Don Buse

Donald R. Buse (Don, Boo)

Position: Guard
Height: 6-4 Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: August 10, 1950 in Huntingburg, Indiana
High School: Holland in Holland, Indiana
College: University of Evansville

Drafted by the Phoenix Suns in the 3rd round (4th pick, 34th overall) of the 1972 NBA draft.

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Totals

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Season	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1972-73	22	INA	ABA	77		1484	163	360	.453	5	24	.208	82	109	.752	96	114	210	223			66	143	413
1973-74	23	INA	ABA	77		1877	170	427	.398	36	107	.336	48	70	.686	85	169	254	258	146	20	75	109	424
1974-75	24	INA	ABA	80		2369	216	500	.432	38	123	.309	47	59	.797	84	188	272	335	166	15	95	149	517
1975-76	25	INA	ABA	84		3380	400	887	.451	72	208	.346	179	220	.814	90	232	322	689	346	31	159	194	1051
1976-77	26	IND	NBA	81		2947	266	639	.416				114	145	.786	66	204	270	685	281	16		129	646
1977-78	27	PHO	NBA	82		2547	287	626	.458				112	136	.824	59	190	249	391	185	14	124	144	686
1978-79	28	PHO	NBA	82		2544	285	576	.495				70	91	.769	44	173	217	356	156	18	96	149	640
1979-80	29	PHO	NBA	81		2499	261	589	.443	19	79	.241	85	128	.664	70	163	233	320	132	10	91	111	626
1980-81	30	IND	NBA	58		1095	114	287	.397	19	58	.328	50	65	.769	19	65	84	140	74	8	38	61	297
1981-82	31	IND	NBA	82	78	2529	312	685	.455	73	189	.386	100	123	.813	46	177	223	407	164	27	95	176	797
1982-83	32	POR	NBA	41	1	643	72	182	.396	9	35	.257	41	46	.891	19	35	54	115	44	2	25	60	194
1983-84	33	KCK	NBA	76	10	1327	150	352	.426	18	59	.305	63	80	.788	29	87	116	303	86	1	87	62	381
1984-85	34	KCK	NBA	65	14	939	82	203	.404	31	87	.356	23	30	.767	21	40	61	203	38	1	45	75	218
Career			TOT	966	103	26180	2778	6313	.440	320	969	.330	1014	1302	.779	728	1837	2565	4425	1818	163	996	1562	6890
			NBA	648	103	17070	1829	4139	.442	169	507	.333	658	844	.780	373	1134	1507	2920	1160	97	601	967	4485
			ABA	318		9110	949	2174	.437	151	462	.327	356	458	.777	355	703	1058	1505	658	66	395	595	2405

Per Game

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Season	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1972-73	22	INA	ABA	77		19.3	2.1	4.7	.453	0.1	0.3	.208	1.1	1.4	.752	1.2	1.5	2.7	2.9			0.9	1.9	5.4
1973-74	23	INA	ABA	77		24.4	2.2	5.5	.398	0.5	1.4	.336	0.6	0.9	.686	1.1	2.2	3.3	3.4	1.9	0.3	1.0	1.4	5.5
1974-75	24	INA	ABA	80		29.6	2.7	6.3	.432	0.5	1.5	.309	0.6	0.7	.797	1.1	2.4	3.4	4.2	2.1	0.2	1.2	1.9	6.5
1975-76	25	INA	ABA	84		40.2	4.8	10.6	.451	0.9	2.5	.346	2.1	2.6	.814	1.1	2.8	3.8	8.2	4.1	0.4	1.9	2.3	12.5
1976-77	26	IND	NBA	81		36.4	3.3	7.9	.416				1.4	1.8	.786	0.8	2.5	3.3	8.5	3.5	0.2		1.6	8.0
1977-78	27	PHO	NBA	82		31.1	3.5	7.6	.458				1.4	1.7	.824	0.7	2.3	3.0	4.8	2.3	0.2	1.5	1.8	8.4
1978-79	28	PHO	NBA	82		31.0	3.5	7.0	.495				0.9	1.1	.769	0.5	2.1	2.6	4.3	1.9	0.2	1.2	1.8	7.8
1979-80	29	PHO	NBA	81		30.9	3.2	7.3	.443	0.2	1.0	.241	1.0	1.6	.664	0.9	2.0	2.9	4.0	1.6	0.1	1.1	1.4	7.7
1980-81	30	IND	NBA	58		18.9	2.0	4.9	.397	0.3	1.0	.328	0.9	1.1	.769	0.3	1.1	1.4	2.4	1.3	0.1	0.7	1.1	5.1
1981-82	31	IND	NBA	82	78	30.8	3.8	8.4	.455	0.9	2.3	.386	1.2	1.5	.813	0.6	2.2	2.7	5.0	2.0	0.3	1.2	2.1	9.7
1982-83	32	POR	NBA	41	1	15.7	1.8	4.4	.396	0.2	0.9	.257	1.0	1.1	.891	0.5	0.9	1.3	2.8	1.1	0.0	0.6	1.5	4.7
1983-84	33	KCK	NBA	76	10	17.5	2.0	4.6	.426	0.2	0.8	.305	0.8	1.1	.788	0.4	1.1	1.5	4.0	1.1	0.0	1.1	0.8	5.0
1984-85	34	KCK	NBA	65	14	14.4	1.3	3.1	.404	0.5	1.3	.356	0.4	0.5	.767	0.3	0.6	0.9	3.1	0.6	0.0	0.7	1.2	3.4
Career			TOT	966	103	27.1	2.9	6.5	.440	0.4	1.3	.330	1.0	1.3	.779	0.8	1.9	2.7	4.6	2.0	0.2	1.1	1.6	7.1
			NBA	648	103	26.3	2.8	6.4	.442	0.4	1.3	.333	1.0	1.3	.780	0.6	1.8	2.3	4.5	1.8	0.1	1.1	1.5	6.9
			ABA	318		28.6	3.0	6.8	.437	0.5	1.5	.327	1.1	1.4	.777	1.1	2.2	3.3	4.7	2.7	0.3	1.2	1.9	7.6

