Hilton Coliseum hasn’t changed all the much in the last five years. The product inside it has though.
The man most responsible for that transformation grabbed a seat there once more Friday, but not as Iowa State’s head men’s basketball coach.
“I’m going to miss the fans in a big, big way,” said Fred Hoiberg, who became the head coach of the Chicago Bulls earlier this week after the most successful five-year stint in ISU history. “Just all the support that I’ve had over the years with the fans in Ames and all of Cyclone Nation wherever they are is as good as any in the country.