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 ...

“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.

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 ...

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 ...

Ta'Lon Cooper had every intention of getting himself open to hit the game-tying shot at the end of regulation before turning over the ball in the Gophers' 63-60 loss Tuesday at Wisconsin.

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.

After avoiding an upset Thursday at home, Purdue coach Matt Painter was certain Ben Johnson's Gophers basketball program is "going in the right direction." Once considered the doormat of the Big ...

Still, second-year coach Ben Johnson has found legitimate reasons to remain upbeat. The Gophers have four promising freshmen playing at least 20 minutes per game, a group that Johnson has already ...

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 ...