Don Buse 
#10 PG | 6-4, 197lbs | Knicks | Experience: 11 years
Born: 8/10/1950 (33) | College: Evansville

 Attributes
  INS JPS FT 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA  
 Current: 36 52 72 42 98 49 16 18 21 61 80 8 68 32 24 84  
 Potential: D C B C A C F F D B B F          
 Health: Good
 Status: Active Roster

 Contract
  1983  1984  1985  1986  1987  1988  1989  1990 
 Value: $155,203  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0 
 Option: None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None 
 Bird Years: 1                

 Season Averages
 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1983 NPSBL NYK 82 29 23.0 6.8 0.7 1.9 3.3 1.3 2.63 1.3 0.0 1.8 .402 .778 .141  
 1982 NPSBL NYK 82 0 12.9 3.4 0.3 1.0 1.5 1.0 1.57 1.0 0.1 1.2 .394 .671 .233  
 1981 NPSBL CHI 82 0 15.9 5.5 0.6 1.2 1.9 0.6 3.02 1.1 0.1 1.4 .438 .753 .414  
 1980 NPSBL CHI 82 0 19.2 7.7 0.5 1.6 2.2 1.0 2.14 1.0 0.1 1.5 .409 .827 .305  
 1979 NPSBL PHX 81 0 30.9 7.7 0.9 2.0 4.0 1.1 3.52 1.6 0.1 1.4 .443 .664 .241  
 1978 NPSBL PHX 82 0 31.0 7.8 0.5 2.1 4.3 1.2 3.71 1.9 0.2 1.8 .495 .769 .000  
 1977 NPSBL PHX 82 0 31.1 8.4 0.7 2.3 4.8 1.5 3.15 2.3 0.2 1.8 .458 .824 .000  
 1976 NPSBL IND 81 0 36.4 8.0 0.8 2.5 8.5 0.0 685.00 3.5 0.2 1.6 .416 .786 .000  
 1975 NPSBL IND 84 0 40.2 12.5 1.4 2.5 8.2 1.9 4.33 4.1 0.4 2.3 .451 .814 .346  
 1974 NPSBL IND 80 0 29.6 6.5 1.3 2.1 4.2 1.2 3.53 2.1 0.2 1.9 .432 .797 .309  
 1973 NPSBL IND 77 0 24.4 5.5 1.1 2.2 3.4 1.0 3.44 1.9 0.3 1.4 .398 .686 .336  
 1972 NPSBL IND 77 0 19.3 5.4 0.9 1.8 2.9 0.9 3.38 0.0 0.0 1.9 .453 .752 .208  
 Career     972 29 26.2 7.1 0.8 1.9 4.1 1.1 3.89 1.8 0.1 1.7 .435 .768 .303  

 Shooting Averages
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1983 NPSBL NYK 2.9 7.1 .402 0.9 1.2 .778 0.7 1.1 .622 2.1 5.2 .395 0.1 0.8 .141  
 1982 NPSBL NYK 1.3 3.4 .394 0.7 1.0 .671 0.2 0.4 .571 1.0 2.6 .387 0.1 0.4 .233  
 1981 NPSBL CHI 2.2 5.1 .438 0.7 1.0 .753 0.6 1.0 .642 1.3 3.4 .383 0.3 0.7 .414  
 1980 NPSBL CHI 3.2 7.7 .409 1.1 1.3 .827 1.0 1.4 .704 1.9 5.3 .350 0.3 1.0 .305  
 1979 NPSBL PHX 3.2 7.3 .443 1.0 1.6 .664 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.2 1.0 .241  
 1978 NPSBL PHX 3.5 7.0 .495 0.9 1.1 .769 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1977 NPSBL PHX 3.5 7.6 .458 1.4 1.7 .824 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1976 NPSBL IND 3.3 7.9 .416 1.4 1.8 .786 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1975 NPSBL IND 4.8 10.6 .451 2.1 2.6 .814 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 2.5 .346  
 1974 NPSBL IND 2.7 6.3 .432 0.6 0.7 .797 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 1.5 .309  
 1973 NPSBL IND 2.2 5.5 .398 0.6 0.9 .686 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 1.4 .336  
 1972 NPSBL IND 2.1 4.7 .453 1.1 1.4 .752 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.1 0.3 .208  
 Career     2.9 6.7 .435 1.1 1.4 .768 0.2 0.3 .651 0.5 1.4 .377 0.2 0.8 .303  

