-Fta 0-0 2-3 4-6 2-5 2-2 3-6 4-5 2-3 0-1 13-17 2-2 0-0 4-4 0-0 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 10-10 3-6 0-0 4-4 0-1 0-1 4-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 4-5 0-0 4-4

O-D/T 2-4/6 1-5/6 0-4/4 2-0/2 0-1/1 0-7/7 0-1/1 0-3/3 2-6/8 0-5/5 0-4/4 1-0/1 1-3/4 1-1/2 1-3/4 0-5/5 0-1/1 0-2/2 5-1/6 1-1/2 0-3/3 0-0/0 0-1/1 1-1/2 1-0/1 1-3/4 0-2/2 0-4/4 2-3/5 0-3/3 0-1/1 0-2/2 1-1/2

PF 3 1 2 2 3 2 4 5 1 2 2 3 3 2 3 0 5 2 5 3 1 3 3 0 2 4 2 2 2 0 3 3 4

A TO Blk Stl Pts 6 1 0 2 17 9 3 1 5 4 6 0 0 5 6 3 4 0 0 16 7 0 0 2 2 4 0 1 2 5 5 2 0 5 9 4 3 0 2 7 11 3 0 3 8 5 1 0 0 18 8 1 0 1 4 7 0 0 1 0 7 3 1 1 14 3 2 0 2 7 3 0 0 0 8 5 0 1 2 3 0 2 0 5 7 2 6 0 0 10 3 3 1 4 17 6 1 0 2 5 4 1 0 2 6 2 2 1 1 4 3 5 0 1 2 5 1 0 4 4 5 2 0 0 10 2 3 0 2 4 3 2 0 1 5 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 6 5 1 0 3 0 5 1 0 3 4

Fg-Fa 3g-3a Ft-Fta O-D/T 3-5 2-4 1-1 0-3/3 0-3 0-2 2-2 1-3/4 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2/3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2/2 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-2/2 5-7 3-4 2-2 2-1/3 4-7 2-5 1-1 0-1/1 0-1 0-0 3-4 0-2/2 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-1/2 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-3/3 0-0 0-0 6-6 3-2/5 1-5 1-3 2-2 0-1/1 2-7 1-4 2-2 0-4/4 3-4 1-1 3-6 0-4/4 1-3 0-2 4-6 1-1/2 1-4 0-2 0-0 1-0/1 Did Not Play - injury 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0/0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1/1 1-3 1-2 0-0 4-5/9 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-1/1 4-6 2-3 1-3 0-4/4 2-10 0-3 4-5 0-2/2 2-7 2-5 0-2 1-5/6 1-3 0-2 0-0 0-3/3 1-4 1-2 4-6 2-0/2 2-7 1-4 0-0 1-3/4 0-0 0-0 4-4 0-0/0 0-2 0-0 0-0 1-1/2 0-3 0-3 0-0 0-0/0 0-3 0-2 2-2 1-4/5 0-3 0-2 2-2 0-2/2 1-2 0-1 2-2 0-3/3 1-5 1-5 0-0 1-0/1 37-113 19-65 48-63 21-66/87

PF 1 2 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 3 0 1 1 2

A TO Blk Stl Pts 6 0 0 3 9 3 2 0 5 2 5 1 0 3 4 3 3 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 5 15 5 1 0 1 11 3 2 0 2 3 2 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 5 2 1 2 0 0 6 0 4 0 0 5 7 1 0 4 7 6 3 0 3 10 7 5 0 3 6 5 2 0 2 2

2007-08 GAME-BY-GAME Opponent (Date) Start Army (11/10) N Iowa State (11/20) N Central Michigan (11/24) N Florida State (11/27) Y UC Riverside (12/1) N North Dakota State (12/3) N Colorado State (12/8) N South Dakota State (12/12) N Santa Clara (12/22) N Nicholls State (12/28) N Kennesaw State (12/29) N UNLV (12/30) N Michigan State (1/5) N Northwestern (1/9) N Penn State (1/12) N Indiana (1/17) N Michigan State (1/20) Ohio State (1/26) N Michigan (1/31) N Wisconsin (2/3) N Northwestern (2/6) N Iowa (2/9) N Illinois (2/12) N Wisconsin (2/16) Y Michigan (2/21) Y Penn State (2/24) Y Purdue (2/27) Y Ohio State (3/1) N Indiana (3/5) N Illinois (3/8) N Northwestern (3/13) BTT N Indiana (3/14) BTT N Illinois (3/15) BTT N Maryland (3/18) NIT Y Totals 33/6

Min 22 26 26 22 21 23 17 22 19 19 16 26 27 22 26 22 16 13 22 10 29 30 33 28 29 34 11 23 23 26 21 14 27 745

2 2 2 1 1 1 2 0 1 8 1 5 2 5 2 3 1 4 2 1 2 3 2 3 2 7 1 3 1 3 1 2 1 2 44 116

3 2 6 2 2 0 0 1 1 5 1 2 1 2 0 1 2 60

0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 3 11 0 0 8 0 3 6 1 2 2 0 0 7 0 3 5 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 4 0 4 3 2 64 141

University of Minnesota Basketball • 2009 Prospectus

Forward So./So. | 6-11 | 230 Duluth, Georgia | Northview High School

Ralph

SAMPSON III ily recruited players ever and eventually signed with the University of Virginia • father was one of only two male players in the history of college basketball to receive the Naismith Award as the National Player of the Year three times (Bill Walton of UCLA ) • was a No. 1 draft pick, three-time NBA All-Star, and Rookie of the Year for the Houston Rockets • played nine seasons in the NBA.

MILESTONES: Scored 100th career point against Penn State (1/11) • grabbed his 100th career rebound against Indiana (2/10).

