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Fred Hoiberg’s former players offer up touching twitter tributes

Fred Hoiberg

Fred Hoiberg

AP

It would be easy for any player on the Iowa State roster to be mad at head coach Fred Hoiberg, particularly seniors Georges Niang and Naz Long.

They helped turned this program around, and after returning to school for their final season, they made their way into spring as a top five team with a chance to win a national title. And then, on the first day of June, their head coach bails on them -- on his hometown team -- for a chance to coach an NBA team.

I don’t think I could blame anyone on that roster if they were upset about Hoiberg’s decision to go pro.

But they’re not.

Both Niang and Long posted beautiful, heartfelt thank you notes to Hoiberg on their twitter accounts after The Mayor took off for Chicago:

Thank you. #TheMayor pic.twitter.com/CbuHYOPgOx

— Nazareth Mitrou-Long (@NazzyJLong) June 2, 2015


Thank you. #TheMayor pic.twitter.com/CbuHYOPgOx

— Nazareth Mitrou-Long (@NazzyJLong) June 2, 2015


I’m happy for this guy! What you’ve done for the university the last 5 years was amazing! Love you pal. pic.twitter.com/oSGPWEZWds

— BigGame (@MonteMorris11) June 2, 2015


It was a honor playing for you @ISUMayor32 now it’s time to take the winning culture u built here and take it to whole other level next year

— ShowTime ✨ (@ShowTime_McKay) June 2, 2015

It’s great to see young men handling a situation like this with such class.