The Gophers are covering the cost of Medved’s buyout from Colorado State, $2.56 million.

The University of Minnesota will cover more than $3 million of buyout money owed to Colorado State for hiring Niko Medved as the next men's basketball coach of the Gophers. "The University will ...

The University of Minnesota has found its next men's basketball coach. The Gophers announced Monday that they've hired Colorado State's Niko Medved. The university says they've agreed to a six ...

Gophers Athletics Director Mark Coyle has committed the U to spend $6 million in buyouts for Johnson to leave and Medved to ...

Minnesota has announced the hiring of Minneapolis native and Colorado State coach Niko Medved as its next men's basketball coach. Medved's season ended Sunday as the Rams lost at the buzzer to 4-seed ...

Niko Medved waits to speak at his introductory news conference on Tuesday at the Athletes Village on the University of Minnesota campus. (Renée Jones Schneider/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...

University of Minnesota athletics director Mark Coyle, left, and head coach Niko Medved pose with a Golden Gophers jersey ...

The pull of home proved decisive for Niko Medved. “The Barn” at the University of Minnesota was the site of so much of what shaped him as a basketball fan and then coach. It’s where he will ...

Medved earned a bachelor's degree in kinesiology (1997) and his master's in sport management (1999) from the University of Minnesota. He and his wife, Erica, have two daughters, Aly and Taylor.

The University of Minnesota will cover more than $3 million of buyout money owed to Colorado State for hiring Niko Medved. Medved was hired by Minnesota on Monday after seven seasons leading the Rams.

University of Minnesota Director of Athletics Mark Coyle announced today that Niko Medved has been named head men's basketball coach. The University and Medved have agreed to a six-year term, which is ...