Hall of Fame
Highly regarded as one of the best basketball players in the history of Northampton Community College, Pete Buis ended his playing career in 1981 as the all-time leading scorer in school history with 882 points (Buis currently stands 5th on the all-time list).Â
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Buis helped lead the 1979-80 Spartans to a 29-2 record, an EPCC Title and the Pennsylvania Collegiate Athletic Association (PCAA) state championship, as NCC defeated Butler Community College 85-65.
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Buis returned for the 1980-81 season and averaged 15.8 points per game, along with seven rebounds, while leading the team to an 18-14 record and a 3rd place finish in the EPCC Tournament. Buis earned All-Conference honors for his efforts and was named NCC’s Male Athlete of the Year.
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Following his time at Northampton, Buis went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering Technology from Penn State in 1983 and his engineer’s license in the state of New Jersey.
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A resident of Nazareth, PA, Buis and his wife Karen (a 1981 NCC Dental Hygiene graduate) have two sons; William and Andrew.