BUSH'S HIGH SCHOOL CAREER

Started career at Rubidoux High (Riverside, Calif.), playing two seasons for basketball coach Dale Johnson in 1993-94 and 1994-95…then attended Mercersburg Academy (Mercersburg, Pa.) where he lettered two years for football coach Andy Schroer and basketball coach Tony Tucker…also a sprinter for the track team…as a JUNIOR (1995-96) in football, caught 31 passes for 603 yards and four touchdowns while earning All-Mid-Atlantic Conference and all-area first team honors…during SENIOR year (1996-97) caught 53 passes for 706 yards and 14 touchdowns and again was named to the all-league and all-area first teams…averaged 20 points, 12 rebounds and three steals as team MVP for 17-5 squad…finished his education at Kent-Meridian High (1997-98) in Washington.

BUSH'S WSU CAREER

BASKETBALL CAREER NOTES - Ended career with 1,052 points, 20th on the WSU all-time list...recorded 148 career steals, fourth all-time at WSU...also racked up 456 rebounds and started 77 of 84 games...played in all 29 games as a freshman and was named the team's top defensive player...racked up four double-doubles as a sophomore, averaging over 13 points and six boards per game...averaged 15.9 points per game during junior campaign, leading team and earning honorable mention All-Pac-10 honors...competed in final regular season football game Nov. 17, scoring a touchdown against Washington, and began his senior basketball campaign three days later with 12 points against Colorado State.

RS-JUNIOR (2001-02): V-letter…Games - 12…Starts - 11…participated in spring drills, his first football action since high school…earned a spot in the two-deep…earned the following weekly team awards: California/Offensive Back; Arizona/Cougar Claw; Stanford/Pac-10 Offense; UCLA/Offensive Back. ? Moved into a starting role during fall camp ? Caught at least one pass in all 12 games and had two or more receptions in all but the Sun Bowl ? Caught a season-high seven passes at Arizona for 110 yards and six for 69 yards and two scores against Montana State…also two TD receptions against Stanford…had five catches for 144 yards against California and five for 43 yards and a score at Washington…caught a 46-yard touchdown pass from Jason Gesser in the Sun Bowl victory over Purdue ? Caught at least one TD pass in six straight mid-season games ? Finished the season with 46 catches for 959 yards and 10 touchdowns, just one shy of Kevin McKenzie's school record 11 in 1997.

RS-SENIOR (2002-03): Tabbed as the No. 16 wide receiver nationally during the preseason by The Sporting News.

PERSONAL

Michael Dwayne Bush…born May 20, 1979, in Riverside, Calif…parents John and Darlene…lived with his older brother John II while attending Kent-Meridian…worked with elementary school children while living in Kent…one of the top 100 high school players invited to ABCD Adidas camp in New Jersey...education major.

RECEIVING	G/GS	NO	YDS	TD	LG
2001	12/12	46	959	10	65

Mike Bush Class: RS Senior Hometown: Riverside High School: Meridian Height / Weight: 6-6 / 210 Position: WR Birthdate: 05/20/1979 Experience: 1V