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Gophers coach Ben Johnson is out. In a dramatic turn, University of Minnesota Athletics Director Mark Coyle fired Johnson late Wednesday night after the team’s loss to Northwestern in the opening round of the Big Ten Tournament.

 for the St. Paul Pioneer Press, Johnson’s ousting didn’t come as a complete surprise. The team did better than expected this year, but still finished 12th out of 18 teams in the Big Ten Conference.

Coyle told Greder today that Johnson’s inconsistency had become too much.

“They didn’t win at a high enough level to be considered in the mix for the NCAA tournament,” Greder said. “[Coyle] felt it was time to move on.”

Greder spoke with MPR News host Tom Crann about Johnson and what the Gophers might be looking for in a new coach.

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Gophers coach Ben Johnson is out. In a dramatic turn, University of Minnesota athletics director Mark Coyle fired Johnson late last night after the team’s loss to Northwestern.

Gophers coach Ben Johnson is out. In a dramatic turn, University of Minnesota athletics director Mark Coyle fired Johnson late last night after the team's loss to Northwestern.

Gophers coach Ben Johnson is out at U of M

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