Nostalgia transports Fred Hoiberg back to Ames, Iowa.
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Charlie Hoiberg, left, and Sam Hoiberg, snuggle while sleeping in an undated family photo.
Carol Hoiberg, Courtesy Photo
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Charlie Hoiberg, graduate manager, left, and Sam Hoiberg, Nebraska men's basketball player, before a college men's basketball exhibition game against Midland at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Monday, Oct. 27, 2025.
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Sam Hoiberg, left, and Charlie Hoiberg smile for a photo as infants in 2003.
Carol Hoiberg, Courtesy Photo
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Iowa State Fred Hoiberg with his sons Sam and Charlie cut down the net after winning an NCAA college basketball game against Kansas in the finals of the Big 12 Conference tournament Saturday, March 14, 2015, in Kansas City, Mo. Iowa State won 70-66. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Charlie Riedel
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Fred Hoiberg (center) poses for a selfie with his family after winning the Big 12 Tournament in 2014, along with sons, from left, Jack, Charlie and Sam; daughter Paige (center) and wife, Carol.
Carol Hoiberg,Courtesy Photo
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Lincoln Pius X's Sam Hoiberg (left) celebrates his three-pointer against Lincoln North Star with Charlie Hoiberg during the first half of a Heartland Athletic Conference Tournament semifinal game Thursday at Northeast.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
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Iowa State coach Fred Hoiberg and his son Sam cut down the net after Iowa State won the Big 12 men's tournament with a 74-65 victory over Baylor in an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, March 15, 2014, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Charlie Riedel
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Sam Hoiberg, left, and Charlie Hoiberg, pose for a photo while wearing Iowa State football gear.
Carol Hoiberg,Courtesy Photo
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Charlie Hoiberg, Nebraska men's basketball graduate manager, passes the ball during a basketball practice in Lincoln on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025.
NIKOS FRAZIER,THE WORLD-HERALD
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Nebraska's Sam Hoiberg (right) drives toward the rim past Northwestern's Brooks Barnhizer on Wednesday at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
LARRY ROBINSON Journal Star
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Charlie Hoiberg, left, smiles at his older brother, Jack Hoiberg, while playing basketball as Sam Hoiberg looks on from the background in an undated family photo.
Carol Hoiberg,Courtesy Photo
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Nebraska head coach Fred Hoiberg watches the game while Sam Hoiberg (right) waits to check in against Rutgers on Jan. 16 at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star file photo
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Fred Hoiberg poses for a photo with his children, from left, Paige, Jack, Charlie and Sam, as they celebrate Fred's birthday.
Carol Hoiberg,Courtesy Photo
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Then Iowa State head coach Fred Hoiberg, right, and his sons Charlie, left, and Sam, look on during practice at the NCAA Tournament in 2015. All three are together again with Nebraska this season.
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