43. Tom Meschery
Born in China to Russian immigrants, Tomislav Mescheryakov would come to the United States as a child, though due to anti-Communist sentiment the family would “Americanize” their names and thus Tom Meschery would emerge as a star At St. Mary’s. Following a very successful run with the Philadelphia/San Francsico Warriors, the brand new Seattle SuperSonics would select him the expansion draft.
In Seattle, Meschery would average a double double in his first two seasons and averaged 12.9 Points per Game overall with the Sonics. While, Merchery could not take the young team to the playoffs he would bring them a veteran presence that was desperately needed.
The Bullet Points
- Position: Power Forward, Small Forward
- Acquired: Selected in the Expansion Draft 5/1/67.
- Departed: Retired after the 1970-71 Season.
- Games Played: 323
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Per Game Averages: 29.9 MP
.424 eFG%
.747 FT%
12.9 PTS
8.5 RB
1.5 AST
N/A STL*
*N/A BLK*
No Playoff Games
* Steals and Blocks were not an official statistic when Merchery played. -
Advanced Stats: 13.7 PER
.513 TS%
N/A VORP
16.9 WS**
No Playoff Games
** VORP was not a statistic when Merchery played. - Major Accolades and Awards: None
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