Mark Coyle says ‘inconsistency’ led Gophers to fire men’s basketball coach Ben Johnson
After going 4-16 in Big Ten in Year 1 and 2-17 in Year 2, Minnesota improved to 9-11 in conference play (ninth place) last season, then lost center Pharrel Payne and point guard Elijah Hawkins to bigger NIL deals at Texas A&M and Texas Tech, respectively, and freshman shooting guard Cam Christie to the NBA draft.
Minnesota fires basketball coach Ben Johnson: Who will replace him?
Another Big Ten basketball job is open. Minnesota fired Ben Johnson after four seasons, Director of Athletics Mark Coyle announced Thursday morning. The Gophers (15-17) had their season end on Wednesday when they lost to Northwestern in the opening game of the Big Ten Tournament.
To reverse course, Minnesota’s next men’s basketball coach has to be the undisputed face of the program. Finding him won’t be ...
The Minnesota basketball season came to an end with a loss to Northwestern in the Big Ten Conference Tournament on Wednesday. When the team returned home ...
Fran McCaffery is ejected, John Tonje goes off, a near fight after the Purdue-USC game and more from the second round of the Big Ten Tournament.
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