 Season Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1983 82 29 1887 235 584 77 99 9 64 556 55 213 271 108 103 108 3 145 -421 
 1982 82 0 1056 109 277 55 82 7 30 280 27 112 124 80 79 80 6 101 -31 
 1981 82 0 1307 182 416 61 81 24 58 449 47 147 154 91 51 91 6 115 9 
 1980 82 0 1571 259 634 91 110 25 82 634 43 172 182 86 85 86 6 122 -146 
 1979 81 0 2499 261 589 85 128 19 79 626 70 233 320 132 91 132 10 111 0 
 1978 82 0 2544 285 576 70 91 0 0 640 44 217 356 156 96 156 18 149 0 
 1977 82 0 2547 287 626 112 136 0 0 686 59 249 391 185 124 185 14 144 0 
 1976 81 0 2947 266 639 114 145 0 0 646 66 270 685 281 0 281 16 129 0 
 1975 84 0 3380 400 887 179 220 72 208 1051 114 322 689 346 159 346 31 194 0 
 1974 80 0 2369 216 500 47 59 38 123 517 104 272 335 166 95 166 15 149 0 
 1973 77 0 1877 170 427 48 70 36 107 424 88 254 258 146 75 146 20 109 0 
 1972 77 0 1484 163 360 82 109 5 24 413 68 210 223 0 66 0 0 143 0 
 Career 972 29 25468 2833 6515 1021 1330 235 775 6922 785 2671 3988 1777 1024 1777 145 1611 -589 

 Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1983 NPSBL NYK .443 0.95 27.0 10.3 17.9 2.9 10.4 6.2 11.2 5.5 0.2 -5.1 96.6 106.3  
 1982 NPSBL NYK .447 1.01 24.0 15.3 16.2 2.6 8.9 5.6 9.3 -26.3 -0.9 -0.4 94.5 95.9  
 1981 NPSBL CHI .496 1.08 23.4 7.8 17.4 4.1 8.9 6.5 14.6 79.6 2.7 0.1 102.8 104.0  
 1980 NPSBL CHI .465 1.00 19.2 9.0 21.3 3.0 9.8 6.2 13.7 76.2 2.5 -1.8 98.6 103.3  
 1979 NPSBL PHX .485 1.06 30.3 8.6 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -  
 1978 NPSBL PHX .519 1.11 33.3 9.0 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -  
 1977 NPSBL PHX .500 1.10 32.6 10.3 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -  
 1976 NPSBL IND .459 1.01 49.4 0.0 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -  
 1975 NPSBL IND .535 1.18 37.6 8.7 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -  
 1974 NPSBL IND .490 1.03 35.0 9.9 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -  
 1973 NPSBL IND .463 0.99 32.6 9.5 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -  
 1972 NPSBL IND .505 1.15 32.0 9.5 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -  
 Career     .487 1.06 32.9 8.5 4.2 3.1 9.6 6.2 11.4 134.9 4.5 -0.6 98.1 103.0  

 Playoff Averages
 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1982 NPSBL NYK 16 0 10.8 2.4 0.4 0.8 1.6 1.2 1.37 1.0 0.2 1.4 .436 .750 .500  
 1981 NPSBL CHI 4 0 12.0 8.5 0.3 0.8 1.0 0.0 4.00 0.5 0.0 1.3 .619 .750 .667  
 1980 NPSBL CHI 5 0 16.6 9.2 0.2 1.8 2.6 0.8 3.25 0.8 0.2 1.4 .464 .818 .667  
 Career     25 0 12.1 4.8 0.3 1.0 1.7 0.9 1.87 0.9 0.2 1.4 .489 .794 .600  

 Playoff Shooting
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1982 NPSBL NYK 1.1 2.4 .436 0.2 0.3 .750 0.4 0.6 .667 0.6 1.6 .346 0.1 0.3 .500  
 1981 NPSBL CHI 3.3 5.3 .619 1.5 2.0 .750 0.8 0.8 1.000 2.0 3.8 .533 0.5 0.8 .667  
 1980 NPSBL CHI 2.6 5.6 .464 3.6 4.4 .818 0.8 1.2 .667 1.4 3.8 .368 0.4 0.6 .667  
 Career     1.7 3.5 .489 1.1 1.4 .794 0.5 0.7 .722 1.0 2.4 .400 0.2 0.4 .600  

 Playoff Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1982 16 0 172 17 39 3 4 2 4 39 6 19 26 16 19 16 3 22 -47 
 1981 4 0 48 13 21 6 8 2 3 34 1 4 4 2 0 2 0 5 -1 
 1980 5 0 83 13 28 18 22 2 3 46 1 10 13 4 4 4 1 7 22 
 Career 25 0 303 43 88 27 34 6 10 119 8 33 43 22 23 22 4 34 -26 

