Iowa State assistant Kyle Inexperienced accepted a five-year contract on Wednesday to develop into the brand new head coach at Northern Iowa.
The transfer represents a return to the college for Inexperienced, who spent 16 seasons as an assistant with the Panthers unfold over three stints (2001-03, 2006-11 and 2012-21) earlier than becoming a member of the Cyclones as an assistant previous to the 2021-22 marketing campaign.
“I’m extremely honored and grateful for the chance to develop into the following head coach at UNI, a college and neighborhood that has meant a lot to me and my household,” Inexperienced mentioned.
“… That is greater than only a college or job to me and my household. It’s a house. A spot that has given a lot extra to our household than we may ever give again. A faculty with unparalleled historical past in males’s basketball. A practice constructed by Corridor of Fame coaches in Eldon Miller, Greg McDermott and Ben Jacobson. Coaches who I’m lucky to say are additionally mentors of mine. I do not take the dignity of carrying the torch ahead frivolously and can’t wait to get began. Go Panthers!”
The addition of Inexperienced comes on the heels of Jacobson accepting a proposal for a similar publish at Utah State. Jacobson spent the previous 20 seasons on the sideline at Northern Iowa earlier than stepping down after the workforce’s 79-53 loss to St. John’s within the first spherical of the NCAA Event.
The Panthers completed with a 23-13 document (11-9 within the Missouri Valley Convention).
–Discipline Degree Media
