William Mervin McKinney III (born June 5, 1955) is a retired American professional basketball player, former radio broadcaster, and the current mayor of Zion, Illinois. Due to his quickness he was nicknamed "The Crazed Hummingbird".[1]

Billy McKinney

Personal information
Born	(1955-06-05) June 5, 1955 (age 67) Waukegan, Illinois, U.S.
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	160 lb (73 kg)
Career information
High school	Zion-Benton (Zion, Illinois)
College	Northwestern (1973–1977)
NBA draft	1977 / Round: 6 / Pick: 115th overall
Selected by the Phoenix Suns
Playing career	1978–1985
Position	Point guard
Number	25, 7, 1
Career history
1978–1980	Kansas City Kings
1980	Utah Jazz
1980–1983	Denver Nuggets
1983–1984	San Diego Clippers
1985	Chicago Bulls
Career NBA statistics
Points	3,823 (8.0 ppg)
Rebounds	677 (1.4 rpg)
Assists	1,661 (3.5 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

A 6'0" guard, McKinney attended Zion-Benton High School where he played for Mo Tharp (long time Fremd coach), and Northwestern University; he earned a degree in education. He was the Wildcats' all-time leading scorer for 35 years until John Shurna surpassed him in February 2012.[2] From 1978 to 1986 McKinney played in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Kansas City Kings, Utah Jazz, Denver Nuggets, San Diego Clippers, and Chicago Bulls. He averaged 8.0 points per game and 3.5 assists per game in his NBA career.

McKinney later served as Assistant Vice President of Basketball Operations for the Bulls, Director of Player Personnel for the Minnesota Timberwolves, Vice President of Basketball Operations (Detroit Pistons), and Executive Vice President of the NBA's Seattle SuperSonics and the same position for the WNBA's Seattle Storm. In his previous position he was the radio color analyst for the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves. In June 2008, McKinney was hired by fellow Zion-Benton alumnus John Hammond as the Milwaukee Bucks' Director of Scouting. In 2015, he was named Vice-President of Scouting.

McKinney was elected as Zion's mayor in April 2019.

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External links

• Billy-McKinney.com, McKinney's official website
• Career statistics and player information from NBA.com  and Basketball-Reference.com
• Timberwolves Broadcasting Crew at NBA.com
• Election Results
• Mayor McKinney's about page - City of Zion, Illinois

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