Minnesota Fires Coach Ben Johnson

Minnesota fires Ben Johnson: 'Ruthless' decision came overnight after first-round exit from Big Ten Tournament
Minnesota fired coach Ben Johnson early Thursday morning, in an announcement posted to social media at 2:19 a.m. ET, following the team's season-ending loss Wednesday in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament to Northwestern.
Minnesota fires basketball coach Ben Johnson: Who will replace him?
Another Big Ten basketball job is open. Minnesota fired Ben Johnson after four seasons, Director of Athletics Mark Coyle announced Thursday morning. The Gophers (15-17) season ended on Wednesday when they lost to Northwestern in the opening game Tournament.
Minnesota fires men's basketball coach Ben Johnson in the middle of the night
Minnesota men's basketball coach Ben Johnson was fired in the middle of the night after the Golden Gophers went 15-17 in his fourth season
Gophers fire men’s basketball coach Ben Johnson
After 1 a.m. Thursday, the Gophers athletics department announced it has parted ways with men’s basketball coach Ben Johnson. The decision came hours after Minnesota lost its first-round game in the Big Ten’s conference tournament in Indianapolis.
Minnesota fires coach Ben Johnson after 4 seasons at alma mater with 56-71 record
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — 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 a fleeting accomplishment for a program that has fallen behind in the rugged and expanded Big Ten.
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Ben Johnson out as Gopher men's basketball head coach
The University of Minnesota is parting ways with Gopher men's basketball head coach Ben Johnson after a disappointing exit at the men's Big 10 Basketball Tournament.The Gophers finished 15-17 after losing to Northwestern on Wednesday in the first round of the conference tournament.
Minnesota fires coach Ben Johnson after four seasons
Minnesota fired men's basketball coach Ben Johnson on Thursday after four years of repeatedly rebuilding rosters at his alma mater without coming close to an NCAA tournament appearance as the program fell behind in the rugged and expanded Big Ten.
Minnesota fires head coach Ben Johnson, former Xavier assistant
Ben Johnson was a Xavier Musketeers assistant for three seasons before Minnesota named him its head coach in March 2021.
Minnesota fires men’s basketball coach Ben Johnson after 4 seasons, 0 NCAA Tournaments
I met with Ben in-person early this morning when the team returned to Minneapolis from the Big Ten men’s basketball tournament and informed him that we were making a change in leadership,” Minnesota athletic director Mark Coyle said in a statement.

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Why did Gophers fire basketball coach Ben Johnson in middle of night?
In the wee hours Thursday morning, Gophers men’s basketball coach Ben Johnson was let go by Athletics Director Mark Coyle.
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