Niko Medved
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| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Colorado State |
| Conference | MW |
| Record | 117–74 (.613) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | August 10, 1973 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Minnesota |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1997–1999 | Macalester (associate HC) |
| 1999–2006 | Furman (assistant) |
| 2006–2007 | Minnesota (assistant) |
| 2007–2013 | Colorado State (assistant) |
| 2013–2017 | Furman |
| 2017–2018 | Drake |
| 2018–present | Colorado State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 196–161 (.549) |
| Tournaments | 1–2 (NCAA Division I) 2–2 (NIT) 4–2 (CIT) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| SoCon regular season (2017) | |
| Awards | |
| Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award (2024) SoCon Coach of the Year (2017) | |
Niko Medved (born August 10, 1973) is an American college basketball coach, currently the head men's basketball coach at Colorado State University.[1] Prior to becoming head coach at Colorado State, he was head coach at Drake University and Furman.
Early life and education
[edit]Born in Minneapolis, Medved graduated from Roseville Area High School in nearby Roseville, Minnesota in 1992.[2][3] In high school, Medved was a letterwinner in basketball and golf.[2]
Assistant coach
[edit]Medved was an assistant coach at Furman from 1999 to 2006. He spent a year as assistant at his alma mater, Minnesota, under Dan Monson (who resigned mid-season) and Jim Molinari.[2]
Medved then enjoyed success as an assistant coach at Colorado State under Tim Miles. He helped guide the Rams to four straight postseason appearances, including back-to-back trips to the 2012 and 2013 NCAA tournament. He helped Colorado State achieve records of 19–13 and 20–12.
Furman
[edit]On April 12, 2013 that Medved was announced as the head coach for Furman University for the 2013–14 season.[4][5] Medved took over a struggling Furman program, taking over a seven-win team in 2013 and progressing to nine, 11, 19, and 23 wins in successive seasons. Medved has also coached back-to-back Southern Conference Players of the Year in Stephen Croone and Devin Sibley, Jr. In his third season at Furman in 2015–16, the Paladins finished with a 19–16 overall record, a third-place finish in the Southern Conference, and the school's first postseason victory in 40 years. He led the Paladins to the second round of the CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT).[6]
In January 2017, Medved signed a contract extension with Furman through 2022.[7]
In 2017, Medved was named SoCon Coach of the Year as he led the Paladins to the SoCon regular-season championship with a 13–3 conference record. Losing in the SoCon tournament led to another appearance in the CIT.
Drake
[edit]On March 26, 2017, Medved was hired as head coach at Drake.[8] After a 17-17 season, Medved left Drake to become the head coach at Colorado State University.
Return to Colorado State
[edit]After one season at Drake, Medved was named head coach of Colorado State on March 22, 2018. [1] He named Dave Thorson, JR Blount and Ali Farokhmanesh as his assistants.
In 2022, Medved led the Rams to their first NCAA tournament appearance since 2013.
Head coaching record
[edit]| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Furman Paladins (Southern Conference) (2013–2017) | |||||||||
| 2013–14 | Furman | 9–21 | 3–13 | 10th | |||||
| 2014–15 | Furman | 11–22 | 5–13 | 10th | |||||
| 2015–16 | Furman | 19–16 | 11–7 | T–3rd | CIT second round | ||||
| 2016–17 | Furman | 23–11 | 14–4 | T–1st | CIT semifinal[note 1] | ||||
| Furman: | 62–70 (.470) | 33–37 (.471) | |||||||
| Drake Bulldogs (Missouri Valley Conference) (2017–2018) | |||||||||
| 2017–18 | Drake | 17–17 | 10–8 | T–3rd | CIT second round | ||||
| Drake: | 17–17 (.500) | 10–8 (.556) | |||||||
| Colorado State Rams (Mountain West Conference) (2018–present) | |||||||||
| 2018–19 | Colorado State | 12–20 | 7–11 | T–7th | |||||
| 2019–20 | Colorado State | 20–12 | 11–7 | T–5th | |||||
| 2020–21 | Colorado State | 20–8 | 14–4 | 3rd | NIT Fourth Place | ||||
| 2021–22 | Colorado State | 25–6 | 14–4 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Colorado State | 15–18 | 6–12 | T–8th | |||||
| 2023–24 | Colorado State | 25–11 | 10–8 | T–6th | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
| Colorado State: | 117–75 (.609) | 60–46 (.566) | |||||||
| Total: | 196–162 (.547) | ||||||||
| National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||
Notes
[edit]- ^ Medved left for Drake after Furman reached the semifinals; interim coach Bob Richey coached the semifinal against Saint Peter's.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Fredrickson, Kyle (March 22, 2018). "Source: Colorado State selects Niko Medved as new men's basketball coach". Denver Post. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Niko Medved, Assistant Coach". FurmanPaladins.com. Furman University. 2005. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
- ^ Walters, Charley (April 21, 2013). "Shooter Now: Ex-Gophers assistant Niko Medved savors Furman opportunity". Pioneer Press. Archived from the original on April 27, 2013. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
- ^ "Furman Names Niko Medved As Head Men's Basketball Coach". Furman University. Retrieved 2013-06-06.
- ^ "Furman hires Niko Medved". ESPN. 11 April 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-06.
- ^ "Niko Medved Named Head Men's Basketball Coach". Drake University. Retrieved 2017-05-10.
- ^ "Furman Inks Men's Basketball Coach Niko Medved To New Contract". Furman. 2017-01-26. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
- ^ "Jeff Rutter feels he was treated 'fairly and seriously' during Drake search". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2017-05-10.