Overview
- The Associated Press named Hoiberg the men’s college basketball Coach of the Year after he received 17 of 61 votes, edging Duke’s Jon Scheyer with 13 and Arizona’s Tommy Lloyd with 11.
- Nebraska finished with 28 wins, earned the program’s first NCAA Tournament victory, and reached the Sweet 16 to close a breakout season.
- Ballots for the AP award were cast before the NCAA Tournament, so voters judged regular-season performance rather than the Huskers’ March results.
- Nebraska Athletics said the award would be presented at the Final Four in Indianapolis, and noted Hoiberg is the first Husker men’s coach to receive the AP national honor.
- Hoiberg is under a contract extension through the 2031–32 season, reinforcing stability for a program he rebuilt after early struggles and lifted to a school-record 15 Big Ten wins.