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For the 1999–2000 season, Bush returned to Iceland to play for [[Vestri men's basketball|KFÍ]], where he averaged a then career-high 26.3 points in 17 games.<ref name="stats" /> On October 19, 1999, Bush played 59 minutes and scored 55 points in a quadruple [[Overtime (sports)#Basketball|overtime]] victory against [[Skallagrímur men's basketball|Skallagrímur]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Clifton Bush lék í 59 mínútur |url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=1948686 |accessdate=19 December 2018 |work=[[Morgunblaðið]] |date=19 October 1999 |language=Icelandic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Leikur: Skallagrímur - KFÍ |url=http://gamli.kki.is/mot/1500001010_00040006.htm |website=kki.is |publisher=[[Icelandic Basketball Federation]] |accessdate=19 December 2018 |language=Icelandic}}</ref> On February 13, 2000, he suffered a knee injury in a game against [[Njarðvík men's basketball|Njarðvík]] and wound up missing the rest of the season.<ref>{{cite news |title=Góður sigur KR í Grindavík |url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=2996327 |accessdate=19 December 2018 |work=[[Dagblaðið Vísir]] |date=14 February 2000 |language=Icelandic}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Maðurinn sem okkur hefur vantað |url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=1959946 |accessdate=19 December 2018 |work=[[Morgunblaðið]] |date=17 February 2000 |language=Icelandic}}</ref>
For the [[2000 New Zealand NBL season]], Bush played for the [[Waikato Pistons|Waikato Warriors]] and helped them finish second of the ladder with a 12–4
Bush again played in Iceland for the 2000–01 season, averaging 21.8 points and 14.1 rebounds in 11 games for [[Þór Akureyri (basketball club)|Þór Akureyri]].<ref name="stats" /> His best season as a professional came in [[2001 New Zealand NBL season|2001]] while playing for the [[Waikato Pistons|Waikato Titans]]. He averaged a career-high 27.4 points per game and subsequently earned the league's [[New Zealand NBL Scoring Champion|scoring title]].<ref name="bbnz" /> He also earned [[New Zealand NBL Most Outstanding Forward Award|Most Outstanding Forward]] honors, and was named to the league's [[New Zealand NBL All-Star Five|All-Star Five]]. Then, to cap off a career-best season, Bush helped lead Waikato to their maiden [[List of New Zealand NBL champions|championship]] with 26 points in a 112–97 grand final win over the [[Wellington Saints]].<ref>{{cite web|title=2001 National Basketball League|work=Basketball.org.nz|url=http://www.basketball.org.nz/competitions/nbl/nbl-2001/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150114172046/http://www.basketball.org.nz/competitions/nbl/nbl-2001/|archivedate=14 January 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In October 2001, Bush had a five-game stint with Argentinean club [[Estudiantes de Olavarría]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://his.elpopular.com.ar/01/10/02/notas.asp?ID=tapa3 | title=Ya llegó Clifton Bush | work=elpopular.com.ar | date=2 October 2001 | accessdate=23 February 2016 | language=Spanish | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302190707/http://his.elpopular.com.ar/01/10/02/notas.asp?ID=tapa3 | archive-date=2 March 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.solobasket.com/argentina-estudiantes-corta-al-alero-clifton-bush | title=Argentina: Estudiantes corta al alero Clifton Bush | work=Solobasket.com | date=22 October 2001 | accessdate=23 February 2016 | language=Spanish}}</ref> For the [[2002 New Zealand NBL season]], he joined the [[Manawatu Jets]]. He appeared in all 16 regular season games for the Jets, averaging 23.3 points and 10.5 rebounds per game<ref name="bbnz" /> and helping the team reach the playoffs with a fourth-place finish and a 9–7
His final Icelandic season came in 2002–03 with Snæfell, his third stint with the club. Having played in the Icelandic second division both previous seasons with Snæfell, the club played in the top division in 2002–03. He played in 22 games during the season, averaging 23.7 points, 12.1 rebounds, 2.3 steals and 1.5 steals in 39.1 minutes per game.<ref name="stats" /> In 2003, Bush joined the Canterbury Knights of the [[Conference Basketball League]], New Zealand's second-tier competition. With the Knights, he helped lead the team to the CBL Final, where he recorded 13 points and 12 rebounds in the Knights' 80–69 championship win over Hutt Valley.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.basketball.org.nz/_r/uploads/2007/02/canterbury-v-hutt-final.htm |title=Canterbury vs Hutt Valley |work=Basketball.org.nz |accessdate=23 February 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150125033403/http://www.basketball.org.nz/_r/uploads/2007/02/canterbury-v-hutt-final.htm |archivedate=January 25, 2015 }}</ref> He subsequently earned CBL All-Star Five honors.<ref>{{cite web|title=2003 Conference Basketball League|work=Basketball.org.nz|url=http://www.basketball.org.nz/competitions/conference-league/history/cbl-2003/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150121135129/http://www.basketball.org.nz/competitions/conference-league/history/cbl-2003/|archivedate=21 January 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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