Gene Melchiorre
School:
Height:
5-8
Position:
Guard
Hometown:
Highland Park, IL
- NCAA consensus first-team All-American in 1951
- All-American Recognition: 1950 (UP2, Converse 3rd Team) and 1951 (Associated Press 1st Team, Converse 1st Team, UP1)
- Ranked 15th in the nation in field-goal percentage in 1949
- Second-leading scorer for 1950 NCAA Tournament runner-up (32-5 record)
- Averaged 15.3 points in three NCAA Tournament games in 1950 (2-1 record)
- Averaged 16.7 points in six NIT games for 1949 fourth-place team and 1950 runner-up (3-3 record)
- Selected by the Baltimore Bullets in 1951 NBA draft (did not play in league).