The Niko Medved era is about to start for Minnesota. The Golden Gophers and their new head coach will tip off their season when they take on Gardner-Webb on Nov. 3 in Minneapolis. Minnesota hired Medved from Colorado State to try to bolster its program after the end of last season. The Golden Gophers went 15-17 in 2024-25 under former coach Ben Johnson and missed the NCAA Tournament for the sixth year in a row. Now, Medved hopes to bring Minnesota the same success that he delivered at Colorado State. The Rams reached the NCAA Tournament in three of the previous four years. "I've said it over and over again, but I just really love them as human beings," Medved said when asked about his early impressions of his new team. "I think their approach so far has been terrific. They've come in every

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