50 CAREER HIGHS Minutes 31 - twice; last at Michigan State (2/4/09) Points 17 vs. High Point (12/28/08) FG Attempts 10 vs. High Point (12/28/08) FG Made 7 vs. High Point (12/28/08) FT Attempts 10 vs. Illinois (1/29/09) FT Made 8 vs. Illinois (1/29/09) 3-Point FG Attempts 1 - three times; last at Northwestern (1/18/09) 3-Point FG Made N/A Rebounds 8 at Indiana (1/25/09) Assists 3 - twice; last vs. Illinois (1/29/09) Steals 3 at Michigan State (2/4/09) Blocks 6 at Indiana (1/25/09)

2008-09 | FRESHMAN SEASON: Averaged 6.3 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.7 blocks and 15.0 minutes played per game in the NABC Classic • tallied nine points and grabbed five rebounds in 14 minutes in his Gopher debut against Concordia-St. Paul(11/14) in the first game of the NABC Classic • tied, a then careerhigh with nine points and grabbed a career-high seven rebounds in 16 minutes against Eastern Washington (11/26) • tallied a career-high 12 points, blocked three shots and dished out two assists in a career-high 23 minutes against North Dakota State (11/29) • played a career-high 25 minutes and scored 10 points, grabbed six rebounds, stole a career-high two balls and blocked a shot against Cornell (12/6) • made first career start, scored 10 points and tied a career-high with four blocks in 22 minutes against South Dakota State (12/10) • started his third consecutive game and finished with a career-high 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting and added six rebounds against High Point (12/28) • started his sixth consecutive game against Ohio State (1/3) and finished with five rebounds and four points in 17 minutes • started and finished with 10 points, three rebounds and three blocks in 23 minutes against Penn State (1/11) • scored six points, grabbed five rebounds and blocked two shots in 22 minutes against Wisconsin (1/15) • tied a career-high with seven rebounds and scored six points in 25 minutes against Purdue (1/22) • blocked a career-high six shots and grabbed a career-high eight rebounds to go along with 13 points while playing a career-high 30 minutes against Indiana (1/25) • scored 10 points, grabbed seven rebounds, tied a career-high with three assists while playing a career-high 31 minutes against Illinois (1/29) • swiped a career-high three balls, grabbed three rebounds while tying a career-high with 31 minutes played at Michigan State (2/4) • scored eight points and grabbed seven rebounds in 26 minutes against Indiana (2/10) • scored eight points and grabbed four rebounds in 24 minutes against Illinois (2/26) • scored 13 points on 6-of-9 shooting in 22 minutes against Michigan (3/7) • averaged 6.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and a team-high 27.0 minutes per game in the Big Ten Tournament • set a school Big Ten Tournament record with five blocks against Northwestern in the Big Tournament opening round (3/12).

Sampson’s Game-by-Game Stats 2008-09 GAME-BY-GAME Opponent (Date) Start Concordia (11/14) N Bowling Green (11/15) N Georgia State (11/16) N Colorado State (11/22) N Eastern Washington (11/26) N North Dakota State (11/29) N Virginia (12/2) N Cornell (12/6) N South Dakota State (12/10) Y Louisville (12/20) Y S.E. Louisiana (12/23) Y High Point (12/28) Y Michigan State (12/31) Y Ohio State (1/3) Y Iowa (1/8) Y Penn State (1/11) Y Wisconsin (1/15) Y Northwestern (1/18) Y Purdue (1/22) Y Indiana (1/25) Y Illinois (1/29) Y Michigan State (2/4) Y Ohio State (2/7) Y Indiana (2/10) Y Penn State (2/14) Y Michigan (2/19) Y Northwestern (2/22) Y Illinois (2/27) Y Wisconsin (3/4) Y Michigan (3/7) Y Northwestern (3/12) BTT Y Michigan State (3/13) BTT Y Texas (3/19) NCAA Y Totals 33/24

HIGH SCHOOL: A graduate of Northview High School in Duluth, Ga. • averaged 19.3 points, 10.3 rebounds and 7.0 blocks as a senior in leading Northview to its first state tournament appearance and a 21-9 record • named to the Atlanta All-Metro Team by the Atlanta Tipoff Club following his senior season • played in the Capital Classic All-Star game.

Min Fg-Fa 3g-3a 14 4-7 0-0 12 1-3 0-0 19 4-7 0-0 10 1-3 0-0 16 4-7 0-0 23 5-6 0-0 17 0-2 0-0 25 5-9 0-0 22 3-8 0-1 12 1-3 0-0 18 2-5 0-0 27 7-10 0-1 10 0-1 0-0 17 2-6 0-0 21 3-5 0-0 23 3-5 0-0 22 3-7 0-0 23 1-3 0-1 25 2-4 0-0 30 6-9 0-0 31 1-3 0-0 31 0-4 0-0 14 1-2 0-0 26 2-4 0-0 21 3-8 0-0 21 2-3 0-0 19 0-1 0-0 24 3-5 0-0 24 2-4 0-0 22 6-9 0-0 26 3-3 0-0 28 0-2 0-0 15 1-3 0-0 688 81-161 0-3

Ft-Fta O-D/T 1-1 2-3/5 0-0 2-1/3 0-0 1-3/4 0-0 2-1/3 1-1 3-4/7 2-3 2-4/6 0-0 1-0/1 0-1 3-3/6 4-4 1-2/3 0-0 1-1/2 0-0 1-2/2 3-4 1-5/6 0-0 0-0/0 0-0 1-4/5 0-1 1-2/3 4-4 1-2/3 0-0 1-4/5 0-0 1-4/5 2-2 2-5/7 1-1 4-4/8 8-10 3-4/7 2-2 0-3/3 0-0 0-1/1 4-5 5-2/7 0-0 4-2/6 0-0 0-3/3 3-4 1-6/7 2-3 2-2/4 0-0 2-2/4 1-2 0-1/1 3-4 1-5/6 4-8 1-3/4 2-2 1-2/3 47-62 51-89/140

