Don Buse
- Seasons
- 1972-73 to 1984-85
- Position
- G
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 190 lb
- Born
- Aug 10, 1950
- College
- University of Evansville
- Draft
- 1972, round 3, pick 34
1Championships
1All-League teams
2All-Star selections
Career totals
| Seasons | Games | Points | PPG | RPG | APG | Win shares | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 13 | 966 | 6,890 | 7.1 | 2.7 | 4.6 | 57.2 |
| Playoffs | 6 | 35 | 227 | 6.5 | 2.6 | 3.6 | – |
Rebounds weren't tracked before 1950-51, and steals and blocks before 1973-74, so early totals undercount.
Season by season
Highlighted rows are championship seasons.
| Season | Team | G | PPG | RPG | APG | Team record | Team result | Playoff PPG | Honors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-73 ABA | INA | 77 | 5.4 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 51-33 | Won title | – | |
| 1973-74 ABA | INA | 77 | 5.5 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 46-38 | Made playoffs | – | |
| 1974-75 ABA | INA | 80 | 6.5 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 45-39 | Made playoffs | – | All-Defense 1st |
| 1975-76 ABA | INA | 84 | 12.5 | 3.8 | 8.2 | 39-45 | Made playoffs | – | All-Defense 1st, All-League 2nd, All-Star |
| 1976-77 | IND | 81 | 8.0 | 3.3 | 8.5 | 36-46 | Missed playoffs | – | All-Defense 1st, All-Star |
| 1977-78 | PHO | 82 | 8.4 | 3.0 | 4.8 | 49-33 | Lost conf. finals | 4.0 | All-Defense 1st |
| 1978-79 | PHO | 82 | 7.8 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 50-32 | Lost conf. finals | 7.9 | All-Defense 1st |
| 1979-80 | PHO | 81 | 7.7 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 55-27 | Lost conf. finals | 8.5 | All-Defense 1st |
| 1980-81 | IND | 58 | 5.1 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 44-38 | Lost 2nd round | 2.5 | |
| 1981-82 | IND | 82 | 9.7 | 2.7 | 5.0 | 35-47 | Missed playoffs | – | |
| 1982-83 | POR | 41 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 46-36 | Lost conf. finals | 1.4 | |
| 1983-84 | KCK | 76 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 38-44 | Lost 1st round | 7.0 | |
| 1984-85 | KCK | 65 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 31-51 | Missed playoffs | – |