Billy Cunningham Basketball News & Bio

Name: Billy Cunningham Hometown: Brooklyn, NY High School: Erasmus Hall Born: June 3, 1943 (78) Height/Weight: 6-6, 218 Position: F/C Notes: 1965 ACC Basketball POY, All-American, 1967 NBA Champ, 4x NBA All-Star

North Carolina vs. Virginia Tech Postgame Notes
North Carolina is 10-0 at home this season. This is the first time this season five Tar Heels scored in double figures. Armando Bacot had...
Tue Jan 25, 2022

NBA Archive 75: Billy Cunningham
Billy Cunningham, the lean leaper, who earned the nickname “Kangaroo Kid,” became a collegiate star in the days before Dean Smith’s program was a national...
Fri Jan 14, 2022

UNC Great Antawn Jamison Inducted Into National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame
On Sunday, Antawn Jamison became the eighth former North Carolina Tar Heel player inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame. Jamison is joined...
Thu Nov 25, 2021

Billy Cunningham, Bob McAdoo make NBA’s 75th Anniversary Team
In the final installment of the NBA’s 75th Anniversary Team, two more Tar Heels were added, Billy Cunningham and Bob McAdoo, to give UNC four...
Thu Oct 21, 2021

Michael Jordan, James Worthy make NBA’s 75th anniversary team
In no surprise to anybody, former UNC basketball greats Michael Jordan and James Worthy are on the NBA’s list of the best 75 players in...
Wed Oct 20, 2021

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