Niko Medved

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.

Niko Medved
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamColorado State
ConferenceMW
Record92–64 (.590)
Biographical details
Born (1973-08-10) August 10, 1973
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Minnesota
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1997–1999Macalester (associate HC)
1999–2006Furman (assistant)
2006–2007Minnesota (assistant)
2007–2013Colorado State (assistant)
2013–2017Furman
2017–2018Drake
2018–presentColorado State
Head coaching record
Overall171–151 (.531)
Tournaments0–1 (NCAA Division I)
2–2 (NIT)
4–2 (CIT)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
SoCon regular season (2017)
Awards
SoCon Coach of the Year (2017)

Early life and education

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

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

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

On March 26, 2017, Medved was hired as head coach at Drake.[8] After a 17-17 season with an inherited senior laden team, his controversial departure less than a calendar year later[9] left Drake with five players and no coaching staff.[10]

Return to Colorado State

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
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Furman Paladins (Southern Conference) (2013–2017)
2013–14 Furman 9–213–1310th
2014–15 Furman 11–225–1310th
2015–16 Furman 19–1611–7T–3rdCIT second round
2016–17 Furman 23–1114–4T–1stCIT semifinal[note 1]
Furman: 62–70 (.470)33–37 (.471)
Drake Bulldogs (Missouri Valley Conference) (2017–2018)
2017–18 Drake 17–1710–8T–3rdCIT second round
Drake: 17–17 (.500)10–8 (.556)
Colorado State Rams (Mountain West Conference) (2018–present)
2018–19 Colorado State 12–207–11T–7th
2019–20 Colorado State 20–1211–7T–5th
2020–21 Colorado State 20–814–43rdNIT Fourth Place
2021–22 Colorado State 25–614–42ndNCAA Division I Round of 64
2022–23 Colorado State 15-186-12
Colorado State: 92–64 (.590)50–38 (.568)
Total:171–151 (.531)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Notes
  1. Medved left for Drake after Furman reached the semifinals; interim coach Bob Richey coached the semifinal against Saint Peter's.

References
  1. Fredrickson, Kyle (March 22, 2018). "Source: Colorado State selects Niko Medved as new men's basketball coach". Denver Post. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  2. "Niko Medved, Assistant Coach". FurmanPaladins.com. Furman University. 2005. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  3. 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.
  4. "Furman Names Niko Medved As Head Men's Basketball Coach". Furman University. Retrieved 2013-06-06.
  5. "Furman hires Niko Medved". ESPN. 11 April 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-06.
  6. "Niko Medved Named Head Men's Basketball Coach". Drake University. Retrieved 2017-05-10.
  7. "Furman Inks Men's Basketball Coach Niko Medved To New Contract". Furman. 2017-01-26. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
  8. "Jeff Rutter feels he was treated 'fairly and seriously' during Drake search". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2017-05-10.
  9. "Celebrating Tuesday, leaving Thursday: How Niko Medved's tenure ended at Drake". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  10. "Niko Medved leaves Drake in shambles following his departure". Noah Manderfeld. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
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