Per 36 Minutes

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Season	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1972-73	22	INA	ABA	77		1484	4.0	8.7	.453	0.1	0.6	.208	2.0	2.6	.752	2.3	2.8	5.1	5.4			1.6	3.5	10.0
1973-74	23	INA	ABA	77		1877	3.3	8.2	.398	0.7	2.1	.336	0.9	1.3	.686	1.6	3.2	4.9	4.9	2.8	0.4	1.4	2.1	8.1
1974-75	24	INA	ABA	80		2369	3.3	7.6	.432	0.6	1.9	.309	0.7	0.9	.797	1.3	2.9	4.1	5.1	2.5	0.2	1.4	2.3	7.9
1975-76	25	INA	ABA	84		3380	4.3	9.4	.451	0.8	2.2	.346	1.9	2.3	.814	1.0	2.5	3.4	7.3	3.7	0.3	1.7	2.1	11.2
1976-77	26	IND	NBA	81		2947	3.2	7.8	.416				1.4	1.8	.786	0.8	2.5	3.3	8.4	3.4	0.2		1.6	7.9
1977-78	27	PHO	NBA	82		2547	4.1	8.8	.458				1.6	1.9	.824	0.8	2.7	3.5	5.5	2.6	0.2	1.8	2.0	9.7
1978-79	28	PHO	NBA	82		2544	4.0	8.2	.495				1.0	1.3	.769	0.6	2.4	3.1	5.0	2.2	0.3	1.4	2.1	9.1
1979-80	29	PHO	NBA	81		2499	3.8	8.5	.443	0.3	1.1	.241	1.2	1.8	.664	1.0	2.3	3.4	4.6	1.9	0.1	1.3	1.6	9.0
1980-81	30	IND	NBA	58		1095	3.7	9.4	.397	0.6	1.9	.328	1.6	2.1	.769	0.6	2.1	2.8	4.6	2.4	0.3	1.2	2.0	9.8
1981-82	31	IND	NBA	82	78	2529	4.4	9.8	.455	1.0	2.7	.386	1.4	1.8	.813	0.7	2.5	3.2	5.8	2.3	0.4	1.4	2.5	11.3
1982-83	32	POR	NBA	41	1	643	4.0	10.2	.396	0.5	2.0	.257	2.3	2.6	.891	1.1	2.0	3.0	6.4	2.5	0.1	1.4	3.4	10.9
1983-84	33	KCK	NBA	76	10	1327	4.1	9.5	.426	0.5	1.6	.305	1.7	2.2	.788	0.8	2.4	3.1	8.2	2.3	0.0	2.4	1.7	10.3
1984-85	34	KCK	NBA	65	14	939	3.1	7.8	.404	1.2	3.3	.356	0.9	1.2	.767	0.8	1.5	2.3	7.8	1.5	0.0	1.7	2.9	8.4
Career			TOT	966	103	26180	3.8	8.7	.440	0.6	1.9	.330	1.4	1.8	.779	1.0	2.5	3.5	6.1	2.7	0.2	1.5	2.1	9.5
			NBA	648	103	17070	3.9	8.7	.442	0.7	2.0	.333	1.4	1.8	.780	0.8	2.4	3.2	6.2	2.4	0.2	1.5	2.0	9.5
			ABA	318		9110	3.8	8.6	.437	0.6	1.8	.327	1.4	1.8	.777	1.4	2.8	4.2	5.9	3.1	0.3	1.6	2.4	9.5

