Dino Meneghin

_Retired Basketball | Center

Player Info

Full Name: Dino Meneghin

Nationality: Italy

Position: Center

Born: 18 Jan 1950

Height: 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)

Weight: 243 lb (110 kg)

Club Info

Team: _Retired Basketball

Sport: Basketball

About Dino Meneghin

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.