John Meeks

John Robert Meeks (born March 16, 1999) is an American basketball player for Yukatel Denizli Basket of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). He played college basketball for the Bucknell Bison and the College of Charleston Cougars. A forward, Meeks then played for Kouvot in the Finnish Korisliiga, for Donar Groningen in the Netherlands, and for Santeros de Aguada in Puerto Rico.

Early and personal life Meeks is the son of Betsy and Cliff Meeks, and has two younger sisters. He was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and lived in Burlington, North Carolina.

High school Meeks played basketball for The Burlington School ('17) for four years at guard and forward, during which time the team had a 119–6 record and won two North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association Class 1-A state championships. He was twice named an all-state selection, and was a three-time all-conference selection, a two-time Times-News All-Region selection, and 2016-17 Player of the Year. As a junior, he averaged 16 points and seven rebounds per game. In his senior year, he averaged 18.2 points per game.

He also played baseball and competed in track & field for the school.

College Bucknell In 2017-18, Meeks played his freshman year at Bucknell University for the Bucknell Bison basketball team, and shot 52.2% from the field.

In 2018-19, he played his sophomore year at Bucknell, and shot 49.6% from the field, 48.5% from three-point range, and averaged 5.7 points per game.

In 2020-21, he played his senior year at Bucknell, and shot 49.5% from the field, 38.5% from three point range, and 85.1% from the free throw line. He was named Third Team All-Patriot League for the second straight year, and First Team All-Patriot Tournament, and National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) First Team All-Region.

College of Charleston Meeks then attended the College of Charleston, studying for a masters in Communication. Playing for the Charleston Cougars basketball team in the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA), in 2021-22, he shot 46.8% from the field, and 79.3% from the free throw line. He averaged 14.1 points and 4.7 rebounds per game. He shot 49.2% from the field, and 89.8% (10th in the league) from the free throw line. Meeks played primarily in the BNXT League, where he shot 54.4% from the floor and 43.0% from three point range (11th in the league), and averaged 18.1 points (2nd) and 6.3 rebounds per game.

Santeros de Aguada That year Meeks also played for Santeros de Aguada of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional in Puerto Rico. He shot 55.5% from the floor and 46.6% from three point range, while averaging 22.5 points (2nd in the league) and 5.9 rebounds per game.

Denizli Basket On August 28, 2026, he signed with Yukatel Denizli Basket of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).