Small Forward · Oklahoma City Thunder
Tom Meschery
Age 87 · USA · 198 cm (6'6") · 98 kg · Born Oct 26, 1938 · Saint Mary's
13.6 PPG
9.0 RPG
1.8 APG
547 games
7 seasons
Career snapshot
7seasons
547games
7,452career pts
0.0PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Golden State Warriors
· 303 games · 1962-63–1965-66
Position rank · 1969-70
#9PPG rank
#14PER rank
#13WS rank
Among 19 Small Forward players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
16.0
1962-63 · GSW
RPG
10.2
1967-68 · OKC
APG
2.4
1967-68 · OKC
Draft
Honors & awards
1×
All-Star Selection
1962
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962-63 | GSW | 64 | 0 | 35.1 | 16.0 | 9.8 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 42.5 | 0.0 | 72.8 | — | — |
| 1963-64 | GSW | 80 | 0 | 30.3 | 13.5 | 7.7 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 45.8 | 0.0 | 70.2 | — | — |
| 1964-65 | GSW | 79 | 0 | 30.5 | 12.7 | 8.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 39.4 | 0.0 | 75.1 | — | — |
| 1965-66 | GSW | 80 | 0 | 29.8 | 12.8 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 44.8 | 0.0 | 76.5 | — | — |
| 1967-68 | OKC | 82 | 0 | 34.8 | 14.5 | 10.2 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 46.9 | 0.0 | 70.7 | — | — |
| 1968-69 | OKC | 82 | 0 | 32.6 | 14.0 | 10.0 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 45.3 | 0.0 | 73.6 | — | — |
| 1969-70 | OKC | 80 | 0 | 28.7 | 12.3 | 8.3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 48.2 | 0.0 | 79.0 | — | — |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1967 | Golden State Warriors | Oklahoma City Thunder | From 1965-66 to 1967-68 | |
All entries are offseason.
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Born on October 26
About Tom Meschery
Thomas Nicholas Meschery 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 to 1974.