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 Wake Forest University Demon Deacons, leading them to two Atlantic Coast Conference titles and an appearance in the Final Four in 1962.

McKinney also coached Carolina Cougars of the American Basketball Association from 1969 through 1971. He coached them to a 42–42 record during the 1969–70 season, good for third place in the East Division. The Cougars then lost in the first round of the 1970 ABA playoffs to the Indiana Pacers, 4 games to 0. As the 1970–71 season got under way, McKinney was named a vice president of the team. After a 17–25 start, halfway through the season McKinney was replaced as head coach by his assistant coach Jerry Steele. Steele also went 17-25 for the remainder of the season for a 34–50 record that failed to get the Cougars into the 1971 ABA playoffs. 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]