The Minnesota Timberwolves announced that guard and Iowa State alum Fred Hoiberg underwent successful heart surgery Tuesday morning. The surgery was to correct an enlarged aortic root.

Dr. Hartzell Schaff, a cardiac surgeon at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., performed the aortic root aneurysm repair surgery which fixed a bulge in the root where the artery meets the heart’s aortic valve.

“Our thoughts and prayers for a complete recovery go out to Fred and his family at this time,” said Timberwolves President Chris Wright in a statement. “We are all looking forward to seeing him again at the Target Center and will support him in whatever career decision he makes.”

Hoiberg, 32, noticed something was wrong in January and went to the Mayo Clinic where he received the diagnosis.

Hoiberg told the Minneapolis Star Tribune on Friday that he should be able to play again, but would consider retiring if his condition was life-threatening.

He was told before the surgery that a full recovery was expected. Hoiberg believes he will be able to play another three or four seasons if everything heals correctly, which could take up to three months.

The Timberwolf guard played the entire 2004-05 season with the condition and still managed to average 5.8 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. Hoiberg led the league in three-point accuracy, hitting a career-best and franchise-record 70-for-145 (48.3 percent).

Hoiberg, who is from Ames, played four seasons of basketball for the Cyclones from 1991-95 where he was known as “The Mayor.” He ended his college career ranking among the top 10 in seven different statistical categories including scoring, rebounding, assists, steals, field goals, 3-pointers and free throws. Hoiberg was able to achieve all of that while maintaining a 3.0 GPA, which earned him first-team academic All-American honors his senior season.

Hoiberg was then drafted by the Indiana Pacers, where he played for four seasons before joining the Chicago Bulls for another four seasons.

He was elected with nine other athletes to Iowa State’s Athletic Hall of Fame this year and should be inducted in September.

—The Associated Press contributed to this article.