The Minnesota Gophers men's basketball team had a very solid weekend, adding big time talent for the future and depth for the present.

Niko Medved. And he got his guy. Medved is leaving Colorado State to be the next coach of the Golden Gophers. CBS Sports first reported the news; the school subsequently announced Medved's hiring ...

MINNEAPOLIS — After two decades away, Niko Medved returned to his home state on Tuesday to officially accept the position of men's basketball coach at his alma mater, the University of Minnesota.

Niko Medved will be the next men's basketball coach at Minnesota, leaving Colorado State after seven seasons. The Golden Gophers officially announced the hiring on Monday and a six-year agreement.

New Gophers men’s basketball coach coach Niko Medved will earn $1 million more than previous coach Ben Johnson received last season, according to the U’s memorandum of understanding.

One of the most Minnesotan facts about Niko Medved was his love for hockey as a kid growing up in Roseville. “I was a hockey nut,” he told the Pioneer Press this week. “Every day ...

If not for a buzzer-beater by Maryland on Sunday night, Niko Medved would still be coaching in the Sweet 16 with Colorado State this week. But if that loss did one thing, it sped up the process ...

At his introductory press conference as the new head coach of Gopher men’s basketball, Niko Medved admitted he never could have dreamt of returning home when his coaching career began to take off.

Colorado State’s Niko Medved, who was born in Minneapolis and is a graduate of suburban Roseville High School and the state’s flagship university, has been hired as the Gophers’ next head ...