our ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Indiana , ▁Fish ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁play ▁college ▁basketball ▁at ▁Western ▁Kentucky ▁and ▁Marshall , ▁he ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁latter ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁ ▁Co aching ▁career ▁After ▁gradu ation , ▁Fish ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁assistant ▁at ▁his ▁al ma ▁mater ▁under ▁first - year ▁head ▁coach ▁D ana ▁Alt man . ▁He ▁would ▁stay ▁on ▁staff ▁with ▁the ▁Th und ering ▁H erd ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁when ▁he ▁would ▁re join ▁Alt man ▁at ▁Kansas ▁State ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁and ▁follow ▁Alt man ▁to ▁Cre ight on ▁where ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁Fish ▁joined ▁Billy ▁T ub bs ▁staff ▁at ▁T C U , ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁coach ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁For ▁the ▁following ▁two ▁seasons , ▁Fish ▁was ▁an ▁assistant ▁at ▁San ▁Diego ▁and ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Tor eros ' ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁NCAA ▁Tournament ▁team , ▁until ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Cre ight on ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁st int ▁with ▁the ▁Blue j ays . ▁Fish ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁Alt man ' s ▁staff ▁that ▁produced ▁five - stra ight ▁ 2 0 - win ▁seasons , ▁two ▁NCAA ▁Tournament ▁appearances ▁and ▁four ▁N IT ▁appearances . ▁When ▁Alt man ▁accepted ▁the ▁head ▁co aching ▁position ▁at ▁Oregon , ▁Fish ▁once ▁again ▁followed ▁him ,