Peterson back with App St.
Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 9:51 am
Buzz Peterson had been Appalachian State's coach for a month, yet there he was, getting out of a car full of Charlotte Bobcats executives and heading into the Attack Athletics facility on the west side of Chicago to watch the NBA's draft combine in late May.
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Despite accepting the ASU job in April, Peterson fulfilled his commitment to the Bobcats in the various workouts leading up to the NBA draft.
Peterson had made a commitment as the Bobcats' player personnel director. He was one of the key members of the organization's draft prep. He wouldn't leave that post even though he had made a new commitment to return to App State as coach, nine years after he led the Mountaineers to the NCAA tournament in his final season in Boone, N.C.
It wasn't until right before the current evaluation period began after the Fourth of July weekend that Peterson finally cleared out his office.
"Michael [Jordan] asked me to help through the draft, and that's what I was doing," Peterson said.
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[+] EnlargeAP Photo/Chuck Burton, File
Despite accepting the ASU job in April, Peterson fulfilled his commitment to the Bobcats in the various workouts leading up to the NBA draft.
Peterson had made a commitment as the Bobcats' player personnel director. He was one of the key members of the organization's draft prep. He wouldn't leave that post even though he had made a new commitment to return to App State as coach, nine years after he led the Mountaineers to the NCAA tournament in his final season in Boone, N.C.
It wasn't until right before the current evaluation period began after the Fourth of July weekend that Peterson finally cleared out his office.
"Michael [Jordan] asked me to help through the draft, and that's what I was doing," Peterson said.
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