Nebraska men’s basketball coach Fred Hoiberg has been released from the hospital and diagnosed with influenza following a scary scene at the 2020 Big Ten tournament on Wednesday.
Fred Hoiberg diagnosed with influenza following health scare at Big Ten tournament
The Nebraska basketball coach has been released from a local hospital following a scary scene at the Big Ten tournament.
Ricky O'Donnell has covered basketball at all levels for more than a decade at SB Nation. He’s currently the Associate Director of Programming.
Hoiberg was feeling ill before the game, but said he was cleared to coach by a Big Ten tournament doctor. He was shown struggling on the bench late in the second half in an eventual loss to Indiana, which ended Nebraska’s season. Hoiberg exited the game with four minutes remaining and was taken to a local hospital, according to ESPN.
His assistant coach Armon Gates was next to Hoiberg applying hand sanitizer on the bench.
The Big Ten tournament, which is being held in Indianapolis, allowed fans to be in the stadium during the opening round on Wednesday. The Big Ten later followed the NCAA tournament’s lead and limited attendance to essential staff only.
This update from the Big Ten Network happened during the Northwestern vs. Minnesota game that took place just before Nebraska vs. Indiana tipped off:
Statement from Fred Hoiberg and Nebraska basketball
The coach and the program released the following statements after the game:
Hoiberg’s son Jack posted on Snapchat that his father was released from the hospital and didn’t need to be quarantined:
The news of Hoiberg’s illness started to circulate just after the NBA suspended its season over fear of the coronavirus pandemic following a positive test for the virus by all-star center Rudy Gobert. Gobert’s illness led to the last minute postponement of the Jazz-Thunder game.
We’ll keep this post updated as the story develops.
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