Bill Peterson (basketball)

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Bill Peterson
Baylor Bears
PositionDirector of Basketball Operations
League Big 12 Conference
Personal information
Born (1957-04-26) April 26, 1957 (age 67)
NationalityAmerican
Career information
College Eckerd
Career history
As coach:
1980–1983 Louisiana Tech (GA)
1983–1987 Union (KY)
1987–1994 McNeese State (assistant)
1994–1997 Alabama–Huntsville
1998–2000 Dallas Mavericks (Player Development)
2000–2007 Colorado State (Associate HC)
2007–2013 Milwaukee Bucks (assistant)
2014–2017 Erie BayHawks
2017–2024 Baylor (DBO, SAHC)

Bill Peterson (born April 26, 1957) is the lead assistant coach for the University of Denver [1] .

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Prior to his time at DU he served as the special assistant to the head coach [2] at Baylor University

He previously served as head coach of the Erie BayHawks the NBA Development League of the Orlando Magic and as assistant coach for the Milwaukee Bucks. He served as a player development coach and scout for the NBA's Dallas Mavericks from 1998- 2000 and as a special assistant with the NBA's Golden State Warriors.

College career

Bill Peterson served in various coaching positions. He was head coach at the University of Alabama-Huntsville (1994–1997) and Union (KY) College (1983–1987), He worked as the assistant head coach at McNeese State from 1987 to 1994 and at Bossier Parish Community College (LA) from 1997 to 1999. Peterson began coaching in 1978–79 as a student assistant at St. Petersburg (FL) Junior College and went on to serve as a graduate assistant at Louisiana Tech. [3]

Prior to accepting the position with Baylor in 2017, his last collegiate position was as the associate head coach for the Colorado State Rams. [4]

Erie BayHawks

On August 26, 2014, the Orlando Magic named Peterson the head coach for Erie BayHawks of the NBA Development League. [5] [6] [7] [8]

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References

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  2. "Baylor men fill pair of assistant coaching vacancies".
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  4. "CSURAMS.COM Bill Peterson Bio - Colorado State University Official Athletic Site Colorado State University Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". csurams.com.
  5. "Orlando Magic Name Bill Peterson Head Coach of Erie BayHawks". Orlando Magic.
  6. Fox Sports (26 August 2014). "Magic name Bill Peterson head coach of D-League affiliate Erie BayHawks". FOX Sports.
  7. "Bill Peterson helps make Erie BayHawks players a success". 27 July 2015.
  8. http://www.magicbasketballonline.com/2014/09/17/new-head-coach-bill-peterson-introduced-by-erie-bayhawks/. Archived 2016-05-13 at the Wayback Machine