The Gophers fired men’s basketball coach Ben Johnson early Thursday morning, following his third losing Big Ten season in four years, a decision which will cost the University of Minnesota a $2.93 million buyout of his contract.

Johnson, 44, coached the Gophers for four years with one trip to the NIT and one winning season. This year, Minnesota finished 15-17 overall and 7-13 in Big Ten play but won five games on the road. Johnson was 56-71 in four seasons and 22-57 in league competition. He was 1-4 in the Big Ten tournament.

The University of Minnesota is parting ways with Gopher men's basketball head coach Ben Johnson after a disappointing exit at the men's Big 10 Basketball Tournament.

Northwestern men's basketball coach Chris Collins is not happy with the Big Ten. After helping lead his team to a 72-64 victory over Minnesota in the first round of the conference tournament Wednesday,

Northwestern men’s basketball has faced quite a bit of adversity this season and looks to have found even more of it at the Big Ten Tournament in Indianapolis. The Wildcats’ hotel didn’t have air conditioning,

Northwestern won its first game of the Big Ten Tournament on Wednesday night, but that didn’t mean the Wildcats coach didn’t have his gripes with the league. In fact, Chris Collins seemed to think the Big Ten has something against his school.