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American basketball player and coach (1908–1987)
Ward Meyers
Personal information
Born(1908-04-19)April 19, 1908
Huntington County, Indiana
DiedApril 6, 1987(1987-04-06) (aged 78)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
PositionCenter
Career history
As player:
1929–1931Fort Wayne Hoosiers
1931–1932Toledo Red Man Tobaccos
1932–1933Fort Wayne Chiefs
1933–1935Fort Wayne General Electrics
1935–1936Kingston Colonials
1936–1937Akron Firestone Non-Skids
1939–1940Indianapolis Kautskys
As coach:
1939–1940Indianapolis Kautskys

Columbus Wardner "Ward" Meyers (April 19, 1908 – April 6, 1987) was an American professional basketball player and coach. He played in the National Basketball League for the Indianapolis Kautskys during the 1939–40 season and averaged 2.0 points per game in two games played. That season he also served as the head coach. Meyers spent the majority of his playing career in the Fort Wayne, Indiana region, competing on semi-professional teams.

Head coaching record

Legend
Regular season G Games coached W Games won L Games lost W–L % Win–loss %
Playoffs PG Playoff games PW Playoff wins PL Playoff losses PW–L % Playoff win–loss %
Team Year G W L W–L% Finish PG PW PL PW–L% Result
Indianapolis 1939–40 28 9 19 .321 4th in Eastern – – – – Missed playoffs
Total 28 9 19 .321 – – – –

References

  1. ^ "Ward Meyers NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  2. ^ "Ward Myers". Peach Basket Society. November 11, 2015. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  3. "Ward Meyers Statistics". Just Sports Stats. Retrieved August 26, 2019.


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