| PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG |
| 6.8 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Monk Meineke PF
Don Meineke
Height: 6-7 (201cm)
Weight: 208 lbs (94kg)
Born: Oct 30, 1930 (95 years old)
Hometown: Dayton, Ohio
Nationality: United States
Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent
NBA Draft: 1952 Round 2, Pick 3, Fort Wayne Pistons
Pre-Draft Team: Dayton (Sr)
High School: Wilbur Wright High School (Dayton, Ohio)
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Monk Meineke Player Profile
Career NBA Season Stats
Career NBA Shooting Stats
| FG% | 3P% | FT% |
| 36.7% | .0% | 75.6% |
NBA Career
6 Years Of Service
NBA Regular Season Stats
| Season | Age | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952-53 | 22 | FWP | 68 | 33.1 | 10.7 | 6.9 | 2.2 | - | - | - | .381 | - | .783 |
| 1953-54 | 23 | FWP | 71 | 20.6 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 1.1 | - | - | - | .344 | - | .805 |
| 1954-55 | 24 | FWP | 68 | 15.1 | 5.8 | 3.6 | 0.9 | - | - | - | .372 | - | .700 |
| 1955-56 | 25 | ROR | 69 | 18.1 | 7.1 | 4.6 | 1.5 | - | - | - | .372 | - | .780 |
| 1957-58 | 27 | CIN | 67 | 11.8 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 0.6 | - | - | - | .356 | - | .647 |
| CAREER | 343 | 19.8 | 6.8 | 4.7 | 1.3 | - | - | - | .367 | - | .756 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OFF | DEF | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952-53 | 22 | FWP | 68 | - | 33.1 | 10.7 | 3.5 | 9.3 | .381 | - | - | - | 3.6 | 4.6 | .783 | - | - | 6.9 | 2.2 | - | - | - | 4.9 |
| 1953-54 | 23 | FWP | 71 | - | 20.6 | 5.7 | 1.9 | 5.5 | .344 | - | - | - | 1.9 | 2.4 | .805 | - | - | 5.2 | 1.1 | - | - | - | 3.0 |
| 1954-55 | 24 | FWP | 68 | - | 15.1 | 5.8 | 2.0 | 5.4 | .372 | - | - | - | 1.8 | 2.5 | .700 | - | - | 3.6 | 0.9 | - | - | - | 2.2 |
| 1955-56 | 25 | ROR | 69 | - | 18.1 | 7.1 | 2.2 | 6.0 | .372 | - | - | - | 2.6 | 3.4 | .780 | - | - | 4.6 | 1.5 | - | - | - | 2.8 |
| 1957-58 | 27 | CIN | 67 | - | 11.8 | 4.9 | 1.9 | 5.2 | .356 | - | - | - | 1.1 | 1.8 | .647 | - | - | 3.4 | 0.6 | - | - | - | 2.3 |
| CAREER | 343 | - | 19.8 | 6.8 | 2.3 | 6.3 | .367 | - | - | - | 2.2 | 2.9 | .756 | - | - | 4.7 | 1.3 | - | - | - | 3.1 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OFF | DEF | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952-53 | 22 | FWP | 68 | - | 2,250 | 725 | 240 | 630 | .381 | - | - | - | 245 | 313 | .783 | - | - | 466 | 148 | - | - | - | 334 |
| 1953-54 | 23 | FWP | 71 | - | 1,466 | 406 | 135 | 393 | .344 | - | - | - | 136 | 169 | .805 | - | - | 372 | 81 | - | - | - | 214 |
| 1954-55 | 24 | FWP | 68 | - | 1,026 | 391 | 136 | 366 | .372 | - | - | - | 119 | 170 | .700 | - | - | 246 | 64 | - | - | - | 153 |
| 1955-56 | 25 | ROR | 69 | - | 1,248 | 489 | 154 | 414 | .372 | - | - | - | 181 | 232 | .780 | - | - | 316 | 102 | - | - | - | 191 |
| 1957-58 | 27 | CIN | 67 | - | 792 | 327 | 125 | 351 | .356 | - | - | - | 77 | 119 | .647 | - | - | 226 | 38 | - | - | - | 155 |
| CAREER | 343 | - | 6,782 | 2,338 | 790 | 2,154 | .367 | - | - | - | 758 | 1,003 | .756 | - | - | 1,626 | 433 | - | - | - | 1,047 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | TOV% | STL% | BLK% | USG% | Total S % | PPR | PPS | ORtg | DRtg | PER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952-53 | 22 | FWP | 68 | - | .472 | .381 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 116.4 | - | 1.2 | - | - | 19.4 |
