Buzz Williams
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| Sport(s) | Basketball |
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| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Virginia Tech |
| Conference | ACC |
| Record | 49–44 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
September 1, 1972 Greenville, Texas |
| Alma mater |
Oklahoma City University (B.S., 1994) Texas A&M University–Kingsville (M.S., 1999) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1994–1998 | Texas–Arlington (assistant) |
| 1998–1999 | Texas A&M–Kingsville (assistant) |
| 1999–2000 | Northwestern State (assistant) |
| 2000–2004 | Colorado State (assistant) |
| 2004–2006 | Texas A&M (assistant) |
| 2006–2007 | New Orleans |
| 2007–2008 | Marquette (assistant) |
| 2008–2014 | Marquette |
| 2014–present | Virginia Tech |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 202–128 |
| Tournaments | 8–5 (NCAA) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Big East regular season championship (2013) | |
Brent Langdon "Buzz" Williams (born September 1, 1972) is an American basketball coach. He is the head coach of the Virginia Tech Hokies. He served as head men's basketball coach at Marquette from 2008 to 2014 and at New Orleans during the 2006–07 season, and as an assistant coach at the Texas-Arlington, Texas A&M–Kingsville, Northwestern State, Colorado State, and Texas A&M.
Brent Langdon Williams grew up in Van Alstyne,Texas. He earned a bachelor's degree in kinesiology from Oklahoma City University in 1994 and a master's degree in the same field at Texas A&M University–Kingsville in 1999. Williams married his wife, Corey Norman, in 2000. They have two daughters (Addyson and Zera) and two sons (Calvin and Mason). Referring to his boundless energy, his coaches at Navarro College nicknamed him Buzz.
Williams coached Marquette to a 25–10 record in the 2008–09 season, where they lost to the Missouri Tigers in the second round of the 2009 NCAA Tournament. He coached Marquette to a 22–12 record in the 2009–10 season, which ended with a close loss to the 11th-seeded Washington Huskies in the first round of the 2010 NCAA Tournament.
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