Movatterモバイル変換

[0]ホーム
URL:

Jump to content
WikipediaThe Free Encyclopedia
Search

Bill Wennington

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Canadian basketball player (born 1963)

Bill Wennington
Wennington looking down
Personal information
Born (1963-04-26)April 26, 1963 (age 62)
Listed height7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High schoolLong Island Lutheran
(Brookville, New York)
CollegeSt. John's (1981–1985)
NBA draft1985: 1st round, 16th overall pick
Drafted byDallas Mavericks
Playing career1985–2000
PositionCenter
Number23, 34, 7
Career history
1985–1990Dallas Mavericks
1990–1991Sacramento Kings
1991–1993Virtus Bologna
1993–1999Chicago Bulls
1999–2000Sacramento Kings
Career highlights
Career NBA statistics
Points3,301 (4.6 ppg)
Rebounds2,148 (3.0 rpg)
Assists440 (0.6 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats atBasketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

William Percey Wennington (born April 26, 1963) is aCanadian former professionalbasketball player who won threeNational Basketball Association (NBA)championships with theChicago Bulls. Acenter, he representedCanada in the1984 Olympics and the1983 World University Games, where the team won gold. He was on the Canadian team which narrowly missed qualifying for the1992 Olympics. Wennington has been inducted into the Quebec Basketball Hall of Fame and theCanadian Basketball Hall of Fame.

Amateur career

[edit]

Born inMontreal, Wennington moved toLong Island as a child. He did not play basketball until moving to the United States and claimed he "didn't touch a basketball" until he was 11 years old.[1] He attendedLong Island Lutheran Middle and High School inBrookville, New York, where he played under coachBob McKillop, and led the Crusaders to a No. 1 ranking in the northeast region and a top 10 ranking in the U.S. He was recruited toSt. John's University inQueens, New York and he played on a NCAAFinal Four team under coachLou Carnesecca.

Professional career

[edit]

Wennington was drafted 16th in the first round of the1985 NBA draft by theDallas Mavericks. He made his NBA debut on October 29, 1985.[2] On June 26, 1990, he was traded to theSacramento Kings along with two 1990 first-round draft picks in exchange forRodney McCray and two future second-round draft picks.[2]

Before signing as a free agent with theChicago Bulls in 1993, he spent a few years playing forVirtus (Knorr) inBologna, Italy. In 1998, Chicago-areaMcDonald's restaurants sold a sandwich named after Wennington called the Beef Wennington.[3] After the break-up of the Chicago Bulls dynasty of the 1990s, Wennington played his final NBA season with theSacramento Kings.[2]

Post-basketball career

[edit]

After his playing career ended, Wennington became a radio color commentator for the Bulls.[4] He was inducted into the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame in 2005.[5] He was featured in the 2020 docuseriesThe Last Dance.[6]

Career statistics

[edit]
Legend
  GPGames 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 anNBA championship

NBA

[edit]

Source[2]

Regular season

[edit]
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1985–86Dallas56310.0.471.000.7262.4.4.3.43.4
1986–87Dallas5809.7.424.000.7502.2.4.2.22.7
1987–88Dallas3004.2.510.500.6321.3.1.2.32.1
1988–89Dallas65916.5.433.111.7444.4.7.2.54.6
1989–90Dallas60213.6.449.000.8003.3.7.3.44.5
1990–91Sacramento772318.9.436.200.7874.4.9.6.85.7
1993–94Chicago76018.0.488.000.8184.6.9.6.47.1
1994–95Chicago73113.1.492.000.8102.6.5.3.25.0
1995–96†Chicago712015.0.4931.000.8602.5.6.3.25.3
1996–97†Chicago611912.8.498.000.8302.1.7.2.24.6
1997–98†Chicago4889.7.436–.8101.7.4.1.13.5
1998–99Chicago38311.9.3481.000.8182.1.5.3.33.8
1999–00Sacramento708.1.316–1.0002.7.1.3.32.0
Career7208813.5.459.139.7873.0.6.3.34.6

Playoffs

[edit]
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1986Dallas603.0.3331.0001.000.8.0.0.01.2
1987Dallas4011.8.500–.6002.51.0.0.83.8
1988Dallas602.3.000––.7.2.2.0.0
1990Dallas308.3.200––1.0.3.0.3.7
1994Chicago706.7.500–.6671.0.6.0.11.1
1995Chicago10013.3.412–1.0002.8.3.3.34.8
1996†Chicago1809.4.520.000.5001.7.5.2.13.0
1998†Chicago1607.4.526–.500.9.2.4.12.8
Career7008.2.459.500.6791.4.4.2.22.5

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^Anderson, Dave (February 28, 1985)."Sports of the Times; 'I Told Patrick'".The New York Times. RetrievedFebruary 4, 2026.
  2. ^abcd"Bill Wennington NBA Stats".Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. RetrievedJuly 14, 2025.
  3. ^Elliott Harris. "Beefing up his role - Bulls' Wennington latest burger celebrity".Chicago Sun-Times. March 8, 1998. Sports, 14.
  4. ^"2012-13 Chicago Bulls media guide"(PDF). I.cdn.turner.com. p. 418. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on March 4, 2016. RetrievedMay 13, 2015.
  5. ^"Wennington Honored With Canadian Hall of Fame Induction". Archived fromthe original on October 25, 2010. RetrievedAugust 8, 2017.
  6. ^Mayberry, Darnell (April 18, 2020)."Q&A: Bill Wennington dishes on Michael Jordan, 'The Last Dance' documentary".The New York Times.ISSN 0362-4331. RetrievedJune 13, 2025.

External links

[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related toBill Wennington.
Links to related articles
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bill_Wennington&oldid=1337735739"
Categories:
Hidden categories:
[8]ページ先頭
©2009-2026 Movatter.jp