Name
Dino Meneghin

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Born
1950 (74 years old)

Birth Place
Alano di Piave, Italy

Position
Center

Status
Retired

Ethnicity
White

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Height
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)

Weight
243 lb (110 kg)

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Dino Meneghin (Italian pronunciation: , Venetian: ; 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 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.



Career Honours

Lega Basket
1988-1989

Olimpia Milano

EuroLeague
1987-1988

Olimpia Milano

FIBA Intercontinental Cup
1987

Olimpia Milano

Italian Coppa Italiana di Pallacanestro
1986-1987

Olimpia Milano

EuroLeague
1986-1987

Olimpia Milano

Lega Basket
1986-1987

Olimpia Milano

Lega Basket
1985-1986

Olimpia Milano

Italian Coppa Italiana di Pallacanestro
1985-1986

Olimpia Milano

FIBA Korać Cup
1984-1985

Olimpia Milano

Lega Basket
1984-1985

Olimpia Milano

FIBA EuroBasket
1983

Italy Basketball

Lega Basket
1981-1982

Olimpia Milano

Olympics Silver
1980

Italy Basketball

FIBA Saporta Cup
1979-1980

Pallacanestro Varese

Lega Basket
1977-1978

Pallacanestro Varese

Lega Basket
1976-1977

Pallacanestro Varese

EuroLeague
1975-1976

Pallacanestro Varese

EuroLeague
1974-1975

Pallacanestro Varese

Lega Basket
1973-1974

Pallacanestro Varese

FIBA Intercontinental Cup
1973

Pallacanestro Varese

EuroLeague
1972-1973

Pallacanestro Varese

Lega Basket
1972-1973

Pallacanestro Varese

Italian Coppa Italiana di Pallacanestro
1972-1973

Pallacanestro Varese

EuroLeague
1971-1972

Pallacanestro Varese

Lega Basket
1970-1971

Pallacanestro Varese

Italian Coppa Italiana di Pallacanestro
1970-1971

Pallacanestro Varese

FIBA Intercontinental Cup
1970

Pallacanestro Varese

EuroLeague
1969-1970

Pallacanestro Varese

Lega Basket
1969-1970

Pallacanestro Varese

Italian Coppa Italiana di Pallacanestro
1969-1970

Pallacanestro Varese

Lega Basket
1968-1969

Pallacanestro Varese

Italian Coppa Italiana di Pallacanestro
1968-1969

Pallacanestro Varese

FIBA Intercontinental Cup
1967

Pallacanestro Varese

FIBA Saporta Cup
1966-1967

Pallacanestro Varese


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1990-1993

1993-1994


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