PF 3 2 3 3 2 1 1 2 1 3 1 2 4 1 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 1 5 3 4 2 3 2 3 0 3 2 4 78

A TO Blk Stl Pts 0 1 1 0 9 0 1 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 8 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 9 2 1 3 0 12 1 0 2 0 0 1 2 1 2 10 1 0 4 0 10 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 4 3 0 2 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 6 2 0 3 0 10 1 0 2 0 6 0 2 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 6 2 2 6 1 13 3 0 1 0 10 1 1 0 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 4 1 1 8 0 1 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 2 0 3 1 0 1 0 8 0 1 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 13 2 1 5 0 9 0 1 1 0 4 2 0 1 0 4 26 27 50 10 209

PERSONAL: Undecided on a major • son of Ralph and Aleize Sampson • has three siblings: Rachel is a senior at Stanford, Robert is a senior in high school and Anna is 11 • his father Ralph Sampson II, was one of the most heav-

CAREER STATISTICS Season

Min

Career

688

2008-09

688

Avg

Fg-Fga

20.8

81-161

20.8

81-161

Pct

.503

3-POINT Fg-Fga Pct. 0-3

0-3

.000 .000

Ft-Fta 47-62 47-62

Pct.

.758 .758

REBOUNDS O-D/Tot Avg

51-89/140 51-89/140

4.2 4.2

Asst

Blk

Pf/Dq

78/1

Pts

Avg

209

6.3

209

6.3

University of Minnesota Basketball • 2009 Prospectus Guard Sr./Sr. | 6-0 | 195 Chandler, Ariz. | Winchendon Prep

Lawrence

WESTBROOK

20 CAREER HIGHS Minutes 35 - three times; last vs. Indiana (3/14/08) Points 29 at Wisconsin (1/15/09) FG Attempts 16 at Wisconsin (1/15/09) FG Made 10 at Wisconsin (1/15/09) FT Attempts 9 vs. Michigan (3/7/09) FT Made 9 vs. Michigan (3/7/09) 3-Point FG Attempts 8 at Northwestern (1/18/09) 3-Point FG Made 4 vs. Northwestern (2/22/09) Rebounds 8 at Northwestern (1/18/09) Assists 10 at Northwestern (2/6/08) Steals 3 vs. Northwestern (1/9/08) Blocks 1 - seven times; last vs. Wisconsin (3/4/09)

MILESTONES: Scored in double figures 43 times in his career • tallied first career double-double with 12 points and 10 assists at Northwestern (2/9/08) • with the 10 assists he became only the sixth different player in school history to have double-digit assists in a game and the first to do so since Lawrence McKenzie achieved the goal vs. Ohio State on Feb. 18, 2007 • dished out 100th career assist against Bowling Green (11/15/08) • scored his 500th career point vs. High Point (12/28/08) • scored his 600th career point at Northwestern (1/18/09) • started 38 straight games from 11/7/07 - 11/22/08 before missing the Eastern Washington game (11/26/08) with a bruised right shin • currently owns the third-best career free throw percentage in school history (.795 - 171-215) and the eighth-best single-season free-throw precentage in school history (.833 - 95-114). 2008-09 | JUNIOR SEASON: Named NABC Classic MVP after averaging a team-high 16.0 points to go along with 2.7 rebounds • scored a career-high 20 points and grabbed four rebounds against Bowling Green (11/15) • missed the Eastern Washington game (11/26) with a right shin bruise • returned to the lineup against North Dakota State (11/29) and contributed 17 points and three rebounds in 24 minutes • came off the bench to score 13 points and grab four rebounds in a season-high 28 minutes against Virginia (12/2) • came off the bench to score 17 points and dish out a season-high five assists against Cornell (12/6) • came off the bench to score 12 points against South Dakota State (12/10), the fourth straight game he has reached double-figures • came off the bench to score 15 points to go along with three assists and two rebounds in 24 minutes against Southeastern Louisiana (12/23) • started and scored 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting in 22 minutes against High Point (12/28) • started and scored 11 points 26 minutes against Michigan State (12/31) • led the team in scoring against Ohio State (1/3) with 15 points on 4-of-7 shooting in 21 minutes • led the team in scoring with 10 points in 25 minutes at Iowa (1/8) • tallied 13 points on 5-of-9 shooting in 24 minutes against Penn State (1/11) • scored a career-high 29 points on 10-of-16 shooting in 33 minutes against Wisconsin • hit a three-pointer with .3 seconds remaining to complete a 14-point comeback and put the game in to overtime against Wisconsin • grabbed a career-high eight rebounds and scored a team-high 18 points in 27 minutes against Northwestern (1/18) • scored 12 points in 27 minutes against Purdue (1/22) • scored 12 points and grabbed four rebounds in 29 minutes against Indiana (1/25) • scored a game-high 15 points and grabbed six rebounds in 30 minutes against Illinois (1/29) • scored 12 points, grabbed four rebounds and dished out four assists in 32 minutes against Michigan (2/19) • connected on a career-high four three-pointers en route to a game-high 17 points against Northwestern (2/22) • scored a team-high 15 points, including the game’s last 10 points, and went 7-of-7 from the free-throw line in a victory over Wisconsin (3/4) • averaged 12.0 points, 1.5 rebounds and 23.0 minutes per game in the Big Ten Tournament • scored a team-high 19 points on 8-of-14 shooting and grabbed three rebounds against Texas in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (3/19), his first career NCAA Tournament game • finished the season with a team-best and career-high 12.6 points per game average • also established career-highs in average minutes played (24.1), field-goal percentage (.430) and freethrow percentage (.833). 2007-08 | SOPHOMORE SEASON: Started his third career game and played 22 minutes in the season opener against Army (11/10) • notched career highs in free throw attempts (6), free throw made (4) and assists (3) • finshed the game with nine points • tied a then career-high with 11 points against North Dakota State (12/3) and blocked his first career shot • scored eight points and dished out a career-high five assists against Santa Clara (12/22) • scored a then

