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Mel Riebe

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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.
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This biographical article relating to a United States basketball player, coach, or other figure born in the 1910s is a
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who also played minor league baseball in the Cleveland Indians' organization, Riebe played professionally in both the
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Special voting by the media selected Bobby McDermott as the NBL's all-time greatest player
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National Basketball League (United States) Rookie of the Year Award
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National Basketball League (United States) All-Time Team
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Cleveland, Ohio
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Cleveland Rebels
1947
1949
Boston Celtics
1949
Providence Steamrollers
All-NBL First Team
NBL Rookie of the Year
NBL scoring champion
Stats
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basketball
guard-forward
National Basketball League
Basketball Association of America
points per game
College of Wooster
Waynedale High School
Apple Creek, Ohio
Hank Riebe
Major League Baseball
Field-goal
Free-throw

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