Dino Meneghin

Dino Meneghin
	Olimpia Milano
1990–1993	Pallacanestro Trieste
1993–1994	Olimpia Milano
Career highlights and awards
	4× FIBA Intercontinental Cup champion (1967, 1970, 1973, 1987); 7× EuroLeague champion (1970, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1987, 1988); EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer (1974); 3× FIBA European Selection (1975, 1978, 1980); 2× Mister Europa (1980, 1983); Euroscar (1983); 2× FIBA Saporta Cup champion (1967, 1980); FIBA Korać Cup champion (1985); 12× Italian League champion (1969–1971, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1985–1987, 1989); 6× Italian Cup winner (1969–1971, 1973, 1986, 1987); FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991); Italian Basketball Hall of Fame (2006); 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors (2008); No. 11 retired by Olimpia Milano (2019);
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
	Basketball Hall of Fame as player
	FIBA Hall of Fame as player
Men's basketball
Representing Italy
Summer Olympic Games
FIBA EuroBasket
European U-18 Championship

Dino Meneghin (Italian pronunciation:

Ignis Varese

. He played the last game of his career at the age of 45.

He holds the record for the

FIBA Hall of Fame player.^[1]

Professional career

In total, Meneghin played in 836 games and scored 8,560 points in the Italian League championship. Meneghin became the second player from a European league to be drafted by an NBA team, when the Atlanta Hawks manager Marty Blake selected him with a late-round pick in the 1970 NBA draft. He never played in the USA, however.

In 1980 and 1983, he was elected European Player of the Year: Mr. Europa, and he also won the Euroscar European Player of the Year award in 1983. In 1991, he was named the greatest FIBA European Champions' Cup (EuroLeague) basketball player of all time, by the Italian basketball magazine Giganti del Basket.^[2]

One of the greatest records of his career is his number of

Olimpia Milano, winning both. Finally, before his playing career ended, Meneghin played in the Italian League against his son, Andrea

, who was also a great international player.

On 28 October 2019, 25 years after he last played professionally, Olimpia Milano retired the number 11 in honor of Meneghin. The number 11 matched the number of seasons that he had played with the Italian club.^[3]^[4]

National team career

With the senior

1983 EuroBasket

.

Post-playing career

On 5 September 2003 Meneghin became the second Italian player to enter into the

Olimpia Milano

.

Personal life

Dino Meneghin is the father of Andrea Meneghin, who also played professional basketball. Andrea played against his father, during the latter's last season as a pro.

Honours and awards

Clubs

4× FIBA World Cup for Clubs champion: (1967, 1970, 1973, 1987)
7× FIBA European Champions Cup (EuroLeague) champion: (1970, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1987, 1988)
2× FIBA European Cup Winners Cup (Saporta Cup) champion: (1967, 1980)
FIBA Korać Cup champion: (1985)
12× Italian League champion: (1969–1971, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989)
6× Italian Cup winner: (1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1986, 1987)