John P. Mengelt (born October 16, 1949) is an American former professional basketball player. Early life A two-year starter at Wendell Willkie High School (now Elwood High School) in Elwood, Indiana, Mengelt was named all-conference two years, named an Indiana All-Star (sponsored by the Indianapolis Star) and was selected twice to the Indiana all-state team. Mengelt also participated in football (All-State as a Senior), baseball and track & field in high school. College career A 6’2" guard, Mengelt played for Auburn University. As a sophomore in 1968–69, he led the Tigers in scoring with 19.4 points per game to go with 4.2 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game, shooting .525 from the field and .807 from the free throw line as the Tigers were 15-10. Mengelt was voted second team ALL-SEC UPI and AP and first team by the coaches. As a junior in 1969–70, he led the 15-11 team in scoring with a new school record of 26.8 points per game to go with 6.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game while shooting .465 from the field and .800 from the free throw line. On February 14, 1970 he set an Auburn record with 60 points in a game against the University of Alabama He was named first team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC). In his senior season of 1970–71, Mengelt averaged a still-standing school-record 28.3 points per game as the Tigers went 11-15. ], a 121-78 Tigers victory. Mengelt still holds the record for free throws made in a season (208 in 1970–71) and is second in Auburn history in free throws made in a game (17 on March 2, 1970 against the University of Kentucky). Besides the 60-point game, he holds the next three high-point games of 48 vs. Vanderbilt University, 47 vs. Ole Miss and 45 vs. North Carolina State University. As a senior, he also averaged 4.1 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game with a .484 field goal percentage and .812 free throw percentage. He was named first-team All-SEC. Mengelt was also named All-American in both his junior and senior seasons. He is Auburn's fifth all-time leading scorer with 1,920 points despite playing only three varsity seasons while all ahead of him played four. He remains number one in career scoring average with 24.8. His number 15 is one of six jerseys retired at Auburn. Mengelt has the 9th highest career scoring average in SEC history (24.8)