Despite being axed from his job in Chicago, Fred Hoiberg reportedly still wants to coach in the NBA rather than return to the college game. Hoiberg had a 115-155 win-loss card in his shortened four-year coaching stint with the Bulls.

This development comes right after Hoiberg was dismissed by the Bulls in favor of associate head coach Jim Boylen. The Bulls' 5-19 record to start the season isn't much of a surprise given all the injuries, but it could be the belief that Boylen's more seasoned coaching experience would be better for the development of the team's young players as they get healthy.

Hoiberg's stay in Chicago wasn't easy. His first season with the team came after the dramatic firing of Tom Thibodeau, and then came the weird season with Jimmy Butler, Dwyane Wade and Rajon Rondo. Butler didn't exactly see eye-to-eye with Hoiberg.

Here's Butler's comment on his rift with Hoiberg, via USA TODAY Sports:

“Everybody knows me and Fred had some riff-raff. We didn’t agree on many things. And I think eventually, everybody was like, ‘Yo, they’re either going to build the team around Jimmy, or they’re going to go the route with Fred, the up-and-down, shoot a lot of threes (style).”

The Bulls then traded Butler in 2017 and embarked on a rebuild, which meant a lot of losses as Hoiberg tried to develop young talent. When the Bulls hired Hoiberg in 2015, it was a move that put emphasis on youth movement. Hoiberg, 46, led Iowa State to four straight appearances in the NCAA Tournament and was hailed by many as a top-tier coach in terms of player development, but things just didn't work in Chicago, for various reasons.