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Men’s Basketball: Niang set to pass Hoiberg on ISU’s all-time scoring list

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Iowa State's Georges Niang is three points from Fred Hoiberg, who is No. 3 on the program's all-time scoring list. File Photo by Nirmalendu Majumdar/Ames Tribune

Fred Hoiberg was one of the first to believe Georges Niang could be a productive player in big-time college basketball. The former Iowa State coach was proven correct in that regard quite a long time ago, but soon it will cost him his spot on the Cyclones’ all-time scoring list.

Niang sits at 1,990 career points heading into Tuesday’s game against Baylor (8 p.