Orson Kinney

Orson Kinney
Personal information
Born (1894-12-17)December 17, 1894
Yonkers, New York
Died January 4, 1966(1966-01-04) (aged 71)
Dayton, Ohio
Nationality American
Career information
College Yale (1914–1918)
Position Forward
Career history
As coach:
1920–1921 Fordham
1921–1922 Yale
Career highlights and awards

Orson Alonzo Kinney (December 12, 1894 – January 4, 1966) was an American basketball player and coach known for his collegiate playing career at Yale University in the 1910s.[1] He led the Bulldogs to two Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League (EIBL) championships in 1914–15 and 1916–17 and led the league in scoring in 1915–16 and 1916–17.[1][2] As a junior in 1916–17 Kinney was named an All-American by the Helms Athletic Foundation.[2] Orson Kinney was also the younger brother of Gilmore Kinney, another Yale basketball star who was the collegiate national player of the year in 1906–07.[3]

Kinney became the head coach of two programs following graduation – Fordham University and Yale University.[4][5] While coaching Fordham he also played the Crescent Athletic Club.[5]

Head coaching record

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Fordham Rams (Independent) (1920–1921)
1920–21 Fordham 15–9
Fordham: 15–9 (.625)
Yale Bulldogs (Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League) (1921–1922)
1921–22 Yale 6–21 1–9 6th
Yale: 6–21 (.222) 1–9 (.100)
Total: 21–30 (.412)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. 1 2 "Ivy League". All-Time Conference Teams. Hoopedia. 2010. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Ivy League Basketball All-Americans". Ivy League. 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
  3. "Gilmore Kinney '07". p. 774. The Yale Alumni Weekly. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
  4. "Orson Kinney Coaching Record". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
  5. 1 2 Parrott, Harold (December 11, 1931). "Good Fives Not New to Indians or Crescent A.C.". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. p. 34. Retrieved February 16, 2015 via Newspapers.com.
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