Welcome into the show today.

Welcome into the show today.

It's a double dose of Minnesota Tim in case he didn't get enough of me this morning. It's official and has been reported on for the last few weeks. The Minnesota Gophers basketball program has officially hired Nico medved to replace Ben Johnson as head coach of the Gophers program. Metvev is fifty one years old and has a lot of coaching experience in the NCAA. He just finished out a sensational season with Colorado State, finishing twenty six and ten, winning their conference tournament and being one buzzer beater shot away from defeating Maryland and getting to the Sweet sixteen. He was at Colorado State for seven seasons. Before that, he was at Drake twenty seventeen to twenty eighteen for one season. They also made the NCAA Tournament. This year he finished seventeen and seventeen. And before that he coached the Furman Peladins and he's got a history of turning programs around. In twenty thirteen twenty fourteen, this first season with Furman, what blankies, Yeah, he went nine to twenty one. In his last season with Furman four years later, he went twenty three and eleven and was first in their conference. Went from tenth in the conference to first in their conference. That's what you call from last to first, from worst to first. Colorado State, same story takes over a program first season twelve and twenty, finished seven and eleven in conference, tied for seventh. His final season at Colorado State twenty six and ten, sixteen and four in conference, and finished second in conference with an NCAA appearance and.

It's a double dose of Minnesota Tim in case he didn't get enough of me this morning. It's official and has been reported on for the last few weeks. The Minnesota Gophers basketball program has officially hired Nico medved to replace Ben Johnson as head coach of the Gophers program. Metvev is fifty one years old and has a lot of coaching experience in the NCAA. He just finished out a sensational season with Colorado State, finishing twenty six and ten, winning their conference tournament and being one buzzer beater shot away from defeating Maryland and getting to the Sweet sixteen. He was at Colorado State for seven seasons. Before that, he was at Drake twenty seventeen to twenty eighteen for one season. They also made the NCAA Tournament. This year he finished seventeen and seventeen. And before that he coached the Furman Peladins and he's got a history of turning programs around. In twenty thirteen twenty fourteen, this first season with Furman, what blankies, Yeah, he went nine to twenty one. In his last season with Furman four years later, he went twenty three and eleven and was first in their conference. Went from tenth in the conference to first in their conference. That's what you call from last to first, from worst to first. Colorado State, same story takes over a program first season twelve and twenty, finished seven and eleven in conference, tied for seventh. His final season at Colorado State twenty six and ten, sixteen and four in conference, and finished second in conference with an NCAA appearance and.

A conference championship.

A conference championship.

Nico Medved has a history of turning programs around, and he takes the next step to coach the Minnesota Gophers program, which he grew up around. It's a classic situation where he grew up in Minnesota. He graduated from Roseville. But I don't know if.

Nico Medved has a history of turning programs around, and he takes the next step to coach the Minnesota Gophers program, which he grew up around. It's a classic situation where he grew up in Minnesota. He graduated from Roseville. But I don't know if.

This higher.

This higher.

Is necessarily going to change the program around unless he can figure out how to bring in players through the nil program. Because that's what college basketball is all about these days. Players and athletes are leaving programs after one season because they're being more they're because they're.

Is necessarily going to change the program around unless he can figure out how to bring in players through the nil program. Because that's what college basketball is all about these days. Players and athletes are leaving programs after one season because they're being more they're because they're.

Being offered more money to play elsewhere.

Being offered more money to play elsewhere.

And when you are a collegiate athlete and you know you're not going to play professional basketball unless he plays somewhere in Europe.

And when you are a collegiate athlete and you know you're not going to play professional basketball unless he plays somewhere in Europe.

You are going to take every.

You are going to take every.

Available opportunity to take money to play somewhere else if you can get more money somewhere else. So he has a history of turning around Colorado State, turning around Furman in only one.

Available opportunity to take money to play somewhere else if you can get more money somewhere else. So he has a history of turning around Colorado State, turning around Furman in only one.

Year at Drake. But this is an exciting hire.

Year at Drake. But this is an exciting hire.

