Chavano Rainer "Buddy" Hield is a professional basketball player who plays as a shooting guard for the Golden State Warriors as of May 2025. He attended the University of Oklahoma and played for the Oklahoma Sooners. In his first year of college, he played 27 games, averaging 7.8 points and 4.2 rebounds. By the end of his college career, he played 132 games starting in 118 of them and averaging 17.4 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 1.9 assists.
Hield was selected as the 6th overall pick in the first round of the 2016 NBA draft by the New Orleans Pelicans. As of May 2025, he has played for the New Orleans Pelicans, Sacramento Kings, Indiana Pacers, Philadelphia 76ers, and Golden State Warriors. As of May 2025, in his 9-year NBA career, Buddy Hield has played 714 games, averaging 28.3 minutes, 4.1 rebounds, 15 points, and 2.5 assists per game (via Basketball Reference).
What is Buddy Hield's nationality?
Buddy Hield holds Bahamian nationality. He was born in the Bahamas and represented his country in the 2014 Centrobasket, where he averaged 19.8 points and 6.0 rebounds per game.
Buddy Hield's hometown
Buddy Hield’s hometown is Freeport, Bahamas, and he moved to the United States in 2010. He attended Jack Hayward High School, where Kyle Lindsted coached him. Buddy Hield was a four-star recruit, ranked 86th nationally by Rivals.com in high school. He led his team to a 24-4 record and a National Association of Christian Athletes national championship, where he was named the tournament MVP (via his college roster page).
Where was Buddy Hield born?
Buddy Hield was born to Jackie Swann and Richard Bryanen on December 17, 1992, in Freeport, Bahamas (via his college roster page).
FAQs on Buddy Hield
A. Buddy Hield is 6 feet 4 inches tall.
A. Buddy Hield's jersey number is 7 in Golden State Warriors.
A. As of December 2025, Buddy Hield is 32 years old.
A. Buddy Hield weighs 220 lbs (100 kg).
