Steve Fisher

Steve Fisher (born March 24, 1945 in Herrin, Illinois, USA) is a basketball coach currently at San Diego State University.

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March 24 - 1945 - Herrin, Illinois - Basketball coach - San Diego State University

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Steve attended Illinois State University, where he helped led the Redbirds to the 1969 Division II Final Four. After school, he became a high school coach in Park Forest, Illinois. In 1979, he accepted a assistant coaching position at Western Michigan University. In 1982, he moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan and took another assistant job at the University of Michigan. In 1989, head coach Bill Frieder took at job at Arizona State University just before the NCAA tournement. Athletic Director Bo Schembechler insisted that "a Michigan man is going to coach Michigan" in the NCAA tournement. Bo fired Bill and hired Steve on an interm basis.

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Illinois State University - 1969 - Division II - Final Four - High school - Park Forest, Illinois - 1979 - Western Michigan University - 1982 - Ann Arbor, Michigan - University of Michigan - 1989 - Bill Frieder - Arizona State University - NCAA - Bo Schembechler

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Steve would leave the Wolverines to an improbable NCAA championship. Immediately, people wanted Steve to be hired as the permanent men's coach. After the season, he was installed as head coach.

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In 1990, Steve started recruiting what was perhaps the greatest class ever in basketball. Chris Webber, Jalen Rose, and Juwan Howard helped start the Fab Five. They helped lead the Wolverines to another title game berth as freshman, only to lose to Duke University. As sophomores, they again reached the title game, losing again to University of North Carolina.

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1990 - Chris Webber - Jalen Rose - Juwan Howard - Fab Five - Freshman - Duke University - Sophomores - University of North Carolina

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After the loss to the Tar Heels, Webber went pro. Rose and Howard followed a year later. The Wolverines never reached the same heights again, though they were never that bad either.

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In 1999, Steve took over a bad Aztec program. In 5 seasons, he turned the program around into a respectable one.

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