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
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Could Rajon Rondo Play In Game 5? Chris Mannix Not Ruling Bulls Guard Out
The Chicago Bulls’ success in their first-round NBA playoff series has hinged almost exclusively on Rajon Rondo. And while Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg already stated Rondo won’t play in Wednesday’s crucial Game 5 against the Boston Celtics as he heals from a fractured thumb, others aren’t ruling out his early return. During an appearance Tuesday on 98.5 The Sports Hub’s “Toucher & Rich,” Yahoo! Sports’ Chris Mannix cited sources in saying Rondo might be a game-time decision Wednesday at TD Garden. “I don’t think its a foregone conclusion that he doesn’t play (Wednesday) night,” Mannix said, via CBS Boston. “I know Fred... NESN.com