The Minnesota Golden Gophers are expected to name Xavier Musketeers assistant coach Ben Johnson as their new head coach, according to multiple reports Monday.
Johnson was an assistant at Minnesota, his alma mater, from 2013 to 2018 before joining XU head coach Travis Steele's staff.
Johnson played two seasons at Northwestern before transferring to Minnesota to finish his career. More from his bio on goxavier.com:
He was a two-time captain at Minnesota and finished with 533 points in 59 games. He scored a total of 1,202 career points in his four seasons of collegiate basketball.