Minnesota agreed to a six-year contract with the Twin Cities-area native and former student manager for the Gophers who had the Rams within one basket of the Sweet 16.

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,

Former Breck standout David Roddy (21) found great success at Colorado State playing for coach Niko Medved, left. "This is absolutely a great thing for the Gophers," Roddy said Monday. "You knew the big schools were coming after him,