Players

Tyra Buss

Year Inducted: 2025

Category: Players

Schools / Organizations:  Mt. Carmel (IL) High School

Indiana University

Biography:

Tyra Buss set the Illinois all-time scoring record (boys or girls) with 4,897 career points at Mount Carmel High School.  A unanimous all-stater, she was Illinois Ms. Basketball as a junior and again as a senior in 2013 and 2014. She set state records for points and field goals in a season.

Tyra was first-team all-Big Ten three times at Indiana University. She set school records for career points, steals, assists and scoring average. Her 2,364 points ranks third overall (for men or women) behind Calbert Cheaney and Steve Alford.