Buddy Boeheim

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Buddy Boeheim
Buddy Boeheim.jpg
Boeheim with Syracuse in 2020
No. 35–Oklahoma City Blue
Position Shooting guard
League NBA G League
Personal information
Born (1999-11-11) November 11, 1999 (age 24)
Fayetteville, New York, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school
College Syracuse (2018–2022)
NBA draft 2022: undrafted
Playing career2022–present
Career history
2022–2023 Detroit Pistons
2022–2023 →Motor City Cruise
2023–2024 Motor City Cruise
2024 Detroit Pistons
2024 →Motor City Cruise
2024–present Oklahoma City Blue
Career highlights and awards
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Jackson Thomas "Buddy" Boeheim (born November 11, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA G League. The son of Hall of Fame basketball coach Jim Boeheim, he played college basketball for the Syracuse Orange.

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High school career

Boeheim attended Jamesville-DeWitt High School in DeWitt, New York. [1] As a junior, he averaged 26.3 points and 9.8 rebounds per game, leading his team to a Class A Section III title, and was named All-Central New York Large School Player of the Year. [2] For his senior season, Boeheim transferred to Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, where he served as team captain. [3] He committed to playing college basketball at Syracuse, where his father was serving as head coach, over offers from Gonzaga and UMass. [4]

College career

Boeheim came off the bench in his freshman season at Syracuse, averaging 6.8 points per game. [5] He entered the starting lineup as a sophomore and averaged 15.3 points. [6] [7] On March 11, 2021, Boeheim scored a career-high 31 points in a 72–69 loss to Virginia at the ACC tournament quarterfinals. [8] In his next game, on March 19, he scored 30 points in a 78–62 first-round win over sixth-seeded San Diego State at the NCAA tournament. [9] As a junior, Boeheim averaged 17.8 points and 2.6 assists per game, while shooting 38.3 percent from three-point range. [10] He was named to the All-ACC First Team as a senior. [11]

Professional career

Detroit Pistons / Motor City Cruise (2022–2024)

After going undrafted in the 2022 NBA draft, Boeheim signed a two-way contract with the Detroit Pistons. [12] Boeheim later joined the Pistons' 2022 NBA Summer League team. [13] In his Summer League debut, Boeheim scored no points, going 0-for-2 from the field in around nine minutes in an 81–78 win against the Portland Trail Blazers. [14] Four nights later he scored a team-high 18 points for the Pistons in a loss to the Indiana Pacers. [15]

In July 2023, Boeheim joined the Pistons for the 2023 NBA Summer League [16] and on October 2, he signed a standard contract with them. [17] However, he was waived on October 21 [18] and nine days later, he joined the Motor City Cruise. [19]

On February 23, 2024, Boeheim signed a standard contract with Detroit. [20] However, he was waived on June 29. [21]

Oklahoma City Blue (2024–present)

On October 16, 2024, Boeheim signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder, [22] but was waived two days later. [23] On October 25, Boeheim joined the Oklahoma City Blue. [24]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

NBA

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2022–23 Detroit 1009.0.185.1601.000.6.4.2.01.6
2023–24 Detroit 1008.4.310.320.8001.0.3.0.13.4
Career2008.7.250.240.833.8.4.1.12.5

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2018–19 Syracuse 32517.1.381.353.7881.61.0.6.16.8
2019–20 Syracuse 323235.6.407.370.7141.92.21.1.215.3
2020–21 Syracuse 252536.2.433.383.8492.62.61.3.017.8
2021–22 Syracuse 323238.0.406.341.8843.43.11.5.119.2
Career1219431.5.410.362.8272.42.21.1.114.6

Personal life

His father is Hall-of-Fame basketball coach Jim Boeheim, whom he played for at Syracuse. [6] [25] [26] Two of his siblings play college basketball: his older brother, Jimmy, who played with him at Syracuse, and his twin sister, Jamie, at Rochester. [27] [28]

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