John Hummer

John R. Hummer (born May 4, 1948) is an American venture capitalist and retired professional basketball player. He led his high school to the 1966 Virginia State 1A championship before playing for the Princeton Tigers men's basketball team. At Princeton he helped the program earn a 1967–68 co-Ivy League championship and a 1968–69 outright Ivy League championship, and he was a three-time All-Ivy League selection, named first-team in 1969 and 1970 and second-team in 1968. He played for two Ivy League champion teams and served as team captain in his senior season. Hummer was part of the first of head coach Pete Carril's thirteen Ivy League champions (1968), eleven NCAA Division I men's tournament teams (1969), and three undefeated conference champions (1969). Although he set no statistical records, his name continues to rank high in the Princeton record book by many statistical measures, and over the course of his basketball career he was coached by four members of the National Basketball Hall of Fame. An original member of the Buffalo Braves, Hummer played six seasons in the National Basketball Association for the Braves, Chicago Bulls, and Seattle SuperSonics. After his playing career he became a venture capitalist.