'The Mayor' Fred Hoiberg is back in Ames as Iowa State's new head basketball coach

The dominoes have fallen quickly this week, with Oregon hiring Dana Altman from Creighton, causing Iowa State's Greg McDermott to leave Ames for CU ... and suddenly, as fast as Creighton filled Altman's spot, Iowa State and AD Jamie Pollard has filled McDermott's spot, with former ISU star and Ames native Fred Hoiberg.

Congratulations to the Cyclone Nation for bringing Fred Hoiberg back to Ames ...

Fred Hoiberg: Time to bring magic back to Hilton Coliseum‎ - Des Moines Register.com

His message Wednesday was clear: Fred Hoiberg wants to return the magic he helped bring to Hilton Coliseum — and this time he wants to do it as a coach. ...

AD Pollard hired a wrestling star, Cael Sanderson, with little experience. So with a Void in the men's basketball program, why not make it the Fred Hoiberg era at Iowa State University?

Hoiberg to ISU is high risk, too -‎ESPN (blog)
New Cyclones coach Fred Hoiberg doesn't have any coaching or ... That someone is former Iowa State Cyclones star Fred Hoiberg. ...

Hoiberg: Popular and risky hire‎ - Kansas City Star

Fred Hoiberg: Time to bring magic back to Hilton Coliseum‎ - DesMoinesRegister.com

Fred Hoiberg: Stroke of Genius or Kneejerk Reaction?‎ - Clone Chronicles (blog)

Not everything is smelling like a Rose in Ames. Remember Cael Sanderson, well he helped the ISU wrestling program, but he did bolt to Penn State in the Big Ten Conference, when the opportunity arose.

Fred Hoiberg: “The Mayor” is now “The Coach” -‎Gazette Online (blog) - Mike Hlas
Bumping Cael Sanderson up to head wrestling coach, getting someone with Iowa State ties in Paul Rhoads to replace Gene Chizik as the football coach — those ...

Steven M. Sipple: Creighton job better than Iowa St.‎ - HuskerExtra.com
Indeed, Pollard keeps saying goodbye to his key hires — football coach Gene Chizik to Auburn, wrestling coach Cael Sanderson to Penn State and now McDermott ...

Unrelated news from Creighton Unversity ...

McDermott waiting to decide on suspended Stinnett‎ - Greenwich Time
(AP) New Creighton coach Greg McDermott says he hasn't decided whether to reinstate suspended guard P'Allen Stinnett. Former coach Dana Altman suspended ...

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It appears Oregon, Creighton and Iowa State have likely improved in various ways. The 51 year-old Altman was ready to move up, after flirting with the Arkansas job 3 years ago. McDermott was the right coach for Iowa State over Hoiberg four years ago. But, today, the Iowa State program will likely be very happy to have an 'in-house' guy, while Creighton gets a seasoned Valley coach in McDermott to build on the 16 years, mostly success, under Altman.

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Creighton University: one coach departs, but a new coach is found for the Bluejays

The official announcement will come Tuesday, rather than Monday. Dana Altman officially becomes Oregon's head coach today, and Creighton will replace Altman with Iowa State basketball coach Greg McDermott.

“I know this was a very difficult decision for Greg and his family. The contract
terms that Creighton offered him and an opportunity to coach his son were
significant factors in his decision. We wish Greg the best of luck at
Creighton.” - ISU AD Jamie Pollard

Greg and Doug McDermott are heading to Creighton‎ - Des Moines Register.com
A press conference to introduce Greg McDermott as Creighton's new coach will be held in Omaha at 10:30 am Tuesday. "Very difficult decision," Greg McDermott ...

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Creighton's AD Bruce Rasmussen doesn't take much time: Greg McDermott, former UNI coach and current ISU coach moving West to Omaha as new Jays coach

Oregon hasn't officially announced the hiring of Creighton's head coach Dana Altman yet, but Creighton AD Bruce Rasmussen traveled to Des Moines today to take care of his opening. It will be an exciting day for both the Creighton and Oregon basketball programs with news most likely of a new head coach.

Report: McDermott Takes Creighton Job‎ - WOI -
Entertainment News from AP Entertainment News from AP A media outlet in Omaha is reporting that ISU head men's basketball coach Greg McDermott has accepted ...

Dana Altman's reportedly out; If I'm Greg McDermott, by gosh, I'm ...‎ - DesMoinesRegister.com (blog)

Altman to Oregon‎ - White and Blue Review

Update: What will happen with the buyout on McDermott?

Report: McDermott Leaving ISU - Takes Creighton Job‎ - KCCI Des Moines

McDermott and Creighton: Read the fine print‎ - DesMoinesRegister.com (blog)

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Creighton University's Dana Altman, the dean of The Valley basketball coaches, expected to be named new basketball coach at Oregon

After 16 seasons coaching at Creighton University, the dean of Missouri Valley Conference basketball coaches is headed to the Pac Ten and Oregon reports over the weekend have been ringing ...

Altman spent 16 season at Creighton, finishing with a 327-176 record. He led the
Bluejays to 11 consecutive 20-win seasons before they went 18-16 this year. - ESPN

Dana Altman arrives in Eugene‎ - KVAL
By KVAL News Creighton University's Dana Altman has landed in Eugene after telling his players in Nebraska he would be Oregon's new coach. EUGENE, Ore. ...

