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

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
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Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

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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