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Fred Hoiberg Named AP Coach of the Year as Nebraska Shines

4/4/2026

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Fred Hoiberg of the University of Nebraska men's basketball team was named the Associated Press National Coach of the Year for the 2025-26 season.
Nebraska posted a program-record 28 wins and reached the NCAA Sweet 16 for the first time.
The Cornhuskers finished second in the Big Ten after a predicted 14th-place finish and set conference and road-win records.
Hoiberg is a finalist for the Naismith Men's Coach of the Year award.

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Fred Hoiberg of the University of Nebraska men's basketball team was named the Associated Press National Coach of the Year for the 2025-26 season.
Nebraska posted a program-record 28 wins and reached the NCAA Sweet 16 for the first time.
The Cornhuskers finished second in the Big Ten after a predicted 14th-place finish and set conference and road-win records.
Hoiberg is a finalist for the Naismith Men's Coach of the Year award.