Nebraska’s Fred Hoiberg named Associated Press Coach of the Year after breakthrough season
Fred Hoiberg, the head coach of Nebraska's men's basketball team, has been named the Associated Press Coach of the Year after a breakthrough season. Hoiberg led the Cornhuskers to a 28-win season, including their first NCAA Tournament win and a run to the Sweet 16.
Fred Hoiberg of Nebraska was named the Associated Press men's basketball coach of the year. He received 17 votes from a 61-person media panel, edging Duke's Jon Scheyer. Hoiberg led the Cornhuskers to a 28-win season, including their first NCAA Tournament win and a run to the Sweet 16. The team had a school-record 15 wins in the Big Ten. Hoiberg's grandfather was Nebraska's head coach from 1953-63. He was born in Lincoln and both of his parents are Nebraska graduates.
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