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- ↑ "The Buss Factor". Green Bay Press-Gazette . Green Bay, Wisconsin. November 8, 1979. p. 33. Retrieved March 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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- ↑ "Wisconsin-Green Bay Men's Basketball Guide", University of Wisconsin–Green Bay , 1973
- 1 2 "Lien replaces Buss at UWGB". Green Bay Press-Gazette . Green Bay, Wisconsin. April 10, 1982. p. 17. Retrieved March 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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- ↑ "Buss lands assistant job at Las Vegas". Green Bay Press-Gazette . Green Bay, Wisconsin. September 3, 1982. p. 17. Retrieved March 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 "Dave Buss, an assistant coach at Nevada-Las Vegas last..." United Press International . April 8, 1983. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
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