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— April 7, 2008—
Special University News Brief
Wear your blue and gold to weelcome Marquette's new men's baskletball coach
Marquette University will hold a press conference tomorrow (Tuesday, April 8) to introduce Brent "Buzz" Williams as the new men's basketball coach
The press conference, which is open to all students, faculty and staff, will begin at 2 p.m. in the Al McGuire Center.
Williams, 35, was an assistant coach for the Golden Eagles this year. Before coming to Marquette, he served as the head coach at the University of New Orleans in 2007-08. Prior to that he served as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Texas A&M under Billy Gillispie, with two recruiting classes named among the best in the country. Williams was at Colorado State from 2001 through 2004, concluding his tenure there as associate head coach. Earlier in his career he was an assistant at Northwestern State, Texas A&M - Kingsville, and Texas-Arlington.
In making the announcement tonight, Marquette President Robert A. Wild said, "As many of you know, Buzz brings to us experience as an assistant or head coach in several conferences as well as a knowledge of Marquette and our players developed during the past year. The search team talked with, either directly or through intermediaries, a number of coaches, former players and those close to college basketball and, especially, the BIG EAST. When I met with Buzz, I was convinced that he brings a passion for college basketball and for the BIG EAST conference, and a commitment to Marquette and to the high level of play our fans have come to expect from Marquette basketball."
News Briefs is published for Marquette students every Monday and Thursday, except during summer and academic breaks when only the Monday edition is published. The deadline for the Monday edition is noon Friday. The deadline for the Thursday edition is noon Wednesday. Highest priority notices as determined by university leadership are also sent periodically.
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LATE LATE SHOW.
If experience were the criteria, why not hire Rabideaux?
What a f-ing abomination.
Quote from: Niv Berkowitz on April 07, 2008, 09:35:56 PM
If experience were the criteria, why not hire Rabideaux?
What a f-ing abomination.
Because he likes college girls a little too much.
An alumni newsletter is soon to be sent out. Check your emails.
edit: MU homepage updated with news.
when i received the message on my phone and told my friends who i was in a meeting with...the first words were NO!
A direct cut and paste from the "news brief":
"Marquette's new men's baskletball coach."
Baskletball? WTF? That typo speaks volumes for this situation. I actually don't know Buzz Williams from Buzz Lightyear, but I do know that this happened way, way, way too fast and there were lots of qualified people out there. I'm inclined to feel that all of the possible candidates weren't given "due consideration" in this search.
Well, here goes nothing. God bless Buzz. I wish him the best and he has my full support now that he's our coach. Don't let us down, Buzz!
here's the one sent to alums:
BUZZ WILLIAMS NAMED HEAD COACH
Marquette University will hold a press conference at 2 p.m. CT Tuesday at the Al McGuire Center to announce the hiring of Buzz Williams as head men's basketball coach. The press conference is open to the public.
Williams spent the past season as an assistant at Marquette after one year as head coach at New Orleans. Prior to UNO, Williams served as an assistant coach at Colorado State before spending two years as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator under Billy Gillispie at Texas A&M.
and a few minutes later, this:
Milwaukee - Brent "Buzz" Williams, a highly respected recruiter and veteran of the collegiate coaching ranks, has been named the 16th head coach of the Marquette University men's basketball program, MU President Robert A. Wild, S.J., and Director of Athletics Steve Cottingham confirmed Monday night.
The university will hold a press conference Tuesday (April 8) to formally introduce Williams. Students, faculty, staff, alumni and the general public are invited to attend. The press conference will begin at 2 p.m. at the Al McGuire Center, 770 N. 12th St.
In 2007-08, Williams served as an assistant coach with the Golden Eagles in his first season at Marquette. MU concluded the year 25-10 and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2003.
His coaching career has included stints as an assistant, associate head and head coach. He has nearly 15 years of experience at the NCAA Division I level. Williams has recruited and coached over 20 players who have earned all-conference accolades, including one league player of the year and two conference freshmen of the year.
"When I met with Buzz, I was convinced that he brings us a passion for college basketball and our BIG EAST conference, and a commitment to both Marquette and the high-level of play our fans have come to expect from Marquette basketball," Father Wild said.
Williams arrived in Milwaukee after serving for one season as the head coach at the University of New Orleans. He guided the Privateers to a 14-win campaign in 2006-07 and his roster featured Bo McCalebb, the Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year. UNO (14-17) claimed fourth place in the Sun Belt's Western Division and advanced to the league tournament quarterfinals. His recruiting class for the 2007-08 season was ranked in the top 50 nationally by HoopScoop Online.
Prior to UNO, Williams served as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Texas A&M for two seasons (2004-05 - 2005-06) under head coach Billy Gillispie. Both of his recruiting classes with the Aggies were ranked among the best in the nation and featured some of the top-ranked talent at the prep level. The squad made its first NCAA Tournament appearance in 25 years in 2005-06 and the previous team posted the top turnaround in the nation, improving its win total in 2004-05 by 14 games compared to 2003-04.
"Early on in this process it became clear that Buzz provided the right fit the University was looking for as the men's basketball program at Marquette begins another era in its storied history," Director of Athletics Steve Cottingham said. "Buzz is a tireless worker, a nationally recognized recruiter and has developed a quality relationship with the players and staff during his tenure at Marquette. All of these qualities, as well as many others, make me confident he will be able to continue the program's continued rise at the national level."
Williams spent four seasons (2000-01 - 2003-04) at Colorado State, serving as an assistant the first three seasons before being promoted to associate head coach in 2003-04. Two of his recruiting classes were ranked among the 40-best in the nation, including the 2003 group, which was tabbed No. 1 in the Western Athletic Conference.
Colorado State made its first NCAA Tournament appearance in 13 years during his tenure and he was named one of the top assistants in the country by HoopScoop Online.
Williams was previously an assistant at Northwestern State (1999-2000), Texas A&M- Kingsville (1998-99) and Texas-Arlington (1994-98).
Williams signed the highest-rated recruiting class in the history of the Southland Conference while at Northwestern State. The Demons advanced to their first ever NCAA tournament the following season and two of his recruited players were named All-Conference, while one was tabbed Southland Conference Tournament MVP.
His accomplishments at Texas A&M-Kingsville include signing the 1998-99 Lone Star Conference Freshman of the Year and a third team All-America guard from Panola Junior College.
At Texas-Arlington, Williams recruited a Southland Conference Freshman of the Year and signed the first Academic All-American in the school's history.
Williams was a student assistant coach from 1992-94 at Oklahoma City University where he assisted the team to the 1994 NAIA championship after it advanced to the Sweet 16 the previous season.
Williams served as a student assistant from 1990-92 at Navarro College (Corsicana, Texas) where the team won consecutive conference titles while sporting a 45-17 record during his tenure.
The Van Alstyne, Texas, native earned a bachelor's degree in kinesiology from Oklahoma City University in 1994 before completing his master's work in the same field at Texas A&M-Kingsville in 1999.
Williams is married to the former Corey Norman and the couple has one daughter, Zera, and two sons, Calvin and Mason.
Quote from: Avenue Commons on April 07, 2008, 10:30:14 PM
I actually don't know Buzz Williams from Buzz Lightyear
Hilarious!