Bill Frieder is one of the lead analysts on Westwood One’s coverage of NCAA Basketball. After winning two straight state championships at Flint Northern High School in Flint, Michigan, Bill returned to his alma mater in 1973. Frieder became the head coach at Michigan in 1980 and led the Wolverines to a 191-87 record during his tenure (1980-1989). After winning Michigan’s first ever NIT championship in 1984, the Wolverines won 33 consecutive regular season games on the way to two straight Big Ten championships in 1985 and 1986. For that he was named Coach of the Year by both the Associated Press and Basketball Weekly.
Frieder ended his coaching career at Arizona State (1989 -1997). In 1995, he led the Sun Devils to their only Sweet 16 appearance of the last 40 years.
Bill Frieder's Posts
College Basketball Highlights: Carolina beats to Duke to clinch ACC title
DURHAM, NC – Brice Johnson had a monster game with 18 points and 21 rebounds as North Carolina defeated Duke 76-72 on Saturday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium. With the win, the Tar Heels clinched the ACC… Read More »
Bill Frieder on the Hall, OU-Texas, Duke-UNC and more
I really feel good for schools at this time of the year who have great tradition, have struggled recently but are showing signs of life. Seton Hall hasn’t been to the NCAA Tournament since 2006 and has only been there twice in 15 years, but after the big win against… Read More »
College Basketball Highlights: Texas uses 22-0 run to beat #3 Oklahoma
AUSTIN, TX – Texas went on a 22-0 run over more than six minutes down the stretch to come from behind and defeat third-ranked Oklahoma 76-63 on Saturday afternoon. Isaiah Taylor led the way with 18 points, while Connor Lammert and Javan Felix chipped in 14 apiece. Buddy Hield led… Read More »
Bill Frieder on the Gaels, Mountaineers, Utes and OU-Texas
Where were you in 1995? Well, I was coaching Arizona State and going to the Sweet Sixteen, but that also was the last time St. Mary’s swept Gonzaga. Congratulations to Randy Bennett on a job well done. Yes, the Gaels have work to do to make the NCAA Tournament and… Read More »
College Basketball Highlights: Utah holds off UCLA 75-73
LOS ANGELES – Utah used a balanced attack to defeat UCLA 75-73 on Thursday night. Jordan Loveridge had 17 points to lead the Utes, one of four starters in double figures for Utah. Jakob Poeltl had 15, Kyle Kuzma added 13 and Brandon Taylor had 12. Isaac Hamilton led all… Read More »
Bill Frieder on Virginia, the Pac-12 and more
As we look around the nation and talk about great coaches, pound-for-pound, age-for-age, is there a better one out there to man the bench for your team for the next decade than Tony Bennett? I say this because he is rolling at Virginia. His squad is 21-5 and 10-4 in… Read More »
Bill Frieder on Villanova, Lumberjacks and more
It is amazing how many upsets there are now, but what it comes down to is there there are just a lot of good players and coaches out there. Villanova (21-3) is the new No. 1 in the Associated Press poll, and congratulations to Jay Wright and his staff as… Read More »
