Danny Meagher (basketball)

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Danny Meagher

| image = Dan Meagher, Duke MBB poster 1983-84 - World Class (cropped).jpg

| caption = Meagher in 1983

| width =

| number = 45, 15, 11

| position = Forward

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 7

| weight_lb = 215

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1962|10|25}}

| birth_place = Kingston, Ontario, Canada

| nationality = Canadian

| high_school = Denis Morris
(St. Catharines, Ontario)

| college = Duke (1981–1985)

| draft_year = 1985

| draft_round = 6

| draft_pick = 126

| draft_team = Chicago Bulls

| highlights =

| medaltemplates =

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Daniel Meagher (born 25 October 1962) is a Canadian basketball player and Olympian. Among his accomplishments, he played for Duke from 1981-85{{cite web |title=Dan Meagher |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/meaghda01.html |website=Basketball Reference |access-date=12 April 2025}}; represented Canada in the 1984 Olympics{{cite web |title=Danny Meagher |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/6649 |website=Olympedia |access-date=12 April 2025}}; was a FISU gold medalist; and was drafted by the Chicago Bulls in the 1985 NBA Draft.{{cite web |title=Duke Players Drafted by the National Basketball Association |url=http://www.dukecard.com/dukeNBA.html |website=Duke Basketball Player Card List |access-date=12 April 2025}}{{cite web |title=Duke's Krzyzewski reaches 1,000-win plateau |url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2015-01-25/coach1k-dukes-mike-krzyzewski-reaches-1000-win-plateau-vs-st |website=NCAA |access-date=12 April 2025}}

University

Meagher played for Duke under Coach Mike Krzyzewski for four seasons from 1981-85.{{cite web |last1=Giles |first1=Matt |title=The 100 greatest Duke basketball players under Coach K |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120195201/https://balldurham.com/2019/08/04/100-greatest-duke-basketball-players-k/13/ |website=Ball Durham |access-date=12 April 2025}} Meagher has been described as being one of the top 100 Duke players to play for Coach Krzyzewski.

Meagher averaged 7.9 and 8 points per game in his junior and senior seasons, respectively. In 1984 ACC tournament, he and Duke narrowly defeated the University of North Carolina ("UNC") at UNC's home court to advance to the ACC championship game.{{cite web |title=[1984] NCAA Basketball (ACC Semifinal): North Carolina Tar Heels vs Duke Blue Devils |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9yFrcWGrmc |website=YouTube |access-date=12 April 2025}}

=University Statistics=

Year	Team	GP	FG	FG% ! FT	FT%	Rbds	RPG	Pts	PPG
class="wikitable" \|+
1981-82	Duke	26	40-103	38.8	29-48	60.4	102	3.9	109	4.2
1982-83	Duke	28	43-100	43.0	51-82	62.2	96	3.4	137	4.9
1983-84	Duke	34	94-206	45.6	81-126	64.3	148	4.4	269	7.9
1984-85	Duke	30	98-187	52.4	45-67	67.2	130	4.3	241	8.0
Career	Duke	118	275-596	46.1	206-323	63.8	476	4.0	756	6.4

International career

Meagher represented Canada in multiple international tournaments, including the 1984 Olympics, the 1983 World Student Games and the 1986 and 1990 World Championships.{{cite web |title=Daniel Gerard Meagher |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/players/103700-daniel-gerard-meagher |website=FIBA |access-date=12 April 2025}}

=1984 Olympics=

Meagher played well in the 1984 Olympics, particularly in the semi-final match against the United States where Meagher was Canada's second-leading scorer with 11 points.{{cite web |title=Game: USA vs. Canada |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012093921/https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/A/grid/2/rid/826/sid/2941/tid/257/_/1984_Olympic_Games_Tournament_for_Men/statistic.html |website=FIBA Archive |access-date=12 April 2025}}

Canada finished 4th overall in the 1984 Olympics, narrowly missing a medal.{{cite web |title=Reflecting on when Karl Tilleman, Eli Pasquale, and Their Fellow Canadian University Teammates Took a Shot at Ruling the Basketball World |url=https://somerspoint.com/2023/04/24/reflecting-karl-tilleman-fellow-canadian-university-teammates-took-shot-ruling-basketball-world/ |website=Somers Point News |access-date=28 October 2023 |ref=somers_art}} This 1984 bronze-medal game constituted the only time in the past 80+ years where Canada has had a legitimate chance of winning an Olympic medal in basketball. This bronze medal game was highly competitive, being tied 18 times with 12 lead changes, with Canada being within one point with less than a minute of play remaining.

