Gophers Athletics Director Mark Coyle announced early Thursday that he fired men’s basketball coach Ben Johnson after ...

Ben Johnson had served as Minnesota coach since 2021-22 but was unable to return the Gophers to the NCAA tournament.

The Gophers went 56-70 overall and 22-57 in Big Ten play during Johnson's four years in charge of the program. Minnesota never made the NCAA Tournament under Johnson, and appeared in the NIT ...