Mel Riebe

Mel Riebe
Personal information
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 1943–1949
Position Guard / Forward
Number 3, 7, 9, 5
Career history
1943–1944 Cleveland Chase Brassmen
1944–1945 Cleveland Allmen Transfers
1946–1947 Cleveland Rebels
1947–1949 Boston Celtics
1949 Providence Steamrollers
Career highlights and awards
  • NBL Rookie of the Year (1944)
  • 2× NBL season scoring champion (1944, 1945)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Melvin Russell Riebe (July 12, 1916 – 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 (1943–1945) and the Basketball Association of America (1946–1949), 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 1943–44 season and 20.2 points per game the following year as a member of the Cleveland Chase Brassmen and the Cleveland Allmen Transfers.

From 1950 to 1954 he attended the College of Wooster, where he was ineligible to 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 1942-1949.

BAA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played  FG%  Field-goal percentage
 FT%  Free-throw percentage  APG  Assists per game
 PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1946–47 Cleveland 55 .307 .642 1.2 12.1
1947–48 Boston 48 .309 .620 .9 10.2
1948–49 Boston 33 .291 .603 2.9 11.0
1948–49 Providence 10 .295 .529 .9 6.1
Career 146 .304 .621 1.5 10.8

Playoffs

Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1946–47 Cleveland 3 .243 .500 .7 7.0
1947–48 Boston 3 .326 .700 1.0 14.0
Career 6 .288 .654 .8 10.5
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