Trenton "Trent" Meacham (born September 26, 1985) is an American former professional
basketball
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player and current college basketball analyst. He played
college basketball
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at both the
University of Dayton
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and the
University of Illinois
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.
Professional career
In July 2009, he signed with
WBC Raiffeisen Wels of Austria for the 2009–10 season.
[ShamSports.com: Trent Meacham player profile]
/ref> In July 2010, he signed with BG Göttingen
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History
Once ...
of Germany for the 2010–11 season.
In June 2011, he signed with Paris-Levallois of France for the 2011–12 season.
In October 2012, he signed with JSF Nanterre
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of France for the rest of the 2012–13 season. In June 2013, he re-signed with JSF Nanterre for one more year.
In August 2014, he signed a one-year deal with the Italian team Emporio Armani Milano. In February 2015, he left Milano and signed with ASVEL Basket
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of France. In March 2017, he left ASVEL.
On October 22, 2017, he signed with French club Boulazac Basket Dordogne
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The club plays its games in its home ...
. This was his last season as an active player.
Post-playing career
Meacham has been working as a college basketball analyst for the Big Ten Network
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and Fox Sports
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since the 2021-22 season.
Personal life
Meacham is married to Theresa Lisch, a basketball player herselfTHERESA LISCH basketball profile
/ref> and the sister of his former teammate, Kevin
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.
References
External links
Trenton Meacham
at eurobasket.com
Trenton Meacham
at euroleague.net
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at legabasket.it
Trenton Meacham
at lnb.fr
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1985 births
Living people
American expatriate basketball people in Austria
American expatriate basketball people in France
American expatriate basketball people in Germany
American expatriate basketball people in Italy
American men's basketball players
ASVEL Basket players
BG Göttingen players
Dayton Flyers men's basketball players
Flyers Wels players
Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball players
Nanterre 92 players
Olimpia Milano players
Metropolitans 92 players
Point guards
Shooting guards
Basketball players from Champaign, Illinois