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American basketball player and coach

Orson Kinney
Personal information
Born	(1894-12-17)December 17, 1894 Yonkers, New York, U.S.
Died	January 4, 1966(1966-01-04) (aged 71) Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
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. 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. As a junior in 1916–17 Kinney was named an All-American by the Helms Athletic Foundation. 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.

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

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)

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.

v t e Fordham Rams men's basketball head coaches
S. J. Mellyn (1902–1903) John McLaughlin (1903–1904) Harry A. Fisher (1904–1905) Loren Black (1905–1906) Frank O'Donnell (1906–1907) Chris Mahoney (1907–1909) Edward Siskind (1909–1910) Unknown (1910–1911) Clement Risacher (1911–1914) Alcott Neary (1914–1915) Unknown (1915–1918) Edward Siskind (1918–1919) Arthur Devlin (1919–1920) Orson Kinney (1920–1921) Eli Butler (1921–1922) Bud Colloton & Ed Kelleher (1922–1923) Ed Kelleher (1923–1934) Vincent Cavanaugh (1934–1938) Ed Kelleher (1938–1943) No team (1943–1944) Frank Adams (1944–1950) Johnny Bach (1950–1968) Ed Conlin (1968–1970) Digger Phelps (1970–1971) Hal Wissel (1971–1976) Dick Stewart (1976–1978) Tom Penders (1978–1986) Bob Quinn (1986–1987) Nick Macarchuk (1987–1999) Bob Hill (1999–2003) Dereck Whittenburg (2003–2009) Jared Grasso # (2009–2010) Tom Pecora (2010–2015) Jeff Neubauer (2015–2021) Mike DePaoli # (2021) Kyle Neptune (2021–2022) Keith Urgo (2022– ) # denotes interim head coach

Fordham Rams men's basketball head coaches

S. J. Mellyn (1902–1903)
John McLaughlin (1903–1904)
Harry A. Fisher (1904–1905)
Loren Black (1905–1906)
Frank O'Donnell (1906–1907)
Chris Mahoney (1907–1909)
Edward Siskind (1909–1910)
Unknown (1910–1911)
Clement Risacher (1911–1914)
Alcott Neary (1914–1915)
Unknown (1915–1918)
Edward Siskind (1918–1919)
Arthur Devlin (1919–1920)
Orson Kinney (1920–1921)
Eli Butler (1921–1922)
Bud Colloton & Ed Kelleher (1922–1923)
Ed Kelleher (1923–1934)
Vincent Cavanaugh (1934–1938)
Ed Kelleher (1938–1943)
No team (1943–1944)
Frank Adams (1944–1950)
Johnny Bach (1950–1968)
Ed Conlin (1968–1970)
Digger Phelps (1970–1971)
Hal Wissel (1971–1976)
Dick Stewart (1976–1978)
Tom Penders (1978–1986)
Bob Quinn (1986–1987)
Nick Macarchuk (1987–1999)
Bob Hill (1999–2003)
Dereck Whittenburg (2003–2009)
Jared Grasso # (2009–2010)
Tom Pecora (2010–2015)
Jeff Neubauer (2015–2021)
Mike DePaoli # (2021)
Kyle Neptune (2021–2022)
Keith Urgo (2022– )

# denotes interim head coach

v t e Yale Bulldogs men's basketball head coaches
Henry S. Anderson (1895–1898) No coach (1898–1902) Yale Murphy (1902–1903) Unknown (1903–1906) Billy Lush (1906–1911) R. B. Hyatt (1911–1912) Pop Foster (1912–1913) Haskell Noyes (1913–1914) Robert Stowe (1914–1916) A. Bernie Tommers (1916–1917) Walter Mace (1917–1919) Albert Sharpe (1919–1921) Orson Kinney (1921–1922) J. J. Fogarty (1922–1925) George Taylor (1925–1928) Elmer Ripley (1928–1935) Ken Loeffler (1935–1942) Red Rolfe (1942–1946) Ivy Williamson (1946–1947) Howard Hobson (1947–1956) Joe Vancisin (1956–1975) Ray Carazo (1975–1982) Tom Brennan (1982–1986) Dick Kuchen (1986–1999) James Jones (1999– )

Yale Bulldogs men's basketball head coaches

Henry S. Anderson (1895–1898)
No coach (1898–1902)
Yale Murphy (1902–1903)
Unknown (1903–1906)
Billy Lush (1906–1911)
R. B. Hyatt (1911–1912)
Pop Foster (1912–1913)
Haskell Noyes (1913–1914)
Robert Stowe (1914–1916)
A. Bernie Tommers (1916–1917)
Walter Mace (1917–1919)
Albert Sharpe (1919–1921)
Orson Kinney (1921–1922)
J. J. Fogarty (1922–1925)
George Taylor (1925–1928)
Elmer Ripley (1928–1935)
Ken Loeffler (1935–1942)
Red Rolfe (1942–1946)
Ivy Williamson (1946–1947)
Howard Hobson (1947–1956)
Joe Vancisin (1956–1975)
Ray Carazo (1975–1982)
Tom Brennan (1982–1986)
Dick Kuchen (1986–1999)
James Jones (1999– )

v t e 1917 Helms Foundation NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
Clyde Alwood Cyril Haas George Hjelte Orson Kinney Harold Olsen F. I. Reynolds Francis Stadsvold Charles Taft Ray Woods Harry Young

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