The ISU men’s basketball coaching staff was filled Thursday with the hiring of Elwyn McRoy.

McRoy will be coach Fred Hoiberg’s third full-time assistant.

“Elwyn is going to be a tremendous asset to our program,” Hoiberg said in a news release. “His experience on the bench will also be a benefit to our staff and players.”

In a statement, Hoiberg commented on McRoy’s ties to the Midwest and said he has been a “proven recruiter with ties all across the country.”

McRoy, a native of Wichita, Kan., was an assistant coach at Arkansas State during the last two seasons.

“I can’t put into words how excited I am about the opportunity to coach at this level and work with a coach that has established a great reputation like Fred,” McRoy said. “Iowa State has a storied history of success and I am going to work hard to help bring that success back.”

McRoy’s hiring ends Hoiberg’s search for his three full-time assistants.

He will join Bobby Lutz, former head coach at Charlotte University, and T.J. Otzelberger, an assistant under Greg McDermott, on the staff. Earlier this month, ISU all-time leading scorer Jeff Grayer left the coaching staff to return to his former job at Michigan to be a full-time assistant.

NCAA rules allow coaches to have only three-full time assistants.

Before coaching at Arkansas State, McRoy was the head coach at Frank Phillips College, and then an assistant at Southern University, Northwood University and Georgia Southern University.