Tom Meschery Basketball player

Thomas Nicholas "Tom" Meschery (born October 26, 1938 as Tomislav Nikolayevich Meshcheryakov (Russian: Томислав Николаевич Мещеряков)) is a Russian American former professional basketball player. He was a power forward with a 10 year National Basketball Association career from 1961 to 1971. He played for the Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors and the Seattle SuperSonics. He led the league in personal fouls in 1962 and played in the 1963 NBA All-Star Game. His jersey, number 14, was retired by the Warriors.

Personal facts

Birth dateOctober 26, 1938
Birth place
Manchuria , Harbin
Height (meters)1.9812
Weight (Kilograms)97.524

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Basketball player

Career start1961
career end1971
college
Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball
draft team
Golden State Warriors
draft year1961
position
Power forward (basketball)

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External resources

  1. http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/meschto01c.html
  2. http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/meschto01.html
  3. http://www.library.unr.edu/blackrock/pubs/meschery.html
  4. http://www.library.unr.edu/friends/hallfame/meschery.html
  5. http://www.mescherysmusings.blogspot.com
  6. http://www.smcgaels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=21400&ATCLID=1483118