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.

Minnesota has hired Colorado State’s Niko Medved as its next coach. The native of the Twin Cities area and former student manager for the Gophers had the Rams within one basket of the Sweet 16.

The former Colorado State coach is taking over at his alma mater Minnesota on a six-year deal. Colorado State lost to Maryland on a buzzer-beat in the second round of the NCAA tournament on Sunday night. He takes over for Ben Johnson, who was fired earlier this month.