Men's Basketball
Medved, Niko
Niko Medved
- Title:
- Head Coach
- Phone:
- (970) 491-6491
Niko Medved became the 10th coach in Colorado State men’s basketball history in March of 2018. Returning to Fort Collins after he was an assistant coach from 2007-13.
In his five years in charge of the Rams, he has compiled a 92-64 record including a trip to the NCAA Tournament in 2022 and advancing to the NIT semifinals in 2021. The NCAA Tournament appearance in 2022 was the program’s first in nine seasons. Over his first four years in Fort Collins, he saw his team’s wins improve year over year.
Medved has a great record of developing talent having coached 16 all-conference selections, three conference players of the year and four NABC and USBWA all-district selections over his nine-year head coaching career. This long list of players includes 2021 All-America selection, David Roddy.
Roddy earned Colorado State’s first All-America honors since Gian Clavell in 2017 and was just the fifth player in CSU history to be an All-American. He went on to be Medved’s first NBA Draft pick, being selected by the Memphis Grizzlies with the 23rd overall pick in 2022.
The 2021-22 season was a special one for Colorado State going 25-6 and making the NCAA Tournament. Medved earned USBWA District Coach of the Year honors. David Roddy was the Mountain West Player of the Year along with a finalist for the Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year, Lute Olson National Player of the Year and John Wooden Award. Meanwhile, Isaiah Stevens was a finalist for the Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year.
Medved helped the Rams improve from 11 to 12 wins in his first season at the helm of the Green and Gold but took it to another level posting three straight 20-win seasons.
He made his head coaching debut at Furman, leading the Paladins from 2013-16. He had an overall record of 62-70 at Furman, taking them to the CIT in 2016 and 2017 and earning the Southern Conference Coach of the Years honor in 2017. He twice coached the SoCon Player of the Year.
Before returning to Colorado State, Medved spent one year at Drake for the 2016-17 season. He saw instant success with the Bulldogs going 17-17 and leading them to their first postseason tournament in six years competing in the CIT.
Medved started his coaching career at the University of Minnesota as a student manager and assistant before taking his first full-time job at Macalester College. He became an assistant coach at Furman, Minnesota and CSU before becoming a head coach.
During his stint as an assistant coach with Colorado State, Medved was on staff for teams that went to five straight postseason tournaments, including back-to-back NCAA Tournaments in his final two seasons.
He earned his bachelor's degree and master’s degree from Minnesota in kinesiology and sport management, respectively.
Medved and his wife Erica have two daughters, Aly and Taylor.
In his five years in charge of the Rams, he has compiled a 92-64 record including a trip to the NCAA Tournament in 2022 and advancing to the NIT semifinals in 2021. The NCAA Tournament appearance in 2022 was the program’s first in nine seasons. Over his first four years in Fort Collins, he saw his team’s wins improve year over year.
Medved has a great record of developing talent having coached 16 all-conference selections, three conference players of the year and four NABC and USBWA all-district selections over his nine-year head coaching career. This long list of players includes 2021 All-America selection, David Roddy.
Roddy earned Colorado State’s first All-America honors since Gian Clavell in 2017 and was just the fifth player in CSU history to be an All-American. He went on to be Medved’s first NBA Draft pick, being selected by the Memphis Grizzlies with the 23rd overall pick in 2022.
The 2021-22 season was a special one for Colorado State going 25-6 and making the NCAA Tournament. Medved earned USBWA District Coach of the Year honors. David Roddy was the Mountain West Player of the Year along with a finalist for the Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year, Lute Olson National Player of the Year and John Wooden Award. Meanwhile, Isaiah Stevens was a finalist for the Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year.
Medved helped the Rams improve from 11 to 12 wins in his first season at the helm of the Green and Gold but took it to another level posting three straight 20-win seasons.
He made his head coaching debut at Furman, leading the Paladins from 2013-16. He had an overall record of 62-70 at Furman, taking them to the CIT in 2016 and 2017 and earning the Southern Conference Coach of the Years honor in 2017. He twice coached the SoCon Player of the Year.
Before returning to Colorado State, Medved spent one year at Drake for the 2016-17 season. He saw instant success with the Bulldogs going 17-17 and leading them to their first postseason tournament in six years competing in the CIT.
Medved started his coaching career at the University of Minnesota as a student manager and assistant before taking his first full-time job at Macalester College. He became an assistant coach at Furman, Minnesota and CSU before becoming a head coach.
During his stint as an assistant coach with Colorado State, Medved was on staff for teams that went to five straight postseason tournaments, including back-to-back NCAA Tournaments in his final two seasons.
He earned his bachelor's degree and master’s degree from Minnesota in kinesiology and sport management, respectively.
Medved and his wife Erica have two daughters, Aly and Taylor.
| YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDS | ||
| Season | School | Record |
| 2013-14 | Furman | 9-21 (3-13) |
| 2014-15 | Furman | 11-22 (5-13) |
| 2015-16 | Furman | 19-16 (11-7) |
| 2016-17 | Furman | 23-11 (14-4) |
| 2017-18 | Drake | 17-17 (10-8) |
| 2018-19 | Colorado State | 12-20 (7-11) |
| 2019-20 | Colorado State | 20-12 (11-7) |
| 2020-21 | Colorado State | 20-8 (14-4) |
| 2021-22 | Colorado State | 25-6 (14-4) |
| 2022-23 | Colorado State | 15-18 (6-12) |
| Overall | 171-151 (95-83) | |