Tom Meschery

Thomas Nicholas "Tom" Meschery (born October 26 1938 as Tomislav Nikolayevich Meshcheryakov is a Russian American former professional basketball player. He was a with a 10 year National Basketball Association career from 1962 to 1971. He played for the and the Seattle SuperSonics. He led the league in personal fouls in 1962 and played in the 1963 NBA All-Star Game. His Jersey, number 14, was retired by the Warriors.

Early years

Meschery was born as Tomislav Nikolayevich Meshcheryakov in Harbin, Manchuria, which today is part of the People's Republic of China. His parents were that fled from the October Revolution in 1917. The Meschery family was later relocated to a Japanese internment camp near Tokyo during World War II. After the war, Meschery and his parents emigrated to the United States. It was also in this phase of his life where his father renamed the family "Meschery" due to the anit-Communist/anit-Soviet Red Scare under Joseph McCarthy, and Tomislav Nikolayevich was renamed Thomas Nicholas, which later was abbreviated to Tom.

Works

*''Over the Rim'' , New York: McCall Publishing.
*''Caught in the Pivot: a Diary of a Rookie Coach in the Exploding World of Pro Basketball'' . Dell.
*''Nothing We Lose Can Be Replaced'' , Black Rock Press, University of Nevada, Reno.