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Wildcats Great Boo Buie Signs Exhibit-10 Deal with Suns
6/27/2024 9:28:00 PM | Men's Basketball
EVANSTON, Ill. - Former Northwestern guard Boo Buie, the program's career-leading scorer with 2,187 points, has signed an Exhibit-10 contract with the Phoenix Suns, according to league sources.
Buie, a two-time All-Big Ten First Team member (unanimous selection in 2023-24) became the first player in school history to average 19.0 points and 5.0 assists per game in a season in 2023-24 and is one of just eight players in the Big Ten to post those numbers over the last 31 seasons. He led the league and ranked eighth nationally shooting 43.4% from 3-point range, going 89-for-205 from long distance. His 89 3-pointers rank as the fifth-most in a single-season in school history. The Albany, N.Y. product tied his career-high by hitting seven 3-pointers in a game two times against Purdue and Wisconsin. He totaled four games of six or more treys, the most by a Big Ten player and tied for third among high-major players nationally. He turned in a performance to be remembered as Northwestern defeated No. 1 for the second straight season, pouring in 31 points and dishing out nine assists without committing a turnover.
He guided the Wildcats to back-to-back NCAA Tournaments for the first time in program history, and last season scored 22 points with five steals in a first round overtime win over defending national quarterfinalist, Florida Atlantic. Over the last two seasons, Buie led Northwestern to a 44-24 overall record, the third-best mark in the Big Ten.
In 2023-24, he was also named the Lefty Driessell Defensive Player of the Year award, finishing his outstanding career by recording 49 steals and playing an integral role in a Wildcats defense that ranked 54th nationally in adjusted efficiency.
Buie ranks second in program history in career assists (618) and 3-pointers (287) and eighth in steals (143). He set a school benchmark playing in 149 games.
During the 2022-23 season, Buie was a Bob Cousy Award finalist and averaged 17.3 points and 4.5 assists per game as he led the Wildcats to a second-place finish in the Big Ten Conference standings. He ranked second in the Big Ten posting a free throw percentage of 86.9% (126-for-145) and made the most free throws in a single-season by a Wildcat since Evan Eschmeyer (208) in 1998-99. He helped the Wildcats win a program single-season record four games over ranked opponents, including a triumph over No. 1 Purdue. He pumped in a game-high 22 points and added five assists and five boards in the Wildcats NCAA Tournament First Round win over Boise State.
The Phoenix Suns are slated to begin NBA 2K25 Summer League action on July 12 in Las Vegas.
Buie, a two-time All-Big Ten First Team member (unanimous selection in 2023-24) became the first player in school history to average 19.0 points and 5.0 assists per game in a season in 2023-24 and is one of just eight players in the Big Ten to post those numbers over the last 31 seasons. He led the league and ranked eighth nationally shooting 43.4% from 3-point range, going 89-for-205 from long distance. His 89 3-pointers rank as the fifth-most in a single-season in school history. The Albany, N.Y. product tied his career-high by hitting seven 3-pointers in a game two times against Purdue and Wisconsin. He totaled four games of six or more treys, the most by a Big Ten player and tied for third among high-major players nationally. He turned in a performance to be remembered as Northwestern defeated No. 1 for the second straight season, pouring in 31 points and dishing out nine assists without committing a turnover.
A Sun Rises. @boobuie has signed an Exhibit-10 deal with the @suns pic.twitter.com/ST42Qcnyrw
— Northwestern Basketball (@NUMensBball) June 28, 2024
He guided the Wildcats to back-to-back NCAA Tournaments for the first time in program history, and last season scored 22 points with five steals in a first round overtime win over defending national quarterfinalist, Florida Atlantic. Over the last two seasons, Buie led Northwestern to a 44-24 overall record, the third-best mark in the Big Ten.
In 2023-24, he was also named the Lefty Driessell Defensive Player of the Year award, finishing his outstanding career by recording 49 steals and playing an integral role in a Wildcats defense that ranked 54th nationally in adjusted efficiency.
Buie ranks second in program history in career assists (618) and 3-pointers (287) and eighth in steals (143). He set a school benchmark playing in 149 games.
Next chapter for @booboo_buie ??
— Northwestern Athletics (@NU_Sports) June 28, 2024
Congrats to @NUMensBball's all-time leading scorer on signing with the @Suns.pic.twitter.com/g2pfY3jslL
During the 2022-23 season, Buie was a Bob Cousy Award finalist and averaged 17.3 points and 4.5 assists per game as he led the Wildcats to a second-place finish in the Big Ten Conference standings. He ranked second in the Big Ten posting a free throw percentage of 86.9% (126-for-145) and made the most free throws in a single-season by a Wildcat since Evan Eschmeyer (208) in 1998-99. He helped the Wildcats win a program single-season record four games over ranked opponents, including a triumph over No. 1 Purdue. He pumped in a game-high 22 points and added five assists and five boards in the Wildcats NCAA Tournament First Round win over Boise State.
The Phoenix Suns are slated to begin NBA 2K25 Summer League action on July 12 in Las Vegas.
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