Dean (The Dream) Meminger #14

Position: Guard
Height: 6'0''
Weight: 175 lbs.
Born: May 13, 1948 in Walterboro, SC
High School: Rice, in New York, NY

One of the greatest players ever to don a Marquette basketball jersey, Dean Meminger helped Marquette to a glittering record of 78-9 during his career including a 46-0 mark at the Milwaukee Arena. He averaged 16.3 ppg as a sophomore and was the team’s leading scorer for two years, averaging 18.8 points in the 1969-70 season and 21.2 points in 1970-71. He was named team captain and selected by his teammates as the Most Valuable Player of the 1971 team which went undefeated during the regular season (26-0), and advanced to the NCAA Mideast Regional. He closed out his college as the school’s No. 2 all-time leading scorer with 1,637 points.

Dean was the MVP of the NIT in 1970, in which Marquette topped St. John’s for the championship. Meminger was also named to the All-Tournament team of the NIT, and the All- Tournament teams of the 1969 and 1971 NCAA.

• 8th, Points (1,637)

• 4th, Scoring Average (18.8)
• 7th, Field Goals Made (572)
• 9th, Field Goals Attempted (1,234)
• 1st, Free Throws Made (493)
• 1st, Free Throws Attempted (762)

• 1st in free throws made (tied with two others), 16 vs. St. Louis (February 12, 1970)
• 2nd in free throw attempts, 21 vs. Creighton (February 28, 1970)
• 3rd in free throw attempts (tied with two others), 20 vs. St. Louis (February 12, 1970)

• 5th, Points (616)
• 6th, Scoring Average (21.2)
• 2nd, Free Throws Made (184)
• 3rd, Free Throws Made (178)
• 1st, Free Throws Attempted (279)
• 2nd, Free Throws Attempted (250)
• 6th, Free Throws Attempted (233)

• 2nd, Points (616)
• 3rd, Scoring Average (21.2)
• 6th, Field Goals Made (216)
• 1st, Free Throws Made (184)
• 1st, Free Throws Attempted (250)

• 5th, Scoring (546)
• 7th (tie), Scoring Average (18.8)
• 10th, Field Goals Made (184)
• 2nd, Free Throws Made (178)
• 1st, Free Throws Attempted (279)

• 5th, Points (475)
• 7th, Scoring Average (16.4)
• 9th, Field Goals Made (172)
• 4th, Field Goals Attempted (409)
• 3rd, Free Throws Made (131)
• 1st, Free Throws Attempted (233)

• 1969 Milwaukee Classic MVP
• 1969 NCAA All-Tournament Team
• 1970 Milwaukee Classic MVP
• 1970 NIT All-Tournament Team
• 1970 NIT MVP
• 1969-70 Chuck Taylor Converse All-American
• 1969-70 NEA All-American
• 1971 NCAA All-Tournament Team
• 1970-71 AP All-American
• 1970-71 UPI All-American
• 1970-71 Chuck Taylor Converse All-American
• 1970-71 Helms All-American
• 1970-71 NABC All-American
• 1970-71 NEA All-Americann
• 1970-71 Sporting News All-American
• 1970-71 USBWA All-American

Following his graduation, he was a first-round NBA draft pick by New York. He went on to enjoy a seven-year pro career with New York and Atlanta. Inducted into Marquette's Hall of Fame in 1988.

Dean Meminger's NBA Stats