| 1953-54 | 23 | FWP | 71 | - | .434 | .344 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 114.8 | - | 1.0 | - | - | 15.7 |
| 1954-55 | 24 | FWP | 68 | - | .444 | .372 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 107.2 | - | 1.1 | - | - | 15.3 |
| 1955-56 | 25 | ROR | 69 | - | .474 | .372 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 115.2 | - | 1.2 | - | - | 13.6 |
| 1957-58 | 27 | CIN | 67 | - | .405 | .356 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100.3 | - | 0.9 | - | - | 13.9 |
| CAREER | 343 | - | .450 | .367 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 112.2 | - | 1.1 | - | - | 13.6 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | Dbl Dbl | Tpl Dbl | 40 Pts | 20 Reb | 20 Ast | Techs | HOB | Ast/TO | Stl/TO | FT/FGA | W's | L's | Win % | OWS | DWS | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952-53 | 22 | FWP | 68 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .207 | - | - | 0.5 | 36 | 32 | .529 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 6.1 |
| 1953-54 | 23 | FWP | 71 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | - | - | 0.4 | 39 | 32 | .549 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.6 |
| 1954-55 | 24 | FWP | 68 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .086 | - | - | 0.5 | 41 | 27 | .603 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.8 |
| 1955-56 | 25 | ROR | 69 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | - | - | 0.6 | 29 | 40 | .420 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 3.7 |
| 1957-58 | 27 | CIN | 67 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .058 | - | - | 0.3 | 31 | 36 | .463 | -0.3 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| CAREER | 343 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .106 | - | - | 0.5 | 176 | 167 | .513 | 6.6 | 8.2 | 14.9 |
NBA Playoff Stats
| Season | Age | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952-53 | 22 | FWP | 8 | 28.4 | 7.5 | 3.2 | 1.2 | - | - | - | .375 | - | .682 |
| 1953-54 | 23 | FWP | 4 | 21.8 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 1.5 | - | - | - | .261 | - | .636 |
| 1954-55 | 24 | FWP | 11 | 14.7 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 0.8 | - | - | - | .450 | - | .920 |
| 1957-58 | 27 | CIN | 2 | 16.0 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 0.5 | - | - | - | .091 | - | .750 |
| CAREER | 25 | 20.3 | 5.8 | 4.0 | 1.0 | - | - | - | .351 | - | .750 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OFF | DEF | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952-53 | 22 | FWP | 8 | - | 28.4 | 7.5 | 1.9 | 5.0 | .375 | - | - | - | 3.8 | 5.5 | .682 | - | - | 3.2 | 1.2 | - | - | - | 4.6 |
| 1953-54 | 23 | FWP | 4 | - | 21.8 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 5.8 | .261 | - | - | - | 1.8 | 2.8 | .636 | - | - | 3.8 | 1.5 | - | - | - | 2.8 |
| 1954-55 | 24 | FWP | 11 | - | 14.7 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 3.6 | .450 | - | - | - | 2.1 | 2.3 | .920 | - | - | 4.4 | 0.8 | - | - | - | 2.0 |
| 1957-58 | 27 | CIN | 2 | - | 16.0 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 5.5 | .091 | - | - | - | 3.0 | 4.0 | .750 | - | - | 5.5 | 0.5 | - | - | - | 1.5 |
