Billy McKinney (basketball)

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William Melvin McKinney III (born June 5, 1955 in Waukegan, Illinois) is an American former professional basketball player and former radio broadcaster.

A 6'0" guard, McKinney attended Zion-Benton High School and Northwestern University, earning a degree in education. From 1978 to 1986 he played in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Kansas City Kings, Utah Jazz, Denver Nuggets, San Diego Clippers, and Chicago Bulls. He averaged 8.0 points per game and 3.5 assists per game in his NBA career.

McKinney later served as Assistant Vice President of Basketball Operations (Chicago Bulls), Director of Player Personnel (Minnesota Timberwolves), Vice President of Basketball Operations (Detroit Pistons), Executive Vice President of the NBA's Seattle SuperSonics and the WNBA's Seattle Storm. In his previous position he was the radio color analyst for the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves. In June, 2008, McKinney was hired as the Milwaukee Bucks director of scouting.

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