Colorado State hired Niko Medved's top assistant to replace him as basketball coach following a quick 24-hour search. Ali Farokhmanesh, 36, was promoted Wednesday evening after Medved left earlier this week.

The University of Minnesota has found its next men's basketball coach. The Gophers announced Monday that they've hired Colorado State's Niko Medved. The university says they've agreed to a six-year term with Medved,

The Minnesota Golden Gophers stayed within their university's lineage with the recent hiring of former Colorado State Rams coach Niko Medved to lead their basketball program, a development that brought out messages of congratulations from across the basketball world.