Dino Meneghin

Dino Meneghin
Meneghin in 2010
Personal information
Born (1950-01-18) 18 January 1950
Alano di Piave, Italy
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight243 lb (110 kg)
Career information
NBA draft1970: 11th round, 182nd overall pick
Drafted byAtlanta Hawks
Playing career1966–1994
PositionCenter
Career history
1966–1981Pallacanestro Varese
1981–1990Olimpia Milano
1990–1993Pallacanestro Trieste
1993–1994Olimpia Milano
Career highlights
Stats at Basketball Reference 
Basketball Hall of Fame
FIBA Hall of Fame
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Italy
Summer Olympic Games
1980 Moscow
FIBA EuroBasket
1971 West Germany
1975 Yugoslavia
1983 France
European U-18 Championship
1966 ItalyUnder-18
1968 SpainUnder-18

Dino 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.