Niko Medved Hires Drew Evenson as Gophers' Director of Scouting, Analytics

Niko Medved hires Drew Evenson as Gophers' director of scouting, analytics

University of Minnesota men’s basketball coach Niko Medved announced Tuesday he has hired Drew Evenson as the team’s director of scouting and analytics. Evenson was a student manager for Ben Johnson, and is a cancer survivor.

Three takeaways from chat with Gophers men’s basketball coach Niko Medved

The decor in Niko Medved’s office is still a work in progress. The furniture is set up: desk in the back, sitting area with black leather couch and two chairs arranged in the front, overlooking the Gophers men’s basketball program’s practice courts. But the walls are mostly bare. For instance, a framed Memphis Grizzlies jersey of David Roddy, a Minneapolis native and Medved’s best player at Colorado State, is propped up on the floor. The Gophers…

Evenson Named Director of Scouting and Analytics at Minnesota

University of Minnesota head men’s basketball coach Niko Medved has completed his staff with the addition of Drew Evenson as Director of Scouting and Analytics.  Evenson joined the Gopher men’s basketball program as a student manager before the 2022-23 season and was elevated to head manager in 2023. As head manager, the Holmen, Wis. product assisted with daily operations for the student-athletes and staff, as well as film breakdown and analytic…

Evenson Named Director of Scouting and Analytics - University of Minnesota Athletics

Drew Evenson was named as Director of Scouting and Analytics on Coach Medved's staff.