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,

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