Bill Wennington

infobox NBA Player
name = Bill Wennington

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caption =
position = Center
height_ft = 7 | height_in = 0
weight_lbs = 245
nationality = Canadian
birth_date = birth date and age|1963|12|26
birth_place = Montreal, Quebec
college = St. John's
draft = 16th overall
draft_year = 1985
draft_team = Dallas Mavericks
career_start = 1985
career_end = 2000
former_teams = Dallas Mavericks 1985–1990
Sacramento Kings 1990–1991, 1999–2000
Virtus Bologna 1991–93
Chicago Bulls 1994–99
awards =

William ("Bill") Percey Wennington (born December 26, 1963 in Montreal, Quebec) is a retired Canadian basketball player in the National Basketball Association who won three NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls: the 1996, 1997 and 1998 teams. A center, 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, in New York City.

Wennington attended Brookville, NY's Long Island Lutheran Middle and High School and St. John's University, 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.

Wennington authored the book "Tales From The Bulls Hardwood". He now does color commentary for the Bulls on ESPN Radio 1000 WMVP AM, Chicago.

He also had a sandwich called the "Beef Wennington," featured at McDonald's in Chicago, when he was part of the Bulls championship run.

Bill has one brother, Nick Wennington.

External links

* [http://www.billwennington.com/ Bill Wennington.com - Fan Site]
* [http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/stories/071105aag.html "CSTV.com" with story on Wennington's induction into the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame]
* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/wennibi01.html Career Statistics]

* [http://www.frozenhoops.com/ FrozenHoops.com] History of basketball in Canada. Selection of Top 100 Canadian players of all time

ee also

*List of Montreal athletes
*List of famous Montrealers