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id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">American basketball coach (born 1972)</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output 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Conference">SEC</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Record</th><td class="infobox-data">102–64 (.614)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#500000;color:#FFFFFF; padding-left:0.3em; padding-right:0.3em;">Biographical details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1972-09-01</span>) </span>September 1, 1972<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 52)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Greenville,_Texas" title="Greenville, Texas">Greenville, Texas</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Alma mater</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City_University" title="Oklahoma City University">Oklahoma City</a> ('94)<br /><a href="/wiki/Texas_A%26M_University%E2%80%93Kingsville" title="Texas A&M University–Kingsville">Texas A&M–Kingsville</a> ('99)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#500000;color:#FFFFFF; padding-left:0.3em; padding-right:0.3em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546">Coaching career (<a href="/wiki/Head_coach" title="Head coach"><span style="background-color:#500000;color:#FFFFFF;">HC</span></a> unless noted)</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal; white-space: nowrap; padding: 0 1px;">1994–1998</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding: 0 1px;"><a href="/wiki/UT_Arlington_Mavericks_men%27s_basketball" title="UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball">Texas–Arlington</a> (assistant)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal; white-space: nowrap; padding: 0 1px;">1998–1999</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding: 0 1px;"><a href="/wiki/Texas_A%26M%E2%80%93Kingsville_Javelinas" title="Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas">Texas A&M–Kingsville</a> (assistant)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal; white-space: nowrap; padding: 0 1px;">1999–2000</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding: 0 1px;"><a href="/wiki/Northwestern_State_Demons_basketball" title="Northwestern State Demons basketball">Northwestern State</a> (assistant)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal; white-space: nowrap; padding: 0 1px;">2000–2004</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding: 0 1px;"><a href="/wiki/Colorado_State_Rams_men%27s_basketball" title="Colorado State Rams men's basketball">Colorado State</a> (assistant)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal; white-space: nowrap; padding: 0 1px;">2004–2006</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding: 0 1px;"><a href="/wiki/Texas_A%26M_Aggies_men%27s_basketball" title="Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball">Texas A&M</a> (assistant)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal; white-space: nowrap; padding: 0 1px;">2006–2007</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding: 0 1px;"><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Privateers_men%27s_basketball" title="New Orleans Privateers men's basketball">New Orleans</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal; white-space: nowrap; padding: 0 1px;">2007–2008</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding: 0 1px;"><a href="/wiki/Marquette_Golden_Eagles_men%27s_basketball" title="Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball">Marquette</a> (assistant)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal; white-space: nowrap; padding: 0 1px;">2008–2014</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding: 0 1px;">Marquette</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal; white-space: nowrap; padding: 0 1px;">2014–2019</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding: 0 1px;"><a href="/wiki/Virginia_Tech_Hokies_men%27s_basketball" title="Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball">Virginia Tech</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal; white-space: nowrap; padding: 0 1px;">2019–present</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding: 0 1px;">Texas A&M</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#500000;color:#FFFFFF; padding-left:0.3em; padding-right:0.3em;">Head coaching record</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Overall</th><td class="infobox-data">355–219 (.618)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Tournaments</th><td class="infobox-data">11–10 (<a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament">NCAA Division I</a>)<br />5–2 (<a href="/wiki/National_Invitation_Tournament" title="National Invitation Tournament">NIT</a>)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#500000;color:#FFFFFF; padding-left:0.3em; padding-right:0.3em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546">Accomplishments and honors</th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="text-align: left;">Championships</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Big_East_Conference" title="Big East Conference">Big East</a> regular season (2013)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="text-align: left;">Awards</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left;">2× <a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">SEC</a> Coach of the Year (2020, 2023)</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Brent Langdon "Buzz" Williams</b> (born September 1, 1972) is an American <a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">basketball</a> coach who is the head coach at <a href="/wiki/Texas_A%26M_University" title="Texas A&M University">Texas A&M University</a>. He previously served as head coach at <a