Spider Bennett

Spider Bennett
Personal information
Born (1943-08-04) August 4, 1943
Lakewood Township, New Jersey, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolLaurinburg Institute
(Laurinburg, North Carolina)
CollegeWinston-Salem State (1962–1966)
NBA draft1966: undrafted
Playing career1966–1972
PositionPoint guard
Number6, 25
Career history
1966–1968Hartford Capitols
1968–1969Dallas Chaparrals
1969Houston Mavericks
1969–1972Hartford Capitols
Career highlights
  • All-EPBL First Team (1968)
  • All-EPBL Second Team (1970)
Stats at Basketball Reference 

Willis "Spider" Bennett (born August 4, 1943) is an American former basketball player.

Born in Lakewood Township, New Jersey, Bennett played collegiately for the Winston-Salem State University.[1]

Bennett played for the Hartford Capitols of the Eastern Professional Basketball League (EPBL) / Eastern Basketball Association (EBA) from 1966 to 1968 and 1969 to 1972.[2] He was selected to the All-EPBL First Team in 1968 and Second Team in 1970.[2]

He played for the Dallas Chaparrals and Houston Mavericks (1968–69) in the ABA for 59 games.

References

  1. ^ Spider Bennett, Basketball-Reference.com. Accessed February 9, 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Spider Bennett minor league basketball statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
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