Coach Richard Pitino and the Gophers have just two seniors and figure to rely heavily on as many as four freshmen to play right away.
MINNEAPOLIS -- Richard Pitino's first season at Minnesota showed plenty of promise with 25 wins and an NIT championship.
But last year, the Golden Gophers stumbled to an 18-15 finish, 6-12 in the Big Ten and missed out on a postseason berth.
Heading into his third season, Pitino said a better mesh of his up-tempo system and more of the players he recruited to Minnesota should eventually yield better results.