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Bill Henry
Center ·Detroit Pistons ·NBA ·#16

Bill Henry

Age101 BornDec 27, 1924 FromUSA Height206 cm (6'9") Weight98 kg CollegeRice
Career averages
5.8PPG
0.0RPG
1.0APG
158 games · 2 seasons

At a glance

DET hub
Career snapshot
2Seasons
158Games
910Career points
0.0PER average
Most-played franchise: Detroit Pistons · 76 games · 1948-49 to 1949-50
Career highsSingle season
9.9PPG · 1948-49 · DET
0.0RPG · 1948-49 · DET
1.7APG · 1948-49 · DET
Position rank1949-50
#27PPG rank
#27PER rank
#27Win shares rank
CenterPosition
Among 36 Center players with 41+ games

Career by team

Atlanta Hawks
1949-50 - 1949-50 · 1 seasons
4.3 PPG 0.0 RPG 0.5 APG
19 games
Detroit Pistons
1948-49 - 1949-50 · 2 seasons
7.0 PPG 0.0 RPG 1.2 APG
76 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1948-49 DET 32 0 0.0 9.9 0.0 1.7 0.0 0.0 32.0 0.0 61.6 - -
1949-50 NBA 63 0 0.0 4.7 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 32.0 0.0 67.0 - -
1949-50 ATL 19 0 0.0 4.3 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 34.8 0.0 66.7 - -
1949-50 DET 44 0 0.0 4.9 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.0 31.1 0.0 67.2 - -

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Oct 1949 Atlanta Hawks Detroit Pistons mid season trade From 1949-50 to 1949-50
Jul 1949 Detroit Pistons Atlanta Hawks season change

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About Bill Henry

William Gambrell Henry was an American professional basketball player. Henry played for one season with the Fort Wayne Pistons (1948–49) in the Basketball Association of America (BAA) before splitting the following season with the Pistons and Tri-Cities Blackhawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He recorded career totals of 613 points and 103 assists. Although he played professionally, Henry is better known for his college basketball career at Rice University.