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Tom Meschery

American basketball player-coach
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Tom Meschery
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Facts

26 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
October 26, 1938
Place of birth
Harbin
Country of citizenship
United States[11]
Occupation
basketball player, poet, basketball coach, teacher
Employer
Reno High School, Carolina Cougars, Golden State Warriors, Seattle SuperSonics
Educated at
Lowell High School, Saint Mary's College of California, University of Iowa, University of Nevada, Reno[13][14][15][16]
Award received
member of the Nevada Writers Hall of Fame[17]
Father
Wikidata item[7]
Mother
Wikidata item[8]
Spouse
Joanne Meschery[9]
Child
Matthew Meschery[10]
Country for sport
United States[27]
Drafted by
Golden State Warriors[24]
End of work period
1971[29]
Family name
Meschery[25]
Given name
Thomas[26]
Height
+198[30]
League or competition
NCAA Division I men's basketball, National Basketball Association[21]
Mass
+98[31]
Member of sports team
Seattle SuperSonics, Philadelphia Warriors, Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball[19][20]
Native language
English[12]
Position played on team / speciality
small forward[22]
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Sport
basketball[23]
Start of work period
1961[28]
🏷️ Also known as
en Thomas Nicholas Meschery en Tomislav Nikolayevich Mescheriakov en Tomislav Nikolayevich Mescheryakov en Tom Meschery he טום משרי it Thomas Nicholas Meschery it Tomislav Nikolaevič Meščerjakov ja トム・メシェリー pt Thomas Nicholas Meschery pt Tomislav Nikolayevich Mescheriakov pt Tomislav Nikolayevich Mescheryakov ru Мешери, Том ru Том Мешери zh 汤姆·梅切里
🔖 Identifiers · 17
ISNI
0000000045839556
VIAF cluster ID
24223099
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no98106984
Basketball Reference NBA coach ID
meschto01c
Basketball Reference NBA player ID
m/meschto01
ESPN.com NBA player ID
5605
Eurobasket.com player ID
773316
Freebase ID
/m/084vmf
HAND ID
B6B2-3956-B769-F719-8812
NBA.com player ID
77584
Proballers ID
187533
RealGM basketball player ID
66573
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Sports Reference college basketball player ID
tom-meschery-1
The Draft Review ID
274
Trading Card Database name ID
7631
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJdRBbqwyYk8k3WYwDjt8C
Yale LUX ID
person/b2d419cd-9e81-4bec-9a55-bf122fbb4e8e

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
teacher, poet, basketball player, basketball coach
Educated at 3
University of Iowa, University of Nevada, Reno, Saint Mary's College of California
Employer 3
Golden State Warriors, Seattle SuperSonics, Carolina Cougars
Country for sport 1
United States
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Drafted by 1
Golden State Warriors
Given name 1
Thomas
Instance of 1
human
League or competition 1
National Basketball Association
Member of sports team 1
Seattle SuperSonics
Native language 1
English
Participated in 1
Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game
Place of birth 1
Harbin
Position played on team / speciality 1
small forward
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
basketball
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Summary

Tom Meschery was born on October 26, 1938[1], in Harbin[2]. He has worked as a basketball player[3], poet[4], basketball coach[5], and teacher[6].

FAQs

Where was Tom Meschery born?

Tom Meschery was born in Harbin[2].

Who were Tom Meschery's parents?

Tom Meschery's father was Q140892545[7]. Tom Meschery's mother was Q140883091[8].

Who was Tom Meschery married to?

Tom Meschery's spouses include Joanne Meschery[9].

What did Tom Meschery do for work?

Tom Meschery worked as a basketball player[3], poet[4], basketball coach[5], and teacher[6].

Where did Tom Meschery go to school?

Tom Meschery was educated at Lowell High School[13], Saint Mary's College of California[14], University of Iowa[15], and University of Nevada, Reno[16].

What awards did Tom Meschery receive?

Honors received include member of the Nevada Writers Hall of Fame[17].

Related Entities

United States University of Iowa

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . RealGM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] ↑ . Basketball Reference. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [17] ↑ . library.unr.edu. library.unr.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . Basketball Reference. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . Basketball Reference. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Father → Wikidata item
    HAND ID → B6B2-3956-B769-F719-8812
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #46230: HAND ID (0)"
  2. 13w ago · Naive rm · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mother → Wikidata item
    "Created claim: Mother: Wikidata item"
  3. 13w ago · Naive rm · 2026-08-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Drafted by → Golden State Warriors
    Country of citizenship → United States
    Sex or gender → male
    Child → Matthew Meschery
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Spouse: Joanne Meschery"
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