| Orson Kinney | |
| Position: | Forward |
| Birth Date: | 17 December 1894 |
| Birth Place: | Yonkers, New York, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Dayton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Nationality: | American |
| College: | Yale (1914–1918) |
| Cyears1: | 1920–1921 |
| Cteam1: | Fordham |
| Cyears2: | 1921–1922 |
| Cteam2: | Yale |
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Orson Alonzo Kinney (December 12, 1894 – January 4, 1966) was an American basketball player and coach known for his collegiate playing career at Yale University in the 1910s.[1] He led the Bulldogs to two Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League (EIBL) championships in 1914–15 and 1916–17 and led the league in scoring in 1915–16 and 1916–17.[1] [2] As a junior in 1916–17 Kinney was named an All-American by the Helms Athletic Foundation.[2] Orson Kinney was also the younger brother of Gilmore Kinney, another Yale basketball star who was the collegiate national player of the year in 1906–07.[3]
Kinney became the head coach of two programs following graduation – Fordham University and Yale University.[4] [5] While coaching Fordham he also played the Crescent Athletic Club.[5]