Players

Rick Bussard

Year Inducted: 1991

Category: Players

Schools / Organizations:
Olney High School
Olney Central College
Kansas University

Biography:  Rick Bussard had an outstanding high school career at Olney High School where he scored 1,011 career points from 1969-72 (Note that there was no 3 point line in this era). As a senior he led the team in nearly every category and earned all-state honors as well as being selected the Player of the Year in Southern Illinois and all-North Egypt Conference. Bussard was named to all-tourney teams at the Paris Holiday Tourney and Salem Invitational.  Bussard was the point guard for Olney Central College in 1973 and led the team to a third place finish in the the national Junior College Tournament. Upon graduation from Olney Central, Bussard received a basketball scholarship to the University of Kansas.