Danny Meagher (basketball)
![]() Meagher in 1983 | ||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||
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Born | Kingston, Ontario, Canada | 25 October 1962|||||||||||
Nationality | Canadian | |||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | |||||||||||
Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) | |||||||||||
Career information | ||||||||||||
High school | Denis Morris (St. Catharines, Ontario) | |||||||||||
College | Duke (1981–1985) | |||||||||||
NBA draft | 1985: 6th round, 126th overall pick | |||||||||||
Drafted by | Chicago Bulls | |||||||||||
Position | Forward | |||||||||||
Number | 45, 15, 11 | |||||||||||
Stats at Basketball Reference | ||||||||||||
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Daniel Meagher (born 25 October 1962) is a Canadian basketball player and Olympian. Among his accomplishments, he played for Duke from 1981-85;[1] represented Canada in the 1984 Olympics;[2] was a FISU gold medalist;[2] and was drafted by the Chicago Bulls in the 1985 NBA Draft.[1][3][4]
University
[edit]Meagher played for Duke under Coach Mike Krzyzewski for four seasons from 1981-85.[1][5] Meagher has been described as being one of the top 100 Duke players to play for Coach Krzyzewski.[5]
Meagher averaged 7.9 and 8 points per game in his junior and senior seasons, respectively.[1] In 1984 ACC tournament, he and Duke narrowly defeated the University of North Carolina ("UNC") at UNC's home court to advance to the ACC championship game.[6]
University Statistics
[edit]Year | Team | GP | FG | FG% | FT | FT% | Rbds | RPG | Pts | PPG |
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1981-82 | Duke | 26 | 40-103 | 38.8 | 29-48 | 60.4 | 102 | 3.9 | 109 | 4.2 |
1982-83 | Duke | 28 | 43-100 | 43.0 | 51-82 | 62.2 | 96 | 3.4 | 137 | 4.9 |
1983-84 | Duke | 34 | 94-206 | 45.6 | 81-126 | 64.3 | 148 | 4.4 | 269 | 7.9 |
1984-85 | Duke | 30 | 98-187 | 52.4 | 45-67 | 67.2 | 130 | 4.3 | 241 | 8.0 |
Career | Duke | 118 | 275-596 | 46.1 | 206-323 | 63.8 | 476 | 4.0 | 756 | 6.4 |
International career
[edit]Meagher represented Canada in multiple international tournaments, including the 1984 Olympics, the 1983 World Student Games and the 1986 and 1990 World Championships.[2][7]
1984 Olympics
[edit]Meagher played well in the 1984 Olympics, particularly in the semi-final match against the United States where Meagher was Canada's second-leading scorer with 11 points.[8]
Canada finished 4th overall in the 1984 Olympics, narrowly missing a medal.[9] This 1984 bronze-medal game constituted the only time in the past 80+ years where Canada has had a legitimate chance of winning an Olympic medal in basketball.[9] This bronze medal game was highly competitive, being tied 18 times with 12 lead changes, with Canada being within one point with less than a minute of play remaining.[9]
1983 World Student Games
[edit]Meagher represented Canada in the 1983 FISU World University Games, where Canada won the gold medal.[2] In the semifinal match of this tournament, Canada defeated a talented US team led by future NBA hall of famers Charles Barkley and Karl Malone.[10][11] This 1983 gold medal win constituted one of the finest moments in Canadian basketball history, being the only time in which Canada has won the gold medal in an international basketball tournament.[12]
FIBA World Championships
[edit]Meagher also represented Canada in the 1986 and 1990 World Championships.[7]
In 1986, Meagher again performed well against the United States, being Canada's leading scorer with 19 points.[13] Meagher was also Canada's second-leading scorer against Malaysia with 14 points.[14] Meagher finished this 1986 tournament as Canada's sixth overall scorer with 8.9 points per game.[15]
In 1990, in Canada's game against the Soviet Union, Meagher was Canada's leading scorer with 15 points.[16] In Canada's game against Korea, Meagher had the second-highest points among Canadians with 14 points.[17] Meagher finished the tournament as Canada's seventh-highest overall scorer.[18]
Professional
[edit]Meagher was drafted by the Chicago Bulls in the 6th round of the 1985 NBA Draft as the 126th overall pick.[1][3][4] Meagher also played 8 seasons professionally overseas.[19]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Dan Meagher". Basketball Reference. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Danny Meagher". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ^ a b "Duke Players Drafted by the National Basketball Association". Duke Basketball Player Card List. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ^ a b "Duke's Krzyzewski reaches 1,000-win plateau". NCAA. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ^ a b Giles, Matt. "The 100 greatest Duke basketball players under Coach K". Ball Durham. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ^ "[1984] NCAA Basketball (ACC Semifinal): North Carolina Tar Heels vs Duke Blue Devils". YouTube. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ^ a b "Daniel Gerard Meagher". FIBA. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ^ "Game: USA vs. Canada". FIBA Archive. Archived from the original on 12 October 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ^ a b c "Reflecting on when Karl Tilleman, Eli Pasquale, and Their Fellow Canadian University Teammates Took a Shot at Ruling the Basketball World". Somers Point News. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ Beck, Jason. "Eli Pasquale". BC Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ "Eli Pasquale (MBB | Student-athlete)". Canada West Hall of Fame. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "Canada wins gold medal in basketball". Ellensburg Daily Record. 12 June 1983. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ "Game: USA vs Canada". FIBA Archive. Archived from the original on 12 October 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ^ "Game: Canada vs Malaysia". FIBA Archive. Archived from the original on 12 October 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ^ "Team Statistics". FIBA Archive. Archived from the original on 9 October 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ^ "Game: Soviet Union vs Canada". FIBA Archive. Archived from the original on 12 October 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ^ "Game: Korea vs Canada". FIBA Archive. Archived from the original on 12 October 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ^ "Team Statistics". FIBA Archive. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ^ Featherston, Al. "Featherston Catches Up With Former Duke Stars At K Academy". GoDuke.com. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
- 1962 births
- Living people
- 1986 FIBA World Championship players
- 1990 FIBA World Championship players
- Basketball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Basketball people from Ontario
- Canadian expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Canadian men's basketball players
- Chicago Bulls draft picks
- Duke Blue Devils men's basketball players
- Forwards (basketball)
- Olympic basketball players for Canada
- Sportspeople from Kingston, Ontario
- Canada men's national basketball team players
- 20th-century Canadian sportsmen
- Summer World University Games medalists in basketball
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for Canada
- Medalists at the 1983 Summer Universiade