Gophers coach Niko Medved rants about NCAA eligibility ‘chaos’

Niko Medved warned reporters Thursday he could talk for 20 minutes about the recent twists and turns involving the legal fallout from the NCAA s new five-for-five eligibility rule. The Gophers men s basketball coach spoke for more than seven minutes on the subject after his team s 72-52 exhibition win over Omaha at The Barn. Medved said he initially was in favor of the new rule to grant players five years to play five seasons when it was approved in June, but felt the NCAA ambushed us by starting it during the 2026-27 academic calendar — and, most importantly, making outgoing student-athletes of the class of 2022 ineligible. Cade Tyson, who led the Gophers in scoring last season, is in limbo as he and other athletes await a federal appeals court ruling on an injunction making players like him eligible. A three-judge panel in the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals heard the NCAA s appeal Tuesday but has yet to file a decision. Medved estimated 300 college basketball pla