Even though he is a classic homegrown Minnesota guy.

Even though he is a classic homegrown Minnesota guy.

This is different than Ben Johnson.

This is different than Ben Johnson.

Ben Johnson was an assistant somewhere else, came in and the Gophers program was his first head coaching gig Nico has head coaching experience, has recruiting experience, and has experience completely changing the culture of programs and also making them winners. Okay, you know people talk about all the time being culture changers and being program builders. Well, this this guy has a legitimate history of doing so. He changed Furman his culture around, He changed Colorado State's culture around. But what's going to be different is that he is entering a program for the first time in his coaching career, a new program with the NIL as popular as it is, It's going to be fascinating to see how many Colorado State players he gets to transfer with him to the Minnesota program. Because it's really all about relationships and how much money guys can get paid. So you go from a guy like Ben Johnson and you think about players and or coaches that were rumored, Ryan Saunders, Bobby Jackson. You look at all these different guys that were past go for players or have involvements with the program, and this is a slam dunk hire for the Gophers program because of his history with developing other programs and changing their cultures and his history with being a just outright winner. This guy's a winner and hopefully with time he can change the Gopher's program into a winner. In four years, he changed Furman, in just a few years he changed Colorado State. So hopefully within a few years Nico Medved can change the Gopher's program and make them a legitimate contender in the Big Ten.

Ben Johnson was an assistant somewhere else, came in and the Gophers program was his first head coaching gig Nico has head coaching experience, has recruiting experience, and has experience completely changing the culture of programs and also making them winners. Okay, you know people talk about all the time being culture changers and being program builders. Well, this this guy has a legitimate history of doing so. He changed Furman his culture around, He changed Colorado State's culture around. But what's going to be different is that he is entering a program for the first time in his coaching career, a new program with the NIL as popular as it is, It's going to be fascinating to see how many Colorado State players he gets to transfer with him to the Minnesota program. Because it's really all about relationships and how much money guys can get paid. So you go from a guy like Ben Johnson and you think about players and or coaches that were rumored, Ryan Saunders, Bobby Jackson. You look at all these different guys that were past go for players or have involvements with the program, and this is a slam dunk hire for the Gophers program because of his history with developing other programs and changing their cultures and his history with being a just outright winner. This guy's a winner and hopefully with time he can change the Gopher's program into a winner. In four years, he changed Furman, in just a few years he changed Colorado State. So hopefully within a few years Nico Medved can change the Gopher's program and make them a legitimate contender in the Big Ten.

There we go, Zoe. So Nico Medved.

There we go, Zoe. So Nico Medved.

Gonna be given an amazing opportunity to be the.

Gonna be given an amazing opportunity to be the.

Gophers head coach.

Gophers head coach.

And what's going to be fascinating about this hire is is this just another stepping stone to get to a top tier program, even higher than the Gophers, or is this a destination that he can see himself being at for a long time.

And what's going to be fascinating about this hire is is this just another stepping stone to get to a top tier program, even higher than the Gophers, or is this a destination that he can see himself being at for a long time.

So I think that's the next big question.

So I think that's the next big question.

But first he's got to win with the Minnesota in order to get an opportunity somewhere else. And if he wanted to get somewhere else, well he's taking a big risk first signing with the Gopher program.

But first he's got to win with the Minnesota in order to get an opportunity somewhere else. And if he wanted to get somewhere else, well he's taking a big risk first signing with the Gopher program.

But that's the take for the day.

But that's the take for the day.

Thank you for making this podcast Private Day, Gophers Basketball. It's an exciting day, it's a fun day, and hopefully this is a legitimate culture change. Thank you for making this podcast Private Day.

Thank you for making this podcast Private Day, Gophers Basketball. It's an exciting day, it's a fun day, and hopefully this is a legitimate culture change. Thank you for making this podcast Private Day.

Everyone have a great day. We'll talk to you later. You want to say something, Zoe awesome. Thank you

Everyone have a great day. We'll talk to you later. You want to say something, Zoe awesome. Thank you