href="/wiki/Virginia_Tech_Hokies_men%27s_basketball" title="Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball">Virginia Tech</a> from 2014 to 2019, <a href="/wiki/Marquette_Golden_Eagles_men%27s_basketball" title="Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball">Marquette</a> from 2008 to 2014, and <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Privateers_men%27s_basketball" title="New Orleans Privateers men's basketball">New Orleans</a> during the <a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">2006–07 season</a>, and as an assistant coach at <a href="/wiki/Texas%E2%80%93Arlington_Mavericks_men%27s_basketball" class="mw-redirect" title="Texas–Arlington Mavericks men's basketball">Texas-Arlington</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas_A%26M%E2%80%93Kingsville_Javelinas" title="Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas">Texas A&M–Kingsville</a>, <a href="/wiki/Northwestern_State_Demons_basketball" title="Northwestern State Demons basketball">Northwestern State</a>, <a href="/wiki/Colorado_State_Rams_men%27s_basketball" title="Colorado State Rams men's basketball">Colorado State</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Texas_A%26M_Aggies_men%27s_basketball" title="Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball">Texas A&M</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background_and_personal_life">Background and personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Buzz_Williams&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background and personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Brent Langdon Williams grew up in <a href="/wiki/Van_Alstyne,_Texas" title="Van Alstyne, Texas">Van Alstyne, Texas</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-wedding_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wedding-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He earned a bachelor's degree in <a href="/wiki/Kinesiology" title="Kinesiology">kinesiology</a> from <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City_University" title="Oklahoma City University">Oklahoma City University</a> in 1994 and a master's degree in the same field at <a href="/wiki/Texas_A%26M_University%E2%80%93Kingsville" title="Texas A&M University–Kingsville">Texas A&M University–Kingsville</a> in 1999. Williams married Corey Norman in 2000.<sup id="cite_ref-wedding_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wedding-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They have two daughters (Addyson and Zera) and two sons (Calvin and Mason). Referring to his boundless energy, his coaches at <a href="/wiki/Navarro_College" title="Navarro College">Navarro College</a> nicknamed him Buzz. He was inducted to the Navarro College athletic hall of fame in 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Marquette">Marquette</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Buzz_Williams&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Marquette"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Williams coached Marquette to a 25–10 record in the <a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Marquette_Golden_Eagles_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2008–09 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team">2008–09 season</a>, where they lost to the <a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Missouri_Tigers_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2008–09 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team">Missouri Tigers</a> in the second round of the <a href="/wiki/2009_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament">2009 NCAA tournament</a>. He coached Marquette to a 22–12 record in the <a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_Marquette_Golden_Eagles_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2009–10 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team">2009–10 season</a>, which ended with a close loss to the 11th-seeded <a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_Washington_Huskies_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2009–10 Washington Huskies men's basketball team">Washington Huskies</a> in the first round of the <a href="/wiki/2010_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament">2010 NCAA tournament</a>. </p><p>During the <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_Marquette_Golden_Eagles_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2010–11 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team">2010–11 campaign</a>, Williams led the Golden Eagles back to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since <a href="/wiki/2003_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2003 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament">2003</a>. His team went 22–15 including a 9–9 <a href="/wiki/Big_East_Conference" title="Big East Conference">Big East Conference</a> record. They lost in the quarterfinals of the <a href="/wiki/2011_Big_East_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2011 Big East men's basketball tournament">2011 Big East men's basketball tournament</a> to <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_Louisville_Cardinals_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2010–11 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team">Louisville</a>. Marquette received an at-large bid in the <a href="/wiki/2011_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament">2011 NCAA tournament</a>. There they defeated <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_Xavier_Musketeers_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2010–11 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team">Xavier</a> in the second round (formerly the first round) and <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_Syracuse_Orange_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2010–11 