It’s obvious that not everyone, or really anyone is happy about the way the Nebraska basketbal team’s season ended. Five straight losses have put Fred Hoiberg on the hot seat. And one of the reasons why he’s on the hotseat despite going to the NCAA Tournament just last year, is because he’s being paid a pretty penny.
There are other reasons why doubt is starting to surround the Huskers’ head coach. There’s the fact that the Nebrasketball team took a step back from the only season in six that Hoiberg managed to get his squad to the postseason. And there’s the fact that his overall record is still very, very bad. And it was the worst first three years in the modern era for a Nebraska basketball head coach.
All of that may go into the reason why the Nebraska basketball head coach was recently named among one of the most overpaid coaches in the sport. USA Today dubbed him as such and the group he’s a part of is not the most inspiring bunch in the world.
Nebraska basketball head coach named to most overpaid 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,” Paul Myerberg wrote.
Hoiberg being on that list is also eye opening because there simply aren’t a ton of guys on there. One of the guys on the list has since been fired. Interestingly enough, Hoiberg’s squad will face off against another coach on the list in the first round of the CBC in Arizona State’s Bobby Hurley.
UNC’s Hubert Davis (who just made the tournament) and TCU’s Jamie Dixon are the other two who are still employed and on that list.
"“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.”"
Just another reason why the Nebraska basketball team needs to turn things around. And quickly.