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With Colorado State hiring Niko Medved as its next men’s basketball head coach, what does that mean for the Rams’ recruitment of standout local players?
Medved, who served as the Rams’ assistant coach from 2007-13, returns to Fort Collins after head coaching stops at Drake and Furman. And during his first stint at Colorado State, he was
Whether Medved can convince top-tier local ballers to come to Colorado State — as he did with Ralston Valley star Pierce Hornung — remains to be seen, but there have only been two Colorado players on each of the past three seasons.
Most immediately, the future of Golden forward comes to mind, as the senior is committed to Drake but was also offered by the Rams.
Matt Langley, who is as plugged into Colorado’s high school basketball recruiting scene as anyone, offered an interesting perspective on how Medved’s hire will get more local players quality looks from the Rams:
This hire will impact recruiting in CO. CSU will actually be active in the state and will want to know about in State recruits
— BasketballColorado (@Bball_CO)
Doesn’t mean CSU will take every CO kid. But they will be well aware of the instate kids and they will first hand evaluate our kids. Unlike past staff.
— BasketballColorado (@Bball_CO)
