Merely a few weeks ago, Iowa State basketball was at a crossroads. The Cyclone program had lost its favorite son in Fred Hoiberg, but losses were mounting elsewhere as well . You see, while the Hoiberg Crisis was reaching its apex, the lifeblood of the program came to a screeching halt as recruitment became a near impossibility, or so it would seem.
The assistant coaches tried to carry on business as usual, but Hoiberg's flirtations and eventual commitment to the Chicago Bulls effectively killed Iowa State's recruiting for a little more than a month. Truth be told, the annual rumors surrounding Hoiberg and the NBA may have done more damage over the last few years than we could ever possibly know about, but this latest saga absolutely put Iowa State's chances with any of its recent targets in a perilous position.