While Rick Adelman’s departure from Minnesota sounds imminent, Iowa State head coach Fred Hoiberg, who spent time as both a player and executive in Minnesota, has emerged as a top candidate to fill the coaching void. Per ESPN:
There is also another textbook candidate out there for Minnesota to chase with long-standing Wolves ties: Iowa State coach Fred Hoiberg.
Widely regarded as the most NBA-ready college coach in the game, Hoiberg was a Wolves executive for four years before leaving the pros to coach the Cyclones. It should be noted that Saunders is close with Michigan State’s Tom Izzo, as well, but the rumbles out of Sota are getting louder that the Wolves are going to court Hoiberg hard if they, as expected, have an opening.