 Playoff Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1982 NPSBL NYK .488 1.00 30.2 22.1 16.1 3.2 7.3 5.2 7.3 -9.5 -0.3 -2.9 85.4 98.3  
 1981 NPSBL CHI .680 1.62 13.8 0.0 23.1 2.4 8.3 5.2 20.3 7.0 0.2 -0.3 116.4 116.2  
 1980 NPSBL CHI .605 1.64 23.6 7.3 22.3 1.4 12.0 6.9 18.9 10.4 0.3 4.4 106.8 92.4  
 Career     .583 1.35 25.4 13.6 18.9 2.7 8.7 5.6 12.5 7.9 0.3 -1.0 95.6 99.5  

 Career Highs
 Type PTS OREB REB AST STL BLK TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA  
 Season 19 4 7 9 5 1 5 9 15 5 6 3 3  
 Playoff 17 1 5 8 5 2 6 6 12 8 8 2 2  
 Career 21 4 7 9 5 2 6 10 18 8 8 3 4  

 Game Logs
 Date Opp W/L MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS ORB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
 10/18 SEA W 5 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -12
 10/20 SDC L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 10/21 CLE L 12 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 -6
 10/24 DAL L 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1
 10/27 DEN W 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7
 11/2 ATL W 17 3 6 0 0 0 0 6 1 1 3 0 0 0 2 4
 11/4 GSW L 23 9 14 1 2 0 0 19 0 4 4 1 0 0 1 5
 11/6 PHX L 17 3 6 0 0 0 1 6 2 2 4 0 0 0 2 -1
 11/7 CHI L 23 1 3 2 2 0 0 4 1 2 3 3 1 0 0 -9
 11/10 DAL L 29 3 6 4 6 1 1 11 0 3 5 2 2 0 2 6
 11/11 CHI L 24 1 5 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 -13
 11/15 NJN L 15 2 6 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -6
 11/16 BOS L 15 1 4 2 2 0 1 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -6
 11/19 MIL L 13 4 5 0 0 0 0 8 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 -5
 11/20 NJN L 17 2 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 2 4 0 0 0 -1
 11/22 ATL L 20 3 5 5 6 0 0 11 0 1 4 1 0 1 1 -22
 11/24 BOS W 12 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 4 -1
 11/25 SEA L 25 2 9 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 1 2 0 3 -17
 11/27 CHI L 17 4 5 2 2 0 0 10 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 2
 11/29 PHI W 15 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 4 2 2 0 1 -9
 12/1 ATL W 17 2 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 3 3
 12/2 IND L 14 5 5 2 2 0 0 12 1 2 1 0 0 0 3 -8
 12/6 CLE W 15 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 2 4 4 0 1 0 1 0
 12/7 SDC L 18 2 7 0 1 0 1 4 0 4 2 4 0 0 2 -4
 12/9 DET W 15 1 7 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 -4
 12/11 PHI W 18 1 3 1 2 0 0 3 1 4 1 1 1 0 0 -7
 12/13 DET W 17 2 7 0 0 0 1 4 2 4 2 1 0 0 3 -11
 12/14 LAL L 14 3 5 1 2 0 0 7 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 -1
 12/17 NJN L 20 2 8 0 0 0 2 4 0 1 4 2 2 0 1 -5
 12/20 WAS L 24 1 2 1 2 0 0 3 1 3 3 0 0 0 2 -7
 12/21 PHI L 22 1 7 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 6 0 2 0 2 3
 12/23 MIL L 18 1 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 3 2 5 0 0 0
 12/25 CLE L 15 2 4 2 2 0 1 6 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 -14
 12/29 SAS L 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 4 -9
 12/30 HOU W 17 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 2
 1/3 DAL W 29 8 12 3 4 0 0 19 0 1 6 1 5 0 2 16
