 Buie with Northwestern in 2022 | |
| No. 0–Northwestern Wildcats | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard / shooting guard |
| League | Big Ten Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 7, 1999 |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | |
| College | Northwestern (2019–2024) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Daniel Richard "Boo" Buie (born December 7, 1999) is an American college basketball player for the Northwestern Wildcats of the Big Ten Conference.
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 playing college basketball for Northwestern over offers from St. Bonaventure, UMass, Boston University, and Siena. [4] [5]
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]
Buie averaged 10.3 points per game as a sophomore and led the Wildcats with 41 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, Buie was named first team All-Big Ten Conference and to the second team by the league's coaches. [9] Buie averaged 17.3 points, 4.5 assists, and 3.4 rebounds per game during his senior season.
Boo Buie declared to return for a fifth season at Northwestern on May 8th, 2023. On February 15, 2024, Buie scored his 2,000th career point at Rutgers. [10] One week later, on February 22, he surpassed John Shurna (2,038 points) as Northwestern's all-time leading scorer. [11] [12]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–20 | Northwestern | 26 | 11 | 25.0 | .376 | .282 | .708 | 2.1 | 2.4 | .7 | .1 | 10.3 |
| 2020–21 | Northwestern | 24 | 19 | 26.9 | .369 | .360 | .782 | 2.3 | 4.0 | .6 | .0 | 10.3 |
| 2021–22 | Northwestern | 31 | 30 | 29.5 | .397 | .341 | .796 | 2.5 | 4.3 | .8 | .1 | 14.1 |
| 2022–23 | Northwestern | 34 | 34 | 34.9 | .406 | .318 | .869 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 1.1 | .1 | 17.3 |
| 2023–24 | Northwestern | 31 | 31 | 36.6 | .441 | .431 | .847 | 3.4 | 5.2 | 1.3 | .1 | 18.9 |
| Career | 146 | 125 | 31.0 | .405 | .350 | .818 | 2.8 | 4.2 | .9 | .1 | 14.6 | |
Buie's half-brother, Talor Battle, played college basketball at Penn State and professionally overseas. [13] Talor Battle is currently an assistant on Northwestern's coaching staff. [14]
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