Following his playing career, Meminger went into coaching and in 1980 he led the New York Stars to the WBL championship.

He starred at Rice High School in New York City as well as making a name for himself on the playgrounds at West 135th Street.

Meminger was also the MVP of the 1970 National Invitation Tournament, in which Marquette beat Pete Maravich and LSU 101–79 in the semi-finals before defeating St. John's 65–53 in the title game.

Playing on a team which featured star guards Walt Frazier, Earl Monroe and Dick Barnett, in Game 7 of the 1973 Eastern Conference finals he replaced Monroe in the second quarter, frustrated the hot-shooting Boston Celtics guard Jo Jo White and scored 13 points.

[4] In the postseason, Meminger played in all 17 games for the Knicks, making 31 of 56 field goal attempts for a team-leading .554 percentage.

Meminger was hired as the head coach of the New York Stars in the Women's Professional Basketball League (WBL) in June 1979.

[7] Meminger was coaxed to head west, leaving Capistran behind, when he signed up to coach the San Francisco Pioneers in what would be the league's final season.

He was dismissed for his combative style with his players and replaced by his former Knicks teammate and friend Phil Jackson.