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                                ONE HUNDRED NINTH LEGISLATURE
                                         SECOND SESSION
                    LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION 507
Introduced by Arch, 14; Andersen, 49; Armendariz, 18; Ballard, 21; Bosn, 25;
              Bostar, 29; Brandt, 32; Cavanaugh, J., 9; Cavanaugh, M., 6;
              Clements, 2; Clouse, 37; Conrad, 46; DeBoer, 10; DeKay, 40; Dorn,
              30; Dover, 19; Dungan, 26; Fredrickson, 20; Guereca, 7;
              Hallstrom, 1; Hansen, 16; Hardin, 48; Holdcroft, 36; Hughes, 24;
              Hunt, 8; Ibach, 44; Jacobson, 42; Juarez, 5; Kauth, 31;
              Lippincott, 34; Lonowski, 33; McKinney, 11; Meyer, F., 41; Meyer,
              G., 17; Moser, 22; Murman, 38; Prokop, 27; Quick, 35; Raybould,
              28; Riepe, 12; Rountree, 3; Sanders, 45; Sorrentino, 39; Spivey,
              13; Storer, 43; Storm, 23; Strommen, 47; von Gillern, 4;
              Wordekemper, 15.
    WHEREAS, Fredrick "Fred" Kristian Hoiberg has been the head coach for the
University of Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team since 2019; and
    WHEREAS, Coach Hoiberg played college basketball at Iowa State University,
where   he   was   known   as   "the    Mayor",   a     nickname   that   has   followed   him   to
Nebraska; and
    WHEREAS, under the leadership of Coach Fred Hoiberg, the 2026 University
of Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team finished a historic 26-5 regular
season that included a 20-game winning streak, a top-5 AP ranking, and the
earning of a No. 2 seed in the 2026 Big Ten Tournament; and
    WHEREAS, on March 10, 2026, Coach Hoiberg was named Big Ten Conference
Coach of the Year, a title he was also awarded in 2024; and
    WHEREAS, on March 15, 2026, the Cornhuskers men's basketball team was
selected as a No. 4 seed in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
Division I Men's Basketball Tournament; and
    WHEREAS, on March 19, 2026, under the guidance of Coach Hoiberg, the
Nebraska     Cornhuskers    men's      basketball       team   defeated   the   Troy   University
Trojans, 76-47, for the program's first ever NCAA Tournament win; and
    WHEREAS, Coach Hoiberg was named a semifinalist for the 2026 Werner Ladder
Naismith Men's College Coach of the Year; and
    WHEREAS, on April 3, 2026, Coach Hoiberg was named the Associated Press
men's basketball coach of the year.
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    NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE ONE HUNDRED NINTH
LEGISLATURE OF NEBRASKA, SECOND SESSION:
    1.   That   the   Legislature   commends   Coach   Fred   Hoiberg   for   building   a
successful men's basketball program, for serving as a mentor and role model for
his team, and for being a leader in the Nebraska community.
    2. That a copy of this resolution be sent to Coach Hoiberg.
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