Don Meineke

Don Meineke
Player information
Full name	Donald E. Meineke
Nickname	monk
birthday	October 30, 1930
place of birth	Dayton , United States
date of death	3rd September 2013
size	201 cm
position	Power Forward Center
college	Dayton
NBA draft	1952 , 12th pick, Fort Wayne Pistons
Clubs as active
1952–1955 Fort Wayne Pistons 1955–1956 Rochester Royals 1957–1958 Cincinnati Royals

Donald E. Meineke (born October 30, 1930 in Dayton , Ohio , † September 3, 2013 ) was an American basketball player . He played in the position of power forward and center .

college

Meineke attended the University of Dayton and played there for three years from 1949 to 1952 for the basketball team, the Flyers . In these three years he reached the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament in his last under coach Tom Blackburn . He was the team's top scorer for all three years and was called up to an All-American team twice. In total, he scored 1866 points for the Dayton Flyers and was inducted into the All-Century Team and the Hall of Fame at his university.

NBA

In the 1952 NBA Draft, he was drafted 12th by the Pistons and became the first player in NBA history to receive the NBA Rookie of the Year Award . This season, however, he also led the league in disqualifications and set a record that is still valid today with 26 disqualifications in one season. Meineke played his last season with the Pistons from 1954 to 1955 and was able to reach the NBA Finals with them, but lost there against the Syracuse Nationals . He then played for the Rochester Royals , then suspended a season before he decided to play again for the Royals who had moved to Cincinnati. After this season he ended his career.

Web links and sources

• Don Meineke - player profile on basketball-reference.com
• Dayton Flyers

Individual evidence

1. ^ Obituary for Don Meineke