Buzz Peterson

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. 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, 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 never played professionally.