For the former NBA player and coach with a similar name, see Billy Cunningham

Billy Cunningham

William John "Billy" Cunningham is an American former professional basketball player and coach, who was nicknamed the Kangaroo Kid.- Beginnings :...

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William "Will" Cunningham (born March 25, 1974, in Augusta, Georgia

Augusta, Georgia

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) is an American

United States

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 professional basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 player, formerly in the NBA

National Basketball Association

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A 6'11" center

Center (basketball)

The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well...

 from Temple University

Temple University

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, Cunningham played in 16 games for four different NBA teams from 1998 to 1999, averaging 0.6 points and 1.7 rebounds per game. He has played for the Utah Jazz

Utah Jazz

The Utah Jazz is a professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. They are currently a part of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...

 (1998), Philadelphia 76ers

Philadelphia 76ers

The Philadelphia 76ers are a professional basketball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association . Originally known as the Syracuse Nationals, they are one of the oldest franchises in the NBA...

 (1998), Toronto Raptors

Toronto Raptors

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 (1999) and New Jersey Nets

New Jersey Nets

The New Jersey Nets are a professional basketball team based in Newark, New Jersey. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association...

 (1999). He was not drafted by an NBA team but was taken in the 1996 USBL

United States Basketball League

The United States Basketball League , often abbreviated to the USBL, was a professional men's spring basketball league. The league was formed in 1985. The final champions are the Kansas Cagerz, who won the title game on July 1, 2007.-History:...

 Draft. He has also played professionally in Uruguay

Uruguay

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 for Atletico Arenas in 2006.

External links

• NBA.com player profile
• NBA stats @ basketballreference.com