Sall Takes Over as Men’s Basketball
Head Coach

The Ferris State men’s basketball program tips off a new era in its 77-year history with the appointment of former assistant coach Bill Sall as the program’s 11th head coach.
Sall, who has served the past four seasons as the assistant men’s basketball coach at Hillsdale College, was a unanimous choice of the five-member search committee. Six finalists interviewed for the position vacated by the Feb. 28 resignation of sixth-year head coach Edgar Wilson.
“We’re extremely excited after an extensive search to name Bill Sall our new head coach,” said Athletics Director Tom Kirinovic in announcing the appointment. “He’s a proven winner who’s an outstanding teacher of the game and comes in with a tremendous work ethic.”
In four seasons at Hillsdale, the 34-year-old Sall has been instrumental in leading the Chargers to a 72-41 overall record and two consecutive NCAA Division II Great Lakes Regional tournament appearances while being involved with the administrative, recruiting and on-floor coaching aspects of the program.
Prior to his appointment at Hillsdale, Sall was the top assistant coach at Ferris State for three seasons (1995-98) and spent the first year as an assistant to head coach Tom Ludwig. During the 1995-96 campaign, he had the opportunity to serve a portion of the season as the Bulldogs’ interim head coach.
“I’m excited about this opportunity and really believe in this university,” Sall said. “With what they’ve done in the past three years, it’s a new campus and a new atmosphere that I think will allow us to attract quality student-athletes.”
Sall himself was a standout player for the Calvin College Knights from 1985-1990. A two-time MIAA Co-Most Valuable Player, Sall currently ranks as the Knights’ third-leading all-time scorer with 2,063 points, which included a 70-game double-figure scoring streak. The 6-5 forward also grabbed 738 career rebounds as Calvin captured three MIAA championships, earned four NCAA-III tournament bids and advanced to the 1990 NCAA Division III Final Four.
He graduated from Calvin in 1994 with a bachelor’s degree in recreation management.

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