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Buzz Peterson
American college basketball coach

Buzz Peterson

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Intro
American college basketball coach
Work field
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Age
61 years
Education
Asheville High School
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Sports Teams
North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
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Biography

Robert Bower "Buzz" Peterson Jr. (born May 17, 1963) is an American basketball executive who is the assistant general manager for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has also coached college basketball, most recently as the head coach of the UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team.He was fired by UNC Wilmington at the conclusion of the 2014 season.Peterson was the head coach of the Tennessee Volunteers basketball team for four years before being fired in 2005. He previously coached a second stint at Appalachian State—he coached the 2009–10 Mountaineers, as well as the 1996 to 2000 squads. 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.

Peterson, a standout at Asheville High School who was named the 1981 high school player of the year in North Carolina over Michael Jordan. He was named both a McDonald's and Parade All-American. He played basketball for Dean Smith at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he was a roommate of Jordan, who later was best man at Peterson's wedding. Peterson 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 seventh round of that year's NBA draft, but chose to play overseas.

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 was a special adviser to basketball operations for the Charlotte Hornets in 2016–17. In June 2017, he was promoted to assistant general manager. In 2018, Peterson became the interim general manager for the Hornets when Rich Cho was fired by the team. The position was permanently filled near the end of the season by former Los Angeles Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak.

Head coaching record

SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Appalachian State Mountaineers (Southern Conference)
1996–97Appalachian State14–148–63rd
1997–98Appalachian State21–813–2T–1st
1998–99Appalachian State21–813–31st
1999–00Appalachian State23–913–31stNCAA Division I First Round
Appalachian State:79–3947–14
Tulsa Golden Hurricane (Western Athletic Conference)
2000–01Tulsa26–1110–6T–2ndNIT Champion
Tulsa:26–1110–6
Tennessee Volunteers (Southeastern Conference)
2001–02Tennessee15–167–94th
2002–03Tennessee17–129–74thNIT First Round
2003–04Tennessee15–147–9T–5thNIT First Round
2004–05Tennessee14–176–105th
Tennessee:61–5929–35
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (Big South Conference)
2005–06Coastal Carolina20–1012–4T–2nd
2006–07Coastal Carolina15–157–74th
Coastal Carolina:35–2519–11
Appalachian State Mountaineers (Southern Conference)
2009–10Appalachian State24–1313–51stCIT Semifinal
Appalachian State:103–5260–19
UNC Wilmington Seahawks (Colonial Athletic Association)
2010–11UNC Wilmington13–177–118th
2011–12UNC Wilmington10–205–13T–8th
2012–13UNC Wilmington10–205–139th
2013–14UNC Wilmington9–233–139th
UNC Wilmington:42–8020–50
Total:267–227

           
           
           
     

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