Saturday, April 19, 2014

Bussie Named PVAMU Assistant Women's Basketball Coach

ASST. COACH LANDON BUSSIE
Photo Courtesy: Xavier University
of Louisiana Athletics



 
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas  -- Prairie View A&M head women's basketball coach Dawn Brown announced today that Landon Bussie will join the staff as an assistant coach.  Bussie will be involved with the day-to-day operations of the program, with a special emphasis on recruiting and guard development.

Prior to his time at Prairie View A&M, Bussie spent two seasons as an assistant coach for the Xavier University of Louisiana men's basketball team, and completed two years as a graduate assistant.  At Xavier, Bussie helped guide the squad to three Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Regular-Season Conference Championships (2012, 2013, and 2014), with four consecutive appearances at the NAIA National Championship Tournament. In addition, six Gold Rush players added all-conference honors to their resumes' during Bussie's tenure.
 
Bussie was a two-year letterman as a forward for the men's basketball team at Xavier University of Louisiana, graduating with a bachelor's degree in psychology in 2010. He later earned a master's degree in educational leadership in 2014.
 
A native of Baltimore, Maryland, Bussie is a graduate of Woodlawn High School and went on to play two seasons for Livingstone College of the CIAA (NCAA Division II) before transferring to Xavier.
 
Bussie is the son of Loretta Bussie and the late Gerald Bussie and has two siblings, brother, Gerald, and sister Asya. Asya was an All-American standout at West Virginia University before being drafted by the Minnesota Lynx as the 15th-overall pick in the 2014 WNBA Draft.
 
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