Monk Meineke

Donald E. "Monk" Meineke


Born:
October 30, 1930
Dayton, OH

Died:
September 3, 2013
Dayton, OH


Career
1947-48 Wilbur Wright High School - Dayton (High School)
1949-50 University of Dayton (College)
1950-51 University of Dayton (College)
1951-52 University of Dayton (College)
1952-53 Fort Wayne Pistons (NBA)
1953-54 Fort Wayne Pistons (NBA)
1954-55 Fort Wayne Pistons (NBA)
1955-56 Rochester Royals (NBA)
1957-58 Cincinnati Royals (NBA)

A two-time All-American, Meineke graduated from the University of Dayton having scored 1866 points. He was drafted by the Fort Wayne Pistons and was selected as the Rookie of the Year in 1952-53. He also had the distinction of fouling out of 26 games that season, and NBA record. Monk played three seasons with the Pistons before being traded to Rochester for Odie Spears at the onset of the 1955-56 season. He would retire after that season, but after a year off, he returned to the Royals (now located in Cincinnati) for one more year.

Don died in 2013 following a lengthy illness at the age of 82.

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Stats:
https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/meinemo01.html
https://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=meinedo01