The Gophers, led by sixth-year head coach Richard Pitino, played their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota as members of the Big Ten Conference.

They defeated Penn State and Purdue to advance to the semifinals of the Big Ten tournament where they lost to Michigan.

11 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they lost in the first round to Rutgers.

Sources: Roster The 2018–19 season will mark the first time in Big Ten history that the teams will play a 20-game conference schedule, setting a precedent for all Division I basketball.

[3] The new schedule will also include a regional component to increase the frequency of games among teams in similar areas.