NBA players born in 1916

7 NBA players on file were born in 1916. Mel Riebe leads them with 1,575 career points. The first born in 1916 to play in the NBA were Mel Riebe, Hank Beenders, Ed Melvin, and Chet Carlisle and 2 more, in 1946-47. Rosters are on file in full from 1993-94; before that only some of the stars are.

Former NBA players born in 1916 (7)

Former NBA players born in 1916
PlayerPosYearsSeasonsCareerBorn
Mel RiebeG1946–19493146 GP · 1,575 PTS · 0 REB · 212 AST—
Hank BeendersC1946–19493111 GP · 935 PTS · 0 REB · 53 AST—
Jake PelkingtonC1948–1949154 GP · 597 PTS · 0 REB · 131 AST—
Ed MelvinF1946–1947157 GP · 281 PTS · 0 REB · 37 AST—
Chet CarlisleF1946–1947151 GP · 256 PTS · 0 REB · 17 AST—
Chet AubuchonG1946–1947130 GP · 65 PTS · 0 REB · 20 AST—
Zigmund MihalikG1946–194717 GP · 6 PTS · 0 REB · 0 AST—

Birth dates as ESPN lists them. Best career first: points in the regular season, summed over the seasons on file.