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Niko Medved introduced as new CSU basketball coach
Meet Furman's New Head Basketball Coach Niko Medved
Niko Medved (born October 10, 1973) is an American college basketball coach, currently the men's basketball coach at Drake University. Prior to becoming head coach at Drake, he was head coach at Furman for four years.
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- Niko Medved introduced as new CSU basketball coach
- Meet Furmans New Head Basketball Coach Niko Medved
- Assistant coach
- Furman
- Drake
- References
Assistant coach
Medved was an assistant coach at Furman from 1999–2006. He spent a year as assistant at his alma mater, Minnesota, under Dan Monson (who resigned mid-season) and Jim Molanari.
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
It was announced on April 12, 2013 that Medved became the head coach for Furman University for the 2013–14 season. 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).
In January 2017, Medved signed a contract extension with Furman through 2022.
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.