Gene Melchiorre

Gene Melchiorre
Personal information
Born(1927-08-10)August 10, 1927
Highland Park, Illinois
DiedSeptember 27, 2019(2019-09-27) (aged 92)
Highland Park, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolHighland Park
(Highland Park, Illinois)
CollegeBradley (1947–1951)
NBA draft1951: 1st round, 1st overall pick
Selected by the Baltimore Bullets
PositionPoint guard
Number23
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Eugene "Squeaky" Melchiorre (August 10, 1927 – September 27, 2019) was an American basketball player. A point guard, he was drafted by the Baltimore Bullets and was the first overall pick in the 1951 NBA draft. Melchiorre never played an NBA game due to his lifetime ban from the league for point shaving when he was a college player.