Ben Johnson
Ben Johnson (born December 23, 1980)
Current position: Head men’s basketball coach
Current team: Minnesota Golden Gophers
Current conference: Big Ten Conference
Minnesota record: 42-54 (.438)
Overall record: 42-54 (.438)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 1 (2024)
- Big Ten Regular Season Champion: 0
- Big Ten Tournament Champion: 0
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2021-present | Minnesota |
| 2018-2021 | Xavier (asst) |
| 2013-2018 | Minnesota (asst) |
| 2012-2013 | Nebraska (asst) |
| 2008-2012 | Northern Iowa (asst) |
| 2006-2008 | Texas-Pan American (asst) |
| 2005-2006 | Dayton (grad. asst) |
Ben Johnson Facts
- Ben Johnson
- Born December 23, 1980
- Hometown: Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Alma Mater: University of Minnesota (BS, 2005)
- After winning two Minnesota state titles at DeLaSalle HS, Johnson played for head coaches Kevin O’Neill and Bill Carmody at Northwestern
- Transferred back home to Minnesota after his sophomore year and was a two-time team captain for the Gophers and coach Dan Monson
- Started his coaching career as a graduate assistant under Brian Gregory at Dayton, then spent two years as an assistant coach at Texas-Pan American (now UTRGV) under Tom Schuberth
- Spent four years on Ben Jacobson‘s staff at Northern Iowa, during which the Panthers went to two NCAA Tournaments, one NIT and one CIT
- Was an assistant under Tim Miles at Nebraska for one year before getting the opportunity to return to his alma mater, Minnesota
- Was on Richard Pitino‘s staff for five years and was responsible for recruiting a number of vaunted in-state recruits to the Gophers
- Left UM in 2018 and spent the next three seasons as an assistant at Xavier under Travis Steele
- In March 2021, Johnson was hired to be the new head coach at Minnesota
- Went 13-17 (4-16) in his first year and in June 2022 was given a contract extension through the 2026-27 season
- After winning just 9 games in 2022-23, the 2023-24 squad went 20-15 (9-11 Big Ten) and earned a NIT bid
Ben Johnson Coaching Tree
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