Nebraska Coach Fred Hoiberg Slaps Fan's Phone Away After Upset Loss

The Iowa Athletics Department released a statement on Wednesday, apologizing for the fan's behavior after he entered a restricted area.

"We apologize for this incident and will conduct a review of our procedures and security measures to determine what adjustments may be needed to further strengthen our protocols and help prevent similar incidents in the future," Iowa said.

The Big Ten also commented, noting that they "discussed the situation with both institutions, is taking no action in relation to Coach Hoiberg, and appreciates the efforts by Iowa’s administration to address postgame security protocols in the interest of preventing a similar occurrence from happening in the future."

Fred Hoiberg doesn't like opposing fans getting in his face, and that was crystal clear on Tuesday after the Nebraska head basketball coach was seen slapping a fan's phone out of the guy's hand.

It all went down after the No. 9-ranked Cornhuskers' shocking 57-52 loss to the Iowa Hawkeyes at the Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City.

The upset win prompted Hawkeye fans to storm the court and celebrate ... when one fan got a little too close to Hoiberg.

Video from the stands shows a fan in a black hoodie cheering, holding his phone up right in Hoiberg's face ... before the 53-year-old coach immediately takes a swat at it.

Point-of-view footage also surfaced on social media, capturing Hoiberg's visibly displeased expression as the fan got close and yelled.

We reached out to the Nebraska athletic department, but so far, no word back.

Of course, before Hoiberg went into coaching, he was a standout player ... who was actually born in Nebraska. He also has deep connections to the state of Iowa.

In fact, he was named Iowa Mr. Basketball in 1991 and played college ball for Iowa State, where his No. 32 jersey was retired.

He also played 10 seasons in the NBA.

Before he got the Cornhuskers job, Hoiberg coached at Iowa State, earning Big 12 Coach of the Year and leading the team to two Big 12 tournament championships.

FH signed a $25 million, 7-year deal with the Huskers in 2019.