 1/4 DET W 21 2 6 0 0 0 1 4 1 5 5 1 1 1 1 5
 1/7 PHI L 24 5 11 0 0 0 0 10 2 3 3 1 2 0 1 -8
 1/8 IND W 20 1 7 2 2 1 1 5 1 2 2 1 2 0 0 2
 1/11 BOS W 20 3 5 1 1 0 0 7 0 4 8 0 0 0 0 14
 1/12 KCK W 21 2 7 0 0 0 0 4 2 4 1 1 4 0 2 7
 1/14 WAS L 20 5 9 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 -13
 1/16 NJN W 18 1 4 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 2 2 1 0 3 -7
 1/17 IND L 29 2 10 5 6 0 0 9 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 -5
 1/20 BOS W 19 2 6 2 2 0 0 6 1 2 1 0 2 0 1 12
 1/21 BOS W 18 2 6 1 2 0 0 5 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 -9
 1/23 IND W 22 3 6 0 0 0 1 6 2 4 3 0 0 0 1 4
 1/26 WAS L 18 1 3 2 2 0 0 4 0 2 2 2 2 0 4 -4
 1/27 IND W 20 2 4 1 2 0 0 5 0 2 1 1 1 0 2 -6
 1/29 POR L 13 2 4 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 -4
 2/1 PHI L 26 0 4 3 4 0 2 3 0 3 3 0 0 0 5 -1
 2/2 NJN L 7 0 3 2 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 -15
 2/4 POR L 23 0 3 2 2 0 1 2 0 3 3 1 0 0 3 -10
 2/6 WAS L 22 1 7 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 2 0 1 4 1
 2/8 ATL W 23 1 6 1 1 0 2 3 1 4 3 0 3 0 2 11
 2/9 WAS L 22 2 8 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 6 2 1 0 4 3
 2/14 LAL L 28 3 7 1 2 0 1 7 0 1 8 2 2 0 2 -6
 2/15 CLE W 18 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 1 7
 2/20 ATL L 35 3 5 2 2 0 0 8 1 2 2 4 2 0 1 -8
 2/21 DET W 33 4 6 0 0 0 0 8 2 3 7 2 2 0 2 19
 2/23 HOU W 30 4 8 5 6 1 1 14 0 3 3 1 1 0 1 -1
 2/24 WAS L 32 2 8 0 0 0 0 4 2 5 6 2 2 0 3 -20
 2/26 NJN L 32 4 8 1 1 0 2 9 2 5 3 2 3 0 4 -17
 2/27 BOS L 35 2 9 3 3 0 2 7 1 3 9 1 0 0 4 5
 3/2 SDC L 38 6 14 2 2 0 1 14 4 7 6 0 4 0 2 -12
 3/4 UTA L 34 6 12 0 0 0 0 12 0 5 2 3 5 0 2 -8
 3/6 PHX W 30 9 14 1 2 0 0 19 1 6 4 0 1 0 2 23
 3/9 MIL L 34 4 12 2 2 0 1 10 1 6 4 3 1 0 0 -27
 3/10 MIL L 28 0 10 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 2 -32
 3/12 DET W 36 0 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 6 7 4 5 0 2 9
 3/14 SAS L 27 4 10 0 0 0 0 8 0 1 2 0 0 0 5 -17
 3/16 CLE L 26 3 7 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 8 3 1 0 1 -23
 3/18 CLE L 30 5 9 0 2 0 2 10 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 -11
 3/19 CHI L 26 3 10 0 0 0 2 6 0 3 1 1 2 0 0 -15
 3/22 MIL L 25 3 10 0 0 0 1 6 1 3 5 0 1 0 2 -24
 3/23 IND L 27 6 13 0 0 0 1 12 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 -9
 3/26 DET L 25 6 10 0 0 3 3 15 1 2 1 5 2 0 1 -13
 3/30 CLE L 24 4 12 0 0 0 2 8 4 4 3 2 1 0 0 -34
 3/31 SEA L 26 4 9 0 0 0 3 8 0 2 2 1 1 0 2 -9
 4/4 MIL L 26 6 13 2 2 1 3 15 1 2 4 0 4 0 3 -29
 4/5 DEN W 28 5 6 2 2 0 0 12 2 4 4 1 1 0 0 16
 4/9 CHI L 30 6 14 0 0 0 1 12 3 3 4 2 0 0 0 -11
 4/10 DEN W 30 3 11 2 2 0 3 8 0 2 3 5 1 0 2 -4
 4/14 GSW W 31 7 12 0 0 0 2 14 1 5 7 0 3 0 3 7
 4/15 UTA L 27 6 9 2 2 2 2 16 0 2 6 2 2 0 1 -4
 4/18 KCK L 32 1 8 0 0 0 2 2 0 3 9 3 1 0 2 -20
 4/19 ATL L 29 5 15 2 3 0 1 12 0 2 3 1 3 0 3 -11

 Awards & Achievements
 Season Award
 Total Player of the Game: 3

 Transactions
 Date Action
 10/8/1981 Drafted by Chicago with pick #12 of round 6 of the creation draft.
 7/28/1982 Signed with the Knicks for $317,203 over 2 years.

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