Buddy Boeheim

Boeheim attended Jamesville-DeWitt High School in DeWitt, New York.^[1] 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.^[2] For his senior season, Boeheim transferred to Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, where he served as team captain.^[3] He committed to playing college basketball at Syracuse, where his father was serving as head coach, over offers from Gonzaga and UMass.^[4]

Boeheim came off the bench in his freshman season at Syracuse, averaging 6.8 points per game.^[5] He entered the starting lineup as a sophomore and averaged 15.3 points.^[6][7] On March 11, 2021, Boeheim scored a career-high 31 points in a 72–69 loss to Virginia at the ACC tournament quarterfinals.^[8] In his next game, on March 19, he scored 30 points in a 78–62 first-round win over sixth-seeded San Diego State at the NCAA tournament.^[9] As a junior, Boeheim averaged 17.8 points and 2.6 assists per game, while shooting 38.3 percent from three-point range.^[10] He was named to the All-ACC First Team as a senior.^[11]

After going undrafted in the 2022 NBA draft, Boeheim signed a two-way contract with the Detroit Pistons.^[12] Boeheim later joined the Pistons' 2022 NBA Summer League team.^[13] In his Summer League debut, Boeheim scored no points, going 0-for-2 from the field in around nine minutes in an 81–78 win against the Portland Trail Blazers.^[14] Four nights later he scored a team-high 18 points for the Pistons in a loss to the Indiana Pacers.^[15]

In July 2023, Boeheim joined the Pistons for the 2023 NBA Summer League^[16] and on October 2, he signed a standard contract with them.^[17] However, he was waived on October 21^[18] and nine days later, he joined the Motor City Cruise.^[19]

On February 23, 2024, Boeheim signed a standard contract with Detroit.^[20] However, he was waived on June 29.^[21]

On October 16, 2024, Boeheim signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder,^[22] but was waived two days later.^[23] On October 25, he joined the Oklahoma City Blue.^[24]

Boeheim signed with the Thunder on October 14, 2025.^[25] He was waived the following day in order to join the Blue.^[26]

On February 7, 2026, Boeheim agreed to a two-way contract with the Thunder. This followed the waiving of Chris Youngblood.^[27] He made four appearances for Oklahoma City, averaging 1.5 points. On March 2, the Thunder waived Boeheim.^[28][29]