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team">Syracuse</a> in the third round to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. In the Sweet Sixteen, they were defeated by No. 7-ranked and No. 2-seeded <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_North_Carolina_Tar_Heels_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2010–11 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team">North Carolina</a>. </p><p>Williams' <a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Marquette_Golden_Eagles_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2011–12 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team">2012 team</a> returned to the <a href="/wiki/2012_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament">NCAA tournament</a> after finishing second in the <a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Big_East_Conference_men%27s_basketball_season" title="2011–12 Big East Conference men's basketball season">Big East regular season</a>, finishing 14–4 in conference play. As a No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament, they defeated <a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_BYU_Cougars_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2011–12 BYU Cougars men's basketball team">BYU</a> and <a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Murray_State_Racers_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2011–12 Murray State Racers men's basketball team">Murray State</a> to advance to their second straight Sweet Sixteen. There, they lost to No. 7-seeded <a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Florida_Gators_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2011–12 Florida Gators men's basketball team">Florida</a>. </p><p>After winning a share of the <a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_Big_East_Conference_men%27s_basketball_season" title="2012–13 Big East Conference men's basketball season">Big East Men's regular season</a> championship, <a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_Marquette_Golden_Eagles_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2012–13 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team">Marquette</a> received an at-large bid in the <a href="/wiki/2013_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament">2013 NCAA tournament</a> as a No. 3 seed. There, they earned come-from-behind victories over <a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_Davidson_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2012–13 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team">Davidson</a> in the second round and <a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_Butler_Bulldogs_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2012–13 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team">Butler</a> in the third round. In the Sweet Sixteen, the school's third straight under Williams, they defeated ACC regular season and conference champion <a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_Miami_Hurricanes_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2012–13 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team">Miami</a> to earn a trip to Williams's first Elite Eight, where they lost to <a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_Syracuse_Orange_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2012–13 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team">Syracuse</a>. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_Marquette_Golden_Eagles_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2013–14 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team">2013–14 season</a> was Williams' worst at Marquette, finishing 17–15 with a loss to <a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_Xavier_Musketeers_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2013–14 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team">Xavier</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2014_Big_East_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2014 Big East men's basketball tournament">Big East tournament</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Virginia_Tech">Virginia Tech</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Buzz_Williams&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Virginia Tech"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Williams was named the head basketball coach at Virginia Tech on March 21, 2014, replacing <a href="/wiki/James_Johnson_(basketball_coach)" class="mw-redirect" title="James Johnson (basketball coach)">James Johnson</a>. The move had critics questioning why he would leave Marquette for Virginia Tech, "one of the country’s toughest rebuilding projects."<sup id="cite_ref-sun-times_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sun-times-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Williams left behind a program at Marquette, which had only nine scholarship players – none taller than 6'7" – for new coach <a href="/wiki/Steve_Wojciechowski" title="Steve Wojciechowski">Steve Wojciechowski</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-sun-times_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sun-times-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In Williams' <a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_Virginia_Tech_Hokies_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2014–15 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team">first season</a>, the Hokies finished 15th in the ACC with a 2–16 conference record, matching the lowest ACC win total in Virginia Tech history. However, with several true freshmen playing a significant number of minutes, a young nucleus was established. Expectations grew further when Williams landed commitments from <a href="/wiki/Maryland_Terrapins_men%27s_basketball" title="Maryland Terrapins men's