Meyer "Mike" Bloom (January 14, 1915 – June 5, 1993) was an American professional
basketball
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player.
He attended
Trenton Central High School
Trenton Central High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Trenton, in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Trenton Public Schools.
As ...
, earning state basketball championships in 1932, 1933 and 1934.
"Mike Bloom: Unheralded Trenton Basketball Player"
Trenton Jewish Historical Society, July 27, 2016. Accessed August 1, 2019. "He led Trenton Central High School to three state championships (1932-1934)."
Born in New York City, he played collegiately for the Temple University
Temple University (Temple or TU) is a public state-related research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1884 by the Baptist minister Russell Conwell and his congregation Grace Baptist Church of Philadelphia then called Ba ...
.
He played for the Baltimore Bullets and Boston Celtics
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(1947–48), Minneapolis Lakers and Chicago Stags
The Chicago Stags were a National Basketball Association team based in Chicago from 1946 to 1950.
History
1946–47 season
In the BAA's inaugural year, the Chicago Stags were placed in the Western Division, and after 60 games were tied with the ...
(1948–49) in the BAA for 93 games.
BAA career statistics
Regular season
Playoffs
See also
* List of select Jewish basketball players
References
External links
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1915 births
1993 deaths
All-American college men's basketball players
American men's basketball players
Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954) players
Boston Celtics players
Chicago Stags players
Jewish American sportspeople
Jewish men's basketball players
Minneapolis Lakers players
Basketball players from Trenton, New Jersey
Basketball players from New York City
Trenton Central High School alumni
Temple Owls men's basketball players
Centers (basketball)
Forwards (basketball)
20th-century American Jews
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