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Fred Hoiberg wasn’t without a job for long. According to Chris Heady of the Omaha World-Herald the former Chicago Bulls coach has finalized a deal to become the University of Nebraska’s head coach. “Fred Hoiberg finalized a deal to become Nebraska’s next head basketball coach, a source with knowledge of the negotiations told The World-Herald.” Nebraska […]

Fred Hoiberg, who was fired earlier this season by the Chicago Bulls and replaced by assistant Jim Boylen, has been fielding offers from numerous teams in both the NCAA and NBA. Rumors have been swirling around Hoiberg since he was let go from the Bulls organization, but with the 2019 NCAA Tournament into its third […]

Chicago Bulls head coach Jim Boylen feels that Fred Hoiberg is the right man to fill the vacancy at the University of Nebraska, according to a report from Teddy Greenstein of the Chicago Tribune. “Absolutely,” Boylen told the Chicago Tribune before the Bulls played the Raptors on Tuesday night. “It seems like an unbelievable fit […]

Former Chicago Bulls head coach Fred Hoiberg is reportedly the choice to succeed Tim Miles at Nebraska, according to Lars Anderson. According my people in Nebraska, the next head coach of the @Huskers basketball team will be Fred Hoiberg. This is firm and final. — Lars Anderson (@LarsAnderson71) March 20, 2019 Hoiberg was fired on […]

The Nebraska Cornhuskers are still currently employing Tim Miles as their head coach. However, according to Jeff Goodman of Stadium, the school has already begun to check out the grass on the other side to see if it’s greener, and former Chicago Bulls and Iowa State Cyclones head coach Fred Hoiberg is considered the front-runner […]

Former Chicago Bulls head coach Fred Hoiberg is now looking for his second NBA head coaching opportunity after his initial stint in the “Windy City” was anything but successful. Nonetheless, Hoiberg recently made a point to note that making a return to the sideline is definitely in the cards, but might not be the only […]

When the Chicago Bulls signed small forward Jabari Parker to a two-year, $40 million free agent deal in July, a person close to head coach Fred Hoiberg joked that it would eventually lead to his firing, according to Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times. Turns out, that person was spot on, as the Bulls fired […]

When Fred Hoiberg was fired from the Chicago Bulls after a disastrous three-and-a-quarter year stint, many probably felt he would never get another NBA head-coaching job ever again. But then the Minnesota Timberwolves fired Tom Thibodeau, and Hoiberg’s name was thrown around as a potential candidate to replace him, just like he did in Chicago. […]

Fred Hoiberg’s stint as the head coach of the Chicago Bulls did not exactly go all that well. In three-plus years at the helm for the Bulls, Hoiberg went just 115-155, leading Chicago to one playoff appearance, which resulted in a first-round elimination. After a 5-19 start this season, Hoiberg was fired, something many Bulls […]

The firing of Tom Thibodeau from his role as president of basketball operations and head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves came at a puzzling time from an outside perspective, but it was a much-needed move that was long overdue for the fans. According to a recent report by Shams Charania and Jon Krawczynski of The […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves won’t consider former Chicago Bulls head coach Fred Hoiberg as an immediate replacement for the recently-fired Tom Thibodeau, according to Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic. The Wolves gave Ryan Saunders, son of the late coach Flip Saunders, the job as head coach on an interim basis, but have yet to fill the […]

Chicago Bulls point guard Kris Dunn has had some adjusting to do upon coming back from a left knee injury that sidelined him through most of the early part of this season. Dunn’s talent flourished last season under former coach Fred Hoiberg, but in 2018-19, he was forced to change his explosive end-to-end game to […]

A report stemming from early last week detailed how Chicago Bulls former head coach Fred Hoiberg had lost the locker room prior to losing his job on Dec. 3. A piece by Darnell Mayberry of The Athletic detailed how even a player coming up in the rotation like Antonio Blakeney had mouthed off and cursed […]

Chicago Bulls center Robin Lopez seems to have a bit of sympathy for Fred Hoiberg, who was relieved of his head coaching duties earlier this month after a 5-19 start to the season. Injuries played a role in Chicago’s sluggish start, to be sure. However, Bulls president of basketball operations John Paxson said Fred Hoiberg’s […]

Jim Boylen has reached a full week as the full-fledged coach of the Chicago Bulls in the immediate wake of Fred Hoiberg’s firing last Monday. With this move comes praise, criticism and a keen eye reserved only for the man at the spotlight of this team’s fate throughout the season. The Bulls’ front office has […]

Following the Boston Celtics’ shootaround on Saturday, Celtics head coach Brad Stevens came to the defense of former Chicago Bulls head coach Fred Hoiberg. Stevens believes Hoiberg is one of the nicest people he has met in the business and is hopeful his son, Brady, can play for him one day. Both Stevens and Hoiberg […]

The Chicago Bulls were a consistent playoff team under Tom Thibodeau. Unfortunately, Thibodeau and management could not see eye-to-eye, leading to their separation. The Bulls would then hire former Iowa State head coach Fred Hoiberg to be their head coach and lead them into the future. At the beginning of his fourth season, the Bulls […]

Chicago Bulls guard Antonio Blakeney has denied a report from The Athletic that stated he yelled and cursed at ex-coach Fred Hoiberg. Bulls reporter Darnell Mayberry of The Athletic reported on Tuesday that Blakeney took exception to Hoiberg subbing him out of a game in November and said, “Why the fu*k are you taking me […]

Known as a player development coach, former head coach Fred Hoiberg’s dismissal from the Chicago Bulls has rumors circulating that he has lost authority in the locker room. However, to put a stamp on that issue, Bulls’ young guns Zach LaVine and Lauri Markkanen say that Chicago players respected Hoiberg and played within his system. […]

