Orson Kinney

Orson Kinney
Personal information
Born	December 17, 1894; Yonkers, New York
Died	January 4, 1966 (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);

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]

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
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)

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References

"Ivy League". All-Time Conference Teams. Hoopedia. 2010. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
"Ivy League Basketball All-Americans". Ivy League. 2015. Archived from the original on December 14, 2013. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
"Gilmore Kinney '07". p. 774. The Yale Alumni Weekly. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
"Orson Kinney Coaching Record". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
Parrott, Harold (December 11, 1931). "Good Fives Not New to Indians or Crescent A.C." Brooklyn Daily Eagle. p. 34. Retrieved February 16, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.

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[hoopedia-1] "Ivy League". All-Time Conference Teams. Hoopedia. 2010. Retrieved February 16, 2015.

[ivy-2] "Ivy League Basketball All-Americans". Ivy League. 2015. Archived from the original on December 14, 2013. Retrieved February 16, 2015.

[3] "Gilmore Kinney '07". p. 774. The Yale Alumni Weekly. Retrieved February 16, 2015.

[bbr-4] "Orson Kinney Coaching Record". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2015.

[crescent-5] Parrott, Harold (December 11, 1931). "Good Fives Not New to Indians or Crescent A.C." Brooklyn Daily Eagle. p. 34. Retrieved February 16, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.