basketball">Maryland</a> transfer Seth Allen, and <a href="/wiki/Zach_LeDay" title="Zach LeDay">Zach LeDay</a> from <a href="/wiki/South_Florida_Bulls_men%27s_basketball" title="South Florida Bulls men's basketball">South Florida</a>. Both became eligible in the <a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Virginia_Tech_Hokies_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2015–16 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team">2015–16 season</a>. After a slow start to the season, the team quickly improved. On January 4, 2016, the Hokies defeated their in-state rival and 4th ranked <a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Virginia_Cavaliers_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2015–16 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team">Virginia</a> at home, marking Williams' biggest win at Virginia Tech to date. The team had continued success in the ACC, ending the regular season with another upset of a top-10 rival, this time 7th ranked <a href="/wiki/2015-16_Miami_Hurricanes_men%27s_basketball_team" class="mw-redirect" title="2015-16 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team">Miami</a>. Williams' Hokies finished the regular season at 10–8 in <a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Atlantic_Coast_Conference_men%27s_basketball_season" title="2015–16 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season">ACC conference play</a>; an improvement of eight wins from the previous year. The Hokies would receive an invite to the 2016 NIT where they advanced to the second round before losing to <a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_BYU_Cougars_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2015–16 BYU Cougars men's basketball team">BYU</a>. </p><p>On July 13, 2016, Virginia Tech and Williams agreed to a contract extension through the 2022–23 season. At the same press conference, Buzz also announced his establishment of a new endowment and scholarship for the university. The Buzz’s Bunch Scholarship Endowment will be awarded annually to an undergraduate student at Virginia Tech in any field of study who is registered at the school with a disability. Also, "<i>The Buzz and Corey Williams Family Student-Athlete Scholarship – In Memory of T. Marshall Hahn</i>" will be awarded annually to an undergraduate female student-athlete at Virginia Tech.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_Virginia_Tech_Hokies_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2016–17 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team">Hokies</a> began the <a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">2016–17 season</a> with an 11–1 non-conference record and won their first ACC conference game against No. 5 <a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_Duke_Blue_Devils_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2016–17 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team">Duke</a> in Cassell Coliseum on December 31, 2016. On January 29, 2017, Williams earned his 200th career win as a head coach with a win against <a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_Boston_College_Eagles_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2016–17 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team">Boston College</a> in Blacksburg.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After going 5–6 in their first 11 ACC games, the Hokies defeated No. 12 <a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_Virginia_Cavaliers_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2016–17 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team">Virginia</a> in double overtime, marking Williams' fourth victory over a top-15 team in the past two years. The Hokies parlayed their success with a trip to the <a href="/wiki/2017_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2017 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament">NCAA tournament</a> for the first time since <a href="/wiki/2007_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2007 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament">2007</a>. As the No. 9 seed, they lost in the first round to <a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_Wisconsin_Badgers_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2016–17 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team">Wisconsin</a>. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/2017-18_Virginia_Tech_Hokies_men%27s_basketball_team" class="mw-redirect" title="2017-18 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team">2017-18 team</a> had similar success, finishing the regular season with a 21–11 record and a 10–8 ACC record.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Williams led the Hokies to their second consecutive NCAA tournament berth but lost in the first round to <a href="/wiki/Alabama_Crimson_Tide_men%27s_basketball" title="Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball">Alabama</a>. </p><p>The 2018-2019 team entered the top 10 for the first time since the 1995-1996 season. Before the season started, freshman <a href="/wiki/Landers_Nolley" class="mw-redirect" title="Landers Nolley">Landers Nolley</a> (Top 100 recruit, 2017-2018 Georgia Player of the Year<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) was deemed ineligible due to his ACT score being suspiciously high, casting doubt on its validity despite his high school coach describing Nolley as an "Ivy League-type guy".<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> ESPN's Jay Bilas tweeted that this was "another example of why the NCAA should get out of the eligibility business. It's just wrong".