The sudden firing of head coach Fred Hoiberg has left a lot of unanswered questions for Chicago Bulls fans, who know the real issues start and end with a deplorable front-office duo of general manager Gar Forman and vice president John Paxson. A longtime NBA coach could see the wheels in motion even years before […]

While the recent firing of Chicago Bulls former head coach Fred Hoiberg may have come as a shock for many, it turns out that it had actually been a long time coming. According to Darnell Mayberry of The Athletic, Hoiberg had been critically underperforming in the eyes of VP John Paxson, and the 25-point drubbing […]

The mysterious firing of head coach Fred Hoiberg has brought along plenty of questions surrounding his dismissal by the Chicago Bulls. While judgment points to a porous 5-19 record as enough reason to part ways with the former NBA-player-turned-coach, a report by Darnell Mayberry of The Athletic explains his no-leash policy with Zach LaVine could […]

More details have emerged about the circumstances that led to the recent firing of Chicago Bulls former head coach Fred Hoiberg. In his lengthy writeup for The Athletic, Darnell Mayberry discussed in detail how it was allegedly associate head coach Jim Boylen (who was promoted to head coach following the departure of Hoiberg) who had […]

The sudden firing of Chicago Bulls head coach Fred Hoiberg took the league (and Hoiberg) by surprise, as the front-office duo of Gar Forman and John Paxson took matters into their own hands and pulled the plug after a three-plus-year partnership with the former NBA player. According to a report by Darnell Mayberry of The […]

Recently fired Chicago Bulls head coach Fred Hoiberg could once again become the replacement for Tom Thibodeau, as Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor has always been fond of his former player. According to Tom Haberstroh of NBC Sports, the coaching recycling loop could bring feelings of deja vu if Taylor chooses to part ways with […]

John Paxson, the head of basketball operations for the Chicago Bulls, said the decision to fire former head coach Fred Hoiberg was the right one: “We made a difficult decision today, but one we feel is the right decision at the right time,” said Paxson at a Monday press conference, per the Bulls’ official Twitter account. […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr says the Chicago Bulls gave Fred Hoiberg the short end of the stick. The Bulls fired Fred Hoiberg Monday after hiring him in 2015 to replace Tom Thibodeau. Hoiberg got the same contract as Steve Kerr received in 2014: a five-year, $25 million fully guaranteed deal. The difference […]

In a bit of a surprising move, the Chicago Bulls officially announced the firing of Fred Hoiberg on Monday morning. Some thought the reasoning behind this decision had a lot to do with the team’s current record, but VP John Paxson says that isn’t the case. The Bulls have struggled through the early stages of […]

The Chicago Bulls made a crucial decision to fire head coach Fred Hoiberg after a 5-19 start, leaving associate head coach Jim Boylen with full-time duties for at least the remainder of the season. Boylen only has one more year left on his contract after this season, and while John Paxson said Monday he could remain the coach […]

Despite the recent shakeup at the head coaching position, the Chicago Bulls have shown no indication of making changes to their front office, including general manager Gar Forman, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Watch Stadium. “As of now, I haven’t heard anything to the contrary,” said Charania of Forman, per Bernstein & […]

The Chicago Bulls have fired head coach Fred Hoiberg, and some of the reported reasons include a lack of coherent structure and a failure to execute on both ends of the court: "What you can pin on Fred is a lack of structure on both ends of the floor." –@ShamsCharania — Bernstein & Holmes Show […]

In a bit of a surprising move, the Chicago Bulls announced Monday morning that they have relieved Fred Hoiberg of his head coaching duties with the team. This news comes with a rather pricey caveat, however, as Hoiberg’s $25 million contract is still fully guaranteed. What does this mean for the Bulls organization? As K.C. […]

Despite being axed from his job in Chicago, Fred Hoiberg reportedly still wants to coach in the NBA rather than return to the college game. Hoiberg had a 115-155 win-loss card in his shortened four-year coaching stint with the Bulls. Fred Hoiberg still wants to coach, preferably at the NBA level, per source. — K.C. […]

The Chicago Bulls have decided to part ways with head coach Fred Hoiberg. As it turns out, the 46-year-old now former coach of the Bulls was pretty much blindsided by his firing, as he reportedly assumed he had a longer leash than he actually had. UPDATE: The Sun-Times has learned that Hoiberg was caught off […]

In the immediate wake of the firing of head coach Fred Hoiberg, the Chicago Bulls plan to make Jim Boylen the permanent head coach for at least the rest of the season and not give him an interim tag, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Boylen is signed through the 2019-20 season, paying him just under […]

The Chicago Bulls have fired head coach Fred Hoiberg, the team announced Monday morning. Bulls Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations John Paxson released this statement: “Decisions like this one are never easy to make, however I felt this was the right choice for our organization at this time. After a thorough evaluation, I elected […]

Though he’s shown a lot of progression with his elbow rehabilitation, Bulls head coach Fred Hoiberg still isn’t ready to set a target date for Lauri Markkanen’s return, according to a report from Kelly Crull. “He won’t be back before a week, that’s the minimum,” coach Hoiberg told Crull during Wednesday’s media availability. “A week […]

Zach LaVine had a chance to give the Chicago Bulls the lead in the dying seconds of their home game against the San Antonio Spurs. With the ball in their best player’s hands, head coach Fred Hoiberg called for a pick-and-roll with Wendell Carter Jr. However, LaVine waved off the rookie big man and ended […]

Over the summer, Chicago Bulls vice president of basketball operations John Paxson said he was pleased with how things have turned out since the Jimmy Butler trade, saying that the young talent the team has on its roster was good, but didn’t guarantee future success. As a result, Bulls head coach Fred Hoiberg is in a […]