Bill Peterson (born April 26, 1957) is the special assistant to the head coach at

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He previously served as head coach of the Erie BayHawks the

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of the

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and as assistant coach for the

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. 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. Prior to accepting the position with Baylor in 2017, his last collegiate position was as the associate head coach for the

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Erie BayHawks

On August 26, 2014, the

named Peterson the head coach for Erie BayHawks of the

.http://www.magicbasketballonline.com/2014/09/17/new-head-coach-bill-peterson-introduced-by-erie-bayhawks/.

References

1957 births Living people American men's basketball coaches Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's basketball coaches Colorado State Rams men's basketball coaches Eckerd Tritons men's basketball players Erie BayHawks (2008–2017) coaches McNeese Cowboys basketball coaches Milwaukee Bucks assistant coaches Place of birth missing (living people) American men's basketball players {{1950s-US-basketball-bio-stub