=1983 World Student Games=

Meagher represented Canada in the 1983 FISU World University Games, where Canada won the gold medal. In the semifinal match of this tournament, Canada defeated a talented US team led by future NBA hall of famers Charles Barkley and Karl Malone.{{cite web |last1=Beck |first1=Jason |title=Eli Pasquale |url=https://bcsportshall.com/honoured_member/eli-pasquale/ |website=BC Sports Hall of Fame |access-date=4 December 2023 |ref=bc_hof_pasq}}{{cite web |title=Eli Pasquale (MBB {{!}} Student-athlete) |url=https://www.canadawesthalloffame.org/post/eli-pasquale-mbb-student-athlete |website=Canada West Hall of Fame |access-date=8 February 2024 |ref=cw_hof_pasq}} This 1983 gold medal win constituted one of the finest moments in Canadian basketball history, being the only time in which Canada has won the gold medal in an international basketball tournament.{{cite news |title=Canada wins gold medal in basketball |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=860&dat=19830712&id=IIRUAAAAIBAJ&pg=5728,7923345&hl=en |access-date=28 October 2023 |agency=Ellensburg Daily Record |date=12 June 1983 |ref=ellensburg}}

=FIBA World Championships=

Meagher also represented Canada in the 1986 and 1990 World Championships.

In 1986, Meagher again performed well against the United States, being Canada's leading scorer with 19 points.{{cite web |title=Game: USA vs Canada |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012094325/https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/5/grid/2/rid/872/sid/2911/tid/257/_/1986_World_Championship_for_Men/statistic.html |website=FIBA Archive |access-date=12 April 2025}} Meagher was also Canada's second-leading scorer against Malaysia with 14 points.{{cite web |title=Game: Canada vs Malaysia |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012094415/https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/3/grid/D/rid/871/sid/2911/tid/257/_/1986_World_Championship_for_Men/statistic.html |website=FIBA Archive |access-date=12 April 2025}} Meagher finished this 1986 tournament as Canada's sixth overall scorer with 8.9 points per game.{{cite web |title=Team Statistics |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151009214713/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/team/p/sid/2911/tid/257/_/1986_World_Championship_for_Men/accumulated-statistics.html |website=FIBA Archive |access-date=12 April 2025}}

In 1990, in Canada's game against the Soviet Union, Meagher was Canada's leading scorer with 15 points.{{cite web |title=Game: Soviet Union vs Canada |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012094122/https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/5/grid/D/rid/972/sid/2912/tid/257/_/1990_World_Championship_for_Men/statistic.html |website=FIBA Archive |access-date=12 April 2025}} In Canada's game against Korea, Meagher had the second-highest points among Canadians with 14 points.{{cite web |title=Game: Korea vs Canada |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012094104/https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/1/grid/X/rid/973/sid/2912/tid/257/_/1990_World_Championship_for_Men/statistic.html |website=FIBA Archive |access-date=12 April 2025}} Meagher finished the tournament as Canada's seventh-highest overall scorer.{{cite web |title=Team Statistics |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191102043206/https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/team/p/sid/2912/tid/257/_/1990_World_Championship_for_Men/accumulated-statistics.html |website=FIBA Archive |access-date=12 April 2025}}

Professional

Meagher was drafted by the Chicago Bulls in the 6th round of the 1985 NBA Draft as the 126th overall pick. Meagher also played 8 seasons professionally overseas.{{cite web |last1=Featherston |first1=Al |title=Featherston Catches Up With Former Duke Stars At K Academy |url=https://goduke.com/news/2007/8/1/1146572 |website=GoDuke.com |access-date=13 April 2025}}