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Nebraska Basketball: Minnesota Preview

Date: Tuesday, December 5th

Time: 8:00 pm CST

Mascot: Golden Gophers

Ranking: #14 AP/#15 Coaches

Coach: Rick Pitino (5th Season)

2016-17 Record: 24-10 (11-7 Big Ten)

2017-18 Record: 8-1 (1-0 Big Ten)

Previous Season:

Believe it or not, Rick Pitino was on the hot seat going into the 2016-17 season. His first season coaching the Gophers he went 25-13. He then followed it up with two disappointing seasons going 18-15 and 8-23 respectively. His fourth season was not looking terribly good going into it.