Dino Meneghin

Dino Meneghin
Meneghin in 2010
Personal information
Born (1950-01-18) 18 January 1950 (age 74)
Alano di Piave, Italy
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight243 lb (110 kg)
Career information
NBA draft1970: 11th round, 182nd overall pick
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Playing career1966–1994
PositionCenter
Career history
1966–1981Pallacanestro Varese
1981–1990Olimpia Milano
1990–1993Pallacanestro Trieste
1993–1994Olimpia Milano
Career highlights and awards
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com
Basketball Hall of Fame as player
FIBA Hall of Fame as player
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Italy
Summer Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1980 Moscow
FIBA EuroBasket
Bronze medal – third place 1971 West Germany
Bronze medal – third place 1975 Yugoslavia
Gold medal – first place 1983 France
European U-18 Championship
Bronze medal – third place 1966 Italy Under-18
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Spain Under-18

Dino Meneghin (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdiːno meneˈɡin], Venetian: [meneˈɡiŋ]; born 18 January 1950) is an Italian former professional basketball player. He is widely considered to be the best Italian player ever, as well as one of Europe's all-time greats. A 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) tall center, Meneghin was born in Alano di Piave, Veneto (northeast Italy). On 20 November 1966, when he was 16 years old, he played in his first game in the Italian League, with Ignis Varese. He played the last game of his career at the age of 45.

He holds the record for the most EuroLeague championships won by a player, with seven, when counting all formats of the competition's history, dating back to the inaugural 1958 season. In 2003, Meneghin became a Basketball Hall of Fame player. In 2006, he became a member of the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame. In 2010, he became a FIBA Hall of Fame player.[1]

  1. ^ "FIBA announces 2010 Hall of Fame Class". FIBA. 20 August 2010. Archived from the original on 19 October 2010.

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