AMES, Iowa (AP) – Iowa State began the season with a coach who’d never coached before and few players anyone outside of Ames had ever heard of.
If only every struggling program was as lucky as the Cyclones.
New coach Fred Hoiberg has pushed all the right buttons in leading his team to an 12-2 start.
Though the Cyclones might still wind up in the league basement, Hoiberg looks like the rare new coach whose transition to a new gig has been seamless – so far.
The early returns for Division I programs with first-year coaches have been a mixed bag at best, and those results don’t figure to improve with conference play set to begin this week.
The 56 Division I coaches in their first season with their current school are a combined 310-353 through games played Tuesday, according to STATS LLC.
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