buzz williams coached at kansas before virginia tech.
where did buzz williams coach before virginia tech?
kansas
in march 2014, virginia tech director of athletics whit babcock announced the hiring of buzz williams as the hokies' new head men's basketball coach. williams spent the previous six seasons as the head coach at marquette university, where he compiled a 139–69 record and led the golden eagles to five ncaa appearances, including a trip to the regional finals in the 2012–13 season, the same season that the team won the big east conference's regular season title. during williams's tenure, marquette tallied a 69–39 record in the big east conference, and six marquette players made it to the nba. in the buzz williams era, virginia tech made ncaa men's tournament appearances in the 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 seasons, losing in the first round both times.
virginia tech
on july 13, 2016, virginia tech and buzz 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, ""the buzz and corey williams family student-athlete scholarship – in memory of t. marshall hahn"" will be awarded annually to an undergraduate female student-athlete at virginia tech.
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