Boo Buie

Boo Buie
	Buie with Northwestern in 2022
Phoenix Suns
Position	Point guard / shooting guard
League	Big Ten Conference
Personal information
Born	December 7, 1999 (age 24)
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school	Troy; (Troy, New York); Gould Academy; (Bethel, Maine);
College	Northwestern (2019–2024)
NBA draft	2024: undrafted
Playing career	2024–present
Career history
2024–present	Phoenix Suns
Career highlights and awards
	Lefty Driesell Award (2024); 2× First-team All-Big Ten (2023, 2024);

Daniel Richard "Boo" Buie (born December 7, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Northwestern Wildcats of the Big Ten Conference.

Early life and high school career

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]

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]

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 8, 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] Buie declared for the 2024 NBA Draft after a second-round exit from the 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

Professional career

Phoenix Suns

On June 27, 2024, Buie signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Phoenix Suns.^[13]

Career statistics

Legend
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

College


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

Personal life

Buie's half-brother, Talor Battle, played college basketball at Penn State and professionally overseas.^[14] Talor Battle is currently an assistant on Northwestern's coaching staff.^[15]