William Samuel Frieder (born March 3, 1942) is a former

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coach at

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(1981–1989) and

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(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 that involved games from the school’s 1994 season.

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Frieder is a 1964 graduate of the

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. During the 1990s, Frieder and

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, then coach of the Arizona Wildcats, participated in a series of television commercials together for

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Head coaching record

''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." ''

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''. September 11. * (1988) "Basket Case – The Frenetic Life of Michigan Coach Bill Frieder" by Bill Frieder with Jeff Mortimer * ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia (2009)

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