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.
Ben Johnson was a Xavier Musketeers assistant for three seasons before Minnesota named him its head coach in March 2021.
Colorado State coach Niko Medved "has emerged as the frontrunner" to be the next head men's basketball coach at the University of Minnesota, according to Field of 68's Jeff Goodman.
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Why Minnesota Dismissed Ben Johnson and Analyzing The Top Candidates Who Will 'Generate Excitement' Back Into Golden Gopher ProgramMinnesota fired basketball coach Ben Johnson early Thursday morning following the Golden Gophers‘ 72-64 loss to Northwestern ...
Ben Johnson was introduced as Gophers coach on March 13, 2021. Exactly four years later, he was fired Thursday. (Brian ...
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