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Analysis: Can the next Gophers men’s basketball coach sell himself to the state of Minnesota like P.J. Fleck?
MARCUS FULLER Gophers athletic director Mark Coyle invited all of his head coaches to attend Ben Johnson’s introductory news conference as men’s basketball coach four years ago at the Athletes Village.
Sounds Like Mark Coyle Has Found the Next Gophers Men’s Basketball Coach
The Minnesota Gophers are expected to hire one of us Colorado State head coach Niko Medved as the next men's basketball coach.
Minnesota fires men’s basketball coach Ben Johnson after 4 seasons, 0 NCAA Tournaments
Johnson, 44, coached the Gophers for four years with one trip to the NIT and one winning season. This year, Minnesota finished 15-17 overall and 7-13 in Big Ten play but won five games on the road. Johnson was 56-71 in four seasons and 22-57 in league competition. He was 1-4 in the Big Ten tournament.
Gophers fire Ben Johnson as men’s basketball coach after four seasons and quick Big Ten tournament exit
Gophers men’s basketball coach Ben Johnson made progress last season, but key players entering the transfer portal set him and his team back. (Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Gophers men’s basketball coach Ben Johnson fired after 15-17 season
University of Minnesota athletic director Mark Coyle announced early Thursday morning Ben Johnson has been fired after four seasons as head coach of the Gophers men's basketball team. The announcement just after 1:00 a.
Gophers fire men's basketball coach Ben Johnson after four seasons with U of M
Gophers Athletics Director Mark Coyle announced early Thursday that he fired men’s basketball coach Ben Johnson after Minnesota lost to Northwestern in Wednesday’s Big Ten Tournament opener.
Five early takeaways in the search process for the next Gophers men’s basketball coach
The Big Ten and the rest of college basketball will soon have all eyes on teams in this year’s NCAA tournament, but everything in the Gophers' world revolves around the search for their next men’s basketball coach.
Minnesota fires men's basketball coach Ben Johnson in the middle of the night
Minnesota men's basketball coach Ben Johnson was fired in the middle of the night after the Golden Gophers went 15-17 in his fourth season
Gophers fire men’s basketball coach Ben Johnson after 4 seasons
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - The University of Minnesota fired Gophers men’s basketball head coach Ben Johnson early Thursday morning.
Gophers AD Mark Coyle says Ben Johnson’s firing came down to consistency over four years
Gophers athletics director Mark Coyle didn’t attend the Big Ten tournament’s opening game Wednesday against Northwestern, but he was nearby at NCAA basketball tournament selection committee meetings in Indianapolis.
Niko Medved emerges as leading candidate to be next Gophers men’s basketball coach
The Gophers’ search for its next men’s basketball coach has a frontrunner: Niko Medved of Colorado State, the Pioneer Press ...
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Watch: Gophers men’s basketball team preparing for Northwestern in first round of Big Ten Tournament
The Gophers men's basketball team locked down the 12th seed in the Big 10 Conference Tournament and will take on 13th seeded ...
Podcast: Marcus Fuller on the Gophers, Ben Johnson + Vikings free agency breakdown
Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with the Vikings, who have been very busy in free agency in the first 24 hours of ...
Gophers men’s basketball players can enter NCAA transfer portal now. One already has.
The Pioneer Press has learned that former Gopher and Timberwolves coach Ryan Saunders is interested in the vacated coaching ...