"I wouldn't have come back if I didn't 100 percent believe in Ben," Thorson said firmly. Johnson added that Thorson was "needed here" to help him lead the Gophers. "I've known him [more than] half ...

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 ...

Out, is another local basketball figure, Ben Johnson, who graduated from DeLaSalle high school and played for the Gophers back in the early 2000s. Ben lasted four years at the helm of the Golden ...

The Gophers men’s basketball team has completed 25% of its Big Ten schedule, and has zero wins to show for it. Now in his fourth season at the U, head coach Ben Johnson is on pace to have his ...

“I’ve known Ben for a long time, kind of like an uncle to me ... Going into that game, the Johnson-led Gophers pulled off major Big Ten upsets against UCLA, Michigan and Oregon in the regular season.

In the late 1990s, Ben Johnson was a standout player at ... Thorson made connections throughout the state, which has helped Johnson and the Gophers on the recruiting circuit.

Ben Johnson is sneakily facing one of the most important weeks he's had since becoming the head coach of Gophers men's basketball. A pair of nonconference games against North Texas and Yale on ...

Gophers men's basketball coach Ben Johnson is expected to receive a one-year extension through 2027, according to a Board of Regents document Friday. Johnson, who was hired last season to replace ...

The University of Minnesota athletics department hired a new and energetic head coach Monday, who believes the Gophers men’s basketball program is a hidden gem just waiting for a jumpstart. Minnesota ...