Bill Frieder

Bill Frieder

Frieder (right) with Johnny Orr, 1976
Biographical details
Born	(1942-03-03) March 3, 1942
Alma mater	Michigan
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1973–1980	Michigan (assistant)
1980–1989	Michigan
1989–1997	Arizona State
Head coaching record
Overall	318–197
Tournaments	8–6 (NCAA Division I) 8–5 (NIT)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
NIT (1984) 2 Big Ten regular season (1985, 1986)
Awards
AP Coach of the Year (1985) Big Ten Coach of the Year (1985)

William Samuel Frieder (born March 3, 1942) is a former basketball coach at Michigan (1981–1989) and Arizona State (1989–1997). Frieder's 1985–86 team was the last Michigan team to win a Big Ten Championship until the 2011–12 team. Just before the 1989 NCAA Tournament, Frieder announced that he would leave Michigan for Arizona State at the end of the season. Michigan athletic director Bo Schembechler ordered Frieder to leave immediately, and named top assistant Steve Fisher as the interim coach for the tournament. Schembechler famously announced, "A Michigan man will coach Michigan, not an Arizona State man." The Wolverines went on to win the tournament and Fisher was officially given the head coaching job. Michigan credits the 1988–89 team's regular season to Frieder and the NCAA tournament to Fisher. Frieder resigned from Arizona State in 1997 following a point-shaving scandal which affected the program in 1994.

Personal

Frieder is a 1964 graduate of the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business.

During the 1990s, Frieder and Lute Olson, then coach of the Arizona Wildcats, participated in a series of television commercials together for Bank One.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Michigan Wolverines (Big Ten Conference) (1980–1989)
1980–81	Michigan	19–11	8–10	7th	NIT Quarterfinal
1981–82	Michigan	7–20	7–11	T–7th
1982–83	Michigan	15–13	7–11	9th
1983–84	Michigan	23–10	11–7	4th	NIT Champion
1984–85	Michigan	26–4	16–2	1st	NCAA Division I Second Round
1985–86	Michigan	28–5	14–4	1st	NCAA Division I Second Round
1986–87	Michigan	20–12	10–8	5th	NCAA Division I Second Round
1987–88	Michigan	26–8	13–5	2nd	NCAA Division I Sweet 16
1988–89	Michigan	24–7	12–6	3rd	see note below
Michigan:		188–90	102–64
Arizona State Sun Devils (Pacific-10 Conference) (1989–1997)
1989–90	Arizona State	15–16	6–12	T–7th	NIT First Round
1990–91	Arizona State	20–10	10–8	T–3rd	NCAA Division I Second Round
1991–92	Arizona State	19–14	9–9	T–5th	NIT Second Round
1992–93	Arizona State	18–10	11–7	T–3rd	NIT First Round
1993–94	Arizona State	15–13	10–8	T–4th	NIT First Round
1994–95	Arizona State	24–9*	12–6	3rd	NCAA Division I Sweet 16
1995–96	Arizona State	11–16	6–12	8th
1996–97	Arizona State	10–20	2–16	10th
Arizona State:		130–107**	66–78
Total:		318–197***
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

Frieder was fired prior to coaching in the 1989 NCAA Tournament * 2 NCAA Tournament wins and 1 NCAA Tournament loss were later vacated ** Record at Arizona State includes vacated games *** Final record includes vacated games

Bibliography

• Cummings, D. L. (1995). "Frieder Looks on Sunny Side at Arizona State." New York Daily News. March 22.
• (1997). "Frieder Resigns at Arizona State." The New York Times. September 11.
• (1988) "Basket Case – The Frenetic Life of Michigan Coach Bill Frieder" by Bill Frieder with Jeff Mortimer
• ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia (2009)