- Buzz Williams
College coach infobox
Name = Brent "Buzz" Williams
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DateOfBirth = birth date and age|1972|9|1
Birthplace = flagicon|United StatesGreenville, Texas
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Sport =Basketball
College = Marquette
Title = Head coach
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Coach = * Williams is one of the top recruiters in the nation & an
CoachYears = 1990–1992
1992–1994
1994–1998
1998–1999
1999–2000
2000–2004
2004–2006
2006–2007
2007–2008
2008–present
CoachTeams =Navarro College (asst.)
Oklahoma City (asst.)
Texas–Arlington (asst.)
Texas A&M–Kingsville (asst.)
Northwestern State (asst.)
Colorado State (asst.)
Texas A&M (asst.)
New Orleans
Marquette (asst.)
Marquette
BBallHOF =Brent "Buzz" Williams is the head coach for men's basketball at
Marquette University . [cite news|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=3335281|title=Marquette picks assistant coach Williams to replace Crean|publisher=ESPN] Williams took over as head coach on April 7, 2008 following former head coach Tom Crean's move to Indiana University. He served as head men's basketball coach at theUniversity of New Orleans during the 2006-2007 season, and has also served as an assistant coach at Texas A&M, Colorado State, Northwestern State, Texas A&M Kingsville and The University of Texas at Arlington. [cite news|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/columns/story?columnist=rittenberg_adam&id=3462454|title=Marquette happy with its unknown Buzz] Buzz signed a 6 year contract with Marquette University for an undisclosed annual salary.Buzz grew up in Van Alstyne, Texas. He earned a bachelors degree in Kinesiology from Oklahoma City University in 1994 and a Masters in the same field at Texas A&M-Kingsville in 1999. Buzz is married to Corey Norman. He has one daughter (Zera), and two sons (Calvin & Mason).
Buzz, known for his being a recruiting ace, has recruited a top 5 recruiting class for the 2009-10 season. This class includes Junior Cadougan, Jeronne Maymon, Erik Williams, and Dwight Buycks.
Head coaching record
CBB Yearly Record Start
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name=New Orleans
startyear=2006
conference=Sun Belt Conference
endyear= 2007|CBB Yearly Record Entry
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season = 2006–2007
name = New Orleans
overall = 14-17
conference = 9-9
confstanding = 4th (West)
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name = New Orleans
overall = 14-17
confrecord = 9-9CBB Yearly Record End
overall=14-17References
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