Tom Meschery

Tom Meschery

Meschery, circa 1965
Personal information
Born	(1938-10-26) October 26, 1938 (age 85) Harbin, Manchukuo (now China)
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school	Lowell (San Francisco, California)
College	Saint Mary's (1958–1961)
NBA draft	1961: 1st round, 7th overall pick
Selected by the Philadelphia Warriors
Playing career	1961–1971
Position	Power forward
Number	14
Coaching career	1971–1972, 1974–1976
Career history
As player:
1961–1967	Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors
1967–1971	Seattle SuperSonics
As coach:
1971–1972	Carolina Cougars
1974–1976	Portland Trail Blazers (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
NBA All-Star (1963) No. 14 retired by Golden State Warriors First-team All-American – USBWA (1961) Third-team All-American – NEA (1961) Third-team All-American – NABC (1960) WCC Player of the Year (1961) 2× First-team All-WCC (1960, 1961) Second-team All-WCC (1959) No. 31 retired by Saint Mary's Gaels First-team Parade All-American (1957)
Career NBA statistics
Points	9,904 (12.7 ppg)
Rebounds	6,698 (8.6 rpg)
Assists	1,331 (1.7 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

Thomas Nicholas Meschery (/mɛˈʃɛərriː/ meh-SHAIR-ree;^[1] born Tomislav Nikolayevich Meshcheryakov (Russian: Томислав Николаевич Мещеряков); October 26, 1938)^[2] is an American former professional basketball player. Born in China, Meschery was a power forward with a 10-year National Basketball Association career from 1961 to 1971. He played for the Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors and the Seattle SuperSonics. He played in the 1963 NBA All-Star Game, making him the first foreign-born NBA player to be selected as an NBA All-Star. The Warriors not only retired his number 14, but also gave him a unique honor by incorporating the number into the team's logo from 1967 till 1974.^[3]