About Dave Buss
Lived 1938 – 2024 (aged 86). Dave Buss was an American basketball coach.
Life and career Buss was born in Marshfield, Wisconsin. He played baseball at Coalinga Junior College and Florida State University. He attended the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire, earning his bachelor's degree.
Buss began his coaching career at Palmyra High School. After coaching at Palmyra, he served as an assistant coach at Winona State University and West Virginia Tech. for the Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team. He was fired on April 9, 1982 and was replaced by assistant head coach Dick Lien.
In September 1982, Buss was hired to serve as an assistant coach at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The next year, he was named to replace Tex Winter as head coach
Buss died on July 11, 2024, at the age of 86.
Honors In 1979, Buss was named as NCAA Division II Coach of the Year.
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Who was Dave Buss?
American basketball coach (1938–2024)
When was Dave Buss born?
Dave Buss was born on 20 April 1938.
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Dave Buss died on 11 July 2024.
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Dave Buss was a basketball coach.
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Dave Buss was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Dave Buss. https://biography.guide/dave-buss/
MLA: "Dave Buss." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/dave-buss/.
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