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Carl Meinhold

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Carl Meinhold
Meinhold in 1945
Personal information
Born(1926-03-29)March 29, 1926
West Hazleton, Pennsylvania
DiedFebruary 23, 2019(2019-02-23) (aged 92)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolHazleton
(Hazleton, Pennsylvania)
CollegeLIU Brooklyn (1944–1946)
Playing career1946–1956
PositionGuard / forward
Number31, 6, 11
Career history
1946–1947Hazleton Mountaineers
1947–1948Baltimore Bullets
1948–1949Providence Steamrollers
1949Chicago Stags
1949–1950,
1951–1952		Scranton Miners
1953–1954Berwick Carbuilders
Career highlights and awards
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

Carl Marvin Meinhold (March 29, 1926 – February 23, 2019)[1] was an American professional basketball player.

Early life

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A 6'2" guard/forward from Long Island University, Meinhold played two seasons (1947–1949) in the Basketball Association of America as a member of the Baltimore Bullets, Providence Steamrollers and Chicago Stags, He averaged 5.3 points per game in his BAA career and won a league championship with Baltimore in 1948. In 1953-54 he played for the Washington Generals, a team which toured with (and generally lost to) the Harlem Globetrotters. Meinhold was named to the all-league first team while playing for the Berwick Carbuilders of the Eastern Professional Basketball League in 1954.[2]

Meinhold attended Hazleton High School in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, where in 1944 he led the team to a Pennsylvania state title, scoring 25 points in the final.[3]

BAA career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
 †  Won an NBA championship

Regular season

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Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1947–48† Baltimore 48 .303 .617 .3 5.3
1948–49 Providence 35 .315 .627 1.1 6.3
1948–49 Chicago 15 .444 .692 .6 2.7
Career 98 .316 .628 .6 5.3

Playoffs

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Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1948† Baltimore 11 .254 .462 .0 3.6
Career 11 .254 .462 .0 3.6

References

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  1. ^ Carl Meinhold
  2. ^ "Carl Meinhold minor league basketball statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  3. ^ "Hazleton Upsets Lower Merion, 59 to 31". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. March 29, 1944. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
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