Niko Medved

His coaching journey began as an assistant coach at Macalester College from 1997-1999, followed by seven seasons at Furman (1999-2006) and a year at the University of Minnesota (2006-2007). Medved’s head coaching career commenced at Furman in 2013, where he steadily improved the team’s performance, culminating in a 23-11 season in 2016-2017. During this tenure, he guided the Paladins to their first Southern Conference regular season championship in 26 years in 2017, earning him Southern Conference Coach of the Year honors. His teams also made two CollegeInsider.com Tournament appearances in 2016 and 2017, and he coached consecutive Southern Conference Players of the Year in Stephen Croone (2015-2016) and Devin Sibley, Jr.

(2016-2017). Following his successful run at Furman, Medved spent the 2017-2018 season as head coach at Drake, leading the team to a 17-17 overall record and their first postseason appearance in six years in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament. In 2018, he returned to Colorado State as head coach, where he achieved significant success over seven seasons, accumulating a 143-85 record and becoming the second-winningest coach in program history. The 2023-2024 season saw Colorado State achieve its highest ranking in school history at No.

13 in the AP Poll and No. 12 in the Coaches Poll. In 2024, Medved received the prestigious Skip Prosser Man of the Year award. On March 24, 2025, Medved was named the 19th head coach of the University of Minnesota men’s basketball program, continuing his impactful career at the highest level of collegiate basketball.