Dick Mehen

Dick Mehen
Personal information
Born (1922-05-20)May 20, 1922
Wheeling, West Virginia
Died December 14, 1986(1986-12-14) (aged 64)
North Olmsted, Ohio
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight 195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school Wheeling (Wheeling, West Virginia)
College Tennessee (1941–1943, 1946–1947)
Playing career 1947–1952
Position Power forward / Center
Number 7, 10 ,17
Career history
1947–1948 Toledo Jeeps
1948–1950 Waterloo Hawks
1950 Baltimore Bullets
1950 Boston Celtics
19501951 Fort Wayne Pistons
19511952 Milwaukee Hawks
Career highlights and awards
  • All-NBL First Team (1949)
  • Second-team All-American – Pic (1942)
  • 2× First-team All-SEC (1942, 1943)
Career statistics
Points 2,067 (10.7 ppg)
Rebounds 505 (3.9 rpg)
Assists 480 (2.5 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Richard P. "Dick" Mehen (May 20, 1922 – December 14, 1986) was an American basketball player.

Career

Mehen played college basketball at University of Tennessee, but his career was interrupted by service in the United States Air Force during World War II alongside his brother Bernie, who was also a college and pro basketball player.[1]

Mehen began his career with the Toledo Jeeps of the NBL, and was transferred with teammate Harry Boykoff to the Waterloo Hawks, where he played one season in the NBL and another in the NBA. After the Hawks left the league, he had stints with the Baltimore Bullets, Boston Celtics, Fort Wayne Pistons and Milwaukee Hawks.

Stats

NBA

Regular season

SeasonAgeTeamLeagueGGSMINFGFGAFG%3P3PA3P%FTFTAFT%ORBDRBREBASTSTLBLKTOVPFPTS
1949–5027Waterloo HawksNBA625.613.3.4203.24.5.7053.13.314.4
1950–5128TOTALNBA662.98.1.3611.41.9.7323.41.82.37.2
1950–5128Baltimore BulletsNBA163.610.6.3352.33.2.7254.83.42.69.4
1950–5128Boston CelticsNBA72.47.4.3271.42.1.6673.71.62.06.3
1950–5128Fort Wayne PistonsNBA432.77.2.3811.01.3.7542.81.22.26.5
1951–5229Milwaukee HawksNBA6535.34.512.7.3561.82.6.7014.32.63.210.8
TotalNBA19335.34.311.3.3812.13.0.7093.92.52.910.7

Playoffs

SeasonAgeTeamLeagueGGSMINFGFGAFG%3P3PA3P%FTFTAFT%ORBDRBREBASTSTLBLKTOVPFPTS
1950-5128Fort Wayne PistonsNBA3122924143926.414.5008.74.71.0
TotalNBA3122924143926.414.5008.74.71.0

References

  1. "Wheeling Hall of Fame: Bernie Mehen". Ohio County Library. Retrieved 2014-08-15.
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