Bill Kenville
Encyclopedia
William McGill Kenville (born December 1, 1930 in Elmhurst, New York
) is a retired American
professional basketball
player.
A 6'2" (1.88 m) guard/forward 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.
Elmhurst, New York
Elmhurst, New York may refer to:*Elmhurst, Chautauqua County, New York*Elmhurst, Queens, New York...
) is a retired American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
professional basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player.
A 6'2" (1.88 m) guard/forward from St. Bonaventure University
St. Bonaventure University
St. Bonaventure University is a private, Franciscan Catholic university, located in Allegany, Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. It has roughly 2,400 undergraduate and graduate students....
, Kenville played six seasons (1953-1958; 1959-1960) in the National Basketball Association
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
as a member of the Syracuse Nationals
Syracuse Nationals
The Syracuse Nationals were an American professional basketball team that existed from 1946 to 1963 as part of the National Basketball League and National Basketball Association . They are currently known as the Philadelphia 76ers, and are the NBA's oldest continued franchise.The team began in...
and Fort Wayne/Detroit Pistons
Detroit Pistons
The Detroit Pistons are a franchise of the National Basketball Association based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The team's home arena is The Palace of Auburn Hills. It was originally founded in Fort Wayne, Indiana as the Fort Wayne Pistons as a member of the National Basketball League in 1941, where...
. He averaged 7.1 points per game
Points per game
Points per game, often abbreviated PPG, is the average number of points scored by a player per game played in a sport, over the course of a series of games, a whole season, or a career. It is calculated by dividing the total number of points by number of games. The terminology is often used in...
and won a league title with Syracuse in 1955.