2003-04:
Finished his first season in Minnesota by shooting a career-high 44.2% from three-point range, ranking fourth in the NBA... Appeared in 79 games with three starts, sitting out the first three March contests with a bruised left wrist... Averaged 6.7 ppg and 3.4 rpg, hitting a career-best 46.5% from the floor and 84.5% from the line... Tallied a season-high 21 points Dec. 20 vs. Indiana, adding eight rebounds... Reached double figures in 21 games, including six straight from Nov. 14-26... Grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds Feb. 10 vs. the Clippers... Tallied 11 points with eight rebounds Jan. 13 at New Orleans... Had eight points -- all in the fourth quarter -- March 19 at Phoenix... Chipped in 11 points March 10 at Portland... Over the last 32 games of the regular season, scored 57% of his points (96-of-168) in the fourth quarter... Also in that period, went 33-for-59 (55.9%) from three-point range... Made at least one three-pointer in 14 of 15 games in November... Compiled an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.48-to-1... The Nov. 25 game at Indiana was the 400th of his career... Passed the 2,000-point plateau Nov. 7 at Orlando... Grabbed his 1,000th rebound and went over the 7,000-minute mark Nov. 3 at Utah... Scored a career playoff-high 14 points twice (Game 3 at Sacramento, Game 5 vs. Los Angeles)... Set a playoff career high by snaring eight rebounds in Game 5 vs. Sacramento... Shot 50.0% (15-for-30) from three-point range vs. the Kings... Committed just eight turnovers in 438 playoff minutes...
Signed by the Wolves on July 28.
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2002-03:
Appeared in 63 games in his fourth season in Chicago, averaging 2.3 ppg, 2.1 rpg and 1.1 apg, shooting .389 from the floor and .820 from the free throw line... Led the Bulls in rebounding on one occasion and in assists on one occasion... Reached double figures in scoring on one occasion... Had 11 games of 5+ rebounds... Posted seven points with seven rebounds in 28 minutes off the bench at Washington (March 1)... Scored a season-high 11 points in 26 minutes versus Orlando (March 3)... Posted five DNP-CD (Nov. 22, Jan. 14, March 14, April 13, April 15)... Missed one game with the flu (Nov. 20)... Missed one game with heel tendinitis (March 16)... Missed 12 games on the Injured List with a right Achilles strain (March 18 - April 11).
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2001-02:
Appeared in a career-high and team-leading 79 games, making eight starts... Averaged 4.4 ppg, 2.7 rpg and 1.7 apg, shooting .416 from the floor and .861 from the free throw line... Reached double figures in scoring seven times... Led the Bulls in scoring on one occasion and in rebounding two times... Played 30+ minutes six times and 40+ on two occasions... When he fouled out for the first time (Nov. 17 at Golden State), it snapped a streak of 253 career games played without fouling out... Had a streak of 21 consecutive free throws made (March 9 - April 8)... Started the first four games of the season in place of the injured Ron Artest... Recorded two DNP-CDs (Dec. 20 and Jan. 15) and missed one game with a right wrist sprain (Feb. 22).
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2000-01:
Appeared in a career-high 74 games, making a career-high 37 starts... Posted career highs of 9.1 points, 4.2 rebounds, 1.32 steals and 3.6 assists, shooting a career-high .438 from the field... Shot team-leading marks of .866 from the free throw line (13th in the NBA) and .412 from three-point range (14th in the NBA)... Finished second in the NBA in steals-to-turnover ratio (1.32:1) and ninth in assists-to-turnover ratio (3.55:1)... Earned the distinction of being the only non-point guard to rank among the top 20 in the NBA in both assist-to-turnover and steal-to-turnover ratio... Among NBA players whom played at least 2,000 minutes, Hoiberg ranked seventh in the league for fewest turnovers, making only 74 miscues in 2,247 minutes... Led the Bulls in scoring three times, in assists 20 times and in steals on 16 occasions... Recorded the first three double-doubles of his career... Played 40 or more minutes 11 times... Named CDW Bulls Player of the Month for April after averaging 13.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.80 steals, shooting .456 from the floor, .487 from three-point range and .821 from the free throw line... Became only the fourth Bull in team history to shoot at least .400 from three-point range while making 100 three-pointers, joining B.J. Armstrong (1994-95), Michael Jordan (1995-96), Steve Kerr (95-96, 96-97) in that select group... Scored a career-high 28 points (9-14 FG, 4-9 3-pt. FG, 6-6 FT) to accompany a career-best 13 assists in 52 minutes in double-OT game at Milwaukee on March 3... Poured in 18 points (5-8 FG, 3-5 3-pt. FG, 5-6 FT) with 10 rebounds on February 26 versus Golden State... Swiped a career-best 5 steals to accompany 16 points (6-11 FG, 3-5 3-pt. FG, 1-1 FT) on April 11 at Washington.
