Christopher Mitchell—Gophersports.com We have NCAA Championship Action this weekend The spring sports schedule continues to go full bore while the winter sports start to slow down and end. We have some NCAA Championship Action with the Gophers pair of weight throwers going for a NCAA title, we have women’s hockey NCAA Tournament action, and baseball and softball kick … [Read more...] about Weekend TV and Streaming Schedule
Ben Johnson Fired
Brad Rempel—Gophersports.com The University of Minnesota made the announcement early in the morning in Thursday The University of Minnesota announced at 1:21 Thursday morning that Ben Johnson had been fired as head coach of the Minnesota Golden Gophers men’s basketball team. The Gophers will begin an immediate national search for his successor. The full statement from … [Read more...] about Ben Johnson Fired
What really matters when look for Minnesota’s next basketball coach?
Photo by David Berding/Getty Images Revisiting what was written 4 years ago, it still applies today (mostly). Four years ago, Richard Pitino’s departure was negotiated, and Mark Coyle needed to hire a new coach to lead his men’s basketball program. He hired Ben Johnson and after just four seasons, Coyle is faced with making that same hiring decision again. We wrote here … [Read more...] about What really matters when look for Minnesota’s next basketball coach?
Coaches candidates Minnesota should consider to be the next Gopher head basketball coach
Jamie Rhodes-Imagn Images Who should Mark Coyle interview and hire? Here’s the list Yesterday we published a story about what really matters (and what doesn’t) when hiring the next head coach to lead the men’s basketball program. The obvious follow-up to that is, who are the people that Mark Coyle should be considering. This is not a list of names coming from a source. … [Read more...] about Coaches candidates Minnesota should consider to be the next Gopher head basketball coach
3 keys to beating Northwestern in the Big Ten Tournament and how to watch
Matt Krohn-Imagn Images The Gophers are facing Northwestern in the Big Ten Tournament, can Minnesota move on to face Wisconsin? .float-left {float: left;padding: 2%;text-align: center;width: 32%;margin-bottom: 20px;}.float-left img {max-width: 100px;}.float-left h4, .float-left h3 {font-family: 'Knockout 28 A', 'Knockout 28 B';font-weight: 100;text-transform: … [Read more...] about 3 keys to beating Northwestern in the Big Ten Tournament and how to watch