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.
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.
With a new interior trio up front and a pair of tackles who are solid or better, plus Johnson calling the plays, there's hope ...
The Bears traded a 2026 fourth-round pick to the Kansas City Chiefs for All-Pro left guard Joe Thuney and a 2025 sixth-round ...
The Chicago Bears welcomed Joe Thuney and Jonah Jackson this week, and coach Ben Johnson gave an awesome breakdown of how ...
Ben Johnson tried to hold back his emotions after the Gophers basketball student section swarmed players following their ...
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The coach has a more well-rounded roster around which to craft his playbook in the coming months. That’s no guarantee of ...
Led by new head coach Ben Johnson, who was formerly the offensive coordinator for the Detroit Lions, the Bears have made a large effort to improve their overall roster after finishing 5-12 last year.
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