Fred Hoiberg
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"Fredrick Kristian Hoiberg" is the head men's basketball coach at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, where he grew up and had played college basketball. He was previously Vice President of Basketball Operations for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the NBA and played professionally for 10 years.

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This is going to be a very difficult year for me, to sit out. I've had a uniform on every year since I was 7 years old. For me to have to sit back and watch and not be proactive ... it's going to be hard for me.

Maybe it will be mentoring the younger players.

If there's something wrong or a chance something can go wrong, I'll hang 'em up. I'll think about that first hit (if he returns). My game is diving on the floor, setting screens, but if the doctors say it's OK, and they say the heart has healed, I'll play.

I'll probably take this year off.

It's nice to be active again.

I know he's excited. He's going to be the No. 1 option on the perimeter this year. Last year, he was sometimes the third option. He wants that extra pressure on himself, he wants to carry more of the load.

If guys are struggling with their role, I might be a guy that they can come talk to about that. I'm just going to try to do anything I can.

I see myself playing next year, and I see myself in a Timberwolves uniform. I want to end my career here. I want to stay with this organization.

(From) the smiles on the kids' faces, you could really tell that you took them away from everything that's been going on in their lives these last couple of weeks.