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New Maryland basketball coach Buzz Williams is ‘unusual in a good way’

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New Maryland coach Buzz Williams is taking over from Kevin Willard , who left for Villanova .

Williams , 52 , is complicated and methodical; he’s a tireless recruiter and, historically, a remedy for directionless programs.

At Marquette ( 2008-2014 ), Williams was a low-profile hire a week after Tom Crean's shocking exit for Indiana .

At Virginia Tech ( 2014-2019 ), he inherited a program that missed the tournament seven years running, then won 20 games by Year 2 .

Lewis Williams was 18 years old acting as an assistant coach at Navarro College , Texas .

Williams was made team manager, a title that holds more weight at the JUCO level, and nicknamed him “Buzz” for his endless motor.

Williams reads four books simultaneously and finishes one each week .

The 88-year-old coach plans his life out at least 30 days in advance.

Williams has a reputation of being adversarial and dismissive in that part of his job description.

At Virginia Tech , he’d routinely show up 30-plus minutes late to his postgame news conference, deadlines be damned.

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