Carl Meinhold

Carl Meinhold
Personal information
Born (1926-03-29) March 29, 1926
West Hazleton, Pennsylvania
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight 185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school Hazleton
(Hazleton, Pennsylvania)
College LIU Brooklyn (1944–1946)
Playing career 1947–1952
Position Guard / Forward
Number 31, 6, 11
Career history
1947–1948 Baltimore Bullets
1948–1949 Providence Steamrollers
1949 Chicago Stags
1949–1950,
1951–1952		 Scranton Miners
Career highlights and awards

Carl Marvin Meinhold (born March 29, 1926) is an American former professional basketball player.

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 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 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.[1]

BAA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played  FG%  Field-goal percentage
 FT%  Free-throw percentage  APG  Assists per game
 PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
† Denotes season in which Meinhold won a BAA championship

Regular season

Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1947–48† Baltimore 48.303.617.35.3
1948–49 Providence 35.315.6271.16.3
1948–49 Chicago 15.444.692.62.7
Career 98.316.628.65.3

Playoffs

Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1948† Baltimore 11.254.462.03.6
Career 11.254.462.03.6

References

  1. ↑ "Hazleton Upsets Lower Merion, 59 to 31". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. March 29, 1944. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
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