Hall of Fame
Buddy Jeannette ’38 was a man who was nationally recognized as a basketball player, coach and general manager in both the college and professional ranks. Jeannette led the Presidents to a 41-19 mark during his career. A four-year letterwinner and leading scorer, Jeannette captained the 1937-38 squad to the Tri-State Championship.
He earned All-America laurels and was named to the District Silver Medal Team, while also being named to the Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph All-Star Team. Jeannette also played in three different professional leagues and was named the NBL Rookie of the Year following the 1938-39 season. He was widely regarded in his first 10 seasons as professional basketball’s top backcourt player.
Jeannette played on six championship teams and was named league MVP four times. He was also the first-ever player/coach to win a professional championship and led the Baltimore Bullets to the city’s first professional championship.
