The Minnesota Gophers had little to spend on NIL deals for basketball last season and their star took up almost all of it.

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 ...

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

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 ...

Gophers basketball coach Ben Johnson was fired Thursday after 4 seasons. Ahmad Hicks joins Amy Hockert on FOX 9's All Day Live to discuss Johnson's tenure, what went wrong and what's next for the ...

Speaking publicly for the first time Tuesday, new Gophers' basketball coach Niko Medved says Ben Johnson poured his heart and soul into the program. Johnson was fired after four seasons, leading to ...

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 ...

Ahead of the Gophers' first-round matchup in the Big Ten Tournament on Wednesday, ESPN college basketball reporter Jeff Borzello reported that it seems "likely" Ben Johnson will return for a fifth ...

the Gophers were knocked out in the Big Ten Tournament’s first round by Northwestern, 72-64. After the team’s flight landed in Minneapolis around midnight, Coyle immediately met with Johnson ...

Ben Johnson is 56-70 in four seasons as Gophers men's basketball coach. (Jerry Holt/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...