William Cunningham (basketball)

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William Cunningham
Personal information
Born (1974-03-25) March 25, 1974 (age 50)
Augusta, Georgia
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school Glenn Hills (Augusta, Georgia)
College Temple (1992–1996)
NBA draft 1996: undrafted
Position Center
Number45, 50, 54, 51
Career history
1998 Utah Jazz
1998 Philadelphia 76ers
1999 Toronto Raptors
1999 New Jersey Nets
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

William Cunningham (born March 25, 1974) is an American professional basketball player, formerly in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

A 6'11" center from Temple University, Cunningham played in 16 games for four different NBA teams from 1998 to 1999, He has played for the Utah Jazz (1998), Philadelphia 76ers (1998), Toronto Raptors (1999) and New Jersey Nets (1999). He was not drafted by an NBA team but was taken in the 1996 USBL Draft. [1] He has also played professionally in China, Russia, Egypt, Uruguay. [2]

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