Buzz Peterson Basketball News & Bio

Name: Buzz Peterson Hometown: Asheville, NC High School: Asheville Born: May 17, 1963 (61) Height/Weight: 6-4 Position: Guard Notes: Basketball, 1981 McDonald's All-American Related: Timo Makkonen | John Brownlee | Matt Doherty | Sam Perkins

Photos: UNC honors Roy Williams, 1982 champions including Michael Jordan
Jan 29, 2022; Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; Former North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Roy Williams with former UNC great Michael Jordan on the...
Sun Jan 30, 2022

Buzz Peterson Q&A: Hornets assistant GM on evaluating talent, Michael Jordan, scouting & more
Buzz Peterson is embarking on his fifth offseason with the Charlotte Hornets in his role as a talent evaluator. He's also the president of basketball...
Fri Jul 23, 2021

Michael Jordan's lasting impact on UNC
Michael Jordan was an immediate standout at UNC. Jordan came to Carolina as a McDonald's All-American, but as the second most touted recruit behind Buzz...
Tue May 19, 2020

Michael Jordan Really Wanted to Beat One Team in College: Maryland
Maryland basketball coach Lefty Driesell dangled one scholarship in front of three players in 1981—Buzz Peterson, Jeff Adkins, and a high school player from North...
Sat May 16, 2020

Michael Jordan feared Lawrence Taylor on the basketball court, according to Buzz Peterson
According to Buzz Peterson, Michael Jordan's college roommate and teammate at the University of North Carolina, there was one person in particular who injected some...
Sun Apr 26, 2020

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