The team's head coach was Tubby Smith in his third year.

The Golden Gophers played their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis and are members of the Big Ten Conference.

They advanced to the championship game of the 2010 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament before losing to Ohio State.

They received an at-large bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning an 11 seed in the West Region.

Royce White signed with the Minnesota Golden Gophers, but did not play due to shoplifting and trespassing charges.