Bill Prevey (2001) - Hall of Fame - University of Massachusetts Athletics

Bill Prevey

Induction:
2001
Class:
1952

Bill Prevey was a three-year letterwinner for the UMass basketball team (1949-52) and captained the 1951-52 squad.

A first team all-Yankee Conference and all-New England selection as a senior in 1952, Prevey totaled 836 career points during his career, a mark which was the best in school history at that time and stood as the school record until Jack Foley broke it five years later en route to becoming the first 1,000-point scorer in school history.

As a senior, Prevey averaged 22.6 ppg, a mark which ranked fifth nationally among small colleges, and still ranks as the fourth-best single-season mark in school history. He had three 30-point outings, including a career-high 39-point outburst against Rhode Island in his final season, which ranks as the second-best single-game effort in school history. For his career, Prevey averaged 17.8 ppg.

Prevey was a veteran of the Korean War and served as a first lieutenant in the US Army.

Prevey was inducted into the UMass Athletics Hall of Fame in 2001. He passed away in 2013.