Drake basketball: Ali Farokhmanesh and JR Blount will join Niko Medved's coaching staff at Colorado State

Drake assistant coaches Ali Farokhmanesh and JR Blount have decided to follow Niko Medved and coach at Colorado State, sources with direct knowledge of the situation told the Register on Sunday night. They both made the decision over the weekend, flew into Denver Sunday night and were set to sign their new contracts on Monday.

CSU blog site "Inside The Rams" previously reported that Farokhmanesh and Blount were following Medved to Colorado State. But, after that report was published Thursday night, Farokhmanesh told the Register that he and Blount had not yet made any decisions regarding their coaching future.

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Before coaching at Drake, Farokhmanesh spent three seasons on staff at Nebraska, mostly as the director of player relations and development. He starred for Northern Iowa 2008-10, leading the Panthers to two NCAA Tournaments and a Sweet 16 appearance. He played high school ball at Iowa City West and played junior college ball at Kirkwood and Indian Hills.

Farokhmanesh was heavily involved in Drake recruiting, often serving as the point man with in-state prospects.

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Blount had been on Drake's staff since 2014. Before that, he spent three seasons coaching at Saint Leo University, helping the team advance to the Division II NCAA Tournament all three years. He also was an assistant coach for Wisconsin-Stevens Point when it won the Division III national title in 2009-10.

Blount played his college ball at Loyola Chicago.

Medved was officially announced Colorado State's head coach last Friday. He left Drake after leading the Bulldogs to a 17-17 season and a fourth-place finish in the Missouri Valley Conference.

Dave Thorson, who was also on Medved's staff at Drake, was named interim head coach and will be considered for the head coaching job, athletic director Brian Hardin said.

Matthew Bain covers college football and basketball recruiting for the Des Moines Register. He also helps out with Iowa and Iowa State football and basketball coverage for HawkCentral and Cyclone Insider. Contact him at mbain@dmreg.com and follow him on Twitter @MatthewBain_.