This Guy Played in the NBA…

And I didn’t.

Time for the fourth installment of disbelief and stunment. Following in the footsteps of Mike Gminski, Robert Swift and Joe Wolf, this three-time NBA champion and two-time Olympian hails from our Northern neighbors, Canada.

While playing under legendary coach Lou Carnesecca, this 7-foot center helped lead (translation: Chris Mullin did it all) the St. John’s Red Storm to the 1985 NCAA Final Four before being drafted in the first round (16th overall) by the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks.

He played for the Mavericks from 1985-1990 and then the Sacramento Kings until 2001 when owners realized he was terrible (yes it took seven years), and then moved on to play for a team called Virtus Bologna in Italy from 1991-1993. BOLOGNA!!! THE MAN PLAYED FOR BOLOGNA!!!

He then triumphantly (and inexplicably) returned to the States to play for the Chicago Bulls from 1994-1999, being on the roster for the ’96, ’97 and ’98 NBA title teams.  He returned to Sacramento for the 1999-2000 season and then called it quits. For his career he averaged 4.6 points and 3.0 rebounds a game. His career year came in 1993-94 when he poured in 7.1 points and pulled down 4.6 boards a contest.

This guy was inducted into the Canadien Basketball Hall of Fame and even had a Chicago area McDonald’s name a sandwich after him! It was a quarter-pound burger with cheese, bacon, onions, pickles, mustard, and barbecue sauce.

He now serves as a radio color commentator for the Chicago Bulls. Over a 13-year NBA career he cashed checks from the NBA totaling $8,620,000 (throw in his two years in Italy and he prolly banked over 10 million).

Yep, Bill Wennington played in the NBA, and I didn’t.