William Mervin McKinney III (born June 5, 1955) is an American former professional basketball player, former radio broadcaster, and the current mayor of Zion, Illinois. Due to his quickness he was nicknamed "The Crazed Hummingbird".[1]
McKinney later served as Assistant Vice President of Basketball Operations for the Bulls, Director of Player Personnel for the Minnesota Timberwolves, Vice President of Basketball Operations (Detroit Pistons), and Executive Vice President of the NBA's Seattle SuperSonics and the same position for the WNBA's Seattle Storm. In his previous position he was the radio color analyst for the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves. In June 2008, McKinney was hired by fellow Zion-Benton alumnus John Hammond as the Milwaukee Bucks' Director of Scouting. In 2015, he was named Vice-President of Scouting.
McKinney was elected as Zion's mayor in April 2019.
Notesedit
^"Lists". USA Today, Sports section. January 26, 1983.
^Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Northwestern Wildcats - Recap - February 18, 2012 - ESPN
External linksedit
Billy-McKinney.com, McKinney's official website
Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
[2] Mayor McKinney's about page - City of Zion, Illinois
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billy, mckinney, basketball, other, people, named, william, mckinney, william, mckinney, disambiguation, william, mervin, mckinney, born, june, 1955, american, former, professional, basketball, player, former, radio, broadcaster, current, mayor, zion, illinois. For other people named William McKinney see William McKinney disambiguation William Mervin McKinney III born June 5 1955 is an American former professional basketball player former radio broadcaster and the current mayor of Zion Illinois Due to his quickness he was nicknamed The Crazed Hummingbird 1 Billy McKinneyPersonal informationBorn 1955 06 05 June 5 1955 age 68 Waukegan Illinois U S Listed height6 ft 0 in 1 83 m Listed weight160 lb 73 kg Career informationHigh schoolZion Benton Zion Illinois CollegeNorthwestern 1973 1977 NBA draft1977 6th round 115th overall pickSelected by the Phoenix SunsPlaying career1978 1985PositionPoint guardNumber25 7 1Career history1978 1980Kansas City Kings1980Utah Jazz1980 1983Denver Nuggets1983 1984San Diego Clippers1985Chicago BullsCareer highlights and awardsFirst team All Big Ten 1977 Career NBA statisticsPoints3 823 8 0 ppg Rebounds677 1 4 rpg Assists1 661 3 5 apg Stats at NBA comStats at Basketball Reference comA 6 0 guard McKinney attended Zion Benton High School where he played for Mo Tharp long time Fremd coach and Northwestern University he earned a degree in education He was the Wildcats all time leading scorer for 35 years until John Shurna surpassed him in February 2012 2 From 1978 to 1986 McKinney played in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Kansas City Kings Utah Jazz Denver Nuggets San Diego Clippers and Chicago Bulls He averaged 8 0 points per game and 3 5 assists per game in his NBA career McKinney later served as Assistant Vice President of Basketball Operations for the Bulls Director of Player Personnel for the Minnesota Timberwolves Vice President of Basketball Operations Detroit Pistons and Executive Vice President of the NBA s Seattle SuperSonics and the same position for the WNBA s Seattle Storm In his previous position he was the radio color analyst for the NBA s Minnesota Timberwolves In June 2008 McKinney was hired by fellow Zion Benton alumnus John Hammond as the Milwaukee Bucks Director of Scouting In 2015 he was named Vice President of Scouting McKinney was elected as Zion s mayor in April 2019 Notes edit Lists USA Today Sports section January 26 1983 Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Northwestern Wildcats Recap February 18 2012 ESPNExternal links editBilly McKinney com McKinney s official website Career statistics and player information from NBA com nbsp and Basketball Reference com Timberwolves Broadcasting Crew at NBA com 1 Election Results 2 Mayor McKinney s about page City of Zion Illinois nbsp This biographical article relating to a United States basketball player coach or other figure born in the 1950s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Billy McKinney basketball amp oldid 1189469316, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
