William Lawrence DeVenzio (August 2, 1924 – January 1, 1969) was an American professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball League in six games for the Syracuse Nationals during the 1947–48 season and averaged 1.8 points per game. DeVenzio also played one year of minor league baseball, for the

Hannibal Pilots Hannibal (; xpu, 𐤇𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋, ''Ḥannibaʿl''; 247 – between 183 and 181 BC) was a Carthaginian general and statesman who commanded the forces of Carthage in their battle against the Roman Republic during the Second Puni ...

during the 1947 season. In college he had transferred from

Geneva College Geneva College is a private Christian college in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1848, in Northwood, Ohio, the college moved to its present location in 1880, where it continues to educate a student body of about 1400 traditional undergra ...

, where he lettered for three years in basketball, to Eastern Kentucky University because Geneva did not have a baseball team at the time. While at Eastern Kentucky he played basketball for one season and baseball for two.

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