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,

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.

Niko Medved, who just completed a historic, 26-10 season as men’s basketball coach at CSU Rams, will take the same position with Minnesota, it was revealed Monday morning. CSU athletic director John Weber confirmed reports of Medved’s exit for his alma mater with a statement released just after noon.