Player Profile
Fred Hoiberg | 32
Position:  G
Born: Oct 15, 1972
Height: 6-5 /  1,96
Weight: 210  lbs. / 95,3  kg.
College : Iowa State '95

 2004-05 Statistics
                    REBOUNDS PER GAME  
 Team G GS MPG FGM-A FG% 3PM-A 3P% FTM-A FT% OFF DEF TOT APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
  MIN  76 0 16.7 139-284 .489 70-145 .483 89-102 .873 .4 2.0 2.4 1.1 .66 .20 .26 1.40 5.8
Career Highlights

  • Joined the Timberwolves on July 28, 2003 after four seasons in Chicago and four seasons in Indiana
  • In the 2000-01 season, became only the fourth Bull in team history to shoot at least .400 from three-point range while making 100 three-pointers

  • Personal

  • Full name is Fredrick Kristian Hoiberg
  • Played college basketball in his hometown of Ames, Iowa
  • As a sophomore at Iowa State, he received three write-in votes in the 1993 Ames mayoral election and was tabbed by famed college basketball analyst Dick Vitale with the nickname “The Mayor”
  • Played baseball, football and basketball in high school
  • As a senior, he was named Iowa’s top high school football and basketball player, and led Ames to the Iowa state basketball championship
  • Was offered a football scholarship to Nebraska by legendary college football coach Tom Osborne
  • Enjoys playing golf in the offseason and would have attempted to be a PGA pro if he didn’t play pro basketball
  • Would choose to play with PGA Tour pro Fred Couples if given the opportunity to play golf with anyone
  • Eats a jar of pickles at the end of each training camp
  • Says his most memorable moment as a pro was hitting a game-winning three-pointer versus the Hornets in his rookie season
  • Says Larry Bird’s nickname, “The Hick from French Lick,” is the best he’s ever heard
  • Besides getting drafted by Indiana in the second round of the 1995 NBA Draft, he was the number one overall selection of the Cedar Rapids Silver Bullets in the 1995 CBA Draft
  • Met his wife Carol in high school and the couple has four children: Paige, Jack and twins Sam and Charlie

    Fred Hoiberg links
  • Photo galleries: 2003-04 | 2004 Playoffs | Career
  • Reading Time Out at the Mill City Museum (January 2004)
  • Feature story: Filling His Role (January 2004)
  • BullPens: Visit Fred Hoiberg's Home (Summer 2001)
  • Feature story: The Mayor of Madison Street (Jan. 11, 2000)

  •  Season Highs / Career Highs
      2004-05 HIGHS CAREER HIGHS
     Points15 2 Times28 @ Milwaukee 03/03/01
     Field Goals Made5 3 Times9 @ Milwaukee 03/03/01
     Field Goals Attempted9 2 Times18 vs. Golden State 03/17/00
     Three Point Field Goals Made 3 7 Times4 7 Times
     Three Point Field Goals Attempted6 vs. New Orleans 03/23/059 @ Milwaukee 03/03/01
     Free Throws Made8 vs. Boston 02/06/0511 @ Miami 03/30/00
     Free Throws Attempted8 vs. Boston 02/06/0511 @ Miami 03/30/00
     Offensive Rebounds2 4 Times3 5 Times
     Defensive Rebounds7 vs. Washington 12/26/0412 vs. L.A. Clippers 02/10/04
     Total Rebounds7 vs. Washington 12/26/0412 vs. L.A. Clippers 02/10/04
     Assists7 vs. New Jersey 02/15/0513 @ Milwaukee 03/03/01
     Steals4 vs. Washington 12/26/045 @ Washington 04/11/01
     Blocks2 2 Times3 @ Orlando 02/04/97
     Minutes Played29 vs. L.A. Clippers 12/17/0452 @ Milwaukee 03/03/01
     CAREER AVERAGES
                    REBOUNDS PER GAME  
    YEAR TEAM G GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% OFF DEF RPG APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
     95-96 IND   15 1 5.7 .421 .333 .833 .3 .3 .6 .5 .40 .07 .47 .80 2.1
     96-97 IND   47 0 12.2 .429 .414 .792 .3 1.4 1.7 .9 .57 .13 .47 1.10 4.8
     97-98 IND   65 1 13.4 .383 .376 .855 .2 1.7 1.9 .7 .62 .05 .34 1.60 4.0
     98-99 IND   12 0 7.3 .286 .111 1.000 .2 .8 .9 .3 .00 .00 .25 .90 1.6
     99-00 CHI   31 11 27.3 .387 .340 .908 .2 3.3 3.5 2.7 1.29 .06 1.39 2.10 9.0
     00-01 CHI   74 37 30.4 .438 .412 .866 .3 3.9 4.2 3.6 1.32 .16 1.00 2.10 9.1
     01-02 CHI   79 8 17.8 .416 .261 .840 .2 2.4 2.7 1.7 .77 .06 .41 1.10 4.4
     02-03 CHI   63 0 12.4 .389 .238 .820 .2 2.0 2.2 1.1 .63 .08 .40 .90 2.3
     03-04 MIN   79 3 22.8 .465 .442 .845 .3 3.1 3.4 1.4 .84 .13 .56 1.70 6.7
     04-05 MIN   76 0 16.7 .489 .483 .873 .4 2.0 2.4 1.1 .66 .20 .26 1.40 5.8
     Career   541 61 18.4 .431 .396 .854 .3 2.4 2.7 1.6 .79 .10 .54 1.40 5.4
     Playoff     24 0 19.9 .449 .460 .944 .4 2.6 3.0 1.1 .83 .00 .33 1.30 5.3