Don Anielak

Donald Robert "Moose" Anielak



Born:
November 1, 1930
St. Louis, MO

Died:
November 19, 1995
Sandwich, IL


Career
1948-49 Bland High School - Missouri (High School)
1949-50 Bland High School - Missouri (High School)
1950-51 Moberly Junior College -Missouri (College)
1951-52 Bradley University - Illinois (College) Did not play
1951-52 Soells - St. Louis (Independent)
1951-52 Optimists - Washington, MO (Independent)
1952-53 SW Missouri State College (College)
1953-54 SW Missouri State College (College)
1954-55 New York Knicks (NBA)
1955-56 Duchesne High School - St. Charles, MO (High School) Head coach 
1956-57 Duchesne High School - St. Charles, MO (High School) Head coach 
1957-58 Crater High School - Central Point, OR (High School) Head coach 
1958-59 Crater High School - Central Point, OR (High School) Head coach 
1959-60 Yates City High School - Illinois (High School) Head coach
1960-61 Ramsey High School - Illinois (High School) Head coach
1961-62 Ramsey High School - Illinois (High School) Head coach
1962-63 Ramsey High School - Illinois (High School) Head coach
1963-64 Williamsville High School - Illinois (High School) Head coach
1964-65 Williamsville High School - Illinois (High School) Head coach
1965-66 Williamsville High School - Illinois (High School) Head coach
1966-67 Williamsville High School - Illinois (High School) Head coach
1967-68 Williamsville High School - Illinois (High School) Head coach
1968-69 Williamsville High School - Illinois (High School) Head coach
1969-70 Williamsville High School - Illinois (High School) Head coach
1970-71 Williamsville High School - Illinois (High School) Head coach
1971-72 Williamsville High School - Illinois (High School) Head coach
1972-73 Koshkonong High School - Missouri (High School) Head coach
1973-74 Koshkonong High School - Missouri (High School) Head coach
1974-75 Koshkonong High School - Missouri (High School) Head coach
1975-76 North Boone High School - Illinois (High School) Head coach
1976-77 North Boone High School - Illinois (High School) Head coach
1977-78 North Boone High School - Illinois (High School) Head coach 
1979-80 Sandwich High School - Illinois (High School) Head coach
1980-81 Sandwich High School - Illinois (High School) Head coach
1981-82 Sandwich High School - Illinois (High School) Head coach
1982-83 Sandwich High School - Illinois (High School) Head coach
1983-84 Sandwich High School - Illinois (High School) Head coach
1984-85 Sandwich High School - Illinois (High School) Head coach
1985-86 Sandwich High School - Illinois (High School) Head coach
1986-87 Sandwich High School - Illinois (High School) Head coach 

Anielak played at Moberly JC before transferring to Bradley. However, he, along with two teammates, failed to show for Bradley's opening game on December 1, 1951 and left the school. He would transfer to Southwest Missouri State College (now Missouri State University) the next year. In just two years at SW, the 6'7 Anielak scored 888 point for the Bears. He was drafted by the New York Knicks in the third round of the 1954 NBA draft, but only played one regular season game for them, scoring three points and pulling down two rebounds against Fort Wayne on November 6, 1954. He became a very successful basketball coach in Illinois and Missouri, regularly turning around stumbling programs into winners.

In December of 1995, Anielak suffered a fatal heart attack while hunting. He was 65 years old.

Source:
Miissouri State Bears HOF

Stats:
https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/a/anieldo01.html
https://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=anieldo01