Buddy Jeannette

Buddy Jeannette
	Pittsburgh Pipers
Career highlights and awards
	BAA champion (1948); All-BAA Second Team (1948); 3× NBL champion (1943–1945); 4× All-NBL First Team (1941, 1944–1946); All-NBL Second Team (1943); 4× WPBT champion (1941, 1944–1946); 2× WPBT MVP (1941, 1945); 3× All-WPBT First Team (1942, 1943, 1945);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
	Basketball Hall of Fame as player
	College Basketball Hall of Fame; Inducted in 2006

Harry Edward "Buddy" Jeannette (September 15, 1917 – March 11, 1998)^[1] was an American professional basketball 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

Baltimore Bullets

in 1947.

Most of his playing career came prior to the formation of the modern

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

Pittsburgh Pipers

for part of a season.

In 1994, Jeannette was enshrined in the

Washington and Jefferson College, in Washington, Pennsylvania.^[2]

BAA/NBA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games 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
†	Won an NBA championship

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	FG%	FT%	APG	PPG
1947–48†	Baltimore	46	.349	.758	1.5	10.7
1948–49	Baltimore	56	.367	.784	2.2	5.6
1949–50	Baltimore	37	.284	.820	2.5	5.2
Career		139	.341	.781	2.1	7.2

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	FG%	FT%	APG	PPG
1948†	Baltimore	11	.492	.881	1.1	8.8
1949	Baltimore	3	.154	1.000	1.7	2.7
Career		14	.432	.891	1.2	7.5

Head coaching record

Sources [3]

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Baltimore Bullets (Basketball Association of America ) (1947–1951)
1947–48	Baltimore	28–20	Western Division	2nd	Won BAA Final
1948–49	Baltimore	29–31	Eastern Division	3rd	Lost Eastern Division Semifinal
1949–50	Baltimore	25–43	Eastern Division	5th	none
1950–51	Baltimore	24–42	Eastern Division	5th	none
Baltimore:		106–136
Georgetown Hoyas (college independent) (1952–1956)
1952–53	Georgetown	13–7	–	–	NIT First Round
1953–54	Georgetown	11–18	–	–	none
1954–55	Georgetown	12–13	–	–	none
1955–56	Georgetown	13–11	–	–	none
Georgetown:		49–49
Baltimore Bullets (National Basketball Association ) (1964–1965)
1964–65	Baltimore	37–43	Western Division	3rd	Lost Western Division Final
Baltimore Bullets (National Basketball Association ) (1966–1967)
1966–67	Baltimore	3–13^[4]^{[note 1]}	Western Division	5th	none
Baltimore:		40–56
Pittsburgh Pipers (American Basketball Association ) (1969–1970)
1969–70	Pittsburgh	15–30^[5]^{[note 2]}	Eastern Division	5th	none
Pittsburgh:		15–30
Total:		210–271^{[note 3]}
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

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.
^ Jeannette's overall record as a head coach of professional teams was 161–222. As a college head coach, he was 49–49 overall.

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 2010-01-04.
^ "Buddy Jeannette". basketball-reference.
^ basketball-reference.com Coaches: Buddy Jeannette
^ basketball-reference.com 1966–67 Baltimore Bullets Roster and Stats
^ basketball-reference.com 1969–70 Pittsburgh Pipers Roster and Stats

External links

Buddy Jeannette at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

[bullets-5] 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.

[pipers-7] 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.

[total-8] Jeannette's overall record as a head coach of professional teams was 161–222. As a college head coach, he was 49–49 overall.

[1] "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 2010-01-04.

[2] "Buddy Jeannette". basketball-reference.

[3] sketball-reference.com Coaches: Buddy Jeannette

[4] sketball-reference.com 1966–67 Baltimore Bullets Roster and Stats

[6] sketball-reference.com 1969–70 Pittsburgh Pipers Roster and Stats

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