| CAREER | 25 | - | 20.3 | 5.8 | 1.6 | 4.6 | .351 | - | - | - | 2.6 | 3.5 | .750 | - | - | 4.0 | 1.0 | - | - | - | 2.9 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OFF | DEF | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952-53 | 22 | FWP | 8 | - | 227 | 60 | 15 | 40 | .375 | - | - | - | 30 | 44 | .682 | - | - | 26 | 10 | - | - | - | 37 |
| 1953-54 | 23 | FWP | 4 | - | 87 | 19 | 6 | 23 | .261 | - | - | - | 7 | 11 | .636 | - | - | 15 | 6 | - | - | - | 11 |
| 1954-55 | 24 | FWP | 11 | - | 162 | 59 | 18 | 40 | .450 | - | - | - | 23 | 25 | .920 | - | - | 48 | 9 | - | - | - | 22 |
| 1957-58 | 27 | CIN | 2 | - | 32 | 8 | 1 | 11 | .091 | - | - | - | 6 | 8 | .750 | - | - | 11 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| CAREER | 25 | - | 508 | 146 | 40 | 114 | .351 | - | - | - | 66 | 88 | .750 | - | - | 100 | 26 | - | - | - | 73 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | TOV% | STL% | BLK% | USG% | Total S % | PPR | PPS | ORtg | DRtg | PER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952-53 | 22 | FWP | 8 | - | .505 | .375 | - | - | - | 11.4 | - | - | - | - | 105.7 | - | 1.5 | - | - | 11.6 |
| 1953-54 | 23 | FWP | 4 | - | .341 | .261 | - | - | - | 13.8 | - | - | - | - | 89.7 | - | 0.8 | - | - | 7.5 |
| 1954-55 | 24 | FWP | 11 | - | .578 | .450 | - | - | - | 10.2 | - | - | - | - | 137.0 | - | 1.5 | - | - | 17.1 |
| 1957-58 | 27 | CIN | 2 | - | .275 | .091 | - | - | - | 4.5 | - | - | - | - | 84.1 | - | 0.7 | - | - | 6.4 |
| CAREER | 25 | - | .478 | .351 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 110.1 | - | 1.3 | - | - | 10.4 |
| Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | Dbl Dbl | Tpl Dbl | 40 Pts | 20 Reb | 20 Ast | Techs | HOB | Ast/TO | Stl/TO | FT/FGA | W's | L's | Win % | OWS | DWS | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952-53 | 22 | FWP | 8 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .144 | - | - | 1.1 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 0.4 | - | 0.5 |
| 1953-54 | 23 | FWP | 4 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .110 | - | - | 0.5 | 0 | 4 | .000 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| 1954-55 | 24 | FWP | 11 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .076 | - | - | 0.6 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| 1957-58 | 27 | CIN | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .029 | - | - | 0.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | -0.1 | - | -0.1 |
| CAREER | 25 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .093 | - | - | 0.8 | 10 | 15 | .400 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
NBA Transactions
| Date | Transaction |
|---|---|
| Apr 26, 1952 | The Fort Wayne Pistons selected Monk Meineke in Round 2 with Pick 3 in the 1952 NBA Draft. |
| Jul 13, 1952 | Monk Meineke signed a multi-year contract with the Fort Wayne Pistons. |
| Sep 30, 1955 | Monk Meineke was acquired by the Rochester Royals from the Fort Wayne Pistons in a trade. |
| Apr 17, 1957 | Monk Meineke was acquired by the Minneapolis Lakers from the Rochester Royals in a trade. |
| Jul 1, 1957 | Monk Meineke, previously with the Minneapolis Lakers, became a free agent. |
| Sep 1, 1957 | Monk Meineke signed a contract with the Cincinnati Royals. |
| Jul 1, 1958 | Monk Meineke, previously with the Cincinnati Royals, became a free agent. |
NBA Awards & Honors
| Award | Date |
|---|---|
| 1x Rookie of the Year | 1953 |