Minnesota is expected to officially announce Ben Johnson as the next head coach of the Men’s basketball team.
I told you there was a wildcard last week: Here it is...I'll confirm this if you need confirmation...Ben Johnson is the next coach. Interviewed virtually last week, in person here in Minnesota over the weekend. #Gophers https://t.co/FduuZgbhb7
— Justin Gaard (@jgkfan) March 22, 2021
Johnson, 39, was most recently a top assistant at Xavier. In his career, he has been an assistant coach at Nebraska, and was one of Richard Pitino’s top assistants from 2013-2018 at Minnesota.