Fred Hoiberg

Fred Hoiberg

Hoiberg in 2010
Personal information
Born	(1972-10-15) October 15, 1972 Lincoln, Nebraska
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	203 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school	Ames (Ames, Iowa)
College	Iowa State (1991–1995)
NBA draft	1995: 2nd round, 52nd overall pick
Selected by the Indiana Pacers
Playing career	1995–2005
Position	Shooting guard
Number	20, 32
Coaching career	2010–present
Career history
As player:
1995–1999	Indiana Pacers
1999–2003	Chicago Bulls
2003–2005	Minnesota Timberwolves
As coach:
2010–2015	Iowa State
2015–2018	Chicago Bulls
Career highlights and awards
As player: First-team All-Big Eight (1995) Second-team All-Big Eight (1994) No. 32 retired by Iowa State As coach: 2× Big 12 Tournament champion (2014, 2015) Big 12 Coach of the Year (2012)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Fredrick Kristian Hoiberg (born October 15, 1972) is an American professional basketball coach and former player. He is set to be announced as the new Head Basketball Coach at the University of Nebraska. Previously he served as the head coach for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA) before his firing on December 5, 2018. Hoiberg has also served as the men's basketball head coach for Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. Hoiberg grew up in Ames, Iowa, and played college basketball at Iowa State. He then played professional basketball for ten years and served as vice president for basketball operations for the Minnesota Timberwolves before beginning his coaching career.

Playing career

High school and college career

Hoiberg, a multi-talented athlete, was the quarterback of the football team and the captain of the basketball team at Ames High School in Ames, Iowa. He led his basketball team to a state championship in 1991, and was honored as the State of Iowa's "Mr. Basketball" that year. He chose to play basketball for his hometown Iowa State Cyclones, then of the Big Eight Conference, over many other offers. He played three seasons for coach Johnny Orr and one season for Tim Floyd. Hoiberg was a First-Team All-Big Eight selection in 1995.

Arguably the most popular player in the history of Iowa State basketball, Hoiberg's name is found among the top seven positions for nearly every statistical category, and his number 32 has been retired by Iowa State. In college, he was known as an all-around player, capable of making clutch shots in important situations. While at Iowa State, Hoiberg joined Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity.

Hoiberg obtained the nickname "The Mayor" after receiving several write-in votes during the 1993 Ames, Iowa mayoral race.

The National Federation of State High School Associations announced in 2012 that Hoiberg was elected to the National High School Hall of Fame.

Professional career

At 6 ft 4 in. (193 cm) and 210 lbs. (95 kg), Hoiberg played shooting guard. He was selected 52nd overall by the Indiana Pacers in the 1995 NBA draft. In 1999, after four years with the Pacers, he signed as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls, at that time coached by Floyd, where he remained for four years. On July 28, 2003, Hoiberg signed as a free agent to play for the Timberwolves, where he received greater acclaim as a three-point specialist.

In 2005, Hoiberg became the first player in NBA history to lead the league in three-point shooting percentage and not be invited to the three-point shooting competition in that season's All-Star event.

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

*	Led the league

NBA

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1995–96	Indiana	15	1	5.7	.421	.333	.833	.6	.5	.4	.1	2.1
1996–97	Indiana	47	0	12.2	.429	.414	.792	1.7	.9	.6	.1	4.8
1997–98	Indiana	65	1	13.4	.383	.376	.855	1.9	.7	.6	.0	4.0
1998–99	Indiana	12	0	7.3	.286	.111	1.000	.9	.3	.0	.0	1.6
1999–2000	Chicago	31	11	27.3	.387	.340	.908	3.5	2.7	1.3	.1	9.0
2000–01	Chicago	74	37	30.4	.438	.412	.866	4.2	3.6	1.3	.2	9.1
2001–02	Chicago	79	8	17.8	.416	.261	.840	2.7	1.7	.8	.1	4.4
2002–03	Chicago	63	0	12.4	.389	.238	.820	2.2	1.1	.6	.1	2.3
2003–04	Minnesota	79	3	22.8	.465	.442	.845	3.4	1.4	.8	.1	6.7
2004–05	Minnesota	76	0	16.7	.489	.483*	.873	2.4	1.1	.7	.2	5.8
Career		541	61	18.4	.431	.396	.854	2.7	1.6	.8	.1	5.4

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1998	Indiana	2	0	10.0	.375	.500	1.000	2.0	.5	.5	.0	4.5
1999	Indiana	4	0	5.0	.500	—	—	.8	.5	.8	.0	1.0
2004	Minnesota	18	0	24.3	.453	.458	.938	3.7	1.3	.9	.0	6.4
Career		24	0	19.9	.449	.460	.944	3.0	1.1	.8	.0	5.3