<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition, senior leader Chris Clarke was indefinitely suspended prior to the start of the season. During conference play, Justin Robinson sustained a toe injury that kept him out of over half of the Hokies' conference games. Despite these major setbacks, Williams led the Hokies to a 23–7 regular season with 12 wins in the ACC, the most in program history. In addition, Virginia Tech received the fourth seed in the east bracket of the <a href="/wiki/2019_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2019 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament">2019 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament</a>, tied for the highest seed in program history. After the Hokies defeated <a href="/wiki/Saint_Louis_University" title="Saint Louis University">Saint Louis University</a> in the first round and <a href="/wiki/Liberty_University" title="Liberty University">Liberty University</a> in the second round, Williams earned a bid to the Sweet 16, the program's first bid since 1967. In their Sweet 16 matchup the Hokies faced ACC rival Duke, a team they defeated earlier in the season. Duke prevailed over Virginia Tech after a missed last second shot by senior <a href="/wiki/Ahmed_Hill" title="Ahmed Hill">Ahmed Hill</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Texas_A&M"><span id="Texas_A.26M"></span>Texas A&M</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Buzz_Williams&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Texas A&M"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On April 3, 2019, it was announced that Williams would be leaving Virginia Tech to take the same position at <a href="/wiki/Texas_A%26M_Aggies_men%27s_basketball" title="Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball">Texas A&M</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In his <a href="/wiki/2019-20_Texas_A%26M_Aggies_men%27s_basketball_team" class="mw-redirect" title="2019-20 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team">first season</a>, Williams brought the Aggies to a 16–14 (10–8 SEC) record, and earned himself SEC Coach of the Year honors by the <a href="/wiki/Associated_Press" title="Associated Press">Associated Press</a> due to the strong finish to the regular season. As the team was about to tip off against <a href="/wiki/2019-20_Missouri_Tigers_men%27s_basketball_team" class="mw-redirect" title="2019-20 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team">Missouri</a> in the SEC Tournament, the season was abruptly ended by the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The team was noted for Williams's trademark defense, but the transition to a new offensive scheme proved difficult, culminating in the team's average margin of victory being just slightly over 8 points by season's end. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/2020-21_Texas_A%26M_Aggies_men%27s_basketball_team" class="mw-redirect" title="2020-21 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team">next year</a>, the team was marred by illness from the ongoing pandemic and canceled a majority of their games before drudging to an 8–10 (2–8 SEC) record. </p><p>In his <a href="/wiki/2021-22_Texas_A%26M_Aggies_men%27s_basketball_team" class="mw-redirect" title="2021-22 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team">third year</a> as coach, the team found its, at the time, most success under Williams as it went 20–11 (9–9 SEC) in the regular season. The team also fought all the way to the SEC championship game in the <a href="/wiki/2022_SEC_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2022 SEC men's basketball tournament">SEC tournament</a>, defeating <a href="/wiki/2021-22_Auburn_Tigers_men%27s_basketball_team" class="mw-redirect" title="2021-22 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team">#4 Auburn</a> and <a href="/wiki/2021-22_Arkansas_Razorbacks_men%27s_basketball_team" class="mw-redirect" title="2021-22 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team">#15 Arkansas</a> along the way before falling to <a href="/wiki/2021-22_Tennessee_Volunteers_basketball_team" class="mw-redirect" title="2021-22 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team">#9 Tennessee</a> in the finals. The team was expected by many to make it into the <a href="/wiki/2022_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament">NCAA Tournament</a>, but an 8 game losing streak in the regular season was the deciding factor against their entry. The team earned a spot as a 1 seed in the <a href="/wiki/2022_National_Invitation_Tournament" title="2022 National Invitation Tournament">NIT</a>, making it all the way to the championship game in <a href="/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden" title="Madison Square Garden">Madison Square Garden</a> before falling to <a href="/wiki/2021-22_Xavier_Musketeers_men%27s_basketball_team" class="mw-redirect" title="2021-22 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team">Xavier</a>. The team finished the season with a final record of 27–13 (9–9 SEC). </p><p>Williams's <a href="/wiki/2022-23_Texas_A%26M_Aggies_men%27s_basketball_team" class="mw-redirect" title="2022-23 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team">fourth year</a> was viewed as a roller coaster of sorts, but was nonetheless his most successful. The team found themselves ranked in the Top 25 early in the season, but puzzling losses to teams such as <a href="/wiki/2022-23_Murray_State_Racers_men%27s_basketball_team" class="mw-redirect" title="2022-23 Murray State Racers men's basketball team">Murray State</a> and <a href="/wiki/2022-23_Wofford_Terriers_men%27s_basketball_team" class="mw-redirect" title="2022-23 Wofford Terriers men's basketball team">Wofford</a> within the first few weeks led to some early doubters. The team would turn it around, however, finishing the regular season with a 15–3 SEC record, 23–8 overall, culminating in a regular season finale victory against #2 <a href="/wiki/2022-23_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_men%27s_basketball_team" class="mw-redirect" title="2022-23 