Johnson, a Minneapolis native, is a Minnesota alum, having finished his playing career there after spending his first two seasons at Northwestern.

As Selection Sunday approaches, teams are gearing up to get set for the biggest time of the year for college basketball. As March Madness is mere days away, another team is now without a head coach. This time,

Ben Johnson was a Xavier Musketeers assistant for three seasons before Minnesota named him its head coach in March 2021.