Buddy Hield

Buddy Hield

Hield drives to the rim in 2016
No. 24 New Orleans Pelicans
Position Shooting guard
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1993-12-17) December 17, 1993
Freeport, Bahamas
Nationality Bahamian
Listed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight 214 lb (97 kg)
Career information
High school Sunrise Christian Academy
(Wichita, Kansas)
College Oklahoma (2012–2016)
NBA draft 2016 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6th overall
Selected by the New Orleans Pelicans
Playing career 2016–present
Career history
2016–present New Orleans Pelicans
Career highlights and awards

Chavano Rainier "Buddy" Hield (born December 17, 1993)[1][2] is a Bahamian professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was named the Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year in 2015 and 2016,[1][3] and in 2016, he received four major national player of the year awards—the John R. Wooden Award, the Naismith Award, Sporting News Player of the Year, and the Oscar Robertson Trophy. Hield was selected with the sixth overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft by the New Orleans Pelicans.

Early life

Hield grew up in Eight Mile Rock, a coastal village 14 miles west of Freeport, in the West Grand Bahama district in The Bahamas.[4] He was fifth of seven children of his mother Jackie Braynen.[5] Hield received his nickname from his mother after Bud Bundy of the sitcom Married... with Children.[6]

Hield was first featured in high school by The All Bahamian Brand, a basketball magazine from the Bahamas. Hield, as a young eighth grader, was rated by the All Bahamian Brand as the best 8th grader in the Bahamas and one to watch.

Hield showed his early ability to lead his team from a young age by taking his Jack Hayward High School basketball team to the championship of the Providence Holiday Tournament on a buzzer beater and also leading his team to win the Grand Bahamas High School Championships. For his exploits, Hield was named an All Bahamian Brand All Bahamian Selection.[7]

After his performances in The Bahamas, Hield was recruited to attend a prep school in Kansas, Sunrise Christian Academy in Bel Aire, Kansas, a suburb of Wichita.[8] Current Wichita State assistant and then-Sunrise coach Kyle Lindsted recruited the 6-foot 4-inch (1.93 m) guard.[8] In 2011, during Hield's junior year at Sunrise Christian he led the team to the National Association of Christian Athletes national championship, getting named the MVP of the tourney.[9] In the 2011-2012 season, his senior year, Hield averaged 22.7 points on .491 shooting in 21.0 minutes per game.[3][9]

He was highly recruited and selected the Oklahoma Sooners over the Kansas Jayhawks.[2][8][9][10][11]

College career

As a freshman at Oklahoma, Hield scored 7.8 points per game, and was the recipient of the team's Most Inspirational Award. He was a second-team All-Big 12 selection as a sophomore as he averaged 16.5 points and 4.4 rebounds per game. He worked on his defense prior to his junior year and expanded his offensive game to more of a high-volume three point shooter.[12]

Hield averaged 17.4 points and 5.4 rebounds per game as a junior at Oklahoma and shot 41 percent from the field. He led Oklahoma to a 24-11 record and Sweet 16 berth. Despite being a potential 2015 NBA Draft selection, he decided to return for his senior season.[13] He was a First Team All-Big 12 selection and was named Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year.[14]

Hield was listed on the Oscar Robertson Award preseason watchlist[15] as well as the Naismith College Player of the Year preseason watchlist.[16] Hield recorded a career high of 46 points in a triple overtime loss to Kansas on January 4, 2016, receiving a standing ovation from the opposing crowd after a postgame interview with Scott Van Pelt. His 46 points tied the record for most points scored by an opponent at Allen Fieldhouse.[17] He was named to the 35-man midseason watchlist for the Naismith Trophy on February 11.[18]

His senior year at Oklahoma, on April 7, 2016, Hield won the John R. Wooden Award for the best college basketball player for the 2015-2016 season; where he averaged 25 points, 5.7 rebounds, two assists per game, and led the nation in three-point shots.[19]

College statistics

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2012–13 Oklahoma 27 13 25.1 .388 .238 .833 4.2 1.9 1.2 .3 7.8
2013–14 Oklahoma 33 33 32.1 .445 .386 .750 4.4 1.9 1.4 .2 16.5
2014–15 Oklahoma 35 35 32.4 .412 .359 .823 5.4 1.9 1.3 .2 17.4
2015–16 Oklahoma 37 37 35.4 .501 .457 .880 5.7 2.0 1.1 .5 25.0
Career 132 118 31.7 .448 .390 .836 5.0 1.9 1.3 .3 17.4

Professional career

New Orleans Pelicans (2016–present)

