Bush sets Conference USA single season steals record Bush, a senior at UAB, set a record for most steals in a season for Conference USA by swiping his 101st steal in the Blazers win over Siena. Bush also had 15 points in the win. In the loss to St. John, Bush ended the contest with 23 points, hitting 10-of-15 shots from the field. He ended the season with 105 steals. Bush was well known for his thefts while at Barton County as well. The Anderson, Indiana-native holds the Cougars single-season mark for steals when he snagged a staggering 205 during the 1999-2000 season. That was good for 6.0 steals per contest. The following year, Bush swiped 114 steals, 3rd on the single season chart. That gave him 319 for his career at Barton, more than double that of 2nd place LaKeith Humphrey. Bush averaged 4.6 steals per game at Barton. He had single games of 11, 10, and 10 steals during his time at Barton. Bush is also still the all-time leader in assists with 533 (7.7) as well as the single season leader in that category as well with 311 (9.1). Bush, who averaged just under 10 points a game for the Blazers this season, found high gear in the post season. He helped lead the No. 8 seeded Blazers to a pair of upset wins in the Conference USA post season tournament, including a win over top seed Marquette in the quarterfinals. In that game Bush had 17 points, 5 assists and 6 steals. Those 6 steals set a Conference USA tournament record. UAB was beaten in the title game of the Conference USA tournament by Louisville. Bush was in double figures in every post season game averaging 17.3 points per game, 3.3 assists, 3.1 steals, and 4.8 rebounds during the Conference USA and the NIT. Ebi Ere Jason Carter
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Bush sets Conference USA single season steals record
Posted: Mar 28, 2003