career-high 12 points and grabbed four rebounds against Kennesaw State (12/29) • averaged 10.0 points and 4.0 rebounds per game during the Duel in the Desert (12/2830) • scored seven points and swiped a career-high three balls vs. Northwestern (1/9) • scored five points and dished out three assists vs. Indiana (1/17) • tied a then careerhigh with 12 points vs. Michigan State (1/20) to go along with three assists and two steals • scored a then career-high 15 points while dishing out three assists and recording two steals in a win at Michigan (1/31) • scored a team-high 11 points and dished out four assists in 29 minutes against Wisconsin (2/3) • tallied first career double-double with 12 points and 10 assists at Northwestern (2/6) • dished out four assists in win over Iowa (2/9) • tied for the team-high with 10 points at Wisconsin (2/16) • collected six rebounds and scored eight points in win over Michigan (2/21) • scored a team-high 15 points, collected six rebounds and dished out four assists in win over Penn State (2/24) • scored a then-career-high 16 points and grabbed six rebounds in a victory over Ohio State (3/1) • contributed eight points, four rebounds and two assists in 25 minutes played at Indiana (3/5) • was a perfect 4-of-4 from the field and scored 10 points in 15 minutes against Illinois (3/8) • poured in a career-high 17 points and pulled down six rebounds in Big Ten Tournament opener against Northwestern (3/13) • played 31 minutes and scored 11 points in the season finale against Maryland (3/18). • letterwinner. 2006-07 | FRESHMAN SEASON: Played in 21 games, starting twice against Indiana (2/21) and Michigan (2/24) • went 3-of-6 from the field for seven points in 11 minutes at Purdue (2/28) • had eight points, on 3-of-9 from the field, in a career-high 35 minutes vs. Indiana (2/21) • scored 11 points, on 4-of-7 from the field, with two rebounds and two assists in 19 minutes vs. Ohio State (2/18) • did not score but had three rebounds and two assists in 20 minutes vs. Northwestern (1/20) • went 2-for-2 from the field and 1-for-1 from three-point range, for six points in nine minutes vs. UCF (12/12) • played a career-high 19 minutes and scored a career-high 11 points vs. Montana (11/26) • scored nine points, on 3-of-7 from the field, 2-of-3 from three-point range, with two steals in 16 minutes vs. Southern Illinois (11/24) • scored five points in six minutes vs. Iowa State (11/21) • saw his first action as a Golden Gopher and scored two points in six minutes vs. North Dakota State (11/13) • letterwinner. HIGH SCHOOL: A graduate of Winchendon Prep in Massachusetts • averaged 18.0 points per game for Winchendon Prep as a senior • led nation in scoring (41.0 ppg) as a junior at Chandler H.S. • broke the Arizona single-season scoring record, a mark that stood for 41 years, finishing the year with 883 points in 22 games • shot 35 percent (68-193) from threepoint range and 83 percent (227-275) from the free-throw line • scored 40 or more points 14 times and had four 50-point games including a season-high 57 points • named first team all-state his junior season • all-city, all-county and all-conference his sophomore and junior seasons • high school’s athlete of the year his sophomore and junior years • averaged 26.0 ppg as a sophomore • named Top 5 at the Nike AllAmerica Junior Camp • attended the NBA Players Association Top 100 Camp • played on the Blue All-Star Team at the adidas camp • ranked as the 75th-best player in the country by Rivals.com • ranked as the 12th-best shooting guard by Rivals and a fourstar recruit • originally signed with Iowa State • graduated with a 3.7 grade point average and was ranked eighth in his class • National Honor Society member. PERSONAL: Majoring in history • son of Larry and Sabrina Westbrook • born January 17, 1988 • cousin of Philadelphia Eagle running back Brian Westbrook.

CAREER STATISTICS Season 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 Career

Gp 21 34 32 87

Gs 2 34 25 61

Min 226 798 770 1794

Avg 10.8 23.5 24.1 20.6

Fg-Fga 27-73 94-224 132-307 253-604

Pct .370 .420 .430 .419

3-POINT Fg-Fga Pct. 10-33 .303 33-84 .393 44-123 .358 87-240 .363

Ft-Fta 9-17 67-84 95-114 171-215

Pct. .529 .798 .833 .795

REBOUNDS O-D/Tot Avg 1-11/12 0.6 33-78/111 3.3 21-58/79 2.5 55-147/202 2.3

Asst 13 82 46 141

TO 28 64 68 160

Blk 0 3 4 7

ST 5 31 22 58

Pf/Dq 22/0 86/0 61/0 169/0

Pts 73 288 403 764

Avg 3.6 8.5 12.6 8.8

University of Minnesota Basketball • 2009 Prospectus

Westbrook’s Game-by-Game Stats 2008-09 GAME-BY-GAME Opponent (Date) Start Concordia (11/14) Y Bowling Green (11/15) Y Georgia State (11/16) Y Colorado State (11/22) Y Eastern Washington (11/26) North Dakota State (11/29) N Virginia (12/2) N Cornell (12/6) N South Dakota State (12/10) N Louisville (12/20) Y S.E. Louisiana (12/23) N High Point (12/28) Y Michigan State (12/31) Y Ohio State (1/3) Y Iowa (1/8) Y Penn State (1/11) Y Wisconsin (1/15) Y Northwestern (1/18) Y Purdue (1/22) Y Indiana (1/25) Y Illinois (1/29) Y Michigan State (2/4) Y Ohio State (2/7) Y Indiana (2/10) Y Penn State (2/14) Y Michigan (2/19) Y Northwestern (2/22) Y Illinois (2/27) Y Wisconsin (3/4) N Michigan (3/7) N Northwestern (3/12) BTT Y Michigan State (3/13) BTT Y Texas (3/19) NCAA Y Totals 32/25

