Buzz Peterson

Buzz Peterson

Peterson in 2012
Sport(s) Basketball
Biographical details
Born (1963-05-17) May 17, 1963
Asheville, North Carolina
Playing career
1981–1985 North Carolina
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1987–1989 Appalachian State (Asst.)
1989–1990 East Tennessee State (Asst.)
1990–1993 NC State (Asst.)
1993–1996 Vanderbilt (Asst.)
1996–2000 Appalachian State
2000–2001 Tulsa
2001–2005 Tennessee
2005–2007 Coastal Carolina
2009–2010 Appalachian State
2010–2014 UNC Wilmington
Head coaching record
Overall 267–227
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
NIT championship (2001)
SoCon Tournament championship (2000)
3× SoCon regular season championship (1998–2000)
Awards
2× SoCon Coach of the Year (1998, 2000)

Robert Bower "Buzz" Peterson, Jr. (born May 17, 1963) is an American college basketball coach. Most recently, Peterson was the head coach of the UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team.[1] He was fired by UNC Wilmington at the conclusion of the 2014 season.[2] Peterson was the head coach of the Tennessee Volunteers basketball team for four years before being fired in 2005.[3] He previously coached a second stint at Appalachian State[4]—he coached the 2009–10 Mountaineers, as well as the 1996 to 2000 squads.[5] Previously, he was the men's basketball head coach at the University of Tulsa and at Coastal Carolina University, a position he held until mid-2007, when he left the program to be executive (Director of Player Personnel) with the Charlotte Bobcats of the NBA.[6][7]

Peterson, a standout at Asheville High School who was named the 1981 high school player of the year in North Carolina (notably over Michael Jordan,) played basketball for Dean Smith at North Carolina where he was a roommate of Michael Jordan, who later was best man at Peterson's wedding. He was a member of the Tar Heels team that won the 1982 national championship. He was later drafted in 1985 by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 7th round of that year's NBA draft, but played instead overseas professional basketball.

In his first stint as head coach at Appalachian State, he led the Mountaineers to the Southern Conference Tournament Championship during the 1999–2000 season. During his single season at Tulsa, 2000–01, Peterson led the Golden Hurricane to their second NIT championship.

Peterson is currently the Senior Advisor to Men's Basketball operations for the Charlotte Hornets.

Basketball head coaching record

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Appalachian State Mountaineers (Southern Conference) (1996–2000)
1996–97 Appalachian State 14–14 8–6 3rd (North)
1997–98 Appalachian State 21–8 13–2 T–1st (North)
1998–99 Appalachian State 21–8 13–3 1st (North)
1999–00 Appalachian State 23–9 13–3 1st (North) NCAA 1st Round
Appalachian State: 79–39 47–14
Tulsa Golden Hurricane (Western Athletic Conference) (2000–2001)
2000–01 Tulsa 26–11 10–6 NIT Champions
Tulsa: 26–11 10–6
Tennessee Volunteers (Southeastern Conference) (2001–2005)
2001–02 Tennessee 15–16 7–9
2002–03 Tennessee 17–12 9–7 NIT 1st Round
2003–04 Tennessee 15–14 7–9 NIT 1st Round
2004–05 Tennessee 14–17 6–10
Tennessee: 61–59 29–35
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (Big South Conference) (2005–2007)
2005–06 Coastal Carolina 20–10 12–4
2006–07 Coastal Carolina 15–15 7–7
Coastal Carolina: 35–25 19–11
Appalachian State Mountaineers (Southern Conference) (2009–2010)
2009–10 Appalachian State 24–13 13–5 1st (North) CIT Semifinals
Appalachian State: 103–52 60–19
UNC Wilmington Seahawks (Colonial Athletic Association) (2010–2014)
2010–11 UNC Wilmington 13–17 7–11 8th
2011–12 UNC Wilmington 10–20 5–13 T-8th
2012–13 UNC Wilmington 10–20 5–13 9th
2013–14 UNC Wilmington 9–23 3–13 9th
UNC Wilmington: 42–80 20–50
Total: 267–227

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ↑ http://www.wect.com/Global/story.asp?S=12323506
  2. ↑ http://www.uncwsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=209431630&DB_OEM_ID=19800
  3. ↑ AP (2005-03-13). "Peterson fired after four years at Tennessee". USA Today. Retrieved 2010-09-06.
  4. ↑ "Peterson Returns as Appalachian Men's Basketball Coach". GoASU. 2009-04-29. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
  5. ↑ Four jobs later, Buzz Peterson returns to Appalachian State Mountaineers - ESPN
  6. ↑ Peterson rejoins old friend Jordan with Bobcats - NBA - ESPN
  7. ↑ Charlotte Bobcats (2007-06-18). "More Members Added To Basketball Operations Staff". Bobcats.com.

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