University of Minnesota Director of Athletics Mark Coyle has announced that the University has parted ways with men’s basketball coach Ben Johnson. Statement from Mark Coyle “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

Ben Johnson could be coaching his final game for the Gophers men's basketball team Wednesday. State of play: Barring a miracle run to win the Big Ten tournament this week, the Gophers will miss out on March Madness for the fourth season with Johnson at the helm.

Ben Johnson tried to hold back his emotions after the Gophers basketball student section swarmed players following their upset win against Michigan this year. The Gophers' fourth-year coach finally picked up his first win over a ranked team and,