Don Anielak
Donald Robert Anielak was an American professional basketball player and a high school coach. He starred at Southwest [Missouri State University] before playing professionally for the New York Knicks in 1954.
College career
Anielak played collegiately for two seasons at Moberly Junior College before transferring to Southwest Missouri State University where he played from 1952 to 1954. He originally signed on to play with Bradley, but left the school shortly before the first game of the 1951 season. In January 1953, he set the schools then single-game scoring record with 39 points at Northeast Missouri. A month later he scored 38 points against Warrensburg. He was a Mid-America [Intercollegiate Athletics Association|MIAA] All-Conference selection in 1953 after leading the conference in scoring with 21.9 points per game. He won the NAIA [Men's Basketball Championships|NAIA championship] the same season and was a member of the NAIA All-Tournament team that year. His total of 888 points remained a school record for a player in a two-year career until 1974.In 1989, Southwest Missouri State inducted Anielak into their Athletics Hall of Fame.