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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, in New York City. December 26 is the 360th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar, 361st in leap years. ...
1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ...
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The National Basketball Association (NBA) is the worlds premier mens basketball league. ...
The center is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. ...
Logo of the NBA Finals The NBA Finals is the championship series of the National Basketball Association, played under a best-of-seven playoff format. ...
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1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...
1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ...
1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...
1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Universiade is an International multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). ...
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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. Long Island Lutheran Middle and High School is a Lutheran college prep school in Brookville, New York. ...
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Final Four is a sports term that is commonly applied to the last four teams remaining in a playoff tournament. ...
Luigi P. Carnesecca (born January 5, 1925 in New York City, United States) is a former basketball coach at St. ...
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Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna is a prominent Italian basketball club, based in Bologna. ...
Bologna (IPA , from Latin Bononia, Bulåggna in Emiliano-Romagnolo) is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy, in the Pianura Padana, between the Po River and the Apennines, exactly between the Reno River and the Sà vena River. ...
In 1995, Chicago Bulls team mate 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."[citation needed] For other persons named Michael Jordan, see Michael Jordan (disambiguation). ...
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Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, known colloquially simply as The Garden, has been the name of four arenas in New York City, United States. ...
Wennington authored the book Tales From The Bulls Hardwood. He now does color commentary for the Bulls on WCKG 105.9FM. A color (or colour) commentator is a member of the broadcasting team for a sporting event who assists the play-by-play announcer by filling in any time when play is not in progress. ...
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External links
- Bill Wennington.com - Fan Site
- CSTV.com with story on Wennington's induction into the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame
- Career Statistics
See also Chicago Bulls 1995-96 NBA Champions—All-Time NBA Best 72-10 record 0 Brown | 7 Kukoc | 8 Simpkins | 9 Harper | 13 Longley | 22 Salley | 23 Jordan (Finals MVP) | 25 Kerr | 30 Bucheler | 33 Pippen | 34 Wennington | 35 Caffey | 53 Edwards | 54 Haley | 91 Rodman | Coach Jackson List of athletes from Montreal Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z The Great Antonio, strongman Rumeal Augustine, former NCAA basketball player, Providence College Jean Béliveau...
This is a list of notable people from Montreal. ...
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The 1995-96 NBA season was the 50th season of the National Basketball Association, although the league didnt celebrate this anniversary until the following season. ...
Randy Brown (born May 22, 1968, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American former professional basketball player. ...
Toni KukoÄ (born September 18, 1968 in Split) is a renowned Croatian basketball player. ...
LuBara Dixon Dickey Simpkins (born April 6, 1972 in Fort Washington, Maryland) is an American professional basketball player best known for his tenure with the Chicago Bulls in the late 1990s. ...
Ronald Harper (born January 20, 1964 in Dayton, Ohio) is a former professional basketball player whose career spanned from 1986 to 2001 with four teams in the National Basketball Association. ...
Lucien James Luc Longley (born January 19, 1969 in Melbourne, Australia) is a former professional basketball player, and also the first Australian to play in the NBA. He attended college at the University of New Mexico. ...
John Thomas Spider Salley (born May 16, 1964 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American former professional basketball player in the NBA, actor and talk show host. ...
The National Basketball Association Finals Most Valuable Player Award is presented to the National Basketball Association (NBA) player in the NBA Finals that is seen as contributing the most to his team in the series. ...
Steve Kerr shoots the game-winning shot in Game 6 of the 1997 NBA Finals for the Chicago Bulls. ...
Judson Donald Buechler (born June 19, 1968 in San Diego, California) is a former professional basketball player. ...
Scottie Maurice Pippen (born September 25, 1965 in Hamburg, Arkansas) is a former American professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and is most remembered for leading the Chicago Bulls together with Michael Jordan to six championships and being one of the best all-around players...
Jason Andre Caffey (born June 12, 1973 in Mobile, Alabama) is a former professional basketball player who won two championship rings with the Chicago Bulls in the late 1990s. ...
James Franklin Buddha Edwards (born November 22, 1955 in Seattle, Washington) is a former professional basketball player. ...
Jack Kevin Haley (born January 27, 1964 in Long Beach, California) is an American former professional basketball player. ...
Dennis Keith Rodman (born May 13, 1961, in Trenton, New Jersey) is an American former professional basketball player best known for his defensive and rebounding ability, leading the National Basketball Association in rebounds per game for a record seven consecutive years and earning NBA All-Defensive First Team honors seven...
Philip Douglas Phil Jackson (born September 17, 1945 in Deer Lodge, Montana) is the current coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, an American professional basketball team. ...
00 Parish | 1 Brown | 7 Kukoc | 8 Simpkins | 9 Harper | 13 Longley | 18 Williams | 23 Jordan (Finals MVP) | 25 Kerr | 30 Bucheler | 33 Pippen | 34 Wennington | 35 Caffey | 91 Rodman | Coach Jackson This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...