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team">Alabama</a>. The successful turnaround of the season earned Williams his 2nd SEC Coach of the Year honors in 4 years. The team would continue their conference dominance through the <a href="/wiki/2023_SEC_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2023 SEC men's basketball tournament">SEC tournament</a>, before falling in the championship game to Alabama. Due to the early losses in the season, the team was given a 7-seed in the <a href="/wiki/2023_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament">NCAA Tournament</a>, even though they were ranked 17th in the Top 25. This would lead to an unfortunate match-up against a very hot <a href="/wiki/2022-23_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_basketball_team" class="mw-redirect" title="2022-23 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team">Penn State</a> team, who defeated the Aggies in the first round. </p><p>In the <a href="/wiki/2023-24_Texas_A%26M_Aggies_men%27s_basketball_team" class="mw-redirect" title="2023-24 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team">2023-24</a> season, Williams led the team to another roller coaster of events. Ranked as high as #12 in the non-conference part of the season, the team then proceeded to go on hot and cold streaks throughout the regular season, finishing with an overall record of 18–13 (9–9 SEC). Winning their way to the <a href="/wiki/2024_SEC_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2024 SEC men's basketball tournament">SEC tournament</a> semifinals, including defeating #9 <a href="/wiki/2023-24_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" class="mw-redirect" title="2023-24 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">Kentucky</a>, earned the team an At-Large bid into the <a href="/wiki/2024_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament">NCAA Tournament</a> as a 9-seed. The team defeated <a href="/wiki/2023-24_Nebraska_Cornhuskers_men%27s_basketball_team" class="mw-redirect" title="2023-24 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team">Nebraska</a> in the first round before falling to #2 ranked <a href="/wiki/2023-24_Houston_Cougars_men%27s_basketball_team" class="mw-redirect" title="2023-24 Houston Cougars men's basketball team">Houston</a> in overtime, concluding their season with a 21-15 record. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Head_coaching_record">Head coaching record</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Buzz_Williams&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Head coaching record"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"> <caption>Statistics overview </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Season </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Overall </th> <th>Conference </th> <th>Standing </th> <th>Postseason </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#dddddd; border-bottom: 2px solid #aaaaaa;" colspan="9" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Privateers_men%27s_basketball" title="New Orleans Privateers men's basketball">New Orleans Privateers</a> </b> <i>(<a href="/wiki/Sun_Belt_Conference" title="Sun Belt Conference">Sun Belt Conference</a>)</i> <small>(2006–2007)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">2006–07</a> </td> <td>New Orleans </td> <td>14–17</td> <td>9–9</td> <td>4th <small>(West)</small></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fafafa; border-top: 2px solid #aaaaaa;"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"><b>New Orleans:</b> </td> <td>14–17 (.452)</td> <td>9–9 (.500)</td> <td colspan="5"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#dddddd; border-bottom: 2px solid #aaaaaa;" colspan="9" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Marquette_Golden_Eagles_men%27s_basketball" title="Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball">Marquette Golden Eagles</a> </b> <i>(<a href="/wiki/Big_East_Conference" title="Big East Conference">Big East Conference</a>)</i> <small>(2008–2014)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">2008–09</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Marquette_Golden_Eagles_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2008–09 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team">Marquette</a> </td> <td>25–10</td> <td>12–6</td> <td>5th</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2009_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament">NCAA Division I Round of 32</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">2009–10</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_Marquette_Golden_Eagles_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2009–10 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team">Marquette</a> </td> <td>22–12</td> <td>11–7</td> <td>5th</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2010_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament">NCAA Division I Round of 64</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">2010–11</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_Marquette_Golden_Eagles_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2010–11 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team">Marquette</a> </td> <td>22–15</td> <td>9–9</td> <td>T–9th</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2011_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament">NCAA Division I Sweet 16</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">2011–12</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Marquette_Golden_Eagles_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2011–12 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team">Marquette</a> </td> <td>27–8</td> <td>14–4</td> <td>2nd</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament">NCAA