Claim: Tom Meschery (born Tomislav Nikolayevich was born from Russian emigrants who fled the October Revolution in 1917, and then he and his family relocated to Canada after World War II where he studied in Saint Mary's College where they reached the NCAA Tournament's Elite Eight in 1959 (which was won by University of California, coached by Pete Newell, who coached the gold medal-winning U.S. olympic team of 1960).
Evidence: After the war, Meschery and his parents emigrated to the United States.