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Johnson adds 2 assistants with state ties to Minnesota staff

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) New Minnesota men's basketball coach Ben Johnson has hired his first two assistants, both with ties to the state - including his former high school coach, Dave Thorson.

The university announced Friday that Thorson and Jason Kemp have been added to Johnson's staff. Johnson was hired last month to replace Richard Pitino.

Thorson was a Gophers assistant from 1990-94 before leading DeLaSalle High School in Minneapolis to a state record nine state championships in 23 years. Thorson departed the prep scene in 2017, spending one season at Drake and three at Colorado State as an assistant under coach Niko Medved.

Leaders
Points:	M. Carr	19.4
Rebounds:	B. Johnson	6.3
Assists:	M. Carr	4.9
FG%:	M. Carr	38.5%
FT%:	M. Carr	79.9%
3P%:	M. Carr	31.7%
Steals:	M. Carr	1.3
Blocks:	L. Robbins	2.7

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Gonzaga	31-1
2	Illinois	24-7
3	Baylor	28-2
4	Michigan	23-5
5	Alabama	26-7
6	Houston	28-4
7	Ohio State	21-10
8	Iowa	22-9
9	Texas	19-8
10	Arkansas	25-7
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Baylor	28-2
2	Gonzaga	31-1
3	Houston	28-4
4	Michigan	23-5
5	Alabama	26-7
6	Arkansas	25-7
7	UCLA	22-10
8	Illinois	24-7
9	USC	25-8
10	Florida State	18-7
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Big Ten Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
4 Michigan	14-3	23-5
2 Illinois	16-4	24-7
8 Iowa	14-6	22-9
20 Purdue	13-6	18-10
7 Ohio State	12-8	21-10
Wisconsin	10-10	18-13
Rutgers	10-10	16-12
Maryland	9-11	17-14
Michigan State	9-11	15-13
Indiana	7-12	12-15
Penn State	7-12	11-14
Northwestern	6-13	9-15
Minnesota	6-14	14-15
Nebraska	3-16	7-20
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	72.5 (139)
Rebounds:	11.7 (50)
Assists:	13.8 (127)
FG%:	39.2% (337)
FT%:	74.1% (67)
3P%:	28.4% (341)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	73.2 (258)
Rebounds:	25.1 (198)
Assists:	14.9 (299)
FG%:	44.1% (208)
FT%:	69.5% (107)
3P%:	35.2% (265)