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Fredrick Kristian Hoiberg (born October 15, 1972 in Lincoln, Nebraska) is a professional basketball player/coach previously with the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves.

Hoiberg's hometown is Ames, Iowa. He led his Ames High School basketball team to a State Championship in 1991. The next season, he enrolled at Iowa State University, also located in Ames, Iowa, to play college basketball. He played three seasons for legendary coach Johnny Orr and one season for Orr's successor, Tim Floyd. Hoiberg was a First-Team All-Big Eight selection in 1995. The most popular player in the history of Iowa State basketball, Hoiberg's name is found among the top seven positions for nearly every statistical category.

Iowa State teammates nicknamed Hoiberg 'The Mayor,' due to his extreme popularity in the town of Ames. The name sticks with him to this day.

He was selected 52nd overall by the Indiana Pacers in the 1995 NBA Draft. In 1999, after four years with the Pacers he signed as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls, at that time coached by Floyd, where he remained for four years. On July 28 2003, Fred signed as a free agent to play for the Timberwolves, where he received greater acclaim as a three-point specialist.

He was the first player in NBA history to lead the league in three point shooting percentage (2005) and not be invited to the three point shooting competition in that season's All-Star event.

Hoiberg underwent surgery in June 2005 to correct an enlarged aortic root (Aneurysm of sinus of Valsalva). The operation was successful, and he is now a member of the Minnesota Timberwolves coaching staff. As of March, 2006, Hoiberg is a free-agent and in talks with several NBA organizations to make a comeback during either the 2005-06 or the 2006-07 NBA seasons. If he returns to play, he would be the first NBA player in history to use a pacemaker while playing.

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Athletes - Fred Hoiberg

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