Nebraska basketball coach Fred Hoiberg gets contract extension through 2029
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Big Ten co-Coach of the Year Fred Hoiberg is staying at Nebraska until at least 2029.
University officials announced Tuesday that Hoiberg’s contract was extended through the 2028-29 season.
He is also getting a pay bump to $4.25 million next season, with annual increases in subsequent years. Hoiberg was making $3.5 million annually.
Locked N.@CoachHoiberg has been extended through the 2028-29 season.#GBR | https://t.co/UX0oPSxCCl pic.twitter.com/vxWPguTmW4
— Nebraska Men’s Basketball (@HuskerMBB) March 19, 2024
This season, Hoiberg led the Huskers to a 22-9 regular season record, which included wins over No. 1 Purdue and No. 6 Wisconsin.
Nebraska is also making its first March Madness appearance since 2014.
“I’m appreciative of the confidence our administration has shown in our staff’s leadership of the Husker basketball program,” Hoiberg said in a press release. “With our history at the University of Nebraska, this is a special place for our family. We want to continue to build a program that our fans can embrace and one that represents the values of Nebraskans. With the phenomenal facilities and fan support in place, we are positioned to do things that have never been accomplished by the Husker men’s basketball program.”
Dennis Leblanc, the university’s interim athletic director, said he’s more confident than ever in the direction of Nebraska’s basketball program.
“Coach Hoiberg is a great representative of the University of Nebraska, and our program has shown great progress and improvement over the past two seasons,” he said in the release. “Fred has shown that he is committed to leading a program that succeeds on the court, in the classroom and in the community. We look forward to watching him and our team play on Friday in the NCAA Tournament.”
Interim Nebraska President Chris Kabourek said he’s “thrilled” to keep Hoiberg a Husker.
“He’s all-in on Nebraska and I love what he’s doing to help our team compete on and off the court,” Kabourek said in the release. “Coach Hoiberg is an outstanding representative of the University of Nebraska and I know he will continue to lead the young men in our basketball program to great success, both as players and as leaders in the classroom and in the community.”
Leblanc and Kabourek are also working on extending Nebraska women’s basketball coach Amy Williams’ contract.