It started on Saturday, April 24, 2010, reports Dana Altman was headed west ...

Reports: Creighton's Dana Altman agrees to coach Oregon Ducks ... - ESPN
Apr 24, 2010 ... Multiple media outlets are reporting Creighton coach Dana Altman has agreed to take over at Oregon ...

Reports: Creighton's Dana Altman to be hired as coach at Oregon‎ - USA Today
Creighton coach Dana Altman, who has led the Bluejays to seven NCAA tournament appearances in 16 years, will become the new head coach at the University of ...

The Qwest Center Omaha was built during Altman run ...

Altman was responsible for taking The Valley school from an average attendance of 5,000 fans at the old Omaha Civic Auditorium to moving Creighton to #12 in the NCAA attendance rankings leading fans to the Qwest Center Omaha.

It appears Dana Altman is hard on the recruiting trail already ...

Boys' basketball: Polee to visit Oregon after postponing announcement‎ - Los Angeles Times (blog)
Oregon has apparently selected Creighton Coach Dana Altman to be its new coach, and he has gotten immediately involved in a last-minute bid for Polee. ...

UGA target Dwayne Polee postpones announcement‎ - Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)
... in order to take a closer look at Oregon, the Los Angeles Times is reporting. ... with Creighton's Dana Altman to become their new head coach and Altman ...

Decision postponed — again — as Polee will visit Oregon this week‎ - Las Vegas Sun

It was likely time after Sweet 16 years in Omaha ...

Three years ago, the University of Iowa job was open and Dana Altman appeared to be interested. But, Iowa AD Gary Barta appeared to be interested in Todd Lickliter and Kevin Stallings, so Altman, who appeared set to make a move, didn't get the job. Interested in moving on then, Altman got talked into the University of Arkansas job. But, after going through the introduction in Fayetteville, he asked out and asked friend and Creighton AD Bruce Rasmussen for a second chance.

Some Creighton fans were a little taken back by the entire process. Recruiting and player stability seemed to be a little off. Well, now Dana Altman is off to Eugene, Oregon and a new job.

Thanks for 16 great years of memories Dana. It was a good ride ...

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It's Great to be a Hawkeye: Iowa City will soon welcome Fran McCaffery to Iowa Basketball

News is that Gary Barta, Iowa's AD, has extended the Iowa basketball position to Fran McCaffery, who has been head coach the past five seasons at Siena College, a Jesuit university.

Who will be the next Hawkeye basketball coach? - The Gazette
Several media reports confirm Siena Coach Fran McCaffery has accepted the Iowa coaching job ...

Report: McCaffery to Iowa ‎- WNYT
Iowa is expected to announce the move Monday in Iowa City, Iowa. McCaffery will replace Todd Lickliter, who was fired two weeks ago after the Hawkeyes' ...

Like Dr. Tom Davis, who coached at Iowa for 13 years, McCaffery brings a strong East Coast resume to Iowa City. Like Dr. Tom, McCaffery has been a head coach previously at three other schools. McCaffery has eleven years of coaching in the Midwest, as an 11 year assistant at Notre Dame. McCaffery lead Lehigh, UNC-Greensboro and Siena all to the NCAA Tournament, including three straight trips at Siena.

He may not have the doctorate, like Dr. Tom, but he has an Ivy League education on his resume, from Penn. We would imagine that Fran McCaffery knows a little about teaching young men the game of basketball and about life. Always an important skill for an Iowa head basketball coach. Always important at the 28 Jesuit universities found the USA.

Dr. Tom and Coach Fran were head coaches at Jesuit universities. Dr. Tom at Boston College, while McCaffery has been the past five seasons at Siena. Jesuit universities have great history in college basketball, from Georgetown to Gonzaga. Creighton is the closest Jesuit university to Iowa City.

Ironically, Iowa could have hired a Jesuit coach from Creighton (Dana Altman) three years ago, but settled for Butler's Todd Lickliter. Iowa's two previous coaches, Licklter and Steve Alford, had only coached at one Division I university previous to becoming the head coach at Iowa.

Coach Fran, like Dr. Tom, has coached at three universities in the past prior to coming to Iowa City. Of course, nothing is official yet, but multiple sources from The Gazette's article have confirmed, 'Fran is the Man' for the University of Iowa's basketball position.

We are excited about the choice, after reports that Dayton's Brian Gregory were heard. It appears that Iowa's AD Gary Barta didn't want to lose on the opportunity to hire Fran McCaffery, who was mentioned for other jobs opening in 2010, as the two articles below highlight.

Coaching carousel chatter ‎ESPN (blog) - Andy Katz
Iowa was extremely interested in Gregory, so this move is odd for them if he's truly the top choice. Iowa has talked to McCaffery and he remains a finalist ...

Skinner to St. John's in a holding pattern ‎Boston Globe
McCaffery, meanwhile, may be out as a possibility at St. John's since he has emerged as the leading candidate for the opening at the University of Iowa, ...

We look forward to the official announcement on Monday that Fran McCaffery will be the University of Iowa's next head men's basketball coach. The rebuilding job will be McCaffery's who brings a strong resume to the table for the Hawkeyes men's program. Official announcement with Media is Monday.

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