Recruiting Minnesota talent will remain a priority for the Gophers men’s basketball program under new coach Niko Medved, who saw the state turning into a hoops power while he was growing up. “I just watched Minnesota high school basketball be transformed,

One of the most Minnesotan facts about Niko Medved was his love for hockey as a kid growing up in Roseville. “I was a hockey nut,” he told the Pioneer Press this week. “Every day, I would skate, I would play.

The new Gophers coach said it’s unclear whether the incoming freshmen recruited by Ben Johnson will still join the team