Fisher, a 6’7’’ (2.00 m) forward, played basketball and
baseball at
Alhambra High School in
Alhambra, California. Serving as captain of the Alhambra basketball team, he was a First Team All Pacific League and an All Temple City Tournament selection in 1962. Fisher attended the
University of Utah, playing for the
Utes from 1963 to 1966. He saw action in a total of 79 games, averaging 14.4 points per contest. His best season at the college level came in 1964–65, when he tallied 17.8 points a game. In the 1963–64 season, he led the Utes in rebounding with 8.7 boards per game. Fisher earned a bachelor's degree in marketing and management. Despite having suffered a broken
femur during the 1965–66 campaign, he was selected by the
New York Knicks in the
1966 NBA draft (sixth round, 51st overall). However, Fisher never played in the NBA. After the end of his college career, he coached the freshman team at the University of Utah, while recovering from his leg injury. Later, Fisher went to
Milan, Italy, to play professionally and then moved to
France, where he played and coached at Jœuf Homécourt Basket for eight years. From 1979 to 1989, Fisher served as head coach of
Élan béarnais Orthez in France. Under his guidance, Orthez won the
Korać Cup in 1984. Fisher also won two French national championships with Orthez (1986 and 1987). Over the years, his Orthez team included players like
John McCullough,
Howard Carter and
Tom Scheffler. Fisher left Orthez in 1989. He had offers from
Greece,
Maccabi Tel Aviv and
Real Madrid on the table, but took over the head coaching position at
PSG Racing in
Paris, France. He parted ways with the club during the 1989–1990 season. During his time in France, Fisher worked for the
Banque Nationale de Paris as a consultant to Real Estate Asset Acquisition Managers in off-seasons. Fisher moved back to California, he settled in
Shell Beach and worked as a
realtor. when Buckwalter started considering foreign players as potential recruits for the
Portland Trail Blazers who eventually drafted Sabonis in 1986. == References ==