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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.
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 Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, 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.
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 Virginia 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 San…
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