Bill Wennington
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| Center | |
| Personal information | |
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| Born | April 26, 1963 Montreal, Quebec |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Listed height | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) |
| Listed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Long Island Lutheran (Brookville, New York) |
| College | St. John's (1981–1985) |
| NBA Draft | 1985 / Round: 1 / Pick: 16th overall |
| Selected by the Dallas Mavericks | |
| Pro career | 1985–2000 |
| Career history | |
| 1985–1990 | Dallas Mavericks |
| 1990–1991 | Sacramento Kings |
| 1991–1993 | Knorr Bologna (Italy) |
| 1993–1999 | Chicago Bulls |
| 1999–2000 | Sacramento Kings |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 3,301 (4.6 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 2,148 (3.0 rpg) |
| Assists | 440 (0.6 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
William ("Bill") Percey Wennington (born April 26, 1963 in Montreal, Quebec) is a retired Canadian basketball player who won three NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls. A center, he was also a member of two Canadian Olympic Basketball Teams (1984 and 1992) and the 1983 World University Games team that won gold against the USA. Wennington has been inducted into the Quebec Basketball Hall of Fame and the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame.
Wennington attended New York's Long Island Lutheran Middle and High School, where he played under coach Bob McKillop, and led the Crusaders to, at one time, a No. 1 ranking in the northeast region, and a top 10 ranking in the nation. He then was recruited to St. John's University, and he played on one NCAA Final Four team under basketball coach Lou Carnesecca. He was drafted in the first round of the 1985 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks, where he played his first several seasons. Before joining the Chicago Bulls, he spent a few years in Italy playing for Virtus (Knorr) from Bologna.
In 1998, Chicago-area McDonald's restaurants sold a sandwich named after Wennington called the Beef Wennington.[1]
After his playing career, Wennington became a radio color commentator for the Bulls.[2]
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References [edit]
- ^ Elliott Harris. "Beefing up his role - Bulls' Wennington latest burger celebrity". Chicago Sun-Times. March 8, 1998. Sports, 14.
- ^ 2012-13 Chicago Bulls media guide. pg. 418.
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- CSTV.com with story on Wennington's induction into the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame
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