Min 23 25 25 18 24 28 26 24 11 24 22 26 21 25 24 33 27 27 29 30 20 25 19 13 32 25 26 18 22 23 23 32 770

2006-07 GAME-BY-GAME Fg-Fa 3g-3a Ft-Fta O-D/T 5-12 2-4 1-2 1-0/1 6-14 1-4 7-8 1-3/4 4-9 2-5 5-5 1-2/3 3-11 0-4 0-0 0-1/1 Did Not Play - Injury 6-10 3-4 2-2 0-3/3 3-10 1-5 6-8 2-2/4 5-9 3-5 4-6 1-1/2 4-10 2-7 2-2 0-3/3 0-2 0-2 2-3 0-0/0 4-10 2-4 5-5 0-2/2 5-8 3-6 0-0 0-1/1 5-12 0-4 1-2 0-1/1 4-7 3-5 4-4 0-2/2 2-7 1-5 5-6 1-1/2 5-9 2-2 1-1 1-1/2 10-16 2-2 7-7 0-2/2 6-14 3-8 3-4 2-6/8 2-8 0-1 8-8 1-0/1 4-7 1-3 3-3 1-3/4 6-9 3-4 0-1 2-4/6 2-7 1-2 1-2 1-0/1 2-10 0-5 0-0 2-5/7 0-7 0-3 4-4 1-1/2 2-6 0-2 0-0 0-1/1 6-15 0-2 0-0 0-4/4 6-10 4-6 1-1 0-0/0 2-10 0-4 0-0 0-4/4 4-8 0-1 7-7 0-0/0 3-6 1-4 9-9 1-1/2 4-9 1-1 5-8 1-0/1 4-11 1-5 1-2 1-1/2 8-14 2-4 1-4 0-3/3 132-307 44-123 95-114 21-58/79

PF 1 2 3 2

A TO Blk Stl Pts 3 3 0 2 13 2 2 0 1 20 0 2 0 2 15 2 2 0 2 6

3 3 3 3 4 1 0 2 3 0 1 3 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 2 1 61

0 2 5 2 0 3 3 0 2 0 1 0 4 1 1 2 0 5 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 46

3 3 2 1 4 0 2 2 0 1 3 2 2 1 2 1 2 3 0 4 1 1 4 2 3 1 4 5 68

0 0 17 0 1 13 1 1 17 1 2 12 0 0 2 0 1 15 0 0 13 0 0 11 0 0 15 1 1 10 0 0 13 0 0 29 0 2 18 0 0 12 0 1 12 0 1 15 0 0 6 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 2 4 0 0 12 0 1 17 0 0 4 1 0 15 0 0 16 0 0 14 0 1 10 0 1 19 4 22 403

PF 2 1 2 0 3 3 1 2 3 4 2 4 2 2 4 2 3 3 4 2 3 2 1 3 4 1 2 2 3 3 3 2 5 3 86

A TO Blk Stl Pts 3 1 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 2 11 1 0 0 2 11 2 1 0 0 3 1 3 1 0 11 1 0 0 1 5 2 1 0 1 2 5 0 0 0 8 2 2 0 1 11 4 4 0 2 12 1 0 0 1 7 2 0 0 0 3 3 2 0 3 7 3 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 5 3 5 0 2 12 2 3 0 1 9 3 3 0 2 15 4 4 0 1 11 10 1 0 0 12 4 1 1 1 0 4 1 0 1 10 1 3 0 1 10 1 2 1 2 8 4 1 0 2 15 1 5 0 0 4 2 0 0 1 16 2 3 0 1 8 1 1 0 1 10 1 2 0 1 17 3 4 0 0 7 1 3 0 1 6 1 4 0 0 11 82 64 3 31 288

Opponent (Date) Start North Dakota St. (11/13) N Long Island (11/17) N Iowa State (11/21) N vs. Marist (11/23) N vs. So. Illinois (11/24) N vs. Montana N Clemson (11/29) N Arizona State (12/2) at UAB (12/5) South Dakota State (12/7) N Arkansas-Little Rock (12/9) UCF (12/12) N at UNLV (12/22) N SE Louisiana (12/30) N Purdue (1/3/07) N at Wisconsin (1/6) N at Iowa (1/13) N Illinois (1/17) Northwestern (1/20) N at Michigan State (1/24) N Penn State (1/27) at Northwestern (1/31) at Illinois (2/3) Iowa (2/7) at Michigan (2/10) Wisconsin (2/14) Ohio State (2/18) N at Indiana (2/21) Y Michigan (2/24) Y at Purdue (2/28) N vs. Michigan (3/8) BTT N Totals 21/2

