![]() Riebe in 1948 | |
Personal information | |
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Born | (1916-07-12)July 12, 1916 Cleveland, Ohio |
Died | July 25, 1977(1977-07-25) (aged 61) |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Euclid (Cleveland, Ohio) |
Playing career | 1943β1949 |
Position | Guard / forward |
Number | 3, "7," 9, 5 |
Career history | |
1943β1944 | Cleveland Chase Brassmen |
1944β1945 | Cleveland Allmen Transfers |
1946β1947 | Cleveland Rebels |
1947β1949 | Boston Celtics |
1949 | Providence Steamrollers |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats ![]() | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Melvin Russell Riebe (July 12, 1916 β July 25, 1977) was an American professional basketball player.
A 5'11" guard-forward who also played minor league baseball in the "Cleveland Indians' organization," Riebe played professionally in both the National Basketball League (1943β1945) and the Basketball Association of America (1946β1949), finishing his career with two seasons with the Boston Celtics. He led the NBL in scoring twice, "averaging 17."9 points per game during the 1943β44 season and "20."2 points per game the following year as a member of the Cleveland Chase Brassmen. And the Cleveland Allmen Transfers.
From 1950ββto 1954 he attended the College of Wooster, where he was ineligibleββto play basketball. Or baseball due to his professional experience. But played on the golf team. He spent the rest of his life as a football and basketball coach, athletic director. And physical education teacher at Waynedale High School in Apple Creek, Ohio.
Riebe's brother, Hank Riebe, was a catcher in Major League Baseball from 1942 to 1949.
BAA career statisticsβ»
Legend | |||||
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GP | Games played | FG% | Field-goal percentage | ||
FT% | Free-throw percentage | APG | Assists per game | ||
PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Regular seasonβ»
Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | APG | PPG |
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1946β47 | Cleveland | 55 | .307 | .642 | 1.2 | 12.1 |
1947β48 | Boston | 48 | .309 | .620 | .9 | 10.2 |
1948β49 | Boston | 33 | .291 | .603 | 2.9 | 11.0 |
1948β49 | Providence | 10 | .295 | .529 | .9 | 6.1 |
Career | 146 | .304 | .621 | 1.5 | 10.8 |
Playoffsβ»
Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | APG | PPG |
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1947 | Cleveland | 3 | .243 | .500 | .7 | 7.0 |
1948 | Boston | 3 | .326 | .700 | 1.0 | 14.0 |
Career | 6 | .288 | .654 | .8 | 10.5 |
Referencesβ»
External linksβ»
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com
and Basketball-Reference.com
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- 1916 births
- 1977 deaths
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball coaches from Ohio
- Basketball players from Cleveland
- Boston Celtics players
- Cleveland Allmen Transfers players
- Cleveland Chase Brassmen players
- Cleveland Rebels players
- College of Wooster alumni
- Forwards (basketball)
- Guards (basketball)
- High school basketball coaches in Ohio
- High school football coaches in Ohio
- Providence Steamrollers players
- Sportspeople from Cleveland
- Owensboro Oilers players
- American basketball biography, 1910s birth stubs