American basketball player and coach
Harry Edward "Buddy" Jeannette (September 15, 1917 – March 11, 1998)[1] was an American professional basketball player and coach.
Biography
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 Sheboygan Red Skins in 1943 and Fort Wayne Pistons in 1944 and 1945. Jeannette also won a title with the American Basketball League's Baltimore Bullets in 1948.
Most of his playing career came prior to the formation of the modern National Basketball Association (NBA) in its predecessor leagues the National Basketball League (NBL) and Basketball Association of America (BAA) including three years as a player-coach 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 Georgetown University 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 American Basketball Association's Pittsburgh Pipers for part of a season.
In 1994, Jeannette was enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Jeannette attended Washington and Jefferson College, in Washington, Pennsylvania.[2]
Career playing statistics
NBL
NBL
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Playoffs
BAA/NBA
Regular season
Playoffs
Head coaching record
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College
Notes
- ^ Jeannette was one of three head coaches for Baltimore during the season. Mike Farmer had coached Baltimore to a 1–8 record in its first nine games when Jeannette took over. Jeannette served as interim head coach for the next 16 games. Gene Shue then took over as head coach, posting a 16–40 record to lead Baltimore to a 20–61 finish.
- ^ Jeannette was Pittsburgh's second head coach of the season, taking over the team from John Clark after it had gone 14–25 in its first 39 games. Jeannette coached Pittsburgh's remaining 45 games, leading the team to a 29–55 finish.
References
- ^ "Hall of Famer Buddy Jeannette, Bullets player-coach, dies at 80 He won pro championship with Baltimore in '48". The Baltimore Sun. March 12, 1998. Archived from the original on January 4, 2010.
- ^ "Buddy Jeannette". basketball-reference.
- ^ "Buddy Jeannette NBL stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
- ^ "Buddy Jeannette: Coaching Record, Awards". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
- ^ "1966–67 Baltimore Bullets Roster and Stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
- ^ "1969–70 Pittsburgh Pipers Roster and Stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
Further reading
- Peterson, Robert W. (2002). "Seeds of the NBA". Cages to Jump Shots: Pro Basketball's Early Years. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. pp. 124–141. ISBN 0-8032-8772-0.
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