Fred Hoiberg offered a few thoughts on the search for his replacement and made a definitive statement on one of the candidates Friday during his farewell press conference.
“There’s obviously been rumors that T.J. (Otzelberger) was brought back (as an assistant coach) to be my successor,” Hoiberg, who accepted the head coaching job with the Chicago Bulls this week, said. “That’s not true. That’s absolutely not the case. I brought T.J. back because of the great amount of respect I have for him and the great job that he did for me here when I was early in my coaching career.