Just like every other high school player in the basketball-mad state of Indiana, the only thing Buddy Jaffee ever dreamed of was to play Division I college basketball.
For one reason or another, he was initially passed by, but it didn’t phase him. Instead, Jaffee kept trying and made his dream come true on Oct. 7, when Marquette announced it was offering the senior from Michigan City, Indiana a preferred walk-on spot for the 2018 season.
“Growing up in Indiana, basketball is such a big deal,” Jaffee said. “I grew up around people who had that same passion, which made me love the game even more.