Bill Wennington

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Basketball player
Bill Wennington
Bill Wennington (crop) .jpg
Player information
Full name William Percey Wennington
birthday April 26, 1963
place of birth Montréal , Canada
size 213 cm
position center
college St. John's University
NBA draft 1985 , 16th Pick
Jersey number 23, 34, 7
Clubs as active
1985-1990 United StatesUnited States Dallas Mavericks
1990-1991 United StatesUnited States Sacramento Kings
1991-1993 ItalyItaly Virtus Bologna
1993-1999 United StatesUnited States Chicago Bulls
1999-2000 United StatesUnited States Sacramento Kings
National team
1983-1986 CanadaCanada Canada ?? Games
Medal table
Universiade 1 × gold 0 × silver 0 × bronze
American Championship 0 × gold 0 × silver 1 × bronze
Logo of the FISU Universiade
gold 1983 Edmonton Canada
FIBA America logo American Championship
bronze 1984 São Paulo Canada

William Percey "Bill" Wennington (born April 26, 1963 in Montréal ) is a retired Canadian basketball player .

Life

Wennington played from 1981 to 1985 at St. John's University in New York State . He wore the colors of the university team in 124 games and scored an average of 8.2 points per game. In the 1984/85 season he achieved his best value (12.5 points / game). With a field throw rate of 57.9 percent, the 2.13 meter tall indoor player set a new record for St. John's University, which was broken by Walter Berry a year later . Chris Mullin was one of his teammates at St. John's .

The Dallas Mavericks  secured the rights to the Canadian in the first selection round in June 1985 in the NBA draft process in 16th place. Wennington played for the Texans from 1985 to 1990, the best statistical values ​​he achieved during this time during the game year 1988/89 (4.6 points and 4.4 rebounds / game). In the 1990/91 season he increased his score in the colors of the Sacramento Kings to 5.7 per encounter. The Canadian decided to leave the NBA and accepted an offer from Italian first division club Knorr Bologna , for whom he played from 1991 to 1993. In Serie A he scored an average of 12.5 points per use (72 games) in these two years. In the 1992/93 season he was Italian champion with Bologna under coach Ettore Messina .

In late September 1993 he signed a contract with the Chicago Bulls and thus went back to the NBA. From 1995 he played in Chicago with Michael Jordan , who had retired from basketball in the fall of 1993. In 1996, 1997 and 1998 Wennington won the championship with the team in the NBA. The Canadian was a member of the Bulls until 1999 and was mostly used as a substitute in the center position. In 367 NBA games for Chicago he came to averages of 5.1 points and 2.7 rebounds per encounter. In the 1999/2000 season he played seven more games for the Sacramento Kings.

National team

With the Canadian national team he took part in the 1982 World Cup and was the fourth best scorer in the troupe with 9.3 points per game. In 1983 he won with Canada Student Selection gold at the Universiade in Edmonton . The final victory over the neighboring country USA to Charles Barkley and Karl Malone was considered a big surprise. He was a member of the Canadian Olympic team in 1984 , Wennington scored an average of 7 points per tournament use during the Games in Los Angeles and came fourth with Canada.

After the career

Wennington worked as a radio commentator and accompanied the games of the Chicago Bulls in this activity. In 2005 he was inducted into the Hall of Fame for the Canadian Basketball Federation.

Web links

Commons : Bill Wennington  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b http://www.basketball.ca/files/2015-04/hof_billwennington.pdf
  2. ↑ https://s3.amazonaws.com/redstormsports.com/documents/2019/11/3/2019_20_MBB_MEDIA_GUIDE_WEB.pdf
  3. ↑ 1985 NBA Draft. Retrieved June 26, 2020 (English).
  4. ↑ a b c Bill Wennington Stats. Retrieved June 26, 2020 (English).
  5. ^ Wennington Bill - Statistiche INDIVIDUALI. In: LEGABASKET SERIE A. Retrieved June 26, 2020 .
  6. ^ Knorr Bologna - Composizione Squadra. In: Lega Basket Serie A. Retrieved July 5, 2020 .
  7. ^ Chicago Bulls All-Time Transactions. Retrieved June 26, 2020 (English).
  8. ↑ https://redstormsports.com/news/2020/6/3/mens-basketball-st-johns-basketball-afternoon-chat-with-bill-wennington-set-for-june-9.aspx
  9. ^ Canada pulled off a Miracle on Hardwood at the 1983 University Games. In: cbc.ca. Retrieved June 26, 2020 .
  10. ^ Bill Wennington profile, Olympic Games: Tournament for Men 1984. Retrieved June 26, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Wennington, Bill
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wennington, William Percey (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian basketball player
DATE OF BIRTH April 26, 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH Montréal