William Lawrence DeVenzio (August 2, 1924 – January 1, 1969) was an American professional basketball player.[1][2] He played in the National Basketball League in six games for the Syracuse Nationals during the 1947–48 season and averaged 1.8 points per game.[1][3]

Bill DeVenzio
Personal information
Born(1924-08-02)August 2, 1924
Coraopolis, Pennsylvania
DiedJanuary 1, 1969(1969-01-01) (aged 44)
Moon Township, Pennsylvania
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolCoraopolis
(Coraopolis, Pennsylvania)
College
NBA draft1947: undrafted
PositionGuard
Career history
1947Syracuse Nationals
1947–1948Altoona

DeVenzio also played one year of minor league baseball, for the Hannibal Pilots during the 1947 season.[4] In college he had transferred from Geneva College, where he lettered for three years in basketball, to Eastern Kentucky University because Geneva did not have a baseball team at the time.[5] While at Eastern Kentucky he played basketball for one season and baseball for two.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "William DeVenzio NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  2. ^ "Bill DeVenzio". Peach Basket Society. May 3, 2016. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  3. ^ "William DeVenzio Statistics". Just Sports Stats. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  4. ^ "William DeVenzio minor league stats". baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Eastern's DeVenzio Is Swamped With Pro Offers". The Courier-Journal. May 28, 1947. p. 15. Retrieved September 16, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.