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List of Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball head coaches

The following is a list of Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball head coaches. There have been 18 head coaches of the Golden Gophers in their 129-season history.[1]

A portrait of L. J. Cooke, circa 1915.
L. J. Cooke, the winningest head coach in Golden Gophers men's basketball history.

Minnesota's current head coach is Ben Johnson. He was hired as the Golden Gophers' head coach in March 2021,[2] replacing Richard Pitino, who was fired after the 2020–21 season.[3]

No. Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
– 1894–1896 No coach 2 3–5 .375
1 1896–1924 L. J. Cooke 28 250–135–2 .649
2 1924–1927 Harold Taylor 3 19–30 .388
3 1927–1942
1945–1948 		Dave MacMillan 18 196–156 .557
4 1942–1944 Carl Nordly 2 17–23 .425
5 1944–1945 Weston Mitchell 1 8–13 .381
6 1948–1959 Osborne Cowles 11 147–93 .613
7 1959–1968 John Kundla 9 110–105 .512
8 1968–1970 Bill Fitch 2 25–23 .521
9 1970–1971 George Hanson 1 11–13 .458
10 1971–1975 Bill Musselman 4 69–32 .683
11 1975–1986[a] Jim Dutcher 11 190–113 .627
12 1986* Jimmy Williams 1 2–9 .182
13 1986–1999[b] Clem Haskins 13 111–100 .526
14 1999–2006[c] Dan Monson 8 118–106 .527
15 2006–2007* Jim Molinari 1 7–17 .292
16 2007–2013 Tubby Smith 6 124–81 .605
17 2013–2021 Richard Pitino 8 141–123 .534
18 2021–present Ben Johnson 2 22–39 .361
Totals 18 coaches 129 seasons 1,570–1,216–2 .563
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season
* - Denotes interim head coach.
Source[1]
  1. ^ Dutcher resigned on January 25, 1986. Jimmy Williams served as interim head coach for the remainder of the 1985–86 season.[4]
  2. ^ Minnesota vacated all results from 1993 through 1999. Haskins' on-court record is 241–168 (.589).
  3. ^ Monson resigned on November 30, 2006. Jim Molinari served as interim head coach for the remainder of the 2006–07 season.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Minnesota Men's Basketball 2022-23 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Minneosta Athletics. p. 135. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  2. ^ Campbell, Dave (March 22, 2021). "Minnesota hires Ben Johnson, a former Gophers player, as its new men's basketball coach". Chicago Tribune. Associated Press. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  3. ^ "Minnesota Golden Gophers fire men's basketball coach Richard Pitino after 8 seasons". ESPN.com. March 15, 2021. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  4. ^ "Dutcher Resigns, Minnesota Forfeits Game After 3 Arrests". The Los Angeles Times. January 26, 1986. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  5. ^ "Monson resigns as coach at Minnesota". ESPN.com. November 30, 2006. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
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