Hoiberg taken to hospital. Team was Quarantined in Locker Room. Fred diagnosed w/ Influenza A
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Being reported all over that he told colleagues he “felt horrible” all day...
WTF!!!!!!!!!!!
WTF!!!!!!!!!!!
I seriously thought he was sick from watching his team as I flipped by and saw him briefly.
Not good and hope he gets better soon.
Not good and hope he gets better soon.
Hope he’s alright, but what a selfish move. Wasn’t sure that the BTT was going to be completed anyways, but this just might do it in
Yep. Here is one reporter stating that Fred was feeling “really bad” earlier today..
Hoiberg has coached under the weather before and probably thought this was just another episode he would have to grind through.
Somebody from Nebraska had to step in and tell him now is different. Even if it had nothing to do with the new virus. Doc Sadler can coach the game.
Somebody from Nebraska had to step in and tell him now is different. Even if it had nothing to do with the new virus. Doc Sadler can coach the game.
There is a reason why the N on their helmets stands for Knowledge
Makes me wonder if a major decision will be made regarding the BIG tourney in the overnight hours. 
Get well, Fred.
Get well, Fred.Ouch! Hope he didn't get it. But if he did, this would be the end of the NCAA tourney.
Will Penn State play a little soft against Indiana tomorrow? "Don't breathe on me!"
Will Penn State play a little soft against Indiana tomorrow? "Don't breathe on me!"
Nebbie was in Minneapolis on March 7. Fred used to play for and work for the Timberwolves.
Nebbie practiced at the Timberwolves practice facility in downtown Minneapolis.
Lets hope he is just "under the weather."
But, of course, the worst is being feared.
This is video from that March 7 practice in Minneapolis.
Nebbie practiced at the Timberwolves practice facility in downtown Minneapolis.
Lets hope he is just "under the weather."
But, of course, the worst is being feared.
This is video from that March 7 practice in Minneapolis.
If he tests positive and they can confirm the reports of him telling staffers "he felt terrible" all day...
He should be let go immediately. Read the room, Fred
He should be let go immediately. Read the room, Fred
Hope I misread this as you meaning a selfish move by Nebraska to allow him to coach but if you meant a selfish move by Hoiberg to want to coach his team that's some pretty messed up stuff dude.
but the team that was just playing them was allowed to take off?
AND still scheduled to play us tomorrow?!?!
but the team that was just playing them was allowed to take off?
AND still scheduled to play us tomorrow?!?!
Iowa isn’t scheduled to play IU. For the record, Iowa has it worse. They’re playing filthy disease carrying Gophers.
I get what you're saying, but there is no program or company in the world that would survive firing an employee that is sick, regardless of circumstances.
If he told admins then yes the AD and whoever should be punished. You can't fire an employee for being sick unless they hide it, and even then it's very tricky.
duh!! minny played nw, that's right!
either way, thanks to fred I assume it's pretty much over anyways....
You are absolutely nuts man. Good gosh.
I’m holding out hope that Freddie has the flu, just for the irony here.
Why is that “messed up?” There are parts of the world shut down right now, the NBA is suspended, many colleges are suspending in-person classes, many business places are giving its employees the option to work from home, and the Big Ten Tournament is already teams only, and Fred decided to coach with an unknown illness (but if I had to make some assumptions, I’d guess his symptoms are in line with those of the coronavirus) a) putting his and Indiana’s players at risk b) putting his staff at risk c) putting members of the media at risk and d) putting fans at risk
I’ve played sports, and been a part of teams. I know the feeling of not only obligation you have for them, but a desire to see what you started through with your team. At the end of the day though, his health and the health of the people around him is the higher priority, and Fred should have been cognizant of that.
As always, just my opinion
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From Omaha World Herald:
Husker coach Fred Hoiberg taken to local ER as team quarantined after Big Ten tournament loss
INDIANAPOLIS — Nebraska basketball coach Fred Hoiberg was taken a local Indianapolis hospital emergency room Wednesday night after leaving the Husker bench minutes before the end of a 89-64 loss to Indiana at the Big Ten Tournament.
After the game ended — with Hoiberg assistant and former NU head coach Doc Sadler in charge — the Huskers then did not conduct a postgame press conference and remained quarantined in their locker room, as Hoiberg, who was described as being sick by the Big Ten Network announcing crew, was not available for comment. Around midnight in Indianapolis, the team, having finished a 7-25 season, was allowed to slowly leave the locker room, board a bus, and leave the arena, according to arena security.
During the game, BTN cameras captured Hoiberg visibly exhausted on the sidelines, his head in his hands, as another assistant, Armon Gates, appeared to rub hand sanitizer on his hands.
Security officials on hand at Bankers Life Fieldhouse blocked off a hallway for a "sick coach," according to The World-Herald. Later that hallway was cleared as Husker players walked to their locker room.
According to a NU source, the Husker hoops team is now quarantined in a Bankers Life Fieldhouse locker room. Two of the team members, Noah Vedral and Brant Banks, play for the Husker football team and just joined the basketball squad this week.
Concerns about evident signs of illness — of any kind — are heightened due to a potential outbreak of the coronavirus. The coronavirus has prompted many leagues to hold their conference tournaments without fans — starting tomorrow — and suspended the NBA season Wednesday night after Utah Jazz star Rudy Gobert tested positive for the virus.
Word of Hoiberg's illness, plus video of him struggling on the sidelines, went viral on Twitter Wednesday night.
https://www.omaha.com/sports/colleg...al&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=user-share
Husker coach Fred Hoiberg taken to local ER as team quarantined after Big Ten tournament loss
INDIANAPOLIS — Nebraska basketball coach Fred Hoiberg was taken a local Indianapolis hospital emergency room Wednesday night after leaving the Husker bench minutes before the end of a 89-64 loss to Indiana at the Big Ten Tournament.
After the game ended — with Hoiberg assistant and former NU head coach Doc Sadler in charge — the Huskers then did not conduct a postgame press conference and remained quarantined in their locker room, as Hoiberg, who was described as being sick by the Big Ten Network announcing crew, was not available for comment. Around midnight in Indianapolis, the team, having finished a 7-25 season, was allowed to slowly leave the locker room, board a bus, and leave the arena, according to arena security.
During the game, BTN cameras captured Hoiberg visibly exhausted on the sidelines, his head in his hands, as another assistant, Armon Gates, appeared to rub hand sanitizer on his hands.
Security officials on hand at Bankers Life Fieldhouse blocked off a hallway for a "sick coach," according to The World-Herald. Later that hallway was cleared as Husker players walked to their locker room.
According to a NU source, the Husker hoops team is now quarantined in a Bankers Life Fieldhouse locker room. Two of the team members, Noah Vedral and Brant Banks, play for the Husker football team and just joined the basketball squad this week.
Concerns about evident signs of illness — of any kind — are heightened due to a potential outbreak of the coronavirus. The coronavirus has prompted many leagues to hold their conference tournaments without fans — starting tomorrow — and suspended the NBA season Wednesday night after Utah Jazz star Rudy Gobert tested positive for the virus.
Word of Hoiberg's illness, plus video of him struggling on the sidelines, went viral on Twitter Wednesday night.
https://www.omaha.com/sports/colleg...al&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=user-share
with all the crap going on right now, he had no business being in that arena without knowing what was wrong with himself....
that is just #pornhuskerstupid
As nuts as choosing to take the court (when you've noticed you 'feel terrible' in an arena filled with people during a global pandemic?
Give me a break. This is one of the most grossly selfish & bonehead moves I have EVER seen someone make. He should be terminated.
Article says the team is currently quarantined in the locker room.
Article says the team has left the building.
