Bill Kenville
Personal information | |
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Born | Elmhurst, New York | December 1, 1930
Died | June 19, 2018 Binghamton, New York | (aged 87)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Listed weight | 187 lb (85 kg) |
Career information | |
College | St. Bonaventure (1950–1953) |
NBA draft | 1953: 3rd round, 22nd overall pick |
Selected by the Syracuse Nationals | |
Playing career | 1953–1960 |
Position | Point guard / shooting guard |
Number | 15, 14, 6, 10 |
Career history | |
1954–1956 | Syracuse Nationals |
1956–1960 | Fort Wayne / Detroit Pistons |
Career highlights and awards | |
Career statistics | |
Points | 2,434 (7.1 ppg) |
Rebounds | 1,206 (3.5 rpg) |
Assists | 715 (2.1 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
William McGill Kenville (December 1, 1930 – June 19, 2018[1]) was an American professional basketball player born from Elmhurst, New York.
A 6'2" (1.88 m) guard from St. Bonaventure University, Kenville played six seasons (1953–1958; 1959–1960) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Syracuse Nationals and Fort Wayne/Detroit Pistons. He averaged 7.1 points per game and won a league title with Syracuse in 1955.
Career statistics
[edit]GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
† | Won an NBA championship | * | Led the league |
NBA
[edit]Source[2]
Regular season
[edit]Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
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1953–54 | Syracuse | 72 | 19.5 | .384 | .747 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 6.0 |
1954–55† | Syracuse | 70 | 19.7 | .357 | .766 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 7.1 |
1955–56 | Syracuse | 72 | 17.8 | .379 | .759 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 7.4 |
1956–57 | Fort Wayne | 71 | 24.0 | .336 | .798 | 4.6 | 2.4 | 8.2 |
1957–58 | Detroit | 35 | 18.5 | .379 | .613 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 7.4 |
1959–60 | Detroit | 25 | 14.6 | .359 | .805 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 5.1 |
Career | 345 | 19.6 | .363 | .758 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 7.1 |
Playoffs
[edit]Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1954 | Syracuse | 13* | 28.8 | .486 | .710 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 8.9 |
1955† | Syracuse | 11* | 11.8 | .354 | .735 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 6.4 |
1956 | Syracuse | 8 | 16.0 | .356 | .696 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 6.0 |
1957 | Fort Wayne | 2 | 15.0 | .154 | .000 | .5 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
1958 | Detroit | 7 | 14.1 | .409 | .556 | 2.7 | .7 | 6.6 |
Career | 41 | 18.6 | .397 | .693 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 6.9 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Former Syracuse Nationals player Bill Kenville dies at age 87". syracuse.com. June 20, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
- ^ "Billy Kenville NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com