Buddy Hield

Buddy Hield is one of those guys who just makes you believe in the whole "bet on yourself" idea — growing up in Freeport, Bahamas, not exactly the most well-worn path to the NBA, he grinded his way to the University of Oklahoma and put together one of the most decorated college seasons in recent memory, sweeping the Naismith, Wooden, and Oscar Robertson awards all in 2016. In the pros he carved out his identity as one of the purest three-point shooters in the league, the kind of shooter defenses genuinely have to gameplan around. He's never quite been the superstar name on the marquee, but anyone who actually watches basketball knows exactly how dangerous he is when he gets a clean look — the arc is just beautiful.

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Name (English)

Buddy Hield

Name (Japanese)

バディ・ヒールド

Reading

ばでぃ・ひーるど

Born

December 17, 1992 (age 33)

Origin

Freeport, The Bahamas

Height

193 cm

Occupation

basketball player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Monkey

University

University of Oklahoma

Awards & achievements

• 2015 Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
• 2016 Sporting News Men's College Basketball Player of the Year
• 2016 Oscar Robertson Trophy
• 2016 Naismith College Player of the Year
• 2016 John R. Wooden Award

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/buddylove242/
• Xhttps://x.com/buddyhield
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy%20Hield
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%90%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%92%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%89
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19663167

Tags

• basketball player

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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