Jackson Thomas "Buddy" Boeheim (born November 11, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the

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of the

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(NBA), on a

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with the Motor City Cruise of the

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. He played for

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of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). He is the son of Hall of Fame basketball coach

Jim Boeheim James Arthur Boeheim Jr. ( ; born November 17, 1944) is an American college basketball coach who is the head coach of the Syracuse Orange men's team of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Boeheim has guided the Orange to ten Big East Conference ...

High school career

Boeheim attended Jamesville-DeWitt High School in DeWitt, New York. 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. For his senior season, Boeheim transferred to

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, where he served as team captain. He committed to playing college basketball at Syracuse, where his father was serving as head coach, over offers from Gonzaga and UMass.

College career

Boeheim came off the bench in his freshman season at Syracuse, averaging 6.8 points per game. He entered the starting lineup as a sophomore and averaged 15.3 points. On March 11, 2021, Boeheim scored a career-high 31 points in a 72–69 loss to

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at the ACC tournament quarterfinals. In his next game, on March 19, he scored 30 points in a 78–62 first round win over sixth-seeded

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at the NCAA tournament. As a junior, Boeheim averaged 17.8 points and 2.6 assists per game, while shooting 38.3 percent from three-point range. He was named to the First Team All-ACC as a senior.

Professional career

Detroit Pistons (2022–present)

After going undrafted in the

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, Boeheim signed a

with the

. Boeheim later joined the Pistons'

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team. 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

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. Four nights later he scored a team-high 18 points for the Pistons in a loss to the Indiana Pacers.

Career statistics

College

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 , style="text-align:left;", Syracuse , 32 , , 5 , , 17.1 , , .381 , , .353 , , .788 , , 1.6 , , 1.0 , , .6 , , .1 , , 6.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2019–20 , style="text-align:left;", Syracuse , 32 , , 32 , , 35.6 , , .407 , , .370 , , .714 , , 1.9 , , 2.2 , , 1.1 , , .2 , , 15.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2020–21 , style="text-align:left;", Syracuse , 25 , , 25 , , 36.2 , , .433 , , .383 , , .849 , , 2.6 , , 2.6 , , 1.3 , , .0 , , 17.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2021–22 , style="text-align:left;", Syracuse , 32 , , 32 , , 38.0 , , .406 , , .341 , , .884 , , 3.4 , , 3.1 , , 1.5 , , .1 , , 19.2 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 121 , , 94 , , 31.5 , , .410 , , .362 , , .827 , , 2.4 , , 2.2 , , 1.1 , , .1 , , 14.6

Personal life

His father is Hall of Fame basketball coach

, for whom he played at Syracuse. Two of his siblings play college basketball: his older brother, Jimmy, who played with him at Syracuse, and his twin sister, Jamie, at

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References

External links

Syracuse Orange bio
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