Carl Meinhold

Carl Meinhold
	Meinhold in 1945
Personal information
Born	March 29, 1926; West Hazleton, Pennsylvania
Died	February 23, 2019 (aged 92)
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	1946–1956
Position	Guard / forward
Number	31, 6, 11
Career history
1946–1947	Hazleton Mountaineers
1947–1948	Baltimore Bullets
1948–1949	Providence Steamrollers
1949	Chicago Stags
1949–1950,; 1951–1952	Scranton Miners
1953–1954	Berwick Carbuilders
Career highlights and awards
	BAA champion (1948); All-EPBL First Team (1954);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference

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

Early life

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

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

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

Year	Team	GP	FG%	FT%	APG	PPG
1948†	Baltimore	11	.254	.462	.0	3.6
Career		11	.254	.462	.0	3.6

References

^ Carl Meinhold
^ "Carl Meinhold minor league basketball statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
^ "Hazleton Upsets Lower Merion, 59 to 31". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. March 29, 1944. Retrieved August 25, 2012.

External links

Career statistics from NBA.com and Basketball Reference

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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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v t e Baltimore Bullets 1947–48 BAA champions
20 Klotz 21 Schulz 23 Fuetsch 26 Jeannette 27 Reiser 29 Hermsen 31 Meinhold 32 Hoffman 33 Simmons 35 Lewis
Head coach: Jeannette
Regular season Playoffs