Hoiberg, 46, played for the Bulls from 1999 until 2003 and then after retiring was a standout men’s head basketball coach at Iowa State University, which is in Hoiberg’s native Ames, Iowa. He left the university to become the Bulls’ head coach in 2015. After two mediocre seasons, Hoiberg led the team to a disastrous 27-55 campaign in 2017-18. The Bulls fired him in December after a 5-19 start this season.