Minnesota fires Johnson after 4 years as coach

Mar 13, 2025, 06:53 AM ET Minnesota fired guys’s basketball coach Ben Johnson on Thursday after the Golden Gophers’ season-ending loss in the preliminary of the Big Ten tournament.Johnson had worked as

Minnesota coach since 2021-22 but was unable to return the Gophers to the NCAA tournament for the first time considering that 2019.

They finished 15-17 after losing 72-64 to Northwestern on Wednesday. Minnesota dropped five of its last six games.

“The expectation for our program is to complete for championships, and sadly, we have actually refrained from doing that in the last four years,” Minnesota athletic director Mark Coyle said in a statement. “This is a very preferable job in one of the best conferences and cities in the country, and we totally expect to complete at the greatest level on and off the court.”

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1 Associated Johnson departs with a general record of 56-71, going 22-57 in the Huge Ten.He remained in his first head training chance, going back to Minnesota after working as an assistant there from 2013 to 2018. He likewise played two seasons for the Gophers, averaging around nine points per game, before beginning his training career.