On June 23, 2016, Hield was selected by the New Orleans Pelicans with the sixth overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft.[20] On July 22, 2016, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Pelicans after averaging 16.8 points, 5.4 rebounds and 3.8 assists in five Summer League games.[21]

National team career

Hield traveled to the city of Tepic in Nayarit, Mexico from August 1 to 7, 2014 to represent the Bahamas national team in the 2014 Centrobasket, which is the regional basketball championship of FIBA Americas for the Central American and Caribbean subzone. Hield's coach in the tournament was Larry Eustachy.[22] He averaged a tournament-leading 19.8 points per game and a team-high 6.0 rebounds.[22]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Buddy Hield Player Profile". RealGM. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  2. 1 2 Young, RJ (January 18, 2013). "OU's Buddy Hield won't back down from challenge". Rivals.com. Sunnyvale, California. Retrieved April 7, 2016. Of those three, Kansas seems the obvious choice for a basketball player -- especially one who played high school ball in the Sunflower State. Jayhawk basketball is as rich in tradition and committed to winning championships as any program in the country. So why turn down Kansas men's basketball coach Bill Self if he offers you a scholarship?
  3. 1 2 "Buddy Hield Biography". SoonerSports.com. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  4. Hield, Buddy. , The Players Tribune, March 17, 2016.
  5. Tracy, Marc (March 14, 2016). "For Buddy Hield and Other Bahamians, Talent Is Cultivated on the Great Plains". New York Times. New York. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  6. Vecenie, Sam (August 13, 2015). "Oklahoma's Buddy Hield fueled by his roots of growing up in Bahamas". CBS Sports.
  7. SportsMEDIAoNe1 (2010-08-26), SportsMEDIAoNe2009-2010allBahamianTeamVideo.mov, retrieved 2016-02-06
  8. 1 2 3 Robinett, Kellis (February 4, 2016). "High school stop in Wichita gave OU's Buddy Hield a path to success". Kansas City Star. Kansas City, Missouri. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  9. 1 2 3 King, Jason (November 19, 2015). "Bahamas' Best: Buddy Hield's Relentless Journey to Oklahoma and Hoops Stardom". Bleacher Report. San Francisco. Retrieved April 6, 2016. As the 86th-ranked player in the 2012 class by Rivals.com, Hield had been offered a scholarship by tradition-rich Kansas prior to his senior season. But he canceled his official visit and committed to Oklahoma following a trip to Norman, where Kruger had been hired to resurrect a dormant program.
  10. Rexrode, Joe (25 March 2015). "MSU's Nairn, OU's Hield represent Bahamas, friendship". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  11. Dodd, Rustin. As No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown looms, Kansas guards prepare for matchup with Oklahoma’s Buddy Hield, Kansas City Star, January 3, 2016. "A native of the Bahamas, Hield, a 6-foot-4 shooting guard, had gone to Sunrise to pursue a college basketball scholarship, and after two seasons in Kansas, he was a top-100 recruit with offers from schools all over the country. One of those schools was KU. The Jayhawks’ staff was interested in Hield, Self says."
  12. Olson, Eric (25 March 2015). "Oklahoma's Buddy Hield thrives in the clutch". The Detroit News. Associated Press. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  13. "Big 12 Player of Year Hield returning to Oklahoma for senior season". Fox Sports. Associated Press. 24 April 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  14. "Sooners' Hield Leads All-Big 12 Men's Basketball Honors". Big 12 Conference. March 8, 2015. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
  15. "USBWA Unveils Award Watchlists". U.S. Basketball Writers Association. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  16. Johnson, Raphielle (December 2, 2015). "Naismith Trophy early season watch list released". NBC Sports. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  17. Mattioli, Kami (January 5, 2016). "Kansas fans stick around to show love for Oklahoma's Buddy Hield". The Sporting News. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  18. Payne, Terrence (February 11, 2016). "Naismith Trophy midseason list announced". Fox Sports. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  19. O'Donnell, Ricky (April 8, 2016). "Oklahoma's Buddy Hield named 2016 Wooden Award winner". SB Nation. New York City. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  20. Reid, John (June 23, 2016). "New Orleans Pelicans select Buddy Hield with 6th overall pick in 2016 NBA Draft". NOLA.com. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
  21. "Pelicans Sign 2016 First Round Draft Pick Buddy Hield". NBA.com. July 22, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  22. 1 2 Rohde, John (August 28, 2014). "The Summer of Buddy Love". SoonerSports.com. Norman, Oklahoma. Retrieved April 8, 2016. Playing four games in the city of Tepic in the western part of the country for former Iowa State and current Colorado State head coach Larry Eustachy, Hield averaged a tournament-leading 19.8 points per game and a team-high 6.0 rebounds.

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