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Who is Fred Hoiberg? A Deep Dive into Nebrasketball’s Newest Coach

New Husker head man Fred Hoiberg has a deep basketball history and is a success story waiting to happen in Lincoln.

The world of Nebrasketball changed forever on Saturday March 30, 2019. It was the day the Huskers and Fred Hoiberg made it official. Bill Moos is tabbing the former NBA and NCAA coach to lead Nebraska to something no one else has: a March Madness victory (or, ya know, six). But what are his credentials and why does everyone love this hire so much?

Fred Hoiberg was born in Lincoln, but due to his father being a professor at Iowa State, grew up in Ames. His parents were both graduates of UNL, however, and one of his grandfathers was a professor at the school, too. His other grandfather? Jerry Bush, a former head coach for the Huskers’ hoops squad, whose record we better hope Fred doesn’t imitate.

After leading his high school to a state championship and being named “Mr. Basketball” of Iowa, Hoiberg chose to stay in his hometown and attend Iowa State, where he would also play basketball. He played all four seasons of his collegiate career and currently sits in the top seven of nearly every stat in the Cyclone record book. His number, 32, is also retired.

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