Buzz Williams 2016 HXV Summit Notes

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I have coached at the NCAA Division 2 (Southwestern Oklahoma State University), NAIA (USAO), and JUCO Levels (Blinn College and Carl Albert State College) as well as high school. I just felt that fellow coaches especially young coaches need to constantly work on their “game”. Just like the basketball players that we coach. We as coaches need to improve ourselves. That is my story and why I do this blog.

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June 18, 2016

Buzz Williams 2016 HXV Summit Notes

The Buzz Williams 2016 HXV Summit Notes have a ton of leadership nuggets that will help you become a better basketball coach and leader.

State of the Virginia Tech Hokie Basketball Program

Buzz Williams has only been the head coach at Virginia Tech for the last two years and he as turned one of the worst ACC teams into one of the most promising athletic teams. Coach Williams was only two votes short of the ACC Coach of the Year. The Virginia Tech Hokies won 10 wins after two previous two conference win season, and of course they are starting to display the impact of young athletic talent on the court. Coach Williams is finding the right pieces for his basketball team on the recruiting trail, which will ease the transition to becoming a winning basketball program.

There is still five months till Virginia Tech’s first men’s basketball game of the season, but the feeling around the program is something that they haven’t felt there. It’s Optimism! Last season’s 20 victory season, which included a winning mark in the conference plus a brief run in the NIT. Tech has gotten healthier and they are bolstering their expectations.

Virginia Tech Recruiting

Virginia Tech also got a bost for it’s long term outlook in the backcourt with a commitment from class of 2018 guard Jarren McAllister of Heritage High in Wake Forest, N.C. The 6-foot-3 rising junior, turned down a scholarship offer from VCU. Last season, he averaged 13.4 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game.

Buzz Williams 2016 HXV Summit Notes

Tech is also welcoming back 6-6 rising junior wing Ty Outlaw. Outlaw played at Lee College, a junior college in Baytown, Texas. He was 12th in the nation in scoring on the junior-college level, averaging 21.8 points per game. He also contributed five rebounds per game. He began his college career at UNC Greensboro, where he averaged 5.4 points and 2.1 rebounds per contest in 30 games as a freshman.

Last season was Virginia Tech’s first season with at least 20 wins since 2010-11, when it went 22-12 overall, 9-7 in the ACC. Tech has been mentioned as a possible top 25 team this next year. They have a lot to look forward too.

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