Report: CSU's Niko Medved has emerged as 'frontrunner' for Minnesota job

March 16, 2025

By Will Ragatz, Minnesota Gophers on SI: Colorado State coach Niko Medved “has emerged as the frontrunner” to be the next head men’s basketball coach at the University of Minnesota, according to Field of 68’s Jeff Goodman.

Ever since the Gophers announced Ben Johnson’s firing in a press release sent out after 1 a.m. central time on Thursday morning, Medved has seemed like one of the logical favorites to be his replacement.

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Report: Niko Medved has emerged as 'frontrunner' to be Gophers' next coach

Currently the Colorado State coach, Medved is a Minneapolis native who attended Minnesota in the 1990s.

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