Fred Hoiberg hires new assistant coach

Adam Howard will be joining the staff after spending the last four seasons as an assistant at South Alabama.

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Fred Hoiberg announced Monday that Adam Howard will be joining the Nebraska men’s basketball coaching staff as an assistant coach.

Howard spent the last four seasons as an assistant at South Alabama, where he was eventually promoted to associate head coach for the team prior to the 2021-22 season.

“My family and I are humbled and excited for the opportunity to join Coach Hoiberg’s staff at Nebraska.” Howard said. “Coach Hoiberg has been remarkably successful at every level of basketball, and I could not be more appreciative that the next step in my development as a coach is to learn and grow under him and the staff he has in place at Nebraska. My family and I can’t wait to hit the ground running building relationships on campus and in the Lincoln community.”

Howard has also spent time coaching at Troy University, Tennessee, Southern Miss and Morehead State.  He also played from 2004-08 at Western Kentucky.

“He’s a very well-rounded coach and fits what we were looking for and needed in this position,” Hoiberg said. “He’s great on the floor, does an excellent job in player development and has a lot of connections to get us involved with high-level recruits.”