Lionel Billingy

Lionel Billingy
Personal information
Born (1952-08-31) August 31, 1952
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight 215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school Our Saviour Lutheran
(Bronx, New York)
College Duquesne (1971–1974)
NBA draft 1974 / Round: 4 / Pick: 72nd overall
Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks
Playing career 1974–1982
Position Forward / Center
Number 52
Career history
1974–1975 Virginia Squires (ABA)
1975 Allentown Jets (EBA)
1975–1978 AS Berck (France)
1978–1979 Liège (Belgium)
1980–1982 Caen (France)
Career highlights and awards

Lionel "Big Train" Billingy (born August 31, 1952) is a retired American basketball player and a basketball coach.

He played collegiately for the Duquesne University.

He was drafted by, and played for, the Virginia Squires (1974–75) in the American Basketball Association for 46 games.

As of 2006, he lives in Switzerland, where he coaches, holds youth basketball camps and works as a preacher.


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