Steve Fisher (basketball)

Steve Fisher
Fisher in 2009
Biographical details
Born (1945-03-24) March 24, 1945 (age 79)
Herrin, Illinois, U.S.
Playing career
1965–1967Illinois State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1971–1979Rich East HS
1979–1982Western Michigan (assistant)
1982–1989Michigan (assistant)
1989–1997Michigan
1998–1999Sacramento Kings (assistant)
1999–2017San Diego State
Head coaching record
Overall495–288
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
NCAA Division I tournament (1989)
3 NCAA Regional – Final Four (1989, 1992*, 1993*)
NIT (1997*)
4 MWC tournament (2002, 2006, 2010, 2011)
7 MWC regular season (2006, 2011, 2012, 2014–2016)
* vacated by NCAA
Awards
Naismith College Coach of the Year (2011)
NABC Coach of the Year (2011)
Adolph Rupp Cup (2011)
Wooden Legends of Coaching Award (2015)
4× MWC Coach of the Year (2011, 2012, 2014, 2016)

Stephen Louis Fisher (born March 24, 1945)[1][2] is an American former basketball coach. Fisher served as the head coach for the Michigan Wolverines, with whom he won the national championship in 1989, and was an assistant at Michigan, Western Michigan University, and the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association. From 1999 to 2017, Fisher was head coach for the San Diego State Aztecs.

Fisher attended Illinois State University, where he was a reserve guard on the Redbirds team that advanced to the Final Four of the 1967 NCAA College Division basketball tournament.

  1. ^ "Jarrett - Fisher". The Jackson Sun. June 19, 2011. Archived from the original on March 28, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2014. This is a wedding announcement for Mark Fisher, son of Steve Fisher. "The future groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Louis Fisher."
  2. ^ "2011-12 San Diego State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). San Diego State University. p. 33. Retrieved March 28, 2014. Steve Fisher was born March 24, 1945.