In the wee hours Thursday morning, Gophers men’s basketball coach Ben Johnson was let go by Athletics Director Mark Coyle.

The Gophers fired men’s basketball coach Ben Johnson early Thursday morning, following his third losing Big Ten season in four years, which will cost the University of Minnesota a $2.93 million buyout ...

Ben Johnson was fired by the Gophers two weeks ago, on March 13. He only had one season with a winning record in the four ...

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 ...

Speaking publicly for the first time Tuesday, new Gophers' basketball coach Niko Medved says Ben Johnson poured his heart and ...

Ben Johnson has officially been fired after four seasons as the head coach of Gophers men's basketball, but the announcement came at 1:22 a.m. on Thursday morning. A lot of people are questioning ...

Gophers athletics director Mark Coyle announced early Thursday that he fired Ben Johnson after Minnesota lost to Northwestern in Wednesday’s Big Ten Tournament opener. “I met with Ben in ...

Minnesota head coach Ben Johnson yells to his team as they play against Nebraska during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Lincoln, Neb. Gophers coach Ben Johnson is out.

University of Minnesota Athletics 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.

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota fired coach Ben Johnson on Thursday after four years of repeatedly rebuilding rosters at his alma mater without coming close to an NCAA Tournament appearance, which has become ...