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Minnesota basketball coaching search 2025: Candidates, hot board, names to watch by Golden Gophers insiders
The Gopher Illustrated team just revealed their top Minnesota coaching candidates after Ben Johnson was fired on Thursday
Analysis: Can the next Gophers men’s basketball coach sell himself to the state of Minnesota like P.J. Fleck?
MARCUS FULLER Gophers athletic director Mark Coyle invited all of his head coaches to attend Ben Johnson’s introductory news conference as men’s basketball coach four years ago at the Athletes Village.
Niko Medved emerges as leading candidate as next Gophers men’s basketball coach
The Gophers’ search for its next men’s basketball coach appears to have a frontrunner: Niko Medved of Colorado State, the Pioneer Press has heard this week. No announcement from the U appears
Sounds Like Mark Coyle Has Found the Next Gophers Men’s Basketball Coach
The Minnesota Gophers are expected to hire one of us Colorado State head coach Niko Medved as the next men's basketball coach.
Minnesota high school coaches weigh in on Gophers' search to fill men’s basketball vacancy
We asked a few boys basketball coaches across Minnesota their opinion on what the University of Minnesota should look for in a new men’s basketball coach. Here are their responses: Mark Klingsporn, Tartan “There were six of us high school coaches brought in by Joel Maturi when Dan Monson got fired.
Names to consider as Gophers look for next men’s basketball coach
A winning background is what also led to the Gophers hiring of P.J. Fleck as head football coach and Bob Motzko as men’s hockey coach during Coyle’s tenure. Coyle will be looking for a similar resume in his next men’s basketball coach after he fired Ben Johnson,

Gophers roll early, hold off Colgate to earn Frozen 4 berth

Homegrown Gopher Legend Signing with Jets
Former Minnesota Gophers legendary wide receiver Tyler Johnson landed a new contract and keeps chugging along in the NFL.
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Brody Lamb, 5th-ranked Gophers get mental, physical 'refresh' with scrimmage in Rochester
Byron native and former Dodge County boys hockey star Brody Lamb and the University of Minnesota men's hockey team scrimmaged ...
Ben Johnson fired by Minnesota after Gophers' loss to Northwestern in Big Ten tournament
Johnson, a Minneapolis native, is a Minnesota alum, having finished his playing career there after spending his first two ...
NBA Draft Scouting Report: Minnesota's Dawson Garcia
Mar 9, 2025; Piscataway, New Jersey, USA; Minnesota Golden Gophers forward Dawson Garcia (3) looks up after making a three point basket during the first half against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at ...
Gophers women’s basketball’s Selection Sunday outlook
Dawn Plitzuweit's Gophers likely have fallen off the NCAA tournament bubble, but if so, they would make the second-tier WBIT.
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Why Minnesota Dismissed Ben Johnson and Analyzing The Top Candidates Who Will 'Generate Excitement' Back Into Golden Gopher Program
Minnesota fired basketball coach Ben Johnson early Thursday morning following the Golden Gophers‘ 72-64 loss to Northwestern ...
Gophers lose veteran guard to the transfer portal
Tyler Cochran's Gophers career is officially over, and he's entering the transfer portal after playing zero games in a Minnesota uniform. The 2023-24 Mid American Conference (MAC) Defensive Player of ...