Division I Sweet 16</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ffdd99"> <td><a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">2012–13</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_Marquette_Golden_Eagles_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2012–13 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team">Marquette</a> </td> <td>26–9</td> <td>14–4</td> <td>T–1st</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2013_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament">NCAA Division I Elite Eight</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">2013–14</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_Marquette_Golden_Eagles_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2013–14 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team">Marquette</a> </td> <td>17–15</td> <td>9–9</td> <td>6th</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fafafa; border-top: 2px solid #aaaaaa;"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"><b>Marquette:</b> </td> <td>139–69 (.668)</td> <td>69–39 (.639)</td> <td colspan="5"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#dddddd; border-bottom: 2px solid #aaaaaa;" colspan="9" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Virginia_Tech_Hokies_men%27s_basketball" title="Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball">Virginia Tech Hokies</a> </b> <i>(<a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_Conference" title="Atlantic Coast Conference">Atlantic Coast Conference</a>)</i> <small>(2014–2019)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">2014–15</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_Virginia_Tech_Hokies_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2014–15 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team">Virginia Tech</a> </td> <td>11–22</td> <td>2–16</td> <td>15th</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">2015–16</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Virginia_Tech_Hokies_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2015–16 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team">Virginia Tech</a> </td> <td>20–15</td> <td>10–8</td> <td>T–7th</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2016_National_Invitation_Tournament" title="2016 National Invitation Tournament">NIT Second Round</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">2016–17</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_Virginia_Tech_Hokies_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2016–17 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team">Virginia Tech</a> </td> <td>22–11</td> <td>10–8</td> <td>T–7th</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2017_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2017 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament">NCAA Division I Round of 64</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">2017–18</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_Virginia_Tech_Hokies_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2017–18 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team">Virginia Tech</a> </td> <td>21–12</td> <td>10–8</td> <td>7th</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2018 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament">NCAA Division I Round of 64</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">2018–19</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_Virginia_Tech_Hokies_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2018–19 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team">Virginia Tech</a> </td> <td>26–9</td> <td>12–6</td> <td>5th</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2019_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2019 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament">NCAA Division I Sweet 16</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fafafa; border-top: 2px solid #aaaaaa;"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"><b>Virginia Tech:</b> </td> <td>100–69 (.592)</td> <td>44–46 (.489)</td> <td colspan="5"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#dddddd; border-bottom: 2px solid #aaaaaa;" colspan="9" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Texas_A%26M_Aggies_men%27s_basketball" title="Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball">Texas A&M Aggies</a> </b> <i>(<a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">Southeastern Conference</a>)</i> <small>(2019–present)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">2019–20</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_Texas_A%26M_Aggies_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2019–20 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team">Texas A&M</a> </td> <td>16–14</td> <td>10–8</td> <td>T–6th</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">2020–21</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_Texas_A%26M_Aggies_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2020–21 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team">Texas A&M</a> </td> <td>8–10</td> <td>2–8</td> <td>14th</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">2021–22</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Texas_A%26M_Aggies_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2021–22 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team">Texas A&M</a> </td> <td>27–13</td> <td>9–9</td> <td>T–5th</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2022_National_Invitation_Tournament" title="2022 National Invitation Tournament">NIT Runner-up</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">2022–23</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_Texas_A%26M_Aggies_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2022–23 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team">Texas