Niko Medved won Colorado in the state of Colorado, but can win with the Gopher

Richard Pitino waited until late in the recruitment process to make Breck’s David Roddy an offer to play for the Gopher. He was 6-foot-5 with a power game, and it was probably this height that caused Pitino’s concern.

There were no such concerns in the state of Colorado, where the Rams defeated northwest to sign Roddy for their freshmen. Dave Thorson, the long-time coach of Delasalle, was an assistant to head coach Niko Medved for a season in Drake and moved with him to Fort Collins, Colorado, for the 2018-19 season.

“Dave had a lot to do with going there, but it was also a three -member appeal for me,” said Roddy on Monday. “Niko as head coach and Dave and Ali were also influential as an outstanding young coach.”

A few hours earlier on Monday, the non -surprising information that Medved passed to the Gopher was the news agencies.

This pays off to influence the other two recruiters, the Roddy to Fort Collins, Colo.: Thorson, a four-season assistant of the fired Ben Johnson, prompted the Gopher. And Ali Farokmanesh, 37 next month, will be a replacement in Colorado.

Roddy’s arrival in the CSU fell with the RAMs from 12 to 20-12 in 2019-20, until 2020 to 20-21 and in 2021-22 to 25: 6 and a seed No. 6 at the NCAA tournament.

“We were in the last two for the NCAA tournament in 2021 and then did the semi -finals in Nit,” said Roddy. “Next season … that was the great thing for us. The people there were crazy about this team, for Niko and his program.”

The RAMs lost a NCAA opener against Michigan and then Roddy through the design. He was taken over the overall in the NBA design in 2022 and made up for the Memphis Grizzlies this season. He played in 169 games in the NBA and now has a two-way contract with the Houston Rockets and the Rio Grande Vipers of the G League.