Women's Basketball
Katie Bussey
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
Montana State Head Coach Tricia Binford didn’t have to look far to fill her assistant coaching position, but she did need to reach across the pond to coax one of the best players in Bobcat women’s basketball history to join her staff. A Bobcat Hall of Famer, Bussey is in her second season at her alma mater.
Bussey, who played at MSU from 2008-2012, and was a WBCA Honorable Mention All-American her senior season, joined Binford’s staff in mid-June. With the Bobcats, the Alamosa, Colo., product will serve as director of on-court player development, serve as assistant offensive coordinator, oversee international recruiting, and direct the Bobcat Hoop Camps.
After graduating from MSU with a degree in kinesiology in 2012, Bussey played professionally in The Netherlands, Sweden, and Germany. She currently serves as player/coach at Triple Threat Basketball Academy in Haarlem, Netherlands.
The bulk of Bussey’s professional playing career spanned six seasons, beginning with ProBuild Lions, Landsmeer, Netherlands, in Sept. 2012. Bussey helped the squad to the Dutch National Championship and a Dutch Cup title, competing in the highest league in the country.
From 2013-2017, she played for Lulea Basket, Lulea, Sweden where she guided the club to four consecutive Swedish National Championships in the SBBF- Sweden’s top league. In addition, Lulea Basket competed in the FIBA EuroCup in 2015 and 2016, advancing to the second round in 2015.
With Herne Turn Club, Herne, Germany in 2017-18, Bussey led the team to a third-place finish in the DBBL- Germany’s highest league.
Off the court, she has worked as a strength and conditioning coach for the Dutch National Basketball Federation and as a personal trainer at PhysioLab in Amsterdam.
At Montana State, Bussey is second on the all-time career scoring list with 1,710 points- just 51 behind all-time leader Kathleen McLaughlin Howard. She stills hold the school record for most points in a game with 41 against Idaho State on Feb. 2, 2012. Bussey is MSU’s all-time three-point makes leader with 254 triples. At the time she left Montana State, her three-point total was best in Big Sky Conference history. In all, Bussey’s name appears in the top 10 of nine career categories and seven single-season records.
Bussey completed her senior season averaging 17.3 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game, en route to earning All-America Honorable Mention kudos, the first Bobcat to earn the honor since Blythe Hommes in 1997. Bussey was the 2009 Big Sky Conference Freshman of the Year, and garnered unanimous first-team accolades in 2012, second-team honors in 2011, and honorable mention recognition in 2010.
Off the court, she was MSU’s Big Sky Conference Scholar Athlete of the Year in 2012 and was a four-time all-Big Sky Academic selection.
Bussey, who played at MSU from 2008-2012, and was a WBCA Honorable Mention All-American her senior season, joined Binford’s staff in mid-June. With the Bobcats, the Alamosa, Colo., product will serve as director of on-court player development, serve as assistant offensive coordinator, oversee international recruiting, and direct the Bobcat Hoop Camps.
After graduating from MSU with a degree in kinesiology in 2012, Bussey played professionally in The Netherlands, Sweden, and Germany. She currently serves as player/coach at Triple Threat Basketball Academy in Haarlem, Netherlands.
The bulk of Bussey’s professional playing career spanned six seasons, beginning with ProBuild Lions, Landsmeer, Netherlands, in Sept. 2012. Bussey helped the squad to the Dutch National Championship and a Dutch Cup title, competing in the highest league in the country.
From 2013-2017, she played for Lulea Basket, Lulea, Sweden where she guided the club to four consecutive Swedish National Championships in the SBBF- Sweden’s top league. In addition, Lulea Basket competed in the FIBA EuroCup in 2015 and 2016, advancing to the second round in 2015.
With Herne Turn Club, Herne, Germany in 2017-18, Bussey led the team to a third-place finish in the DBBL- Germany’s highest league.
Off the court, she has worked as a strength and conditioning coach for the Dutch National Basketball Federation and as a personal trainer at PhysioLab in Amsterdam.
At Montana State, Bussey is second on the all-time career scoring list with 1,710 points- just 51 behind all-time leader Kathleen McLaughlin Howard. She stills hold the school record for most points in a game with 41 against Idaho State on Feb. 2, 2012. Bussey is MSU’s all-time three-point makes leader with 254 triples. At the time she left Montana State, her three-point total was best in Big Sky Conference history. In all, Bussey’s name appears in the top 10 of nine career categories and seven single-season records.
Bussey completed her senior season averaging 17.3 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game, en route to earning All-America Honorable Mention kudos, the first Bobcat to earn the honor since Blythe Hommes in 1997. Bussey was the 2009 Big Sky Conference Freshman of the Year, and garnered unanimous first-team accolades in 2012, second-team honors in 2011, and honorable mention recognition in 2010.
Off the court, she was MSU’s Big Sky Conference Scholar Athlete of the Year in 2012 and was a four-time all-Big Sky Academic selection.
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