Boo Buie

Daniel Richard "Boo" Buie (born December 7, 1999) is an American college basketball player for the Northwestern Wildcats of the Big Ten Conference.

Boo Buie
Buie with Northwestern in 2022
No. 0 – Northwestern Wildcats
PositionPoint guard
LeagueBig Ten Conference
Personal information
Born (1999-12-07) December 7, 1999
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school
CollegeNorthwestern (2019–present)
Career highlights and awards

Early life and high school

Buie grew up in Albany, New York and initially attended Troy High School.[1] He transferred to Gould Academy in Bethel, Maine after his sophomore year.[2] Buie averaged 27 points, six rebounds, five assists, and three steals per game in his first season at Gould.[3] Buie committed to play college basketball at Northwestern over offers from St. Bonaventure, UMass, Boston University, and Siena.[4][5]

College career

Buie played in 26 games with 11 starts during his freshman season at Northwestern, averaging 10.3 points per game and finishing second on the team with 63 assists and 17 steals.[6] He averaged 10.3 points per game as a sophomore and led the Wildcats with team with 41 made three-pointers made and 96 assists.[7] Buie averaged 14.1 points, 4.3 assists, and 2.5 rebounds per game during his junior season.[8] As a senior, he was named first team All-Big Ten Conference and to the second team by the league's coaches.[9]

Personal life

Buie's half-brother, Talor Battle, played college basketball at Penn State and professionally overseas.[10] Talor Battle is currently an assistant on Northwestern's coaching staff.[11]

References
  1. "Boys Basketball: Daniel Buie leading a talented Troy team". Troy Record. January 21, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  2. ""Boo" Buie a big part of Northwestern's fast start". Times Union. January 7, 2021. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  3. Vaccher, Louie (November 15, 2018). "Cats sign Beran and Buie". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  4. Coffman, Noah (September 15, 2018). "Northwestern grabs their first 2019 basketball commit in Daniel Buie". InsideNU.com. SB Nation. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  5. "College basketball signing day: Northwestern's new duo is an odd couple and DePaul's class is in nation's top 20". Chicago Tribune. November 14, 2018. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  6. "NORTHWESTERN". South Bend Tribune. November 23, 2020. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  7. Beck, Adam (October 24, 2022). "Northwestern men's basketball 2022-23 player previews: Boo Buie". InsideNU.com. SB Nation. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  8. "Beran, Buie lead Northwestern's rout of Chicago State 85-54". APNews.com. November 7, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  9. "Northwestern's Chris Collins, Boo Buie, Chase Audige and Chris Lowery earn Big Ten honors". Chicago Tribune. March 7, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  10. Sherman, Doug (February 8, 2016). "Troy's Daniel Buie follows footsteps of older brothers". CBS6Albany.com. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  11. Riker, John (November 8, 2021). "Men's Basketball: Assistant coach Talor Battle aims to lift Wildcats and brother Boo's game to new heights". The Daily Northwestern. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
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