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1991–92	Iowa State	34	32	30.5	.573	.260	.806	5.3	2.5	1.9	.2	12.1
1992–93	Iowa State	31	31	32.8	.550	.367	.816	6.3	3.0	1.8	.0	11.6
1993–94	Iowa State	27	26	36.0	.535	.450	.864	6.7	3.6	1.7	.1	20.2
1994–95	Iowa State	34	34	36.8	.438	.412	.861	5.6	2.2	1.1	.1	19.9
Career		126	123	34.0	.511	.400	.844	5.9	2.8	1.6	.1	15.8

Coaching career

Minnesota Timberwolves front office

Hoiberg underwent surgery in June 2005 to correct an enlarged aortic root (aneurysm of sinus of Valsalva). The operation was successful, but after a brief comeback attempt as a player, on April 17, 2006, Hoiberg announced his retirement from basketball to take a job in the Timberwolves front office.

Iowa State

Hoiberg was the head coach of Iowa State from 2010 to 2015.

On April 27, 2010, Iowa State University announced that Hoiberg would take over as head basketball coach, replacing Greg McDermott, who left ISU to take the head coaching position at Creighton. In taking over the reins at ISU, Hoiberg became the school's 19th men's basketball coach. He won his first game, an unofficial exhibition, over Dubuque on November 5, 2010, 100–50. Hoiberg won his first official game against Northern Arizona, 78–64, on November 12, 2010, while his first Big 12 victory came against Baylor, 72–57, on January 15, 2011, in Hilton Coliseum.

In 2011–12, Hoiberg led the Cyclones to a 23–11 record and the program's first NCAA Basketball Tournament appearance since 2005. The season also included the team's first ranking in the AP Top 25 poll since 2005. Hoiberg was declared 2012 Big 12 Co-Coach of the Year after winning nine more games during the 2012 conference season than in 2011, the largest season-to-season improvement in Big 12 history.

In April 2013, Hoiberg signed a 10-year contract extension with Iowa State worth $20 million. Hoiberg's contract had a $2 million buyout clause if he left for another college coaching position, but the buyout was only $500,000 if he left to become an NBA head coach or general manager.

Hoiberg became the fastest coach in Iowa State history to notch 100 wins (in 148 games) on December 31, 2014, when Iowa State defeated Mississippi Valley State in Hilton Coliseum.

Chicago Bulls

On June 2, 2015, the Chicago Bulls hired Hoiberg as head coach under a 5-year contract worth $25 million. In his rookie season as head coach, the Bulls missed the playoffs for the first time in eight years, failing to meet preseason expectations. In his second season, the Bulls lost in the first round of the playoffs to the Boston Celtics after taking a 2–0 lead, and were again perceived as underachieving. In March 2017, ESPN ranked Hoiberg as the worst head coach in the league. On December 3, 2018, the Bulls dismissed Hoiberg after a 5-19 start to the 2018-19 season. Hoiberg was replaced by Jim Boylen as head coach.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Iowa State Cyclones (Big 12 Conference) (2010–2015)
2010–11	Iowa State	16–16	3–13	12th
2011–12	Iowa State	23–11	12–6	T–3rd	NCAA Division I Round of 32
2012–13	Iowa State	23–12	11–7	T–4th	NCAA Division I Round of 32
2013–14	Iowa State	28–8	11–7	T–3rd	NCAA Division I Sweet 16
2014–15	Iowa State	25–9	12–6	T–2nd	NCAA Division I Round of 64
Iowa State:		115–56 (.673)	49–39 (.557)
Total:		115–56 (.673)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

NBA

Legend

Regular season	G	Games coached	W	Games won	L	Games lost	W–L %	Win–loss %
Playoffs	PG	Playoff games	PW	Playoff wins	PL	Playoff losses	PW–L %	Playoff win–loss %

Team	Year	G	W	L	W–L%	Finish	PG	PW	PL	PW–L%	Result
Chicago	2015–16	82	42	40	.512	4th in Central	—	—	—	—	Missed playoffs
Chicago	2016–17	82	41	41	.500	4th in Central	6	2	4	.333	Lost in First Round
Chicago	2017–18	82	27	55	.329	5th in Central	—	—	—	—	Missed playoffs
Chicago	2018–19	24	5	19	.208	(fired)	—	—	—	—	—
Career		270	115	155	.426		6	2	4	.333

Personal life

Hoiberg is the son of an Iowa State sociology professor (father) and elementary school teacher (mother), and received a degree in finance from ISU in 1995. When growing up in Ames, he lived within walking distance of ISU's basketball arena, Hilton Coliseum. He and his wife Carol, also from Ames, have four children (Paige, Jack, and twins Sam and Charlie). As of 2015, both his and his wife's parents still reside in Ames.

On April 17, 2015, Hoiberg underwent a successful replacement of his aortic valve at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

External links

• Career statistics from NBA.com  and Basketball Reference
• NBA.com bio
• Iowa State Cyclones bio