One Week After Winning Title, Fisher Reportedly to Be Named Coach

Steve Fisher, who in 20 remarkable days guided Michigan to the National Collegiate Athletic Assn. basketball championship, will be named coach of the Wolverines at a news conference today, the Associated Press reported.

The move will come one week after the 44-year-old Fisher coached the Wolverines to the national title with a 80-79 overtime victory over Seton Hall.

Sources close to the team, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said Sunday that Fisher was the only candidate interviewed by Bo Schembechler, the football coach who also is athletic director.

Fisher, who was an assistant to Bill Frieder for seven years, took over the Wolverines on the eve of the NCAA tournament when Frieder accepted a job at Arizona State. Schembechler refused to accept Frieder’s 21-day notice and banned him from coaching the Wolverines in the tournament.