William R. DeAngelis (born October 5, 1946) is a retired American professional

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player who spent one season in the

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(ABA) with the

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during the 1970–71 season. He attended

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. DeAngelis grew up in

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and graduated in 1964 from what is now

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; he was later inducted into the school's athletic hall of fame. DeAngelis also played baseball at Saint Joseph's, and was inducted into the school's baseball hall of fame in 2004, recognizing his accomplishments as a middle infielder who had a career batting average of .303 and set season and career records for triples. DeAngelis played in the Eastern Professional Basketball League (EPBL) / Eastern Basketball Association (EBA) for the Trenton Colonials, Wilmington / Delaware Blue Bombers, Cherry Hill Demons / Hazleton Hurricanes / Bits, Hamburg / Hazleton Bullets, Hamilton Pat Pavers and

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from 1968 to 1978. He won an EBA championship with the Barons in 1978. He was selected to the All-EBA Second Team from 1972 to 1975. DeAngelis served as head coach of the Cherry Hill Demons / Hazleton Hurricanes / Bits during the 1971–72 season.

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* 1946 births Living people American men's basketball players Basketball players from Camden County, New Jersey Cherry Hill High School West alumni Delaware Blue Bombers players New York Nets players Point guards Saint Joseph's Hawks baseball players Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball players Sportspeople from Cherry Hill, New Jersey Undrafted ABA players Wilmington Blue Bombers players {{1940s-US-basketball-bio-stub