Richard Melzer (born December 8, 1979 in
Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an
American professional
basketball player who has played in the Australian
National Basketball League, the
German Bundesliga,
NBA D-League,
Continental Basketball Association, as well as stints in France and Israel. He primarily plays
power forward.
Melzer was named
NCAA Division III Player of the Year by the
National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and the D-III News as a senior at
Wisconsin–River Falls. He earned First Team All-America honours from the NABC his junior and senior seasons. He was named All-
WIAC his last three seasons and was named league MVP his final two years and finished his career as the school's second all time leading scorer with 2, 363 points, the third all-time leading rebounder with 821 boards, and the all-time leading shot-blocker with 186 rejections.
Melzer has spent time trying out with the
NBA's
Washington Wizards,
Chicago Bulls and the
Orlando Magic in the last two years. He also earned a spot on the
San Antonio Spurs but was not named to the teams final roster. He led the
Sioux Falls Skyforce to the
Continental Basketball Association Championship in 2005. He also won a title with San Carlos in the
Dominican Republic League and was voted MVP of the National Finals.
Melzer spent the 2005-06 season with the
New Zealand Breakers of the
NBL, earning NBL Player of the Week in Week 20.
Melzer signed a...
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