Fred Hoiberg on USA TODAY Sports list of most overpaid coaches
Nebraska men’s basketball coach Fred Hoiberg has had a polarizing tenure in Lincoln. He was recently featured on a USA TODAY Sports list of the most overpaid men’s college basketball coaches.
Hoiberg has gone 80-108 in six seasons with Nebraska. This season, he finished with a 17-14 record, which included a 7-13 record in conference play. This was just one season removed from an NCAA tournament appearance in the 2023-24 campaign. He went 23-11 that year and finished 12-8 in the conference.
Looking at this from a bigger picture, the coach has struggled during his time in Lincoln. The last two seasons were his only winning seasons with the Huskers, as the program continues to try and find an identity.
USA Today’s Paul Myerberg believes Hoiberg’s contract and overall performance warrant his inclusion on this list.
"The Cornhuskers’ late-season collapse from firmly inside the bracket to off the bubble entirely erases the good vibes from last year’s tournament appearance and raises the temperature on Hoiberg’s seat heading into the 2025-26 season. The former Iowa State and NBA coach has the support of his athletics director and remains popular with the fan base, so Hoiberg will be given the chance to turn things around. But at 80-108 overall and with just one tournament bid in his six seasons — and this year’s team finishing third from the bottom in the Big Ten — the returns on the program’s investment haven’t been there. Hoiberg ranks fifth among Big Ten coaches in compensation at $4.75 million, including a one-time payment of $500,000, as part of a contract that runs through the 2029 season."
There is certainly a case to be made that Hoiberg will have to have a solid season in 2025-26. Failure to do so may certainly raise questions about his future with the program.
This article originally appeared on Cornhuskers Wire: Fred Hoiberg on USA TODAY Sports overpaid basketball coaches list
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