Dave Buss

Dave Buss (born April 20, 1938) is an American basketball coach.

Life and career
Buss was born in Marshfield, Wisconsin. He played baseball at Coalinga Junior College and Florida State University. He attended the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire, where he earned his bachelor's degree.

Buss began his coaching career at Palmyra High School. After that, he was an assistant coach at Winona State University and West Virginia Tech.

In 1969, Edward Weidner hired Buss to serve as head coach for the Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team. He was fired on April 9, 1982 and was replaced by assistant head coach Dick Lien.

In September 1982, Buss was hired to serve as an assistant coach at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The next year, he was named to replace Tex Winter as head coach for the Long Beach State Beach men's basketball team. He resigned from his head coaching position in 1984.

Honors
In 1979, Buss was named as NCAA Division II Coach of the Year.