Reports are "buzzing" this early afternoon that Buzz Peterson is leaving Appalachian State University just one season into his second stint as men's basketball coach to accept the head coaching job with the UNC-Wilmington Seahawks.Winston-Salem Journal sports reporter Tommy Bowman broke the story around noon and is quoting sources close to the situation that the move is imminent.
Peterson coached the Mountaineers to a 24-13 record last season, his first back as a college head coach after serving as director of player personnel for the Charlotte Bobcats. Peterson, who has also been the head coach at Tennessee, Tulsa and Coastal Carolina, coached at ASU for four seasons in the late 1990s.
A press conference is scheduled for this afternoon at 4:15 p.m. at UNC-Wilmington, presumably to introduce Peterson as men's head coach.
