John Shipley: Gophers’ next coach has to be program’s true star
To reverse course, Minnesota’s next men’s basketball coach has to be the undisputed face of the program. Finding him won’t be easy.
Minnesota fires basketball coach Ben Johnson after four seasons at alma mater
The Gophers finished 15-17 after losing to Northwestern on Wednesday in the first round of the conference tournament.
Minnesota fires men's basketball coach Ben Johnson
The University of Minnesota fired men's basketball coach Ben Johnson, athletic director Mark Coyle announced Thursday.
Mark Coyle says ‘inconsistency’ led Gophers to fire men’s basketball coach Ben Johnson
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 bigger NIL deals at Texas A&M and Texas Tech, respectively, and freshman shooting guard Cam Christie to the NBA draft.
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.
Reusse: Mark Coyle’s handling of Ben Johnson is his latest mistake in a tenure full of them
The Gophers were playing a two-game series against Kansas during U.S. Bank Stadium’s small March window for baseball. The home team came back from seven runs down and won 10-8 on Tuesday night. Things didn’t go quite as well during Game 2,
Ben Johnson fired after 4 seasons as Gophers basketball coach
Gophers Athletic Director Mark Coyle fired men's basketball coach Ben Johnson early Thursday morning after 4 seasons at Minnesota. He went 56-71, including 22-57 in Big Ten play and never reached an NCAA Tournament.
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Billionaire St. John’s donor on Rick Pitino: ‘You’re watching Picasso paint’
Richard Pitino, Rick’s son and the coach at New Mexico, has compared his father to John Wooden and Mike Krzyzewski, while ...
Rick Pitino named Big East Coach of the Year after leading St. John’s to conference title
Now in his second season at St. John’s, Rick Pitino led the sixth-ranked Red Storm to a 27-4 regular-season record, including ...
St. Johns Makes Historic Rick Pitino Announcement Before March Madness
The St. John's Red Storm are back to prominence, and a major reason for their success is legendary head coach Rick Pitino. At the age of 72, Pitino is in his ...
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Is New Mexico’s Richard Pitino a legit candidate for the UVA Basketball job?
Pitino took the job at New Mexico, in the Mountain West, the sixth-rated conference in KenPom, for the same reason that Shaka ...
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Virginia Head Coaching Search: Top 3 candidates to replace interim HC Ron Sanchez ft. Richard Pitino
Virginia announced it will not re-sign interim coach Ron Sanchez for the 2025-26 season hours after the Cavaliers lost to Georgia Tech in the second round of the ACC Tournament.
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Watch: Cam Christie and Dan Monson react to Gophers firing Ben Johnson
Our Darren ‘Doogie’ Wolfson spoke, via Zoom, with former Gophers guard Cam Christie and former Gophers coach Dan Monson. Both have connections to Ben Johnson, who was let go on Thursday.Monson was ...
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Dent, Pitino help Lobos make strong showing in Mountain West awards
University of New Mexico point guard Donovan Dent, Lobos head coach Richard Pitino, center Nelly Junior Joseph and shooting ...