Don_Meineke

Don Meineke

Don Meineke

American basketball player

Don "Monk" Meineke (October 30, 1930 – September 3, 2013) was an American basketball player. He played college basketball for the University of Dayton and was a consensus second-team All-American in 1952. He later played professionally in the National Basketball Association and won the inaugural Rookie of the Year award in 1953.[1][2]

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College career

Meineke averaged 20.6 points as a junior for the Dayton Flyers, carrying the team to an NIT runner-up finish in 1951. He averaged 21.1 points per game as a senior and led the team to another second-place finish in the NIT in 1952.[3] Meineke was an AP second-team All-American selection after his senior year.[4]

Professional career

Meineke received the National Basketball Association's first Rookie of the Year Award after the 1952–53 NBA season while playing for the Fort Wayne Pistons. He led the league in personal fouls and disqualifications the same season. The 26 disqualifications he had in his first year is still the NBA single-season record. His 334 personal fouls in only 68 games gave him an average of more than 4.9 fouls per game.[5]

Meineke played for the Rochester Royals in the 1955–56 season, and after sitting out the 1956–57 season, rejoined the relocated Cincinnati Royals in 1957–58.

Personal life

Meineke was married to Mary Jane (Hautman) and with her had four children.[2]

NBA career statistics

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  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

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Playoffs

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References

  1. [1]
    Dave Lance (25 January 2004). "UD legend Meineke learned the hard way". Dayton Daily News. pp. C1, C4. Retrieved 17 February 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  2. [2]
    "U of Dayton star Meineke dies at 82". The Paducah Sun. Associated Press. 5 September 2013. p. A8. Retrieved 17 February 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. [3]
    Harris, Doug (September 4, 2013), "UD legend Meineke dies", Dayton Daily News, archived from the original on March 4, 2016, retrieved September 5, 2013
  4. [4]
    "Don Meineke, 82, early NBA player, Dayton hoops hero", Chicago Sun-Times, September 5, 2013
  5. [5]
    The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia. Villard Books. 1994. p. 665. ISBN 0-679-43293-0.
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