US EditionGophers Start Fresh Under New Coach Niko Medved, with Another Almost Entirely New Roster
New coach Niko Medved's roster overhaul includes 10 transfers and just two returning players as the Gophers aim to improve after 28 years with only two NCAA Tournament wins.
- On Nov. 3 the Minnesota Gophers men's basketball team open their nonconference season against Gardner-Webb with a largely new roster under first-year head coach Niko Medved.
- After rebuilding mid-majors, Medved returns to his alma mater University of Minnesota, leading Colorado State Rams to three NCAA appearances and 25-win seasons.
- Cade Tyson leads the newcomers as Medved added 10 transfers, with sophomore guard Isaac Asuma one of two holdovers and Kai Shinholster the lone true freshman scholarship guard.
- After exhibition wins, the team showed promise with victories over North Dakota and North Dakota State, including an 80-56 win, but Niko Medved, head coach, cautioned about regular-season fatigue.
- Their nonconference slate includes a Nov. 12 road game at Missouri and seven home opponents with a combined 73-151 record, while Big Ten play opens Dec. 3 vs Indiana.
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North Carolina transfer Cade Tyson can have ‘really good year’ for Gophers
Once the Gophers men’s basketball team completed its runaway 80-56 exhibition win over North Dakota State on Oct. 16 and Niko Medved wrapped up his news conference, the new head coach shared a parting thought as he left the Williams Arena interview room. “Wish it counted,” Medved said with a laugh. Minnesota played well over the final 30 minutes in its first of two tune-up games. That was especially true for transfer wing Cade Tyson, who scored …
PREVIEW: Gophers start fresh under new coach Niko Medved and will do it with a team that is almost entirely brand-new
The Gophers started over with new coach Niko Medved, who rebuilt programs at Furman and Colorado State and gets his first crack at running a Big Ten team at his alma mater. He will start with a roster that is almost entirely brand-new from last year.
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Gophers start fresh under new coach Niko Medved, with another almost entirely new roster
The Minnesota Gophers have started over with new coach Niko Medved. He started at Minnesota as a student manager under Clem Haskins from 1993-96 and guided Colorado State to three NCAA Tournament appearances over his last four seasons while hitting the 25-win mark in each of them.
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