
Billy est né à New York, plus précisément à Harlem, mais il a grandi dans le Bronx. Déjà identifié comme un des meilleurs joueurs de lycée il sera ensuite un des piliers de l’une des meilleurs équipes que l’Université de Saint John’s n’ait jamais connue. Billy deviendra Champion Big East 1983, aux côtés de Chris Mullin, Wennington, Ron Stewart, David Russel, Kevin Williams, ce qui lui vaudra de faire la couverture de Sports Illustrated.
Billy is born in New York, better said in Harlem, but he was raised in the Bronx. He was already a key player when in high school, he was selected by Saint John’s University where he became one of the key players of one of the best team the University ever had. Billy won the Big East championship in 1983, with his teammate Chris Mullin, Bill Wennington, Ron Stewart, David Russel, Kevin Williams... Billy was on the cover of Sports Illustrated after the victory.