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Niko Medved is taking over a Drake program that has proven to be a coaching graveyard for plenty of his predecessors. Medved's first challenge is convincing the Bulldogs he's the right person for the job. Medved, who grew up in nearby Minneapolis, was introduced Monday as Drake's latest coach. Continue to Article

March 27, 2017 6:26:pm EST

Drake announced Sunday that it has hired Furman's Niko Medved as its new coach. Medved, the 2017 Southern Conference coach of the year, spent the past four seasons with the Paladins - where he led them to the 2017 Southern Conference regular season title. Medved, 43, also spent six seasons as an assistant coach at Colorado State under current Nebraska coach Tim Miles. Continue to Article

March 26, 2017 7:37:pm EST

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- T.J. Cline scored 25 points, including the clinching free throws with four seconds left, and Richmond defeated Oakland 87-83 on Sunday night in the second round of the NIT. Continue to Article

March 19, 2017 10:09:pm EST

Cameron Morse hit Jorden Kaufman for the winning layup at the buzzer as No. 9 seed Youngstown State beat top-seeded Oakland 81-80 on Saturday in the quarterfinals of the Horizon League tournament. Morse finished with 34 points, seven rebounds and five assists and Kaufman had a career-high 22 points and 10 rebounds - his third consecutive and sixth career double-double. A 3-pointer by Sherron Dorsey-Walker and then a short jumper by Jalen Hayes gave Oakland (24-7) an 80-79 lead with 46 seconds left. Continue to Article

March 04, 2017 8:15:pm EST

To advance to the Horizon League semifinals, top-seeded Oakland merely needed to beat a team it had clobbered in two previous meetings by 29 and 24 points. Unfathomably, the Golden Grizzlies couldn’t do it. Ninth-seeded Youngstown State scored an 81-80 upset after Oakland committed a crucial defensive blunder on the final play of the game. Continue to Article

March 04, 2017 8:09:pm EST

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