2013-14 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Nate Buss
- Position:
- Forward
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Charles City, Iowa
- High School:
- Charles City
Finished his career ranked No. 7 on UNI's all-time free throw percentage list (80.6 percent).
SENIOR (2014-15): Played in all 35 games ... ranked second on the squad in scoring (7.7 ppg) ... MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Year with a 3.50 GPA ... MVC All-Bench Team ... 97th player in school history to score 500 or more points (657 career points) ... scored in double figures on 14 occasions off the bench ... was the Panthers top bench scorer 12 times ... tallied four career 20-plus scoring games ... scored all 11 of his points in the second half of the NCAA Tournament game vs. Louisville (3/22) ... averaged a team-best 15.7 ppg and shot 65.2 percent in three wins at MVC Tournament ... named to the MVC All-Tournament Team ... scored a season-high 23 points on 8-of-11 shooting in a 71-46 win over Bradley (3/6) ... tied for game-high scoring honors with 11 points in a 56-39 victory over Bradley (2/21) ... tied for team-high scoring honors with 10 points in a 58-39 win at Loyola (2/18) ... poured in 11 points off the bench to spark UNI to a 59-52 win at Southern Illinois (1/28) ... buried the game-winning 3-pointer with 5.2 seconds left in 54-53 win at Illinois State (1/25) ... dropped in 15 points in UNI’s 55-39 win over Southern Illinois (1/7) ... scored 14 points in leading UNI to a 74-63 win over South Dakota State (12/28) ... one of four Panthers in double figures wtih 10 points in a 71-65 overtime win vs. George Mason (12/6) ... credited with a career-high 3 blocks in the overtime victory over the Patriots ... knocked in a trio of 3-pointers and scored 11 pts in a 61-42 win over Northwestern (11/26) ... one of four Panthers in double-figures with 10 points in a 73-54 win over Virginia Tech (11/25) ... drained four 3-pointers to score 12 points in a 64-52 win over North Dakota (11/15).
JUNIOR (2013-14): Played in 28 games and made four starts ... captain of the MVC’s All-Bench Team ... earned a spot on the MVC Most Improved Team ... named to the MVC Scholar-Athlete Second Team with a 3.29 GPA in communications ... led the team in FG% at 53.4% and was 42-of-83 (50.6%) from 3-point land ... ranked second on the team in rebounding (5.0 rpg) and third on the team in scoring (10.6 ppg) ... had 16 double-figure scoring games ... made 16-of-20 shots from 3-point land after returning from microscopic knee surgery ... knocked in all four 3-point shots he attempted and had a double-double (14-11) at Indiana State (3/1) ... poured in 18 points in 18 minutes as he made 4-of-5 3-pointers in an 80-58 win over Loyola (2/12) ... had his left knee scoped on Jan. 30 - missed three games ... suffered a knee injury two minutes into the win over Evansville (1/29) ... grabbed six offensive rebounds (8 total) to go along with 11 points at Bradley (1/22) ... made his first career start, scored career-high 26 pts (10-of-13 FGs) in a win over Missouri State (1/18) ... tallied 10 points and keyed a second-half rally with two 3-pointers in a 76-66 win over Drake (1/11) ... buried his first two 3-pointers and scored 6 points in igniting an 80-53 win at Evansville (1/8) ... poured in 19 points and nabbed 7 rebounds in a 90-78 win over Iona (12/28) ... tied his career-high with 23 points off the bench vs. Iowa State (12/7) ... played a career-best 36 minutes and made 10 FGs with 7 rebounds vs. the Cyclones ... named to the Paradise Jam All-Tournament Team ... averaged 14.7 ppg and 5.0 rpg, while shooting 69.6 from the field in the Paradise Jam ... scored a career-high 23 points and tallied a career-best 12 rebounds vs. LaSalle (11/25) ... notched his first career double-double in the 65-50 win over LaSalle (11/25) ... scored 21 of his 23 points vs. LaSalle in the second half. ... knocked in 11 points off the bench and sank a trio of 3-pointers vs. Maryland (11/24) ... scored 10 points off the bench and buried both 3-pointers he attempted vs. Loyola Marymount (11/22) ... tallied 11 points and blocked a shot in UNI’s 86-52 win over Coe (11/11).
SOPHOMORE (2012-13): Saw action in 26 games ... ranked No. 3 on the team with 91 bench points ... scored in 14 of the 26 games he saw action ... scored 9 pts and tied a career-high with 4 rbs in UNI’s 85-55 win over Drake (1/20) ... set McLeod Center record for a UNI player’s field goal percentage (88.9 percent) vs. Milwaukee (12/1) ... buried his first eight shots in scoring a career-high 17 points in a 72-61 win over Milwaukee ... tallied eight points (all in the 2nd half), including two 3-pointers vs. Louisville (11/22) ... scored 13 pts in UNI’s season-opening 103-50 win over Wartburg (11/10) ... averaged a team-best 12.5 ppg in two exhibition victories ... made 11-of-14 shots for a 78.6 field goal percentage in exhibition play, including 3-of-4 3-ptrs ... led the squad with 18 pts in exhibition opener vs. Briar Cliff (10/27).
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2011-12): Played in two games before suffering a broken right arm in a workout on Nov. 17 ... saw a total of four minutes of action at Old Dominion (11/12) and at Saint Mary’s (11/14) ... posted 9 pts in 15 minutes of action in an exhibition win over Northern State (10/30) ... averaged 7.0 ppg in two exhibition games.
FRESHMAN (2010-11): Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL: Led the state of Iowa in scoring as a senior with 27.2 points per game average ... averaged 11.0 rebounds and 3.0 blocks in 2009-10 ... a first-team all-state pick as a senior for Charles City High School ... third-team all-state selection as a junior ... averaged 18.4 points, 8.4 rebounds, 1.8 assists per game as a junior in 2008-09 ... two-time all-area, all-district, all-conference, all-substate honoree ... honor roll student, who carried a 3.5 GPA or higher all four years ... earned letters in cross country (3), basketball (2) and track (2) ... high school coach: Todd Forsyth.
PERSONAL: Born Jan. 5, 1992, in Waterloo, Iowa ... son of Jeffrey and Joyce Buss ... has two siblings (Jacob and Nicole) ... majoring in communications ... his father, Jeff, played football for the Panthers from 1980-84 and was a three-time letterwinner.
