Billy Cunningham
School:
Height:
6-6
Position:
Forward
Hometown:
Brooklyn, NY
High School:
Erasmus Hall High School
- All-American Recognition: 1964 (United States Basketball Writers Association 1st Team, Converse 2nd Team) and 1965 (Converse 1st Team, National Association of Basketball Coaches 2nd Team, United Press International 2nd Team, Associated Press 3rd Team)
- Academic All-America as senior
- Ranked among the nation's leading scorers in 1963 (23rd), 1964 (20th) and 1965 (11th)
- Ranked among the nation's leading rebounders in 1963 (tied for 9th), 1964 (14th) and 1965 (19th)
- Led North Carolina in scoring and rebounding all three seasons
- Did not play in NCAA Tournament or NIT
- Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in first round of 1965 NBA draft
- Elected to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1985.