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Gary Bossert
Gary Bossert (born c. 1964/1965) is an American former college basketball player for the Niagara Purple Eagles. He ranks first in NCAA Division I history for most single-game consecutive three-point shots and second in American high-school history for most single-game free throws made without a miss.
Bossert was the first men's NCAA Division I player to make at least 12 three-point shots in a Division I game, establishing the NCAA Division I single-game three point shots made record. He was also the first men's NCAA Division I player to make 11 consecutive three-point shots, establishing the NCAA Division I consecutive three point shots made record. Both of these NCAA Division I records have been eclipsed. For the same performance, Bossert currently holds two other NCAA Division I records: single-game consecutive three-point shots made (shared) and single-game three-point shooting percentage. He is the current America East Conference (then known as the Eastern College Athletic Conference-North) record-holder for single-game three-point shots made (12) and shares the America East Conference men's basketball tournament single-game record for steals (8).
Bossert currently holds and formerly held several Niagara school records for steals, assists and three-point shots. As Niagara's point guard during the mid-1980s, he was part of the team that achieved the in 1984 "Miracle on Fourth Street" upset. Bossert went 26–26 from the free throw line in a 1982 New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) sectional championship game for Kenmore West Senior High School.
Bossert served as a graduate assistant coach at Niagara while pursuing his Master of Business Administration. He subsequently became a high school head coach and business teacher.
Bossert is the son of former Seneca Vocational and Canisius guard Joe Bossert. Joe was a 1960 first team All-Western New York (WNY) selection by the Buffalo Courier-Express. Joe went on to coach basketball and Gary's younger brother Darrin followed Gary to Niagara. Bossert started getting media coverage for his play in the 1979 and 1980 13–15 youth summer league play at Martin Luther King Jr. Park.
As a sophomore Bossert played the 1980–81 season for Sweet Home High School and helped oust Kenmore West in a 1981 NYSPHSAA Section VI Class A-1 semifinal. In that game he shot 10–12 coming off the bench for a then career high 23 points. In 1981, Bossert transferred to Kenmore West from Sweet Home. His high school class at Sweet Home was loaded with Division I athletes, including Barry Fordham (Michigan State basketball) and Blaine Russell (St. Bonaventure basketball) and won conference championships in 13 of the 26 boys and girls varsity sports that it competed in their senior year.
During his 1981–82 season, in which he was listed at 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m), 140 pounds (63.5 kg), he led the Niagara Frontier League (NFL) in scoring with a 22.1 average on 90.2% free throw shooting and 53.3% field goal shooting. The leading votegetter on the All-NFL team, he scored 119 points in four NYSPHSAA Section VI playoff games, including an upset victory over his formerly unbeaten Sweet Home teammates, in which he posted a 10–16 field goal and 9–10 free throw performance. On March 9, 1982, Bossert went 26–26 from the free throw line and totaled 44 points for Kenmore West in the NYSPHSAA Section VI Class A championship game loss to South Park High School. Bossert had his team ahead 80–75 with 2:30 remaining before losing 91–84. His non-free throws were described as acrobatic. As of April 14, 2006[update], this perfect free throw shooting performance remained the second best (31, Randy Patti of Rosedale High School on March 3, 1971) single-game free throw performance in terms of most free throws made in a game without a miss according to John Gillis, assistant director for the National Federation of State High School Associations and editor of the National High School Sports Record Book. Bossert established the Kenmore West single-game scoring record with his 44-point effort, which still stood as of December 28, 2019[update]. He ended the season with an active free throw streak of 31. Juniors Curtis Aiken and Bossert were joined on the 1982 All-WNY team by Seniors James Clinton, Rodney Jones and Tony Kelly (Buffalo Courier Express), while The Buffalo Evening News swapped out Jones for Jeff Zern. Bossert was a 1982 large school New York State all-star team seventh team selection by the New York State Sportswriters Association. In the summer of 1982, Bossert was selected to the West New York Team for the Empire State Games scholastic (17 & under) boys' basketball competition, but did not see much action behind future Big East guards Aiken and Greg Monroe. The West team did upset New York City in overtime for the gold medal.
The 1983 Sweet Home team (with Fordham, Russell and Bryan Randall '84 — Dartmouth) is in the discussion as the All-time greatest WNY team. Without Russell and Fordham, Randall would lead the 1984 team (as 1984 WNY POY) to a NYSPHSAA Class A state title. Sweet Home had 3 first team All-WNY selections in 1983 and 1984. In the 1983 NYSPHSAA Section VI Class A-1 championship game at the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Sweet Home overcame a game-high 32 points by Bossert to beat Kenmore West in double overtime. In the game Kenmore West took their first lead of the game at 55–53 on 8 consecutive points by Bossert with four minutes remaining in regulation. Bossert finished the season with a 26.4 scoring average, 3.3 assists and 2.6 steals. After the Buffalo Courier Express and The Buffalo Evening News merged as The Buffalo News it selected Aiken, Bossert, Ray Salters, Michael Ray Jackson, and Barry Fordham to the 1983 All-WNY first team.