2007-08 GAME-BY-GAME Opponent (Date) Start Army (11/10) Y Iowa State (11/20) Y Central Michigan (11/24) Y Florida State (11/27) Y UC Riverside (12/1) Y North Dakota State (12/3) Y Colorado State (12/8) Y South Dakota State (12/12) Y Santa Clara (12/22) Y Nicholls State (12/28) Y Kennesaw State (12/29) Y UNLV (12/30) Y Michigan State (1/5) Y Northwestern (1/9) Y Penn State (1/12) Y Indiana (1/17) Y Michigan State (1/20) Y Ohio State (1/26) Y Michigan (1/31) Y Wisconsin (2/3) Y Northwestern (2/6) Y Iowa (2/9) Y Illinois (2/12) Y Wisconsin (2/16) Y Michigan (2/21) Y Penn State (2/24) Y Purdue (2/27) Y Ohio State (3/1) Y Indiana (3/5) Y Illinois (3/8) Y Northwestern (3/13) BTT Y Indiana (3/14) BTT Y Illinois (3/15) BTT Y Maryland (3/18) NIT Y Totals 34/34

Min Fg-Fa 3g-3a 22 2-6 1-3 15 0-5 0-2 23 3-7 1-2 26 4-12 2-5 17 1-4 0-1 15 5-7 1-3 21 2-5 0-2 17 1-1 0-0 20 2-4 2-2 21 5-8 0-2 29 4-7 2-3 17 2-6 0-2 18 1-3 1-2 24 2-3 1-2 12 0-2 0-1 24 1-7 1-3 28 3-5 0-2 29 3-8 3-5 32 6-10 1-4 29 4-11 1-1 29 4-7 1-3 16 0-3 0-0 30 4-11 2-4 24 3-5 3-4 21 3-7 1-4 21 4-7 1-3 23 0-5 0-0 31 5-10 2-3 25 2-6 0-1 15 4-4 2-2 35 6-12 2-6 35 2-10 1-4 23 2-4 0-1 31 4-12 1-2 798 94-224 33-84

Ft-Fta O-D/T 4-6 1-1/2 2-2 1-2/3 4-5 2-0/2 1-2 3-3/6 1-2 1-1/2 0-1 1-3/4 1-1 0-0/0 0-0 0-0/0 2-2 0-4/4 1-1 0-3/3 2-3 1-3/4 3-3 2-3/5 0-0 0-0/0 2-2 0-1/1 0-0 2-2/4 2-2 0-3/3 6-7 0-3/3 0-2 5-2/7 2-2 0-4/4 2-2 0-1/1 3-5 2-5/7 0-0 0-2/2 0-0 0-1/1 1-2 1-1/2 1-2 2-4/6 6-6 2-4/6 4-4 2-4/6 4-4 2-4/6 4-4 2-2/4 0-0 0-0/0 3-5 0-6/6 2-2 0-4/4 2-2 0-2/2 2-3 1-0/1 67-84 33-78/111

Min 6 7 6 8 16 19 8 10 9 15 5 3 8 1 20 5

19 35 10 11 5 226

Fg-Fa 3g-3a Ft-Fta 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-4 1-3 0-0 0-4 0-2 0-0 3-7 2-3 1-4 4-10 1-5 2-4 1-2 0-0 1-1 Did Not Play Did Not Play 1-3 0-1 0-0 Did Not Play 2-2 1-1 0-0 3-8 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Did Not Play 0-4 0-3 0-0 0-2 0-1 2-2 Did Not Play Did Not Play Did Not Play Did Not Play Did Not Play Did Not Play 4-7 2-4 1-2 3-9 1-4 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-6 1-2 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 27-73 10-33 9-17

O-D/T PF 0-0/0 1 0-1/1 0 0-0/0 0 0-0/0 0 0-0/0 3 1-0/1 3 0-1/1 0

A TO Blk Stl Pts 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 1 0 1 0 1 5 0 2 9 2 3 0 1 11 1 1 0 0 3

0-0/0

1-0/1 0-0/0 0-1/1 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0

1 1 0 0 1 0

0 0 1 0 0 0

1 1 1 0 1 1

0 0 0 0 0 0

6 7 0 0 0 0

0-3/3 0-0/0

1 1

2 0

1 1

0 0

0 2

0-2/2 0-1/1 0-0/0 0-1/1 0-1/1 1-11/12

1 3 3 2 0 22

2 1 0 0 0 13

2 3 2 1 1 28

0 0 0 0 0 0

1 0 0 0 0 5

11 8 0 7 0 73

University of Minnesota Basketball • 2009 Prospectus

Justin

Trevor

COBBS

MBAKWE

Guard Fr./Fr. • 6-3 • 170

Forward Jr./Jr. • 6-8 • 240

Los Angeles, Calif. Bishop Montgomery High School

St. Paul, Minn. Miami Dade College

HIGH SCHOOL: A graduate of Bishop Montgomery High School • averaged 20.4 points, 4.5 assists and 4.8 rebounds per game as a senior • led Bishop Montgomery to a second-place finish in the California Division IV Tournament • named Most Valuable Pplayer for CIF Division IV • received the John R. Wooden High School Player of the Year Award for CIF Division IV • named to the First Team CIF Southern Section Division IV-AA • Co-Player of the Year in in the State of California as a junior.

JUNIOR COLLEGE: Played one season at Miami Dade College • transferred to Miami Dade from Marquette University • led Miami Dade to 26-3 record and the Southern Conference Championship • averaged 16.3 points, 13.2 rebounds and 2.7 blocks while shooting .610 from the field • named FCCAA player of the week on two occasions (2/17 & 2/10) • named First Team All- Southern Conference • named Southern Conference Player of the Year • named to the FCCAA All-State and All-Tournament teams.

PERSONAL: Son of Julanda Brown and Greg Cobbs • undecided on major.

