Fred Hoiberg (born October 15, 1972)
Current position: Head men’s basketball coach
Current team: Nebraska Cornhuskers
Current conference: Big Ten Conference
Iowa State record: 115-56 (.673)
Nebraska record: 63-94 (.401)
Overall record^: 178-150 (.543)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 5 (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2024)
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 1 (2014)
- NCAA Tournament Final Four: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- Big Ten Regular Season Champion: 0
- Big Ten Tournament Champion: 0
- Big 12 Tournament Champion: 2 (2014, 2015)
Awards:
- Jim Phelan Award: 1 (2024)
- Big Ten Coach of the Year: 1 (2024)
- Big 12 Coach of the Year: 1 (2011)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
2019-present | Nebraska |
2015-2018 | Chicago Bulls |
2010-2015 | Iowa State |
Fred Hoiberg Facts
- Fredrick Kristian Hoiberg
- Born October 15, 1972
- Hometown: Ames, Iowa
- Alma Mater: Iowa State University (BA, 1999)
- Born in Lincoln, Nebraska but raised in Ames, Iowa, where his father was a professor at Iowa State
- Starred at Ames HS, where he led the team to a state championship title in 1991 and was named Mr. Basketball in Iowa
- His grandfather was former Toledo and Nebraska head basketball coach Jerry Bush
- Played for four years at Iowa State under head coaches Johnny Orr and Tim Floyd
- Earned the nickname “The Mayor” after he received several write-in votes during his hometown’s 1993 mayoral election
- Named to the All-Big Eight First Team in 1995 as a senior and had his number #32 retired by the school
- Drafted 52nd overall in the 1995 by the Indiana Pacers, playing for the team for four years
- Spent a total of ten seasons in the NBA, playing for the Pacers, Chicago Bulls and Minnesota Timberwolves
- Played for a number of head coaches during his career, including Larry Brown, Larry Bird, Bill Cartwright, Flip Saunders, Kevin McHale and his former ISU coach Floyd
- Known for his shooting, Hoiberg was a career .396 shooter from beyond the arc and led the league in 2004-05 (.483)
- Underwent successful surgery in June 2005 to correct an enlarged aortic root and announced his retirement in April 2006
- Later had another surgery – in April 2015 – to replace his aortic valve at the Mayo Clinic
- His first job after playing was in the Minnesota Timberwolves’ front office; he played his final two seasons with the franchise
- Returned to his alma mater in April 2010 to become the Cyclones’ new head coach, his first coaching job at any level
- A fan-favorite off the court, Hoiberg also had success on it from the start; won 23 games and reached the second round of the 2012 NCAA Tournament in his second season
- Received a 10-year contract extension after the 2012-13 season, during which he led the team back to the Big Dance
- In his final two years as the ISU head coach, Hoiberg led the team to back-to-back Big 12 Tournament titles and NCAA Tournament berths (with a trip to the Sweet Sixteen in 2014)
- Became the fastest head coach to get their 100th win in program history, doing so in just 148 games on NYE 2014
- Left Iowa State in June 2015, signing a five-year, $25 million deal to be head coach of the Chicago Bulls, another former team
- Went 42-40 and 41-41 in his first two seasons and then dropped down to 27-55 in year three
- Made the NBA Playoffs just once, a first round exit in 2017
- After starting the 2018-19 season 5-19, Hoiberg was fired on December 3, 2018 and replaced by assoc. HC Jim Boylen
- Went 42-40 and 41-41 in his first two seasons and then dropped down to 27-55 in year three
- Hired in March 2019 to be the new head coach at Nebraska, signing a seven-year deal reportedly worth $25 million
- Through his first four seasons, Hoiberg was just 40-83 with the Huskers and did not go to the postseason at all
- In 2023-24, the team won 22 games, finished 3rd in the Big Ten (12-8) and earned an NCAAT bid; Hoiberg was named Co-COY
Fred Hoiberg Coaching Tree
- Jim Boylen (Chicago Bulls)
- Charlie Henry (Georgia Southern, Windy City Bulls)
- Cornell Mann (Grand Valley State)
- T.J. Otzelberger (Iowa State, UNLV, South Dakota State)
- Doc Sadler (Southern Miss)
^ overall record includes head coaching positions at the NCAA Division I level only