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Christie eager to build on best Gophers freshman debut in 20 years
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo Sports· 6 months agoAs a Gophers player, Ben Johnson got to see a future first-round NBA draft pick up close, in Kris...
Gophers guard Cam Christie contending for Big Ten freshman of the year
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo News· 3 months agoCrushes are forming on Cam Christie. Just after Valentines Day, the Gophers true freshman guard...
Youth takeover: Freshmen embrace bigger roles for Ben Johnson
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe future of Gophers basketball looked brighter after Ben Johnson signed a nationally ranked...
Johnson has Gophers winning with local talent, just like Coyle hoped
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo Sports· 4 months agoGophers athletics director Mark Coyle realized how strong Ben Johnson's Minnesota ties were three years ago — while interviewing others for the job. "It was amazing how many of the other candidates ...
Gophers freshman Payne gaining confidence in SoCal Challenge
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Gophers trusted freshman Pharrel Payne to have a bigger role in their offense at just the right time to help them advance to the SoCal Challenge championship Wednesday vs. UNLV. Payne's ...
Gophers men’s basketball bounces back with victory over Central Michigan
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHow the Gophers men's basketball team responded after its first loss this season was an early sign of how Ben Johnson's players handle adversity. The Gavitt Games loss earlier in the week at ...
Without Evans, Gophers’ best shot to fill center role is developing Payne
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSince taking over as Gophers men's basketball coach last season, Ben Johnson has had an especially hard time establishing the center position. The future, of course, seemed set when five-star ...
Coffey keeps making Gophers proud as stock rises with Clippers
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAmir Coffey's lasting legacy with Gophers basketball is being that local high school star who made it cool again to be a hometown hero. A few years later, Coffey continues to represent his state ...
Battle is gone, but U basketball coach focused on players still here
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 11 months agoSummer practice opened for the Gophers men's basketball team last week with more returning players than Ben Johnson has had since taking over as coach in 2021. One notable absence is two-year ...
U freshman Payne wows coach Johnson with physical readiness
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWhen Ben Johnson saw Pharrel Payne at the start of Gophers basketball summer workouts, his first impression was that he had never coached a more physically imposing freshman. And that's before ...