Niko Medved
Niko Medved (born August 10, 1973)
Current position: Head men’s basketball coach
Current team: Colorado State Rams
Current conference: Mountain West Conference (MWC)
Furman record: 62-71 (.466)
Drake record: 17-17 (.500)
Colorado State record: 117-75 (.609)
Overall record: 196-162 (.547)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 2 (2022, 2024)
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 1 (2021)
- CIT Appearances: 3 (2016, 2017, 2018)
- Mountain West Regular Season Champion: 0
- SoCon Regular Season Champion: 1 (2017)
- Mountain West Tournament Champion: 0
Awards:
- Skip Prosser Man of the Year: 1 (2024)
- SoCon Coach of the Year: 1 (2017)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2018-present | Colorado State |
| 2017-2018 | Drake |
| 2013-2017 | Furman |
| 2007-2013 | Colorado State (asst) |
| 2006-2007 | Minnesota (asst) |
| 1999-2006 | Furman (asst) |
| 1997-1999 | Macalester (assoc. HC) |
Niko Medved Facts
- Niko Medved
- Born August 10, 1973
- Hometown: Roseville, Minnesota
- Alma Mater: University of Minnesota (BS, 1997 & MA, 1999)
- Was a student manager at Minnesota during his undergrad years, when the Gophers were coached by Clem Haskins
- Served as associate head coach for two seasons under Curt Kietzer at D-III Macalester while completing his masters
- Spent four years as an instructor at the Nike All-America camp before joining the Furman staff in 1999 as an assistant under Larry Davis, staying there until 2006
- After one season at his alma mater Minnesota under interim head coach Jim Molinari, Medved joined Tim Miles’ staff at Colorado State in 2007
- Hired in April 2013 as head coach at Furman, inheriting a 7-win team that had finished last place the year prior
- Had the Paladins in the CIT by year three and in year four, won 20+ games for the first time since 1991 and won a share of the SoCon regular season title
- Became the head basketball coach at Drake in March 2017, where he went 17-17 in just one season
- Hired in March 2018 to be the new head coach at Colorado State
- After winning 12 games in his first season, Medved led the Rams to 20 wins in year two and 18 wins and a NIT bid in year three
- The Rams won 25 games in both 2021-22 and 2023-24, earning at-large NCAA Tournament bids both seasons
Niko Medved Coaching Tree
- Jay McAuley (Wofford)
- Dwight Perry (Wofford)
- Bob Richey (Furman)