Dino Meneghin
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BiographyDino Meneghin (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdiːno meneˈɡin], Venetian: [meneˈɡiŋ]; born 18 January 1950) is an Italian former professional basketball player. He is widely considered to be the best Italian player ever, as well as one of Europe's all-time greats. A 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) tall center, Meneghin was born in Alano di Piave, Veneto (northeast Italy). On 20 November 1966, when he was 16 years old, he played in his first game in the Italian League, with Ignis Varese. He played the last game of his career at the age of 45.
He holds the record for the most EuroLeague championships won by a player, with seven, when counting all formats of the competition's history, dating back to the inaugural 1958 season. In December 1991, the Spanish basketball magazine Gigantes del Basket, voted Meneghin the Best European Player of All-Time. In 2003, Meneghin became a Basketball Hall of Fame player. In 2006, he became a member of the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame. In 2010, he became a FIBA Hall of Fame player. Meneghin was inducted into the Walk of Fame of Italian sport in May of 2015.
Biography from the Wikipedia article Dino Meneghin. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. Full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
He holds the record for the most EuroLeague championships won by a player, with seven, when counting all formats of the competition's history, dating back to the inaugural 1958 season. In December 1991, the Spanish basketball magazine Gigantes del Basket, voted Meneghin the Best European Player of All-Time. In 2003, Meneghin became a Basketball Hall of Fame player. In 2006, he became a member of the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame. In 2010, he became a FIBA Hall of Fame player. Meneghin was inducted into the Walk of Fame of Italian sport in May of 2015.
Biography from the Wikipedia article Dino Meneghin. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. Full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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