American basketball player and coach, college athletics administrator (1925–2010)
Fred Schaus
Schaus from The Monticola, 1955
Personal information
Born
(1925-06-30)June 30, 1925 Newark, Ohio, U.S.
Died
February 10, 2010(2010-02-10) (aged 84) Morgantown, West Virginia, U.S.
Nationality
American
Listed height
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight
205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school
Newark (Newark, Ohio)
College
West Virginia (1946–1949)
NBA draft
1949: 3rd round
Selected by the Fort Wayne Pistons
Playing career
1949–1954
Position
Small forward
Number
8, 17
Career history
As player:
1949–1953
Fort Wayne Pistons
1953–1954
New York Knicks
As coach:
1954–1960
West Virginia
1960–1967
Los Angeles Lakers
1972–1978
Purdue
Career highlights and awards
As player:
NBA All-Star (1951)
All-NBA Second Team (1950)
As coach:
5× NBA All-Star Game head coach (1962–1964, 1966, 1967)
NIT championship (1974)
4× SoCon Coach of the Year (1955, 1958–1960)
As executive:
NBA champion (1972)
Career NBA statistics
Points
4,070 (12.2 ppg)
Rebounds
1,609 (6.0 rpg)
Assists
961 (2.9 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing United States
Pan American Games
1959 Chicago
Team competition
Frederick Appleton Schaus (June 30, 1925 – February 10, 2010) was an American basketball player, head coach and athletic director for the West Virginia University Mountaineers, player for the National Basketball Association's Fort Wayne Pistons and New York Knicks, general manager and head coach for the Los Angeles Lakers, head coach of Purdue University basketball, and a member of the NCAA Basketball Committee. He was born in Newark, Ohio.[1]
^Basketball-reference.com page Accessed February 11, 2010
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would be the first African-American to coach in the NBA. Laker coach FredSchaus privately fumed that Auerbach's hiring had taken away all of the accolades...
John Kundla (1958–1959) John Castellani (1959–1960) Jim Pollard (1960) FredSchaus (1960–1967) Butch van Breda Kolff (1967–1969) Joe Mullaney (1969–1971)...
John Kundla (1958–1959) John Castellani (1959–1960) Jim Pollard (1960) FredSchaus (1960–1967) Butch van Breda Kolff (1967–1969) Joe Mullaney (1969–1971)...
John Kundla (1958–1959) John Castellani (1959–1960) Jim Pollard (1960) FredSchaus (1960–1967) Butch van Breda Kolff (1967–1969) Joe Mullaney (1969–1971)...
John Kundla (1958–1959) John Castellani (1959–1960) Jim Pollard (1960) FredSchaus (1960–1967) Butch van Breda Kolff (1967–1969) Joe Mullaney (1969–1971)...
John Kundla (1958–1959) John Castellani (1959–1960) Jim Pollard (1960) FredSchaus (1960–1967) Butch van Breda Kolff (1967–1969) Joe Mullaney (1969–1971)...
John Kundla (1958–1959) John Castellani (1959–1960) Jim Pollard (1960) FredSchaus (1960–1967) Butch van Breda Kolff (1967–1969) Joe Mullaney (1969–1971)...
John Kundla (1958–1959) John Castellani (1959–1960) Jim Pollard (1960) FredSchaus (1960–1967) Butch van Breda Kolff (1967–1969) Joe Mullaney (1969–1971)...
Head coach FredSchaus stepped down in 1978 and was replaced by Lee Rose. Playing with a slowed down, controlled system compared to Schaus' fast-pace...
John Kundla (1958–1959) John Castellani (1959–1960) Jim Pollard (1960) FredSchaus (1960–1967) Butch van Breda Kolff (1967–1969) Joe Mullaney (1969–1971)...
1971 Isiah Thomas – 1984–1986 Grant Hill – 1997 All-NBA Second Team FredSchaus – 1950 Larry Foust – 1952 George Yardley – 1957 Gene Shue – 1961 Bailey...
point guard Jerry West. A third was the hiring of West's college coach FredSchaus to helm the team, and a fourth was the post-season addition of Francis...
Minnesota to Los Angeles, drafted Jerry West to play point guard, and hired FredSchaus who was also the coach during West’s college career. The duo of Baylor...
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John Kundla (1958–1959) John Castellani (1959–1960) Jim Pollard (1960) FredSchaus (1960–1967) Butch van Breda Kolff (1967–1969) Joe Mullaney (1969–1971)...
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