Dino Meneghin

Dino Meneghin
	Meneghin in 2010
Personal information
Born	18 January 1950; Alano di Piave, Italy
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	243 lb (110 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	1970: 11th round, 182nd overall pick
	Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Playing career	1966–1994
Position	Center
Career history
1966–1980	Pallacanestro Varese
1980–1990	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: [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 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.

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