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Tre Bussey

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Tre Bussey
Bussey playing with Jämtland in 2021
Free agent
PositionShooting guard
Personal information
Born (1991-11-13) November 13, 1991 (age 33)
Atlanta, Georgia
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High schoolLithia Springs
(Lithia Springs, Georgia)
CollegeGeorgia Southern (2010–2014)
NBA draft2014: undrafted
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2015Idaho Stampede
2015–2016Bashkimi Prizren
2016–2017APOEL
2017Keravnos
2017–2018Eisbären Bremerhaven
2018–2019Polpharma Starogard Gdański
2019–2020Al-Gharafa
2020AEK Larnaca
2020Anwil Włocławek
2020–2021Wilki Morskie Szczecin
2021Jämtland Basket
2021Goga Basket
Career highlights and awards
  • Third-team All-SoCon (2014)

Tre Bussey (born November 13, 1991) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Goga Basket of the Albanian Basketball League. He played college basketball for Georgia Southern University where he was named a third-team All-Southern Conference honoree.

High school career

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Bussey attended Lithia Springs High School in Lithia Springs, Georgia where he was team captain his final two seasons. As a junior in 2008–09, he averaged 19.6 points, 6.2 assists and 5.3 rebounds per game. As a senior in 2009–10, he averaged 26.0 points, 4.2 assists and 3.7 rebounds per game as he earned All-State honors from All-Metro Sports and was named to the Region 5-AAAA squad.[1]

College career

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As a freshman at Georgia Southern in 2010–11, Bussey played in 30 games with 10 starts as he averaged 6.8 points per game on the year with 205 total points. He reached double-figure scoring in seven games with a season-high 21 points against College of Charleston on December 4, 2010.[1]

As a sophomore in 2011–12, Bussey played in 30 games with one start as he averaged 5.4 points and 1.5 rebounds per game. He scored in double-figures on seven occasions including the SoCon Tournament win over Chattanooga on March 2, 2012, with 10 points.[1]

As a junior in 2012–13, Bussey played all 33 games with 27 starts as he averaged 8.8 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 1.2 assists per game. He reached double-figure scoring in 17 games and posted a season-best 17 points twice against Georgia State and UAB.[1]

As a senior in 2013–14, Bussey played in 34 games with 33 starts as he averaged 16.2 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.0 steals per game, and earned third-team All-Southern Conference honors.[2]

Professional career

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Bussey went undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft, but on November 1, 2014, he was selected by the Idaho Stampede with the seventh overall pick in the 2014 NBA Development League Draft.[3] On November 21, in just his third game for the Stampede, he scored a season-high 18 points against the Los Angeles D-Fenders.[4]

On September 11, 2015, Bussey signed with Bashkimi Prizren of the ETC Superliga.[5]

On September 26, 2016, Bussey signed a one-year contract with Cypriot First Division side APOEL.[6] He spent the 2017–18 season with Eisbären Bremerhaven of the Basketball Bundesliga, averaging 5.2 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. On August 7, 2018, Bussey signed with SKS Starogard Gdański of the Polish league.[7]

On July 4, 2020, he has signed with Anwil Włocławek of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).[8] After four games in which he averaged 3.3 points, 1.5 assists and 1.0 steal per game, Bussey left the team on October 13.[9]

On October 16, 2020, he has signed with Wilki Morskie Szczecin of the PLK.[10]

In December 2020, Bussey joined Jämtland Basket of the Swedish Basketball League.[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Tre Bussey – 2013–14 Men's Basketball
  2. ^ Tre Bussey Stats
  3. ^ Tre Bussey Drafted to NBA D-League’s Idaho Stampede
  4. ^ Harris Leads D-Fenders Against Murphy and the Stampede
  5. ^ "Bashkimi lands Tre Bussey". Eurobasket.com. September 11, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  6. ^ "Apoel adds Bussey to their roster". Eurobasket.com. September 26, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  7. ^ "Polpharma Starogard signs Tre Bussey". Sportando. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  8. ^ "Anwil Wloclawek ink Tre Bussey". Sportando. July 4, 2020. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  9. ^ "Tre Bussey left Anwil". Eurobasket. October 13, 2020. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  10. ^ "King Szczecin signs Tre Bussey". Sportando. October 16, 2020. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  11. ^ "Glädjebeskedet till Jämtland Basket: Tre Bussey är spelklar till kvällens match mot Umeå". op.se (in Swedish). December 22, 2020. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
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