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Gary Bossert
Gary Bossert (born c. 1964/1965) is an American former college basketball player for the Niagara Purple Eagles. He ranks first in NCAA Division I history for most single-game consecutive three-point shots and second in American high-school history for most single-game free throws made without a miss.
Bossert was the first men's NCAA Division I player to make at least 12 three-point shots in a Division I game, establishing the NCAA Division I single-game three point shots made record. He was also the first men's NCAA Division I player to make 11 consecutive three-point shots, establishing the NCAA Division I consecutive three point shots made record. Both of these NCAA Division I records have been eclipsed. For the same performance, Bossert currently holds two other NCAA Division I records: single-game consecutive three-point shots made (shared) and single-game three-point shooting percentage. He is the current America East Conference (then known as the Eastern College Athletic Conference-North) record-holder for single-game three-point shots made (12) and shares the America East Conference men's basketball tournament single-game record for steals (8).
Bossert currently holds and formerly held several Niagara school records for steals, assists and three-point shots. As Niagara's point guard during the mid-1980s, he was part of the team that achieved the in 1984 "Miracle on Fourth Street" upset. Bossert went 26–26 from the free throw line in a 1982 New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) sectional championship game for Kenmore West Senior High School.
Bossert served as a graduate assistant coach at Niagara while pursuing his Master of Business Administration. He subsequently became a high school head coach and business teacher.
Bossert is the son of former Seneca Vocational and Canisius guard Joe Bossert. Joe was a 1960 first team All-Western New York (WNY) selection by the Buffalo Courier-Express. Joe went on to coach basketball and Gary's younger brother Darrin followed Gary to Niagara. Bossert started getting media coverage for his play in the 1979 and 1980 13–15 youth summer league play at Martin Luther King Jr. Park.
As a sophomore Bossert played the 1980–81 season for Sweet Home High School and helped oust Kenmore West in a 1981 NYSPHSAA Section VI Class A-1 semifinal. In that game he shot 10–12 coming off the bench for a then career high 23 points. In 1981, Bossert transferred to Kenmore West from Sweet Home. His high school class at Sweet Home was loaded with Division I athletes, including Barry Fordham (Michigan State basketball) and Blaine Russell (St. Bonaventure basketball) and won conference championships in 13 of the 26 boys and girls varsity sports that it competed in their senior year.
During his 1981–82 season, in which he was listed at 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m), 140 pounds (63.5 kg), he led the Niagara Frontier League (NFL) in scoring with a 22.1 average on 90.2% free throw shooting and 53.3% field goal shooting. The leading votegetter on the All-NFL team, he scored 119 points in four NYSPHSAA Section VI playoff games, including an upset victory over his formerly unbeaten Sweet Home teammates, in which he posted a 10–16 field goal and 9–10 free throw performance. On March 9, 1982, Bossert went 26–26 from the free throw line and totaled 44 points for Kenmore West in the NYSPHSAA Section VI Class A championship game loss to South Park High School. Bossert had his team ahead 80–75 with 2:30 remaining before losing 91–84. His non-free throws were described as acrobatic. As of April 14, 2006[update], this perfect free throw shooting performance remained the second best (31, Randy Patti of Rosedale High School on March 3, 1971) single-game free throw performance in terms of most free throws made in a game without a miss according to John Gillis, assistant director for the National Federation of State High School Associations and editor of the National High School Sports Record Book. Bossert established the Kenmore West single-game scoring record with his 44-point effort, which still stood as of December 28, 2019[update]. He ended the season with an active free throw streak of 31. Juniors Curtis Aiken and Bossert were joined on the 1982 All-WNY team by Seniors James Clinton, Rodney Jones and Tony Kelly (Buffalo Courier Express), while The Buffalo Evening News swapped out Jones for Jeff Zern. Bossert was a 1982 large school New York State all-star team seventh team selection by the New York State Sportswriters Association. In the summer of 1982, Bossert was selected to the West New York Team for the Empire State Games scholastic (17 & under) boys' basketball competition, but did not see much action behind future Big East guards Aiken and Greg Monroe. The West team did upset New York City in overtime for the gold medal.
The 1983 Sweet Home team (with Fordham, Russell and Bryan Randall '84 — Dartmouth) is in the discussion as the All-time greatest WNY team. Without Russell and Fordham, Randall would lead the 1984 team (as 1984 WNY POY) to a NYSPHSAA Class A state title. Sweet Home had 3 first team All-WNY selections in 1983 and 1984. In the 1983 NYSPHSAA Section VI Class A-1 championship game at the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Sweet Home overcame a game-high 32 points by Bossert to beat Kenmore West in double overtime. In the game Kenmore West took their first lead of the game at 55–53 on 8 consecutive points by Bossert with four minutes remaining in regulation. Bossert finished the season with a 26.4 scoring average, 3.3 assists and 2.6 steals. After the Buffalo Courier Express and The Buffalo Evening News merged as The Buffalo News it selected Aiken, Bossert, Ray Salters, Michael Ray Jackson, and Barry Fordham to the 1983 All-WNY first team.