A center, he represented Canada in the 1984 Olympics and 1983 World University Games, where the team won gold.

Born in Montreal, Wennington later attended New York's Long Island Lutheran Middle and High School, where he played under coach Bob McKillop, and led the Crusaders to, at one time, a No.

He then was recruited to St. John's University, and he played on one NCAA Final Four team under basketball coach Lou Carnesecca.

[1] Before signing as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls in 1993, he spent a few years in Italy playing for Virtus (Knorr) from Bologna.

[2] After the break-up of the highly successful Chicago Bulls of the 1990s, Wennington played his final NBA season with the Sacramento Kings.