Bones McKinney

Bones McKinney

Personal information
Born	(1919-01-01)January 1, 1919 Lowland, North Carolina, U.S.
Died	May 16, 1997(1997-05-16) (aged 78) Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school	Durham (Durham, North Carolina)
College	NC State (1940–1942) North Carolina (1945–1946)
Playing career	1946–1952
Position	Small forward
Number	17, 29
Coaching career	1950–1971
Career history
As player:
1946–1951	Washington Capitols
1951–1952	Boston Celtics
As coach:
1950–1951	Washington Capitols
1957–1965	Wake Forest
1969–1971	Carolina Cougars
Career highlights and awards
All-BAA First Team (1947) All-BAA Second Team (1949)
Career statistics
Points	2,994
Rebounds	373
Assists	503
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

Horace Albert "Bones" McKinney (January 1, 1919 – May 16, 1997) was an American professional basketball player and coach.^[1]

A 6'6" small forward who played at both North Carolina State University (2 seasons) and the University of North Carolina (1 season, after U.S. Army service during World War II^[2] interrupted his college career), McKinney had a six-year playing career in the NBA, most of them with the now-defunct Washington Capitols. He also played for the Boston Celtics. His final year with the Capitols (in the 1950–51 season), McKinney was a player-coach; the team folded midway through the season.

McKinney, known for his sideline antics, would later coach the

in 1962.

McKinney also coached

. During the 1970–71 season, McKinney provided color commentary for the television broadcast of the 1971 ABA All Star Game. Subsequently, McKinney would have a long and successful career as a color analyst for television broadcasts of ACC basketball games.

McKinney's picture hangs in the North Carolina History Museum's North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame and one of his basketball jerseys is also displayed there. He was also a graduate of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and an ordained minister of the Southern Baptist Convention.^[3]

BAA/NBA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game
PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1946–47	Washington	58	–	.279	.690	–	1.2	12.0
1947–48	Washington	43	–	.268	.644	–	.8	11.3
1948–49	Washington	57	–	.328	.706	–	2.0	12.7
1949–50	Washington	53	–	.296	.776	–	1.7	9.3
1950–51	Washington	10	–	.279	.429	1.9	.6	2.7
1950–51	Boston	34	–	.317	.743	5.3	2.3	6.9
1951–52	Boston	63	17.2	.325	.813	2.8	1.8	5.3
Career		318	17.2	.298	.711	3.5	1.6	9.4

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1947	Washington	6	–	.212	.647	–	.5	9.7
1949	Washington	10	–	.354	.731	–	.9	12.8
1950	Washington	2	–	.273	.800	–	1.5	8.0
1951	Boston	2	–	.440	.800	5.0	4.0	13.0
1952	Boston	3	6.7	.222	.000	2.0	.7	1.3
Career		23	6.7	.306	.708	3.2	1.1	10.1

Head coaching record

College

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Wake Forest Demon Deacons (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1957–1965)
1957–58	Wake Forest	6–17	3–11	T–7th
1958–59	Wake Forest	10–14	5–9	T–6th
1959–60	Wake Forest	21–7	12–2	T–1st
1960–61	Wake Forest	19–11	11–3	2nd	NCAA University Division Regional Final
1961–62	Wake Forest	22–9	12–2	1st	NCAA University Division Third Place
1962–63	Wake Forest	16–10	11–3	2nd
1963–64	Wake Forest	16–11	9–5	2nd
1964–65	Wake Forest	12–15	6–8	5th
Wake Forest:		122–94	69–43
Total:		122–94
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

See also

• List of NCAA Division I Men's Final Four appearances by coach

References

External links

• BasketballReference.com: Bones McKinney (as coach)
• BasketballReference.com: Bones McKinney (as player)