Hoiberg family business brings lots of joy as No. 8 Nebraska has a season for the ages

LINCOLN, Neb. — It’s too early to tell where the Nebraska men’s basketball team will end up, but Fred Hoiberg and two of his sons sure are enjoying the ride.

The Cornhuskers are 17-0, have the nation’s longest winning streak at 21 games and, at No. 8, the program’s highest ranking in 60 years.

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Talk about family fun.

Hoiberg’s son Sam has evolved from a walk-on practice player to one of the Big Ten’s most versatile guards.

Sam’s identical twin, Charlie, is in his first year as a graduate manager who, among other things, helps run practices, puts players through individual workouts and produces analytics reports for the staff.

“We’re living our dreams right now,” Sam said. “It’s tough to really reflect at midseason because we have so many things to improve on and so many goals to reach, but it has been an amazing experience up to this point.”

There are 20 Division I men’s teams whose head coach has at least one son playing for him this season, according to NCAA research.

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North Texas first-year coach Daniyal Robinson and his son Reece began their journey at Cleveland State last season.

“In my mind, there’s no cons,” Daniyal said. “Whether he has a great performance on the court or he doesn’t have a great game, man, that is minute compared to the day to day, being able to spend quality time with him and be there with him where we’re working together to go through whatever adversity we have. And then also share the great moments.”

One of those moments happened late in a November game against Eastern Washington when Reece hit a 3-pointer, had a tip-in and made two free throws with nine seconds left to force overtime. UNT won 79-71, and Daniyal said he felt pure joy because his son’s performance loomed so large.

“I just remember seeing how proud my dad was after I hit those free throws,” Reece said. “I talked to him in his office after the game, and it made me emotional.”

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