Fred Hoiberg’s loss was Jim Boylen’s game in December when the former was hired by the Bulls and the latter took over. But Hoiberg’s unemployment lasted only a little less than 4 months when Nebraska University officially named him the men’s basketball coach on Saturday.
The Cornhuskers fired Tim Miles on Tuesday after seven seasons, and moved quickly to hire Hoiberg, who was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, and whose grandfather was head coach from 1955 to 1963. It’ll be Hoiberg’s second stint in the college ranks after he led his alma mater Iowa State to four NCAA Tournament appearances in five seasons before taking over as Bulls head coach in 2015.