Fred Hoiberg adds Windy City Bulls head coach Charlie Henry to his staff at Nebraska

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Fred Hoiberg was officially announced as the new head coach of the Nebraska Men’s basketball program over the weekend, and it didn’t take Hoiberg very long to start putting together his staff.

It was reported on Monday that Hoiberg has added current Windy City Bulls coach Charlie Henry to his staff along with St. John’s assistant coach and top recruiter Matt Abdelmassih.

Both young coaches have past experience with Hoiberg. When Hoiberg was working as the assistant general manager and later vice president of basketball operations of the Minnesota Timberwolves, he hired Abdelmassih to be his top assistant.

Abdelmassih is widely regarded as one of the best transfer student-athlete recruiters in the country, and figures to once again be a huge asset for the notoriously recruiting-averse Hoiberg.

Henry was with Hoiberg’s Iowa State staff for three seasons and Abdelmassih  for five. During their time at Iowa State, the Cyclones made four NCAA Tournament trips and won two Big 12 championships.

One of the biggest recruits during Hoiberg’s time with Iowa State was Royce White, who transferred to ISU from Minnesota for the 2011-12 season. White went on to be the 16th overall pick in the 2012 NBA Draft, and is no doubt the type of talent Hoiberg and his staff hope to infuse into the program at Nebraska.

It is not yet known at this time whether Charlie Henry will be a full-time assistant coach at or work in a director of player personnel role, as he did with Iowa State in 2014.

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