When Xavier Tillman announced that he will not be returning to school on Sunday to keep his name in the NBA Draft, it left a 13th scholarship open for Michigan State Basketball in the 2020-21 season. Well, that 13th spot was filled on Tuesday, by a player who had previously been a walk-on: Jack Hoiberg.
Hoiberg redshirted in 2017-18 before playing in 14 games in the 2018-19 season. He would go on to play 13 games in the 2019-20 season, but played in more than twice as many minutes overall. He has 29 career points and 15 assists.
Hoiberg is perhaps best known as the son of Nebraska head coach Fred Hoiberg. Hoiberg is the former head coach of the Chicago Bulls.
The Michigan State Basketball team announced Jack Hoiberg’s scholarship on Twitter today, which you can see below:
Congratulations to Jack and his family.
