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 +{{Colspan center}} '''Date of birth:''' [[June 5]], [[1955]]
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 +{{Colspan center}} '''Place of birth:''' Waukegan, Illinois
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 +{{Colspan center}} '''Nationality:''' {{U.S Flag}} American
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 +| colspan="1" style="text-align: center;"|'''Height:''' 6 ft 0 in
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 +{{Colspan center}} '''College:''' [[Northwestern Wildcats|Northwestern]]
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 +{{Colspan center}} '''[[NBA Draft]]:''' [[NBA Draft 1977]]; Round: 6th / Pick: 115th <br>Selected by the [[Phoenix Suns]]
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 +{{Colspan center}} Debuted in [[1978]] for the [[Kansas City Kings]]
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 +{{Colspan center}} Last played in [[1985]] for the [[Chicago Bulls]]
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 +! colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |<small> {{NBA Profile}}billy_mckinney {{PAGENAME}}] at [[NBA.com]]</small>
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 +| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | <small>[http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mckinbi01.html Stats] at [http://www.basketball-reference.com basketball-reference.com]</small>
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'''William Mervin (Billy) McKinney III''' (born [[June 5]], [[1955]], in Waukegan, Illinois, USA) is an [[USA|American]] former professional [[basketball]] player and former radio broadcaster. He played 7 seasons in the [[NBA]]. '''William Mervin (Billy) McKinney III''' (born [[June 5]], [[1955]], in Waukegan, Illinois, USA) is an [[USA|American]] former professional [[basketball]] player and former radio broadcaster. He played 7 seasons in the [[NBA]].

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Billy McKinney
No. 25, 7, 1
Guard
Personal information
Date of birth: June 5, 1955
Place of birth: Waukegan, Illinois
Nationality: Image:U.S. Flag.png American
Height: 6 ft 0 in Weight: 160 lbs
Career information
College: Northwestern
NBA Draft: NBA Draft 1977; Round: 6th / Pick: 115th
Selected by the Phoenix Suns
Debuted in 1978 for the Kansas City Kings
Last played in 1985 for the Chicago Bulls
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • none
Medals
  • none
Billy McKinney at NBA.com
Stats at basketball-reference.com

William Mervin (Billy) McKinney III (born June 5, 1955, in Waukegan, Illinois, USA) is an American former professional basketball player and former radio broadcaster. He played 7 seasons in the NBA.

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High School and College

A 6'0" guard, McKinney attended Zion-Benton High School, located in Zion, Illinois, a northern suburb of Chicago. He attended college at Northwestern University, earning a degree in education.

NBA

McKinney was selected in the sixth round (115th pick overall) of the 1977 NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns. He did not play a game for the Suns. Instead, he played his debut season with the Kansas City Kings. He later played with the Utah Jazz, Denver Nuggets, San Diego Clippers, and the Chicago Bulls. He played a total of 476 games in the NBA, scoring 3,823 points. While in the National Basketball Association, McKinney he wore a medallion inscribed with the words of Ralph Waldo Emerson: “They can conquer who believe they can.”

Later Life

McKinney later served as Assistant Vice President of Basketball Operations (Chicago Bulls), Director of Player Personnel (Minnesota Timberwolves), Vice President of Basketball Operations (Detroit Pistons), Executive Vice President of the NBA's Seattle SuperSonics and the WNBA's Seattle Storm. In his previous position he was the radio color analyst for the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves. In June of 2008, McKinney was hired as the Milwaukee Bucks director of scouting.

External Links

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