(Minneapolis, MN)  --  The University of Minnesota released the men's basketball schedule for the coming season.  The Golden Gophers open the Big Ten season with three of four road games.  The league opener for Minnesota will be at Wisconsin on December 28th.  The Gophers then travel to Michigan State for a December 31st game.  A home against Indiana follows on January 4th before the Gophers go to Ohio State for a contest on January 9th.  The regular season opens on November 12th against Wofford at Williams Arena.  The entire scheduled can be found at the Gopher athletics website.