Bill Frieder
Alma Mater:
Class of:
Hometown:
Saginaw, MI
- Coach of 1984 NIT champion
- Assistant coach at Michigan under Johnny Orr for seven seasons from 1973-74 through 1979-80
- Final Top 20 Rankings (five: AP/UPI/USA)--1984 (NR/NR/23), 1985 (2/2/9), 1986 (5/5/14), 1988 (10/10/10), 1989 (10/10/1) and 1995 (16/15/13)
- All-Americans (four): Michigan's Gary Grant (1987 and 1988), Mike McGee (1981), Glen Rice (1989) and Roy Tarpley (1985 and 1986).
Record:
Season | School | Overall | League | Finish | Conference (Division) | Postseason (Record) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
19-11 | 8-10 | 7th | NIT (2-1) | |||
8-19 | 7-11 | T-7th | DNP | |||
16-12 | 7-11 | 9th | DNP | |||
24-9 | 11-7 | 4th | NIT (5-0) | |||
26-4 | 16-2 | 1st | NCAA (1-1) | |||
28-5 | 14-4 | 1st | NCAA (1-1) | |||
20-12 | 10-8 | 5th | NCAA (1-1) | |||
26-8 | 13-5 | 2nd | NCAA (2-1) | |||
24-7 | 12-6 | 3rd | NCAA* | |||
15-16 | 6-12 | T-7th | NIT (0-1) | |||
20-10 | 10-8 | 3rd | NCAA (1-1) | |||
19-14 | 9-9 | 5th | NIT (1-1) | |||
18-10 | 11-7 | T-3rd | NIT (0-1) | |||
15-13 | 10-8 | T-4th | NIT (0-1) | |||
24-9 | 12-6 | 3rd | NCAA (2-1) | |||
11-16 | 6-12 | 8th | DNP | |||
10-20 | 2-16 | 10th | DNP |
* Replaced by Michigan assistant Steve Fisher just before the start of the 1989 playoffs after announcing he had accepted the head coaching position at Arizona State. The Wolverines went on to win the NCAA title.
** Vacated three NCAA Tournament games.
- 17-Year Coaching Record: 323-195 (.624) overall
- 191-87 (.687) in nine years at Michigan
- 132-108 (.550) in eight years at Arizona State
- 98-64 (.605) in Big Ten Conference
- 66-78 (.458) in Pacific-10 Conference
- 2-1 (.667) in Pacific-10 Tournament
- 8-6 (.571) in NCAA Tournament
- 8-5 (.615) in NIT