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HoopHall.com: Dino Meneghin,
a native of Alano di Piave, Italy, is widely regarded as one of the greatest
International players ever and the finest Italian basketball player in history.
Dino holds the Italian National Team, set records for most games (271) and
points (2,947). From the age of 16 to 44, Meneghin played in Italy's top
division where he dominated play while participating in a record 836 games and
scoring 8,560 points. He appeared in four Olympic Games (1972, 1976, 1980 —
silver medal, 1984). Meneghin led his Italian Club teams to a record 13 Cup of
Champions Finals and a record seven championships. He led his teams to a pair of
Cup of Cup championships and four Intercontinental Cup titles. Meneghin also won
the Korac Cup with Olimpia Milano in 1985. He captured four championships —
playoffs, Italy Cup, European and Intercontinental Cup — in the same year three
times (1970, 1973, 1987). In 1991, Meneghin was named by Giganti del Basket as
the greatest player in European history. He led Italy to a record six Italy Cups
and his teams were runner-up 18 times in Cups and Playoff competition. With the
Italian National Team, he led Italy to the 1983 European Championships (bronze
medals in the 1971 and 1975 championships) and a record 12 national titles. He
led Italy to fourth places finishes in the World Championships in 1970 and 1978.
With the National Team, Meneghin set records for most games played with (271)
and points scored (2,947). |
Name: Dino Meneghin Nickname: N/A Born: January 18, 1950 Status: Retired, INducted into the Basketball Hall-Of-Fame on September 05, 2003 Origin: Alano di Piave, Italy Height: 6-9/2,06m Weight: 240lbs/107,4kg Schools: N/A Drafted: 1970, by the Atlanta Hawks Languages: Italian, English Website: InterBasket & HoopsHall Profile Teams (jersey): Italian National Team, Ingnis (Verese, Italy) (1966-81), Olympia (Milano, Italy) (1981-90, 1993-94), Stefanel (Trieste, Italy) (1990-93) Ibn Notes: In 1970, Meneghin became the first foreign player to ever be drafted by an NBA team In 1970, Dino was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks. In Meneghin's 20 seasons in the Italian league, Dino lead his teams to an amazing twelve Italian Basketball League Championships (1969-74, 1977-78, 1982, 1985-87, 1989) and finished second place in those Italian Championships eight times. In 1980, he helped the Italian National Team bring home the silver medal from the Moscow Olympics. Dino Meneghin is a legend and in 2003, he became the second Italiain to ever be inducted into the Basketball Hall-Of-Fame. Back in 1991, FIBA named Meneghin as one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players with the likes of other international basketball legends Arvydas Sabonis, Nikos Galis, Juan Antonio Corbalan, Andrew Gaze, Oscar Schmidt, Teo Cruz, Sergei Belov, Drazen Petrovic, Modestas Paulauskas, Toni Kukoc, Alexander Volkov, and Vlade Divac among others... the list was determined by votes from a group of international experts and coaches. |
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