Advanced

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Season	Age	Tm	Lg	G	MP	PER	TS%	eFG%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	Usg%	ORtg	DRtg	OWS	DWS	WS	LS	WSAA
1972-73	22	INA	ABA	77	1484	11.7	.506	.460	6.1	6.8	6.5	19.0			13.9	12.0
1973-74	23	INA	ABA	77	1877	12.9	.463	.440	4.3	8.4	6.4	17.6	3.6	0.6	14.1	11.1	106	99	4.9	8.7	14	5	4.5
1974-75	24	INA	ABA	80	2369	11.7	.491	.470	3.3	8.0	5.5	16.3	3.2	0.3	15.3	9.9	111	105	7.3	6.7	14	9	2.5
1975-76	25	INA	ABA	84	3380	16.7	.534	.492	2.3	6.6	4.3	25.5	4.6	0.5	13.9	12.5	117	101	15.6	12.7	28	8	10.0
1976-77	26	IND	NBA	81	2947	14.1	.460	.416	2.1	6.9	4.4	29.0	4.3	0.3				99
1977-78	27	PHO	NBA	82	2547	12.5	.500	.458	2.3	7.8	5.0	18.5	3.1	0.3	15.3	11.8	105	98	6.7	11.1	18	7	5.5
1978-79	28	PHO	NBA	82	2544	11.5	.519	.495	2.0	7.4	4.7	16.3	2.7	0.4	13.5	10.8	110	103	7.7	8.7	16	8	4.0
1979-80	29	PHO	NBA	81	2499	10.7	.485	.459	3.1	7.0	5.1	16.0	2.4	0.2	12.4	11.7	106	104	5.5	9.8	15	9	3.0
1980-81	30	IND	NBA	58	1095	11.7	.471	.430	1.8	6.7	4.2	16.4	3.2	0.4	10.7	12.9	107	105	2.4	3.5	6	5	0.5
1981-82	31	IND	NBA	82	2529	14.8	.539	.509	1.9	7.8	4.8	22.5	3.2	0.6	11.4	13.7	115	104	7.5	9.9	17	6	5.5
1982-83	32	POR	NBA	41	643	13.8	.480	.420	3.3	6.1	4.7	23.4	3.3	0.2	11.0	14.4	112	104	2.7	2.2	5	2	1.5
1983-84	33	KCK	NBA	76	1327	13.4	.492	.452	2.4	7.6	5.0	29.4	3.0	0.0	18.3	14.4	106	108	2.4	4.1	7	8	-0.5
1984-85	34	KCK	NBA	65	939	10.5	.504	.480	2.6	4.8	3.7	25.7	1.9	0.1	17.2	11.0	114	114	2.7	0.7	3	6	-1.5
Career			TOT	966	26180	13.1	.500	.465	2.8	7.2	5.0	21.1	3.3	0.4	13.9	12.0	110	103	65.6	78.0	143	73	35.0
			NBA	648	17070	12.7	.497	.462	2.3	7.2	4.7	21.5	3.1	0.3	13.6	12.3	109	103	37.8	50.0	87	51	18.0
			ABA	318	9110	13.8	.506	.471	3.6	7.4	5.4	20.4	3.9	0.5	14.3	11.5	113	102	27.8	28.1	56	22	17.0

Playoffs

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				Totals																Shooting			Per Game
Season	Age	Tm	Lg	G	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
1972-73	22	INA	ABA	14	163	16	45	0	7	13	21	12	25	17			10	30	45	.356	.000	.619	11.6	3.2	1.8	1.2
1973-74	23	INA	ABA	14	331	30	68	7	22	6	9	17	37	36	30	1	12	21	73	.441	.318	.667	23.6	5.2	2.6	2.6
1974-75	24	INA	ABA	18	576	39	103	6	26	16	30	16	58	80	45	5	17	42	100	.379	.231	.533	32.0	5.6	3.2	4.4
1975-76	25	INA	ABA	3	138	15	33	3	9	4	4	3	14	26	7	0	7	7	37	.455	.333	1.000	46.0	12.3	4.7	8.7
1977-78	27	PHO	NBA	2	76	4	11			0	0	0	5	4	4	0	1	3	8	.364			38.0	4.0	2.5	2.0
1978-79	28	PHO	NBA	15	512	47	116			24	33	17	55	52	23	5	15	31	118	.405		.727	34.1	7.9	3.7	3.5
1979-80	29	PHO	NBA	8	236	28	64	5	13	7	11	8	21	44	6	0	13	15	68	.438	.385	.636	29.5	8.5	2.6	5.5
1980-81	30	IND	NBA	2	35	1	8	1	4	2	2	0	5	7	3	0	2	4	5	.125	.250	1.000	17.5	2.5	2.5	3.5
1982-83	32	POR	NBA	5	31	2	8	0	0	3	4	0	2	7	0	0	2	2	7	.250		.750	6.2	1.4	0.4	1.4
1983-84	33	KCK	NBA	3	50	7	16	3	6	4	6	0	3	11	1	1	3	5	21	.438	.500	.667	16.7	7.0	1.0	3.7
Career			TOT	84	2148	189	472	25	87	79	120	73	225	284	119	12	82	160	482	.400	.287	.658	25.6	5.7	2.7	3.4
			ABA	49	1208	100	249	16	64	39	64	48	134	159	82	6	46	100	255	.402	.250	.609	24.7	5.2	2.7	3.2
			NBA	35	940	89	223	9	23	40	56	25	91	125	37	6	36	60	227	.399	.391	.714	26.9	6.5	2.6	3.6

