MINNEAPOLIS — Niko Medved stood in a crowd that swarmed the Williams Arena court after Minnesota upset Indiana in his Big Ten debut , beaming during his postgame television interview that was broadcast through the sound system for all the fans to hear.

“I'm where I fell in love with the game,” Medved said, glancing toward the seats he used to sit in as a kid as he tried to process the enormity of the milestone on his new job with the program he not only grew up a few miles away from but served as a student manager to launch his coaching career.

Medved turned to yell, “Go Gophers!” at the students who had surrounded him for congratulations and selfies after the 73-64 victory Wednesday night that handed the 22nd-ranked Hoosiers their first loss under their new coach, Darian DeVries

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