AT MARQUETTE: Played two season at Marquette • averaged 1.5 points and 2.1 rebounds per game in 11 games as a sophomore • redshirted his freshman season due to an isolated fibular collateral ligament sprain, which required surgery

Royce

HIGH SCHOOL: A graduate of St. Bernard’s High School • averaged 21.6 points, 12.7 rebounds and 4.5 blocks per game as a senior • shot 64 percent from the field • helped guide the team to a 32-1 overall record and an appearance in the state tournament semifinals • named to the event's all-tournament squad • also earned a spot on the all-metro team • all-state selection at Henry Sibley High School as a junior • contributed 21.2 points, 12.5 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game that season

WHITE

Forward

PERSONAL: Born January 24, 1989 • son of Ana Davis and Marc Mbakwe.

Fr./Fr. • 6-8 • 240

Minneapolis, Minn. Hopkins High School HIGH SCHOOL: A graduate of Hopkins High School • averaged 16.4 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game as a senior • shot 60 percent from the field • named 2009 Mr. Basketball for the State of Minnesota • led undefeated Hopkins in scoring and a Minnesota Class 4A State Championship • named to the Minneapolis Star Tribune All-metro team • named to the St. Paul Pioneer Press First Team All-State team.

Rodney

PERSONAL: Son of Rebecca White • a • undecided on major.

WILLIAMS Forward Fr./Fr. • 6-7 • 210

Minneapolis, Minn. Robbinsdale Cooper High School HIGH SCHOOL: A graduate of Robbinsdale Cooper Senior High School • averaged 15.5 points and 7.6 rebounds per game as a senior • named to the Minneapolis Star Tribune All-Metro team • named to the St. Paul Pioneer Press Second Team All-State • all-time scoring leader at Robbinsdale Cooper with 1,702 points • second on Cooper’s all-time rebounding list with 660. PERSONAL: Son of Rodney and Shanell Williams • • undecided on major.

University of Minnesota Basketball â&#x20AC;˘ 2009 Prospectus

2008-09 Results RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE

OVERALL 22-11 9-9 13-2

HOME 16-3 6-3 10-0

AWAY 4-6 3-6 1-0

NEUTRAL 2-2 0-0 2-2

DATE 11/14 11/15 11/16 11/22

OPPONENT CONCORDIA-ST. PAUL% BOWLING GREEN% GEORGIA STATE% at Colorado State

RESULT W,76-51 W,68-61 W,60-52 W,72-71

TOP SCORER Nolen (17) Westbrook (20) Westbrook (15) Hoffarber (20)

REBOUNDS Hoffarber (12) Iverson (8) 3 with (4) Busch (6)

ASSISTS Nolen (6) Nolen (9) Nolen (6) Johnson (5)

11/26

EASTERN WASHINGTON

W,88-67

Iverson (20)

Sampson (7)

Nolen (7)

STEALS 3 with (2) Nolen (5) Nolen (5) Busch (3) Hoffarber (3) 4 with (2)

11/29

NORTH DAKOTA ST.

W,90-76

Abu-Shamala (20)

Nolen (7)

Johnson (6)

Johnson (4)

12/2 12/6

VIRGINIA CORNELL

W,66-56 W,71-54

Iverson (14) Westbrook (17)

Iverson (7) Sampson (6)

Nolen (5) Westbrook (5)

12/10 12/20

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE vs Louisville*

W,74-60 W,70-64

Johnson (21) Nolen (18)

Nolen (11) Nolen (5)

12/23

SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA

W,80-71

Nolen (8)

Johnson (3)

12/28 12/31 1/3

HIGH POINT MICHIGAN STATE OHIO STATE

W,82-56 L,58-70 W,68-59

Westbrook (15) Hoffarber (15) Sampson (17) Nolen (14) Westbrook (15)

Nolen (8) Busch (6) Johnson (6) 4 with (4)

Nolen (5) Nolen (2) Sampson (2) Nolen (3) 4 with (2)

Johnson (4) Joseph (2) Johnson (4)

1/8

at Iowa

W,52-49

Nolen (7) Nolen (7) Johnson (4) Joseph (4) Nolen (3)

Johnson (2) Abu-Shamala (2) Johnson (3) Sampson (3) Johnson (3) Johnson (2) Iverson (2) Johnson (5) Iverson (2) Sampson (2) Williams (2) Johnson (2) 3 with (2) Johnson (3) Iverson (4)

Bostick (2)

3 with (1)

1/11

PENN STATE

1/15

Iverson (7) Iverson (7) Johnson (6)

W,79-59

Busch (10) Westbrook (10) Bostick (19)

Johnson (6) Nolen (5)

at Wisconsin

W,78-74 (OT)

Westbrook (29)

1/18 1/22

at Northwestern PURDUE

L,65-74 L,62-70

1/25

at Indiana

1/29 2/4

BLOCKS Carter (2) Iverson (9) Abu-Shamala (1) Johnson (3)

Johnson (3)

Sampson (3)

Carter (11)

Nolen (5) Joseph (5) 7 with (1)

Nolen (5)

Westbrook (18) Nolen (17)

Westbrook (8) Sampson (7)

Westbrook (4) Nolen (3)

Carter (3) Nolen (4)

W,67-63

Johnson (18)

Sampson (8)

Nolen (6)

ILLINOIS at Michigan State

W,59-36 L,47-76

Westbrook (15) Joseph (11)

Sampson (7) Iverson (5)

2/7 2/10 2/14

at Ohio State INDIANA at Penn State

L,58-64 W,62-54 L,63-68

Hoffarber (19) Carter (22) Joseph (23)

Johnson (10) Sampson (7) Carter (7)

Nolen (4) Nolen (2) Iverson (2) Westbrook (5) Nolen (5) Nolen (5)

Nolen (2) Johnson (2) Nolen (2) Sampson (3)

Iverson (2) Sampson (2) Johnson (3) Johnson (3) Carter (3) Sampson (6)

2/19

at Michigan

L,62-74

Joseph (14)

