Fred Hoiberg included in search for next Chicago Bulls head coach
ISU coach Fred Hoiberg speaks with the media on the court after Iowa State defeated Kansas 70-66 in the 2015 Big 12 Championship final on March 14 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo.
May 28, 2015
Chicago Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau was fired Thursday, according to Bulls GM Gar Forman.
Fred Hoiberg has many ties to the Bulls organization, and ISU Athletic Director Jamie Pollard said it is Hoiberg’s dream to one day coach in the NBA.
Hoiberg played four seasons with the Bulls from 1999-2003. Forman was an assistant coach at Iowa State during Hoiberg’s ISU playing career.
While Hoiberg doesn’t have any NBA coaching experience, he was an executive for the Minnesota Timberwolves. David Kahn, former president of basketball operations at the Timberwolves, said, “[Hoiberg was] on track to become president of an NBA team.”
Adrian Wojnarowski, of Yahoo Sports, reported, “Fred Hoiberg is really the only candidate for this job from the Bulls perspective.”
The Chicago Tribune reported on Thursday that Hoiberg remains the leading candidate for the position.
Steve Malchow, senior associate athletic director for communications at Iowa State, had no comment on Hoiberg’s future at Iowa State as of Thursday afternoon.
