Nebraska Basketball Hits A New Low
Joe Cipriano 1963 — 1980
254–196 overall 56.4%
126–112 in conference 52.9%
Three NIT appearances in 18 seasons. Note: fewer teams were invited to post season tournaments during this time frame. For example, the 1965–66 team went 20–5 and wasn’t invited to a post-season tournament.
Mo Iba 1980–86
106–71 overall 59.9%
45–39 in conference 53.6%
One NCAA tournament appearance and three NIT appearances in six seasons.
Danny Nee 1986–2000
254–190 overall 57.2%
88–116 in conference 43.1%
Five NCAA tournament appearances and and five NIT appearances in 14 seasons. Nebraska won the NIT in 1996.
Barry Collier 2000–06
89–91 overall 49.4%
36–60 in conference 37.5%
Two NIT appearances in six seasons.
Doc Sadler 2006–12
101–89 overall 53.2%
34–64 in conference 34.7%
Three NIT appearances in six seasons.
Tim Miles 2012–19
116–114 overall 50.4%
52–76 in conference 40.6%
One NCAA tournament appearance and and two NIT appearances in seven seasons.
Fred Hoiberg 2019 to present
20–62 overall 24.4%
5–46 in conference 9.8%
If Fred Hoiberg is fired in 2022, he would grab an $18.5 million buyout. In contrast, Nebraska has paid the following buyouts in the recent past.
Tim Miles $2.52 million
Doc Sadler $3.4 million
Mike Riley $6.2 million
Bo Pelini $6.54 million
Bill Callahan $3.14 million
Bill Moos $3 million
Nebraska only trails Auburn in buyouts.