STrib: Here are 10 things to know about new Gophers coach Ben Johnson (#2. Gophers will still have the youngest coach in the Big Ten)

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per STrib:

1.A first-time head coach​

Johnson has been around college basketball plenty, but he's never been a head coach. He's been an assistant at Xavier since 2018 after he left an assistant job with the Gophers under Pitino from 2013-2018. Before that, Johnson made stops as an assistant at Nebraska (2012-13), Northern Iowa (2008-2012) and Texas-Pan American (2006-2008). Johnson first served as a graduate assistant at the University of Dayton after graduating from Minnesota with a bachelor's degree in sociology.

2. The young guy​

Johnson, 40, is older than Pitino, but the Gophers will still have the youngest coach in the Big Ten. The next closest is newly hired Penn State coach Micah Shrewsberry at 44. The average age of Big Ten coaches is about 52.

Here are 10 things to know about new Gophers coach Ben Johnson

The Gophers will still have the youngest coach in the Big Ten after hiring the longtime D-I assistant.

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