Bill Wennington

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Bill Wennington
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Wennington in 2008
Personal information
Born (1963-04-26) April 26, 1963 (age 62)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Listed height7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school Long Island Lutheran
(Brookville, New York)
College St. John's (1981–1985)
NBA draft 1985: 1st round, 16th overall pick
Drafted by Dallas Mavericks
Playing career1985–2000
Position Centre
Number23, 34, 7
Career history
1985–1990 Dallas Mavericks
1990–1991 Sacramento Kings
1991–1993 Virtus Bologna
1993–1999 Chicago Bulls
1999–2000 Sacramento Kings
Career highlights
Career NBA statistics
Points 3,301 (4.6 ppg)
Rebounds 2,148 (3.0 rpg)
Assists 440 (0.6 apg)
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Medals
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Universiade
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1983 Edmonton National team

William Percey Wennington (born April 26, 1963) is a Canadian former professional basketball player who won three National Basketball Association (NBA) championships with the Chicago Bulls. A center, he represented Canada in the 1984 Olympics and 1983 World University Games, where the team won gold. He was also on the Canadian team that narrowly missed qualification for the 1992 Olympics. Wennington has been inducted into the Quebec Basketball Hall of Fame and the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame.

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Amateur career

Born in Montreal, Wennington later 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.

Professional career

He was drafted 16th in the first round of the 1985 NBA draft by the Dallas Mavericks, where he played his first several seasons. Wennington made his NBA debut on October 29, 1985. [1] On June 26, 1990, he was traded to the Sacramento Kings along with two 1990 first-round draft picks in exchange for Rodney McCray and two future second-round draft picks. [1]

Before signing as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls in 1993, 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. [2] After the break-up of the highly successful Chicago Bulls of the 1990s, Wennington played his final NBA season with the Sacramento Kings. [1] He played alongside Ron Harper, Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman. Wennington was the backup center for Luc Longley.

Post-basketball career

After his playing career ended, Wennington became a radio color commentator for the Bulls. [3] Wennington was inducted into the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame in 2005. [4]

Wennington featured in the 2020 docuseries The Last Dance. [5]

Career stats

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 an NBA championship

NBA

Source [1]

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1985–86 Dallas 56310.0.471.000.7262.4.4.3.43.4
1986–87 Dallas 5809.7.424.000.7502.2.4.2.22.7
1987–88 Dallas 3004.2.510.500.6321.3.1.2.32.1
1988–89 Dallas 65916.5.433.111.7444.4.7.2.54.6
1989–90 Dallas 60213.6.449.000.8003.3.7.3.44.5
1990–91 Sacramento 772318.9.436.200.7874.4.9.6.85.7
1993–94 Chicago 76018.0.488.000.8184.6.9.6.47.1
1994–95 Chicago 73113.1.492.000.8102.6.5.3.25.0
1995–96† Chicago 712015.0.4931.000.8602.5.6.3.25.3
1996–97† Chicago 611912.8.498.000.8302.1.7.2.24.6
1997–98† Chicago 4889.7.436–.8101.7.4.1.13.5
1998–99 Chicago 38311.9.3481.000.8182.1.5.3.33.8
1999–00 Sacramento 708.1.316–1.0002.7.1.3.32.0
Career7208813.5.459.139.7873.0.6.3.34.6

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1986 Dallas 603.0.3331.0001.000.8.0.0.01.2
1987 Dallas 4011.8.500–.6002.51.0.0.83.8
1988 Dallas 602.3.000––.7.2.2.0.0
1990 Dallas 308.3.200––1.0.3.0.3.7
1994 Chicago 706.7.500–.6671.0.6.0.11.1
1995 Chicago 10013.3.412–1.0002.8.3.3.34.8
1996† Chicago 1809.4.520.000.5001.7.5.2.13.0
1998† Chicago 1607.4.526–.500.9.2.4.12.8
Career7008.2.459.500.6791.4.4.2.22.5

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Bill Wennington NBA Stats". Basketball Reference . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  2. ↑ Elliott Harris. "Beefing up his role - Bulls' Wennington latest burger celebrity". Chicago Sun-Times. March 8, 1998. Sports, 14.
  3. ↑ "2012-13 Chicago Bulls media guide" (PDF). I.cdn.turner.com. p. 418. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Wennington Honored With Canadian Hall of Fame Induction". Archived from the original on October 25, 2010. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  5. ↑ Mayberry, Darnell (April 18, 2020). "Q&A: Bill Wennington dishes on Michael Jordan, 'The Last Dance' documentary". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved June 13, 2025.
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