Dave Buss

Dave Buss^[2] (April 20, 1938^[3] – July 2024) was an American basketball coach.

Dave Buss

Buss in 1979
Biographical details
Born	(1938-04-20)April 20, 1938 Marshfield, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died	July 2024(2024-07-00) (aged 86)
Alma mater	University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
19??–19??	Palmyra HS
???–1960s	Winona State (MN) (assistant)
1967–1969[1]	West Virginia Tech (assistant)
1969–1982	Green Bay
1982–1983	UNLV (assistant)
1983–1984	Long Beach State
Head coaching record
Overall	23–32
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
NCAA Division II Coach of the Year (1979)

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.^[1][4]

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.^[1]

In 1969, Edward Weidner hired Buss to serve as head coach^[5] 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.^[5][6]

In September 1982, Buss was hired to serve as an assistant coach at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.^[7] The next year, he was named to replace Tex Winter as head coach^[8] for the Long Beach State Beach men's basketball team. He resigned from his head coaching position in 1984.^[9]

Buss died in July 2024,^[10] at the age of 86.

Honors

In 1979, Buss was named as NCAA Division II Coach of the Year.^[8]