If Medved didn’t exist, Coyle would have him fabricated with a 3D printer.
Medved is 51. As a coach, he’s in his prime.
He attended Roseville High School and the University of Minnesota. He was a student manager on the basketball team and an assistant coach for the Gophers in 2006-07. He coached at Drake, and he has recruited the Midwest, with two Minnesotans on the current Rams roster.
He has taken Colorado State to the NCAA tournament in three of the past four seasons.
After the 12th-seeded Rams upset fifth-seeded Memphis in the first round Friday, Medved’s team displayed a diverse, unselfish offense and a scrambling defense Sunday night before Maryland’s Derik Queen hit a last-split-second shot to lift the fourth-seeded Terrapins to a 72-71 victory.
It was the kind of game that reminds you why you spend your weekends watching March Madness.