Colorado State hired Niko Medved's top assistant to replace him as basketball coach following a quick 24-hour search. Ali Farokhmanesh, 36, was promoted Wednesday evening after Medved left Fort Collins earlier this week to coach at his alma mater,

Colorado State has promoted assistant men's basketball coach Ali Farokhmanesh to head coach to replace Niko Medved, who left the Rams for the University of Minnesota, per CBS Sports' Jon Rothstein and Kevin Sweeney of Sports Illustrated.

The Colorado State Rams didn't have to go far to find their new head basketball coach — just one chair over from Niko Medved.

Colorado State announced Wednesday that it is promoting Farokhmanesh to head coach after seven years as an assistant in Fort Collins. 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐡𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐡 𝐄𝐫𝐚 #Relentless pic.

Colorado State head coach Ali Farokhmanesh responded to a post on Twitter that will fire up fans of the program. The Northern Iowa legend created one of the greatest moments in NCAA Tournament history with his game-sealing three against No.