T.J. Otzelberger expected to be named head coach at South Dakota State

Former Iowa State Head coach Steve Prohm and former assistant coach T.J. Otzelberger walk back to the locker room after winning a game against Texas Feb. 13, 2016.

Ryan Young

ISU assistant coach T.J. Otzelberger is expected to be named the next head coach at South Dakota State, according to various reports on Wednesday.

ESPN college basketball reporter Jeff Goodman has linked Otzelberger to the SDSU job, and tweeted out Wednesday that he expected him to be named the next head coach.

Otzelberger was a top candidate to replace Fred Hoiberg last season at Iowa State. When ISU coach Steve Prohm was hired instead, Otzelberger returned to his old post as assistant coach, which he held for three seasons under Hoiberg. Otzelberger was the associate head coach at Washington for two seasons before returning to Iowa State last summer.

Otzelberger was expected to be named the next head coach at UW-Milwaukee earlier this month, according to a report from WTMJ-Milwaukee. However, LaVall Jordan was hired there instead.

SDSU will host a press conference at 3 p.m. Thursday to announce its next head coach. Check back with the Iowa State Daily for more information as this story develops.