Bill Kenville

Bill Kenville
Personal information
Born(1930-12-01)December 1, 1930
Elmhurst, New York
DiedJune 19, 2018(2018-06-19) (aged 87)
Binghamton, New York
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight187 lb (85 kg)
Career information
CollegeSt. Bonaventure (1950–1953)
NBA draft1953: 3rd round, 22nd overall pick
Selected by the Syracuse Nationals
Playing career1953–1960
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
Number15, 14, 6, 10
Career history
1954–1956Syracuse Nationals
1956–1960Fort Wayne / Detroit Pistons
Career highlights and awards
Career statistics
Points2,434 (7.1 ppg)
Rebounds1,206 (3.5 rpg)
Assists715 (2.1 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

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

Legend
  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

Source[2]

Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
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

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

  1. ^ "Former Syracuse Nationals player Bill Kenville dies at age 87". syracuse.com. June 20, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  2. ^ "Billy Kenville NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 30, 2023.


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