The 1996-97 NBA season was the 51st season of the National Basketball Association. ...
Robert Lee Parish (born August 30, 1953 ) in Shreveport, Louisiana) is a retired American basketball center. ...
Randy Brown (born May 22, 1968, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American former professional basketball player. ...
Toni KukoÄ (born September 18, 1968 in Split) is a renowned Croatian basketball player. ...
LuBara Dixon Dickey Simpkins (born April 6, 1972 in Fort Washington, Maryland) is an American professional basketball player best known for his tenure with the Chicago Bulls in the late 1990s. ...
Ronald Harper (born January 20, 1964 in Dayton, Ohio) is a former professional basketball player whose career spanned from 1986 to 2001 with four teams in the National Basketball Association. ...
Lucien James Luc Longley (born January 19, 1969 in Melbourne, Australia) is a former professional basketball player, and also the first Australian to play in the NBA. He attended college at the University of New Mexico. ...
Bison Dele (April 6, 1969 – disappeared July 7, 2002), formerly known as Brian Williams (full given name Brian Carson Williams), was an American professional basketball player who finished his career as a center for the NBAs Detroit Pistons. ...
The National Basketball Association Finals Most Valuable Player Award is presented to the National Basketball Association (NBA) player in the NBA Finals that is seen as contributing the most to his team in the series. ...
Steve Kerr shoots the game-winning shot in Game 6 of the 1997 NBA Finals for the Chicago Bulls. ...
Judson Donald Buechler (born June 19, 1968 in San Diego, California) is a former professional basketball player. ...
Scottie Maurice Pippen (born September 25, 1965 in Hamburg, Arkansas) is a former American professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and is most remembered for leading the Chicago Bulls together with Michael Jordan to six championships and being one of the best all-around players...
Jason Andre Caffey (born June 12, 1973 in Mobile, Alabama) is a former professional basketball player who won two championship rings with the Chicago Bulls in the late 1990s. ...
Dennis Keith Rodman (born May 13, 1961, in Trenton, New Jersey) is an American former professional basketball player best known for his defensive and rebounding ability, leading the National Basketball Association in rebounds per game for a record seven consecutive years and earning NBA All-Defensive First Team honors seven...
Philip Douglas Phil Jackson (born September 17, 1945 in Deer Lodge, Montana) is the current coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, an American professional basketball team. ...
1 Brown | 5 LaRue | 7 Kukoc | 8 Simpkins | 9 Harper | 13 Longley | 22 Booth | 23 Jordan (Finals MVP) | 24 Burrell | 25 Kerr | 30 Bucheler | 33 Pippen | 34 Wennington | 35 Kleine | 91 Rodman | Coach Jackson This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...
The 1997-98 NBA season was the 52nd season of the National Basketball Association. ...
Randy Brown (born May 22, 1968, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American former professional basketball player. ...
Rusty LaRue (born December 10, 1973 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina) is an American multi-sport athlete who played basketball, baseball, and football at Wake Forest University. ...
Toni KukoÄ (born September 18, 1968 in Split) is a renowned Croatian basketball player. ...
LuBara Dixon Dickey Simpkins (born April 6, 1972 in Fort Washington, Maryland) is an American professional basketball player best known for his tenure with the Chicago Bulls in the late 1990s. ...
Ronald Harper (born January 20, 1964 in Dayton, Ohio) is a former professional basketball player whose career spanned from 1986 to 2001 with four teams in the National Basketball Association. ...
Lucien James Luc Longley (born January 19, 1969 in Melbourne, Australia) is a former professional basketball player, and also the first Australian to play in the NBA. He attended college at the University of New Mexico. ...
Keith Booth (born October 9, 1974 in Baltimore, Maryland) is a former professional basketball player. ...
The National Basketball Association Finals Most Valuable Player Award is presented to the National Basketball Association (NBA) player in the NBA Finals that is seen as contributing the most to his team in the series. ...
Scott David Burrell (born January 12, 1971 in New Haven, Connecticut) is a professional basketball player who won an NBA Championship with the Chicago Bulls in 1998. ...
Steve Kerr shoots the game-winning shot in Game 6 of the 1997 NBA Finals for the Chicago Bulls. ...
Judson Donald Buechler (born June 19, 1968 in San Diego, California) is a former professional basketball player. ...
Scottie Maurice Pippen (born September 25, 1965 in Hamburg, Arkansas) is a former American professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and is most remembered for leading the Chicago Bulls together with Michael Jordan to six championships and being one of the best all-around players...
Joseph William Kleine (b. ...
Dennis Keith Rodman (born May 13, 1961, in Trenton, New Jersey) is an American former professional basketball player best known for his defensive and rebounding ability, leading the National Basketball Association in rebounds per game for a record seven consecutive years and earning NBA All-Defensive First Team honors seven...
Philip Douglas Phil Jackson (born September 17, 1945 in Deer Lodge, Montana) is the current coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, an American professional basketball team. ...
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