Buzz Peterson

College coach infobox


Name = Buzz Peterson
Sport = Basketball
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DateOfBirth = birth date and age|1963|5|17
Birthplace = flagicon|United States Asheville, North Carolina
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Awards = 2000 Southern Conference Coach of the Year
1998 Southern Conference Coach of the Year
Championships = 2001 NIT Tournament Championship
2000 Southern Conference Tournament Championship
2000 SoCon Regular Season Championship
1999 SoCon Regular Season Championship
1998 SoCon Regular Season Championship
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Player = *
Years = 1981–1985
Team = North Carolina
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Coach = *
CoachYears = 1987–1989
1989–1990
1990–1993
1993–1996
1996–2000
2000–2001
2001–2005
2005–2007
CoachTeams = Appalachian State (Asst.)
East Tenn. State ((Asst.)
NC State ((Asst.)
Vanderbilt (Asst.)
Appalachian State
Tulsa
Tennessee
Coastal Carolina
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Robert Bower "Buzz" Peterson, Jr. (born May 17, 1963) is currently an executive (Director of Player Personel) with the Charlotte Bobcats of the National Basketball Association (NBA). [cite news|title=More Members Added To Basketball Operations Staff|author=Charlotte Bobcats|publisher=Bobcats.com |date=2007-06-18 |url=http://www.nba.com/bobcats/bobcats_coaches_070618.html] Previously, he was the college Basketball head coach at Coastal Carolina. He also coached at Tulsa, Tennessee, and Appalachian State.

Peterson played basketball for Dean Smith at North Carolina where he was a roommate of Michael Jordan. He was a member of the Tar Heels team that won the 1982 national championship.

He was the head men's basketball coach at Appalachian State from 1996 to 2000, leading the Mountaineers to the Southern Conference Tournament Championship during the 1999–2000 season. During his single season at the Tulsa, 2000–2001, Peterson led the Golden Hurricane to their second NIT championship.

Basketball head coaching record

CBB Yearly Record Start
type=coach
conference=
postseason=
poll=noCBB Yearly Record Subhead
name=Appalachian State Mountaineers
startyear=1996
conference=Southern Conference
endyear=2000CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 1996–1997
name = Appalachian State
overall = 14–14
conference = 8–6
confstanding = 3rd (North)
postseason =
ranking = no
ranking2 = noCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship = conference
season = 1997–1998
name = Appalachian State
overall = 21–8
conference = 13–2
confstanding = T-1st (North)
postseason =
ranking = no
ranking2 = noCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship = conference
season = 1998–1999
name = Appalachian State
overall = 21–8
conference = 13–3
confstanding = 1st (North)
postseason =
ranking = no
ranking2 = noCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship = confboth
season = 1999–2000
name = Appalachian State
overall = 23–9
conference = 13–3
confstanding = 1st (North)
postseason = NCAA 1st Round
ranking = no
ranking2 = noCBB Yearly Record Subtotal
name = Appalachian State
overall = 79–39
confrecord = 47–14CBB Yearly Record Subhead
name=Tulsa Golden Hurricane
startyear=2000
conference=Western Athletic Conference
endyear=2001CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2000–2001
name = Tulsa
overall = 26–11
conference = 10–6
confstanding =
postseason = NIT Champions
ranking = no
ranking2 = noCBB Yearly Record Subtotal
name = Tulsa
overall = 26–11
confrecord = 10–6CBB Yearly Record Subhead
name=Tenessee Volunteers
startyear=2001
conference=Southeastern Conference
endyear=2005CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
name = Tennessee
overall =
confrecord = CBB Yearly Record Subhead
name=Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
startyear=2005
conference=Big South Conference
endyear=2007CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
name = Coastal Carolina
overall =
confrecord = CBB Yearly Record End
overall=
poll=no

References

External links

* [http://www.allcoachnetwork.com/buzz/ Official Site]
* [http://www.BuzzPetersonFoundation.org Buzz Peterson Foundation]