2016: In and out of the lineup all season battling injury ... ended the campaign with a .254 average, making 18 starts in 20 games ... recorded 17 hits and drove in 15 runs, scoring 13 times ... nine of his hits went for extra bases (5 2B/2 3B/2 HR) ... slugged .478 ... did not appear in a game until April 6 at Iowa ... drove in a career-high three runs in a win over Edgewood April 20 ... went 2-for-4 with a pair of runs scored and a home run, knocking in three, against MSOE April 26 ... had two doubles and drove in two runs against Northern Kentucky April 30 ... huge day in the win over Parkside May 4, scoring three runs and driving in three ... had two hits - including a home run - and stole a pair of bases ... two hits against Oakland May 6 ... two more hits and an RBI against Youngstown State May 7 ... 2-for-4 with a double at Northern Kentucky May 13 ... injured and missed the postseason ... named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll.
• 2016 game-by-game in PDF Format
2015: Made the most of his playing time as a junior, batting an impressive .364 in 13 games while backing up an MLB-draftee behind the plate ... went 4-for-11 and scored four runs, slugging .727 and posting a .563 on-base percentage ... hit a home run and drove in three ... made season debut in opener against Maine Feb. 13 ... doubled as a pinch-hitter and drove in a run at Oakland March 28 ... earned the start at Western Illinois April 14, scoring a run and driving in another ... hit a home run against Northern Illinois May 12 ... named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll.
• 2015 game-by-game in PDF Format
2014: Solid debut campaign for the Panthers, batting .310 in 16 games, making seven starts ... had nine hits, scored five times and drove in four ... recorded an impressive .462 on-base percentage ... picked up his first hit in a UWM uniform against St. Bonaventure Feb. 23 ... first start at Austin Peay March 9, walking twice and scoring a run ... huge day against MSOE April 16, finishing 3-for-4 with two runs scored, a double and an RBI ... batted .333 with runners on base.
• 2014 game-by-game in PDF Format
Prior to UWM: Spent one season at Oakton Community College in Skokie, Ill., before transferring to Milwaukee ... in 36 games in 2013, he batted .356 with 27 runs scored, two home runs and 16 runs batted in ... was named to the All-Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference Second Team.
High School: Earned all-district, all-county and all-conference honors while starring for Tremper High School ... put up impressive numbers as a senior, batting .514 on the year with 34 runs scored, 14 doubles and 23 runs batted in ... also posted a .617 on-base percentage and .824 slugging percentage ... three-year high school totals (2010-12) included a .398 average, 54 runs, 45 RBI and a .517 OBP ... named to the WBCA All-Star Classic ... named all-state all-academic ... honor roll member ... also played football and was the captain of the hockey team.
Personal: Son of Tom and Jayne Buban ... a kinesiology major ... chose UWM because of the baseball program ... career goal is to obtain a doctorate degree in physical therapy ... most memorable sports experience was winning the state championship in hockey when he was 15 ... lists hobbies as fishing, lifting and wakeboarding ... has done community service work with Special Olympics ... born Nov. 27, 1993.
