Colorado State is one of the hottest teams in college basketball. They've won seven straight games and 12 of their last 14. After getting out to a slow start, they likely need to win the Mountain West Conference tournament to go dancing, but you can watch Medved's Rams on the CBS family of networks this week.

Gophers athletics director Mark Coyle fired men’s basketball coach Ben Johnson early Thursday morning, and soon was on the phone, searching for a replacement. ADs typically know who they might want to hire or who would be interested in their most high profile jobs in the program.

After Mark Coyle and the Gophers moved on from first-time women’s basketball coach Lindsay Whalen in spring 2023, the U’s athletic director hired an experienced replacement with proven success at underdog programs within the sport’s lower levels.

Minnesota has officially fired Ben Johnson after four seasons as head coach. The search for his replacement is expected to begin immediately, so let's look at 10 potential names to keep an eye on.