Bill Wennington
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William (Bill) Percey Wennington (born December 26, 1963 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian former National Basketball Association center who won three NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls: the 1996, 1997 and 1998 teams. He was also a member of two Canadian Olympic Basketball Teams (1984 and 1992) and the 1983 World University Games team that won gold against the USA. Wennington has been inducted into the Quebec Basketball Hall of Fame, Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame and Carey 306 Hall of Fame at St. John's University.
Wennington attended Long Island Lutheran High School on Long Island and St. John's University, New York, playing on one NCAA Final Four team under legendary "St. John's Redmen" basketball coach, Lou Carnesecca. He was drafted in the first round of the 1985 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks, where he played his first several seasons. Before joining the Chicago Bulls, he spent a few notable years in Italy playing for Virtus (Knorr) from Bologna.
In 1995, Michael Jordan scored 55 points against the New York Knicks in his first game at Madison Square Garden since his first retirement. However, it was Wennington who scored the game-winning basket for his only two points of the game, leading him to quip, "Michael and I combined for 57 points." Indeed, Wennington's wit made him a fan favorite, and Chicago-area McDonald's restaurants honored him with a "Beef Wennington" burger (complete with Canadian bacon) in the late 1990s.
Wennington authored the book Tales From The Bulls Hardwood. He now does color commentary for the Bulls on WCKG 105.9FM.
Wennington owns a home at Harvey's Lake, Pennsylvania.[citation needed]
Wennington has an adopted brother Nick.
[edit] External links
- Bill Wennington.com - Fan Site
- CSTV.com with story on Wennington's induction into the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame
- Career Statistics
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