Gophers Athletics Director Mark Coyle has committed the U to spend $6 million in buyouts for Johnson to leave and Medved to come in from Colorado State. Coyle has vowed to spend more of the incoming revenue sharing on the men’s basketball program and he rewarded Medved with a $3 million salary, which is $1 million more than Johnson received.

Recruiting state talent will remain a priority for new Gophers men’s basketball coach Niko Medved. The Roseville native saw Minnesota turn into a basketball hotbed while growing up. “I just watched Minnesota high school basketball be transformed,

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.