A&M</a> </td> <td>25–10</td> <td>15–3</td> <td>2nd</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2023_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament">NCAA Division I Round of 64</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">2023–24</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_Texas_A%26M_Aggies_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2023–24 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team">Texas A&M</a> </td> <td>21–15</td> <td>9–9</td> <td>T–7th</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2024_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament">NCAA Division I Round of 32</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2024%E2%80%9325_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">2024–25</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2024%E2%80%9325_Texas_A%26M_Aggies_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2024–25 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team">Texas A&M</a> </td> <td>5-2</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fafafa; border-top: 2px solid #aaaaaa;"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"><b>Texas A&M:</b> </td> <td>102–64 (.614)</td> <td>45–37 (.549)</td> <td colspan="5"> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#dddddd"> <td 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Davis Sr.</a> & <a href="/wiki/Adolph_Rupp" title="Adolph Rupp">Rupp</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/C._M._Newton" title="C. M. Newton">Newton</a> & <a href="/wiki/Adolph_Rupp" title="Adolph Rupp">Rupp</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Dale_Brown_(basketball)" title="Dale Brown (basketball)">Brown</a>, <a href="/wiki/Joe_B._Hall" title="Joe B. Hall">Hall</a> & <a href="/wiki/C._M._Newton" title="C. M. Newton">Newton</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/Roy_Skinner" title="Roy Skinner">Skinner</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Davis_(basketball_coach)" title="Bob Davis (basketball coach)">B. Davis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Joe_B._Hall" title="Joe B. Hall">Hall</a> & <a href="/wiki/C._M._Newton" title="C. M. Newton">Newton</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/C._M._Newton" title="C. M. Newton">Newton</a> & <a href="/wiki/Roy_Skinner" title="Roy Skinner">Skinner</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Ray_Mears_(basketball)" title="Ray Mears (basketball)">Mears</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Ron_Greene" title="Ron Greene">Greene</a> & <a href="/wiki/Joe_B._Hall" title="Joe B. Hall">J. Hall</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Dale_Brown_(basketball)" title="Dale Brown (basketball)">Brown</a>, <a href="/wiki/Don_DeVoe" title="Don DeVoe">DeVoe</a> & <a href="/wiki/Wayne_Dobbs" title="Wayne Dobbs">Dobbs</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Weltlich" title="Bob Weltlich">Weltlich</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Dale_Brown_(basketball)" title="Dale Brown (basketball)">Brown</a> & <a href="/wiki/Don_DeVoe" title="Don DeVoe">DeVoe</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Don_DeVoe" title="Don DeVoe">DeVoe</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Joe_B._Hall" title="Joe B. Hall">Hall</a> & <a href="/w/index.php?title=Lee_Hunt_(basketball)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lee Hunt (basketball) (page does not exist)">Hunt</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Sonny_Smith" title="Sonny Smith">S. Smith</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Boyd_(basketball)" title="Bob Boyd (basketball)">Boyd</a> & <a href="/wiki/Hugh_Durham" title="Hugh Durham">Durham</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Sutton" title="Eddie Sutton">E. Sutton</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Hugh_Durham" title="Hugh Durham">Durham</a> & <a href="/wiki/Wimp_Sanderson" title="Wimp Sanderson">Sanderson</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/C._M._Newton" title="C. M. Newton">Newton</a> & <a href="/wiki/Sonny_Smith" title="Sonny Smith">S. Smith</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Dale_Brown_(basketball)" title="Dale Brown (basketball)">Brown</a>, <a href="/wiki/C._M._Newton" title="C. M. Newton">Newton</a> & <a href="/wiki/Wimp_Sanderson" title="Wimp Sanderson">Sanderson</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Hugh_Durham" title="Hugh Durham">Durham</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Joe_Eagles" title="Tommy Joe Eagles">Eagles</a> & <a href="/wiki/Rick_Pitino" title="Rick Pitino">Pitino</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Rick_Pitino" title="Rick Pitino">Pitino</a> & <a href="/wiki/Richard_Williams_(basketball_coach)" title="Richard Williams (basketball coach)">R. Williams</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Lon_Kruger" title="Lon Kruger">Kruger</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Fogler" title="Eddie Fogler">Fogler</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Lon_Kruger" title="Lon Kruger">Kruger</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Richard_Williams_(basketball_coach)" title="Richard Williams (basketball coach)">R. Williams</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Rick_Pitino" title="Rick Pitino">Pitino</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Rob_Evans_(basketball)" title="Rob Evans (basketball)">Evans</a> & <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Fogler" title="Eddie Fogler">Fogler</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Green_(basketball_coach)" title="Jerry Green (basketball coach)">Green</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nolan_Richardson" title="Nolan Richardson">Richardson</a> & <a href="/wiki/Tubby_Smith" title="Tubby Smith">T. 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