FILE - In this Jan. 15, 2020, file photo, Minnesota's Payton Willis drives the ball past Penn State's Myreon Jones during an NCAA college basketball game in Minneapolis. Willis is one of several transfers who joined new coach Ben Johnson’s team, after playing for Charleston last season. He was with Minnesota in 2019-20.(AP Photo/Stacy Bengs, File)

FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2021, file photo, Minnesota men's basketball coach Ben Johnson speaks during the Big Ten NCAA college basketball media days in Indianapolis. Johnson has naturally been emphasizing the concept of the team in taking the reins of a program he once played for, but there's no denying the importance this season of the names on the back of those maroon-and-gold Gophers jerseys. The fans, at least, will be trying to figure out who these guys are. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

FILE - In this Jan. 30, 2021, file photo, Minnesota forward Eric Curry (24) plays during the first half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Purdue in West Lafayette, Ind. Curry is one of only two players on the roster this fall who have returned from the previous squad. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)