Dick Mehen Explained

Dick Mehen
Height Ft:6
Height In:5
Weight Lbs:195
Nationality:American
Birth Date:20 May 1922
Birth Place:Wheeling, West Virginia
Death Place:North Olmsted, Ohio
High School:Wheeling (Wheeling, West Virginia)
Draft Year:1947
Draft League:BAA
Career Start:1947
Career End:1952
Career Number:7, 10,17
Career Position:Power forward / center
Years1:1947–1948
Team1:Toledo Jeeps
Years2:1948–
Team2:Waterloo Hawks
Team3:Baltimore Bullets
Team4:Boston Celtics
Years5:
Team5:Fort Wayne Pistons
Years6:
Team6:Milwaukee Hawks
Highlights:
Stat1label:Points
Stat1value:2,067 (10.7 ppg)
Stat2label:Rebounds
Stat2value:505 (3.9 rpg)
Stat3label:Assists
Stat3value:480 (2.5 apg)
Bbr:mehendi01

Richard Peter Mehen (May 20, 1922 – December 14, 1986) was an American basketball player.

Career

Mehen played college basketball at University of Tennessee, but his career was interrupted by service in the United States Air Force during World War II alongside his brother Bernie, who was also a college and pro basketball player.[1]

Mehen began his career with the Toledo Jeeps of the NBL, and was transferred with teammate Harry Boykoff to the Waterloo Hawks, where he played one season in the NBL and another in the NBA. After the Hawks left the league, he had stints with the Baltimore Bullets, Boston Celtics, Fort Wayne Pistons and Milwaukee Hawks.

Stats

NBA

Regular season

Season AgeTeamLeagueG GS MIN FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB REB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
27 62 5.6 13.3 .420 3.2 4.5 .705 3.1 3.3 14.4
28 TOTAL 66 2.9 8.1 .361 1.4 1.9 .732 3.4 1.8 2.3 7.2
28 16 3.6 10.6 .335 2.3 3.2 .725 4.8 3.4 2.6 9.4
28 7 2.4 7.4 .327 1.4 2.1 .667 3.7 1.6 2.0 6.3
28 43 2.7 7.2 .381 1.0 1.3 .754 2.8 1.2 2.2 6.5
29 65 35.3 4.5 12.7 .356 1.8 2.6 .701 4.3 2.6 3.2 10.8
Total 193 35.3 4.3 11.3 .381 2.1 3.0 .709 3.9 2.5 2.9 10.7

Playoffs

Season AgeTeamLeagueG GS MIN FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB REB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
28 3 12 29 2 4 14 3 9 26 .414 .500 8.7 4.7 1.0
Total 3 12 29 2 4 14 3 9 26 .414 .500 8.7 4.7 1.0

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wheeling Hall of Fame: Bernie Mehen . Ohio County Library . August 15, 2014.