St. Bonaventure

Bill Kenville graduated from St. Bonaventure University in 1953, where he was a three-year varsity basketball player. Upon graduation, he held five scoring records and four rebounding records.

His college career merited him All-American Honorable Mention honors in multiple years from the Associated Press, United Press International and Catholic Colleges.

He was inducted into the St. Bonaventure Hall of Fame in 1971 and the Greater Binghamton Sports Hall of Fame in 2018. Bill was selected by the Syracuse Nationals in the 1953 NBA Draft.

He played point and shooting guard for the Nationals from 1953-1956 and with the Fort Wayne/Detroit Pistons from 1956-1960. The highlight of his professional career was playing in two Championship Series with the Nationals, winning the NBA Championship in 1955.

He was high scorer in the seventh and deciding game of the championship and has the distinction of being the only Bonaventure player to win a championship at the NBA level.
  Members of Kenville's family gather at the Reilly Center in 2022 at a ceremony honoring Kenville's contributions to Bonaventure Basketball.