Harry Edward "Buddy" Jeannette (September 15, 1917 – March 11, 1998) was an American professional

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player and coach. Jeannette was widely regarded as the premier backcourt player between 1938 and 1948. He was named to the First Team of the National Basketball League (NBL) four times, and won titles with the NBL's

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in 1943 and

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in 1944 and 1945. Jeannette also won a title with the American Basketball League's Baltimore Bullets in 1947. Most of his playing career came prior to the formation of the modern

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(NBA) or its predecessor leagues; however Jeannette did serve three years as a

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for the original Baltimore Bullets of the Basketball Association of America (BAA). In the 1948 BAA playoffs, he became the first player-coach to win a professional championship. After his playing career ended in 1950, he coached the original Bullets for one more season. He then became the head coach at

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for four seasons, leading the team to an appearance in the 1953 National Invitation Tournament. Jeannette returned to the ranks of professional coaching in the NBA to lead the modern Baltimore Bullets twice, once for a full season and once as an interim coach. He later would coach the

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for part of a season. In 1994, Jeannette was enshrined in the

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. Jeannette attended

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, in

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BAA/NBA career statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

Head coaching record

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