Gene Melchiorre

Gene Melchiorre
Personal information
Born	August 10, 1927; Highland Park, Illinois
Died	September 27, 2019 (aged 92); Highland Park, Illinois
Nationality	American
Listed height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Listed weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school	Highland Park; (Highland Park, Illinois)
College	Bradley (1947–1951)
NBA draft	1951: 1st round, 1st overall pick
	Selected by the Baltimore Bullets
Position	Point guard
Number	23
Career highlights and awards
	Consensus first-team All-American (1951); Second-team All-American – UPI (1950); 3× First-team All-MVC (1949–1951);
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Eugene "Squeaky" Melchiorre (August 10, 1927 – September 27, 2019) was an American basketball player. A point guard, he was drafted by the Baltimore Bullets and was the first overall pick in the 1951 NBA draft. Melchiorre never played an NBA game due to his lifetime ban from the league for point shaving when he was a college player.

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