Originally of American nationality, Blizzard opted to acquire dual citizenship in Italy while playing overseas.

[3] Despite the production dropoff, the Seahawks finished the regular season with an 11–5 conference record, good for second place.

UNCW caught national attention when their #13-seeded Seahawks upset #4 USC in overtime, 93–89, to win their first ever NCAA Tournament game.

Due to his fearless guard play and unique last name, the national media thrust Blizzard into the spotlight and sports commentators would frequently reference him throughout the rest of the tournament.

The Seahawks produced a 15–3 conference record and then defeated Drexel, 70–62, in the CAA Tournament Championship game.

[5] Along the way he earned his fourth All-CAA First Team bid and third CAA Tournament MVP award, neither of which had ever been done before (and, to this day, still have not).

Brett Blizzard finished his career with the University of North Carolina Wilmington as the holder of 32 school records and sharer of five others.

Following a successful rookie campaign, Blizzard tried to make an NBA roster by participating in two July 2004 NBA Summer Leagues while playing for the Phoenix Suns — the Reebok Rocky Mountain Revue in Salt Lake City, Utah and the Reebok Vegas Summer League in Las Vegas, Nevada.

With Cantu; Blizzard averaged 12 points per game in the ULEB, (Union of European Leagues of Basketball),Cup.

Blizzard moved to Reggio Emilia where he averaged 13 points In his first year, he was a starter and helped lead Virtus to the championship game against Siena.