Carter (5)

2/22

NORTHWESTERN

W,72-45

Westbrook (17)

Carter (8)

2/26

at Illinois

L,41-52

Johnson (18)

3/4

WISCONSIN

W,51-46

Westbrook (15)

3/7

MICHIGAN

L,64-67

Westbrook (16)

Carter (8) Iverson (8) Nolen (5) Johnson (5) Abu-Shamala (5)

3/12 3/13

vs Northwestern^ vs Michigan State^

W,66-53 L,56-64

Westbrook (14) Johnson (19)

3/19

vs Texas #

L,62-76

Westbrook (19)

Johnson (2) Iverson (2)

Johnson (2) Nolen (4) Westbrook (2) Johnson (2) Nolen (2)

Johnson (3) Iverson (2) Sampson (2)

Sampson (2)

Hoffarber (3)

Johnson (2) Joseph (2) Johnson (5)

Johnson (3)

Hoffarber (3)

Johnson (2)

Westbrook (1)

Johnson (4)

Johnson (7) Carter (7)

Carter (3) Joseph (3) 3 with (2) Nolen (5)

Iverson (3) Nolen (3)

Carter (7)

Nolen (5)

Nolen (3)

Johnson (2) Carter (2) Sampson (5) Bostick (1) Sampson (1) Johnson (1) Sampson (1)

% NABC Classic - Minneapolis, Minn. * Stadium Shootout - Glendale, Ariz. ^ Big Ten Tournament - Indianapolis, Ind. # NCAA Tournament First Round - Greensboro, N.C.

Westbrook (4) Joseph (4) Hoffarber (4)

Johnson (4)

University of Minnesota Basketball • 2009 Prospectus

2008-09 OVERALL STATISTICS OVERALL RECORD: 22-11 • BIG TEN RECORD: 9-9 • HOME: 16-3 • AWAY: 4-6 • NEUTRAL: 2-2 TOTAL No. 20

Lawrence Westbrook

GP 32

GS 25

Min 770

Avg. 24.1

132

FGA

Al Nolen

875

26.5

190

34 24 50 45

1 5

22 33

11 3

Player

Damian Johnson

802

26.7

Blake Hoffarber

703

22.0

114

235

.485

167

.413

307

Pct.

.430

.337

Ralph Sampson III

688

20.8

161

.503

Paul Carter

448

16.0

130

.362

Colton Iverson

566

17.7

116

.603

3FG FGA 38

.358

FT FTA

.263

45 132

.294

114

.341

44 123

.000 .000

.275

551

16.7

155

.400

.373

Jamal Abu-Shamala

406

12.3

.505

.310

Jonathon Williams

109

6.1

.350

.000

Travis Busch

Kevin Payton

TEAM Total

Opponents

341

333

11.0

11.1

3.7

114 80

782 1772

682 1701

.430

.500

.000

.441 .401

14 7

188 575 223 636

.211

Devoe Joseph

Devron Bostick

3-PTS REBOUNDS

Pct.

.500

Tot

3.2

2.7

104

4.2

.724

125

.731

2.5

PF FO

Avg.

.671

Def

.833

Off

62 67

.758 .507

.773

51 49

140

125

.529

.720

.000

.327

437

.351

Pct.

445

.722

.706

.000

2 1.000 2

611

618

.715

.720

397

368

114

4.2 3.6

4.5

78 66

Blk

143

Stl

1.8

1.6

1.3

125

739 1136

702 1070

1.5

1.6

0.8

3.8

34.4

32.4

588

610

8 -

Pts

Avg.

403

293

9.8

216

204

6.5

10 13

164

125

411 498

149

466 477

174

209

201 84

125

12.6 6.4

6.3 5.4

5.3

5.0

4.0

3.8

111

3.7

0.0

274 2189

248 2032

0.9

66.3

61.6

2008-09 BIG TEN STATISTICS BIG TEN RECORD: 9-9 • HOME: 6-3 • ROAD: 3-6 TOTAL No. 20

Lawrence Westbrook

GP 18

GS 16

Min 442

Avg. 24.6

FG 71

FGA

Al Nolen

451

25.1

110

34 5

Player

Damian Johnson

494

27.4

137

Devoe Joseph

327

18.2

168

3-PTS Pct.

.423

.431

3FG FGA 21

.333

.915

Off 13

Def 36

Tot

Avg.

.343

.765

2.8

Stl

Blk

4.2

2.7

PF FO

35 4

.000

.794

4.4

.436

FT FTA

.327

REBOUNDS Pct.

.211

.429

Ralph Sampson III

404

22.4

.482

Blake Hoffarber

381

21.2

.345

.257

Devron Bostick

.404

.167

45 33

11 3

Paul Carter

291

Colton Iverson

298

Jamal Abu-Shamala

170

Jonathan Williams

Travis Busch

Kevin Payton

TEAM

Minnesota

Opponents

18 18

152

16.2

.398

.000

.433

3.2

.750

5.2

.167

.000

1.0

395 367

944 900

.000

.418 .408

.571

.625

.800

.615

2 1.000

.000

93 298

.312

225

300

.750

129 351

.294

4.9

.500

.467

1.7

9.4

10.0

.783

.566

150

.556

.778

.308

17.5

9.5

Pct.

.368

237

320

.741

2.3

1.4

1.3

226 185

389 371

615

34.2

4.0

30.9

312 319

5 -

6.1

107

5.9

108

12.1 8.7

6.0

2.7

0.5

140

1108

61.6

110

157

Avg.

106

0.9

Pts

217

.000

556

1.1

215 274 229 254

3 0

10 8

2 0

144

40 0

1100

5.9

4.5 4.3

3.4

2.7 0.0

61.1