Fred Hoiberg, the previous NBA participant who coached Iowa State and the Bulls, was employed Saturday to teach a Nebraska staff that had huge hopes this season however completed with a 19-17 document and out of the NCAA Tournament but once more.
Hoiberg has robust ties to the varsity, which introduced his hiring 4 days after seventh-year coach Tim Miles was fired.
Hoiberg, dismissed by the Bulls in December, agreed to a seven-year contract paying a complete of $25 million.
The 46-year-old Hoiberg was born in Lincoln and maternal grandfather Jerry Bush was the Cornhuskers coach from 1954 to 1963. His paternal grandfather was a professor at Nebraska and his dad and mom are graduates of the varsity.
Hoiberg went 115-155 from 2010-15 with the Bulls. Before that, he went 115-56 in 5 years at Iowa State and led the Cyclones to 4 straight NCAA Tournaments and two Big 12 match titles. Morry Gash/AP
“I can’t express how excited I am to be back on the sidelines and to be coaching at a university that means a lot to my family and me,” Hoiberg stated. “Nebraska has always felt like a second home.”
Hoiberg went 115-155 from 2010-15 with the Bulls. Before that, he had a profitable five-year run as Iowa State’s coach with an up-tempo, spread-the-floor offense. He went 115-56 and led the Cyclones to 4 straight NCAA Tournaments and two Big 12 match titles.
“When you look at him, you see an individual who has had success as a player and a coach,” athletic director Bill Moos stated. “Fred’s background will sell itself on the recruiting trail, and help us bring in the type of student-athletes needed to compete at the highest level. His style of play not only will be appealing to prospective recruits but will also provide our great fans an entertaining brand of basketball.”
Hoiberg takes over a program that has by no means been capable of win persistently. Nebraska’s most up-to-date regular-season convention championship got here in 1950. The Huskers stay the one Power Five convention program to have by no means gained an NCAA Tournament sport.
As a star participant for Iowa State, Hoiberg grew to become often called “The Mayor” due to his recognition in Ames. He competed twice a 12 months in opposition to the Huskers from 1991-95 — when Nebraska loved its most sustained success, with 4 straight NCAA appearances. In the 25 years since, the Huskers have gone to the match simply twice (1998, 2014).
Nebraska had purpose to be inspired this season. The Huskers began 13-Four and had been in The Associated Press Top 25 for the primary time since 2014. Then the Huskers misplaced 11 of the subsequent 13 and completed 13th within the Big Ten, the fifth time in seven years they’ve been 10th or worse. A quick run within the Big Ten Tournament wasn’t sufficient to earn an NCAA bid.
The Huskers will lose seniors James Palmer Jr., Glynn Watson Jr. and Isaac Copeland, and junior Isaiah Roby has stated he didn’t know if he would return if there have been a training change.
Hoiberg had stated shortly after his dismissal by the Bulls that he needed to teach once more, however the hypothesis was that it could be within the NBA.
Nebraska has had a historical past of hiring scorching mid-major coaches — Danny Nee in 1986, Barry Collier in 2000, Doc Sadler in 2006 and Miles in 2012.
The college constructed a brand new observe facility in 2011 and a brand new area in 2013. With the infrastructure in place, Moos and the college administration had been seeking to make a splash rent.
“I had the opportunity to coach (an exhibition) at Pinnacle Bank Arena with the Bulls, and I have seen first-hand that the facilities are as nice as any in the country,” Hoiberg stated. “When you couple that with a loyal and passionate fan base, you can see there is great potential for the future of Nebraska basketball.”