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Billy Cunningham

Small Forward  at Philadelphia 76ers
Age82
NationalityUSA
Height198 cm (6'6")
Weight95 kg
BornJun 3, 1943
CollegeUNC
Career
21.2PPG
10.5RPG
4.0APG
472 games · 6 seasons

Career snapshot

6seasons
472games
9,997career pts
19.1PER (avg)
Most-played franchise: Philadelphia 76ers · 472 games · 1965-66–1974-75

Position rank · 1974-75

#2PPG rank
#1PER rank
#3WS rank
Among 20 Small Forward players (min. 41 games)

Career highs (single season)

PPG 26.1 1969-70 · PHI
RPG 13.6 1969-70 · PHI
APG 5.9 1971-72 · PHI
PER 21.3 1971-72 · PHI
WS 10.3 1969-70 · PHI

Draft

1965
Round 1 · Pick 7
by Philadelphia 76ers
from UNC

Honors & awards

1×
NBA 75th Anniversary Team
2022
1×
ABA Most Valuable Player
1972
1×
All-ABA Team
1972
5×
All-Star Selection
1972, 1971, 1970, 1969, 1968
4×
All-NBA Team
1971, 1970, 1969, 1968
1×
All-Rookie Team
1965

Career by team

Philadelphia 76ers
1965-66 – 1974-75 · 6 seasons
21.2 PPG 10.5 RPG 4.0 APG
472 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1965-66 PHI 80 0 26.7 14.3 7.5 2.6 0.0 0.0 42.6 0.0 63.4 15.7 5.0
1967-68 PHI 74 0 28.1 18.9 7.6 2.5 0.0 0.0 43.8 0.0 72.3 18.6 6.4
1968-69 PHI 82 0 40.8 24.8 12.8 3.5 0.0 0.0 42.6 0.0 73.7 18.7 9.0
1969-70 PHI 81 0 39.4 26.1 13.6 4.3 0.0 0.0 46.9 0.0 72.9 21.0 10.3
1971-72 PHI 75 75 38.7 23.3 12.2 5.9 0.0 0.0 46.1 0.0 71.2 21.3 8.3
1974-75 PHI 80 73 35.7 19.5 9.1 5.5 1.1 0.4 42.8 0.0 77.7 19.2 6.1

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About Billy Cunningham

William John Cunningham is an American former professional basketball player and coach, who was nicknamed the Kangaroo Kid for his leaping and record-setting rebounding abilities. He spent a total of 17 seasons with the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers, and two seasons as a player with the Carolina Cougars of the ABA.