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Orson Alonzo Kinney (December 12, 1894 – January 4, 1966) was an American basketball player and coach known for his collegiate playing career at Yale University in the 1910s.[1] He led the Bulldogs to two Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League (EIBL) championships in 1914–15 and 1916–17 and led the league in scoring in 1915–16 and 1916–17.[1][2] As a junior in 1916–17 Kinney was named an All-American by the Helms Athletic Foundation.[2] Orson Kinney was also the younger brother of Gilmore Kinney, another Yale basketball star who was the collegiate national player of the year in 1906–07.[3]

Orson Kinney

Personal information
Born	(1894-12-17)December 17, 1894 Yonkers, New York
Died	January 4, 1966(1966-01-04) (aged 71) Dayton, Ohio
Nationality	American
Career information
College	Yale (1914–1918)
Position	Forward
Career history
As coach:
1920–1921	Fordham
1921–1922	Yale
Career highlights and awards
Helms All-American (1917) First-team all-EIBL (1917) 2× second-team all-EIBL (1915, 1916)

Kinney became the head coach of two programs following graduation – Fordham University and Yale University.[4][5] While coaching Fordham he also played the Crescent Athletic Club.[5]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Fordham Rams (Independent) (1920–1921)
1920–21	Fordham	15–9
Fordham:		15–9 (.625)
Yale Bulldogs (Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League) (1921–1922)
1921–22	Yale	6–21	1–9	6th
Yale:		6–21 (.222)	1–9 (.100)
Total:		21–30 (.412)

References

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