Hill needed to go, but the Hughes hire was a joke at the time. But, to his credit, he's put together what should be a pretty salty team. If he doesn't make NCAAs with this squad it'll be a pretty sizable affirmation of that initial reaction to his hire.
All that said, we should all enjoy watching what will likely be the highest draft pick - by far - in Kstate history this year (ESPN's scout had Wicks in the top 20 draft eligible prospects - high school and college).