Brian Cooley joined the University of Minnesota coaching staff in March of 2025 after a four-year stint at Colorado State. Cooley was also an assistant coach under Niko Medved during his CSU tenure.

In early April, Medved announced three new assistant coaches. The first being Brian Cooley, who coached with Medved for four years at Colorado State from 2021 to 2025. He helped the Rams get to three ...

Brian Cooley's name became known in Minnesota basketball circles when he was an assistant coach at South Dakota State for Scott Nagy. Now he is a Gopher assistant coach. The Minnesota Gopher staff ...

Minnesota head men's basketball coach Niko Medved has announced a trio of assistant coaches named to his staff with the addition of Brian Cooley, Armon Gates and Dave Thorson. From the University of ...

In episode 40 Luke Buer and Ryan James are joined by new Minnesota Basketball assistant Brian Cooley for a 30 minute conversation about his coaching backstory, teaching dodgeball and his early ...

The Gophers officially announced on Thursday that longtime assistant Armon Gates will be joining Dave Thorson and Brian Cooley on Niko Medved's first coaching staff at Minnesota. More staff additions ...

The Gophers men’s basketball team officially announced Niko Medved’s assistant coaches Thursday with Dave Thorson, Brian Cooley and Armon Gates. Medved, who went to the NCAA tournament second round ...