Bill DeVenzio

William Lawrence DeVenzio (August 2, 1924 – January 1, 1969) was an American professional basketball player.[1][2] He played in the National Basketball League in six games for the Syracuse Nationals during the 1947–48 season and averaged 1.8 points per game.[1][3]

Bill DeVenzio
Personal information
Born(1924-08-02)August 2, 1924
Coraopolis, Pennsylvania
DiedJanuary 1, 1969(1969-01-01) (aged 44)
Moon Township, Pennsylvania
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolCoraopolis
(Coraopolis, Pennsylvania)
College
  • Geneva (1942–1945)
  • Eastern Kentucky (1946–1947)
NBA draft1947 / Undrafted
PositionGuard
Career history
1947Syracuse Nationals
1947–1948Altoona

DeVenzio also played one year of minor league baseball, for the Hannibal Pilots during the 1947 season.[4] In college he had transferred from Geneva College, where he lettered for three years in basketball, to Eastern Kentucky University because Geneva did not have a baseball team at the time.[5] While at Eastern Kentucky he played basketball for one season and baseball for two.[5]

References

  1. "William DeVenzio NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  2. "Bill DeVenzio". Peach Basket Society. May 3, 2016. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  3. "William DeVenzio Statistics". Just Sports Stats. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  4. "William DeVenzio minor league stats". baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  5. "Eastern's DeVenzio Is Swamped With Pro Offers". The Courier-Journal. May 28, 1947. p. 15. Retrieved September 16, 2019 via Newspapers.com.
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