All-Star Games

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Season	Age	Tm	Lg	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	TRB	AST	BLK	PTS
1975-76	25	INA	ABA	1	14	2	5	.400	1	2	.500	1	3		5
1976-77	26	IND	NBA	1	19	2	4	.500				2	5	0	4
Career			TOT	2	33	4	9	.444	1	2	.500	3	8	0	9
			ABA	1	14	2	5	.400	1	2	.500	1	3		5
			NBA	1	19	2	4	.500				2	5	0	4

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

All-Star Games 1976 ABA 1977 NBA	Honors 1974-75 ABA All-Defensive (1st) 1975-76 ABA All-ABA (2nd) 1975-76 ABA All-Defensive (1st) 1976-77 NBA All-Defensive (1st) 1977-78 NBA All-Defensive (1st) 1978-79 NBA All-Defensive (1st) 1979-80 NBA All-Defensive (1st)	Games 1975-76 ABA 84 (3) 1977-78 NBA 82 (3) 1978-79 NBA 82 (1) 1981-82 NBA 82 (4) Career ABA 318 (73)	Minutes Played 1975-76 ABA 3380 (1) Career ABA 9110 (70)
3-Pt Field Goals 1973-74 ABA 36 (10) 1974-75 ABA 38 (7) 1975-76 ABA 72 (2) 1981-82 NBA 73 (1) Career ABA 151 (17)	3-Pt Field Goal Attempts 1973-74 ABA 107 (10) 1974-75 ABA 123 (7) 1975-76 ABA 208 (2) 1981-82 NBA 189 (2) Career ABA 462 (19)	3-Pt Field Goal Pct 1973-74 ABA .336 (9) 1974-75 ABA .309 (9) 1975-76 ABA .346 (4) 1981-82 NBA .386 (5) 1984-85 NBA .356 (10)	Assists 1975-76 ABA 689 (1) 1976-77 NBA 685 (1) Career ABA 1505 (21) Career 4425 (64)
Steals 1973-74 ABA 146 (9) 1974-75 ABA 166 (6) 1975-76 ABA 346 (1) 1976-77 NBA 281 (1) 1977-78 NBA 185 (3) 1978-79 NBA 156 (9) 1981-82 NBA 164 (8) Career ABA 658 (3) Career NBA 1160 (74) Career 1818 (16)	Blocks Career ABA 66 (46)	Minutes Per Game 1975-76 ABA 40.2 (1)	Assists Per Game 1975-76 ABA 8.2 (1) 1976-77 NBA 8.5 (1)
Steals Per Game 1973-74 ABA 1.9 (8) 1974-75 ABA 2.1 (6) 1975-76 ABA 4.1 (1) 1976-77 NBA 3.5 (1) 1977-78 NBA 2.3 (5) 1981-82 NBA 2.0 (10) Career 2.0 (9)	Assist Pct 1975-76 ABA 25.5 (1) 1976-77 NBA 29.0 (6)	Steal Pct 1973-74 ABA 3.6 (2) 1974-75 ABA 3.2 (3) 1975-76 ABA 4.6 (1) 1976-77 NBA 4.3 (1) 1977-78 NBA 3.1 (7) 1978-79 NBA 2.7 (10) 1981-82 NBA 3.2 (9) Career 3.3 (7)	Offensive Rating 1975-76 ABA 116.7 (2)
Offensive Win Shares 1975-76 ABA 15.6 (8) Career ABA 27.8 (23)	Defensive Win Shares 1975-76 ABA 12.7 (6) Career ABA 28.1 (15)	Win Shares 1975-76 ABA 28 (7) Career ABA 56 (16)	Loss Shares Career ABA 22 (60)
Win Shares Above Average 1975-76 ABA 10.0 (7) Career ABA 17.0 (11)	Hall of Fame Probability Career 0.000 (639)

Salaries

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Season	Team	Lg	Salary
1984-85	Kansas City Kings	NBA	$130,000
Career	(may be incomplete)		$130,000

Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*).

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