Bill Kenville | |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 2 |
Weight Lb: | 187 |
Birth Date: | 1 December 1930 |
Birth Place: | Elmhurst, New York |
Death Place: | Binghamton, New York |
Nationality: | American |
College: | St. Bonaventure (1950–1953) |
Draft Round: | 3 |
Draft Pick: | 22 |
Draft Year: | 1953 |
Draft Team: | Syracuse Nationals |
Career Start: | 1953 |
Career End: | 1960 |
Career Number: | 15, 14, 6, 10 |
Career Position: | Point guard / shooting guard |
Years1: | – |
Team1: | Syracuse Nationals |
Years2: | – |
Team2: | Fort Wayne / Detroit Pistons |
Highlights: | |
Stat1label: | Points |
Stat1value: | 2,434 (7.1 ppg) |
Stat2label: | Rebounds |
Stat2value: | 1,206 (3.5 rpg) |
Stat3label: | Assists |
Stat3value: | 715 (2.1 apg) |
Bbr: | kenvibi01 |
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.
Source[2]
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Syracuse | 72 | 19.5 | .384 | .747 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 6.0 | ||
† | Syracuse | 70 | 19.7 | .357 | .766 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 7.1 | |
Syracuse | 72 | 17.8 | .379 | .759 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 7.4 | ||
Fort Wayne | 71 | 24.0 | .336 | .798 | 4.6 | 2.4 | 8.2 | ||
Detroit | 35 | 18.5 | .379 | .613 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 7.4 | ||
Detroit | 25 | 14.6 | .359 | .805 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 5.1 | ||
Career | 345 | 19.6 | .363 | .758 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 7.1 |
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 |