Horace “Bones” McKinney​

Basketball
Inducted: 1970
  • Born in Lowlands, NC, 1919; raised in Durham, NC
  • Starred on Durham High School teams that won 69 straight games and three consecutive state titles; graduated in 1940
  • Started college career at NC State
  • Led SC in scoring in 1942
  • Drafted into the army; discharged in 1946
  • Finished college at University of North Carolina
  • Led UNC to second-place finish in NCAA Tournament
  • Played with Washington Capitols of Basketball Association of America from 1946 until club folded in January 1951
  • Completed 1951 season and next season with Boston Celtics
  • Player-coach in 1950–1951
  • Averaged 9.4 points per game professionally 
  • Named first-team All-BAA in 1948 and second-team All-BAA in 1949
  • Served as assistant coach at Wake Forest University from 1952–1957, while attending Southeastern Baptist Seminary
  • Head coach at Wake Forest from 1957–1965
  • Coached school to 1961–1962 ACC titles and a third-place finish in 1962 NCAA Tournament
  • Holds a record of 122-94 as collegiate head coach
  • Coached ABA Carolina Cougars to 42-42 record in 1970
  • Retired midseason in 1971 with 17-25 mark
  • Became college basketball broadcaster
  • Died in 1997