1999-2000:
Signed as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls during the 1999 offseason... A strained right quadriceps tendon limited him to 31 games... Averaged 9.0 ppg, nearly doubling his previous career high... Recorded 20 points and nine rebounds in a 100-94 loss in Charlotte on March 5... Netted 18 points (3-4 3-FG) in a 91-78 loss to San Antonio on Feb. 25... Placed on the Injured List with a right quadriceps tendon strain on Jan. 3.. Activated from the IL on Feb. 24... Placed on the IL with a right quadriceps tendon strain on Nov. 17... Activated on Dec. 15... Totaled 19 points and a then-career-high seven rebounds in a 92-91 victory over Boston on Nov. 13... Scored 11 points and dished out seven assists in a 105-87 loss to Miami on Nov. 5.
1998-99:
Played in 12 games for the Indiana Pacers, averaging 1.6 points and appeared in four playoff games, averaging 1.0 points.
1997-98:
Appeared in 65 games, making one start, for the Pacers... Averaged 4.0 points and 1.9 rebounds before being placed on the Injured List on April 12 due to lower back spasms... Posted a season-high 20 points (5-5 FG, 3-3 3FG, 7-9 FG) and five rebounds in a 107-81 win over the Orlando Magic on Dec. 26... Totaled 11 points, 4 rebounds and 3 steals in a 105-77 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Nov. 15.
1996-97:
Appeared as a reserve in 47 games... Missed nine games due to an assortment of injuries and sat out 26 as a DNP-CD... Averaged 4.8 points and 1.7 rebounds in 12.2 minutes per game... Shot .414 (29-for-70) from three-point range... Ranked third on the team in three-pointers made... Among players who sank at least 15 treys, his percentage was second on the club... Led Indiana with a career-high 21 points on 8-for-10 shooting, including a career-high three three-pointers, in a 104-80 victory over Dallas on March 26... Two days later, scored 12 points at Charlotte, including a three-pointer at the buzzer that gave the Pacers a 116-115 victory.
1995-96:
Drafted by the Indiana Pacers in the second round in 1995... Spent most of his rookie season on the Injured List, playing in just 15 games... Made one start... Scored 32 points in 85 minutes for an average of 2.1 ppg in 5.7 mpg... Went on the IL on Dec. 2 due to lower back spasms and was not activated until April 15... Not on Indiana's postseason roster.
COLLEGE:
Nicknamed "The Mayor" because of his popularity in Ames, Iowa, Hoiberg finished his career at Iowa State ranked third in school history in scoring (1,993 points, trailing NBA players Jeff Grayer and Barry Stevens), first in three-point field goals made (183) and attempted (457), third in steals (207), fifth in assists (350) and sixth in rebounding (748, 5.9 rpg). He scored a game-high 20 points in the NABC All-Star Game at the Final Four, hitting 6-for-10 from three-point range. Hoiberg earned an honorable mention All-America selection by the Associated Press, Big Eight Conference coaches and Basketball Weekly. He led the Cyclones in scoring his last two years, averaging 20.2 ppg as a junior and 19.9 ppg as a senior. He was chosen to the 1995 GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team and he earned First Team Academic All-Big Eight honors for three straight seasons.
