Fred Schaus
Fort Wayne Pistons | |||||||||||||||
1953–1954 | New York Knicks | ||||||||||||||
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1954–1960 | West Virginia | ||||||||||||||
1960–1967 | Los Angeles Lakers | ||||||||||||||
1972–1978 | Purdue | ||||||||||||||
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Career NBA statistics | |||||||||||||||
Points | 4,070 (12.2 ppg) | ||||||||||||||
Rebounds | 1,609 (6.0 rpg) | ||||||||||||||
Assists | 961 (2.9 apg) | ||||||||||||||
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Frederick Appleton Schaus (June 30, 1925 – February 10, 2010) was an American
College career
Schaus played basketball at West Virginia, where he earned the record of first to score 1,000 career points (1,009). He was also selected to the All-American team in 1949.
Pro career
Schaus left West Virginia to join the
He was traded to the New York Knicks halfway through the 1954 season and ended his NBA career that season with 7.1 points per game average.
NBA career statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
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1949–50 | Fort Wayne | 68 | – | .352 | .818 | – | 2.6 | 14.3 |
1950–51 | Fort Wayne | 68 | – | .340 | .835 | 7.3 | 2.7 | 15.1 |
1951–52 | Fort Wayne | 62 | 41.6 | .361 | .833 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 14.1 |
1952–53 | Fort Wayne | 69 | 36.8 | .334 | .821 | 6.0 | 3.6 | 10.5 |
1953–54 | Fort Wayne | 23 | 11.8 | .397 | .760 | 2.2 | .9 | 3.8 |
1953–54 | New York | 44 | 28.3 | .386 | .793 | 4.9 | 2.0 | 8.8 |
Career | 334 | 33.5 | .352 | .823 | 6.0 | 2.9 | 12.2 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
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1950
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Fort Wayne | 4 | – | .364 | .839 | – | 2.8 | 18.5 |
1951
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Fort Wayne | 3 | – | .386 | .818 | 5.3 | 3.3 | 14.3 |
1952
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Fort Wayne | 2 | 45.0 | .343 | .875 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 15.5 |
1953
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Fort Wayne | 8 | 30.5 | .300 | .761 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 8.9 |
1954
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New York | 4 | 29.8 | .280 | .933 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 7.0 |
Career | 21 | 32.4 | .339 | .820 | 5.0 | 2.6 | 11.8 |
College coaching career
West Virginia
After his retirement from the NBA, Schaus returned to his
Purdue
After leaving NBA coaching and management in 1972, he returned to the college ranks to coach at Purdue University, taking over for George King. He held a 104–60 overall record as the Boilermaker's head coach, while leading them to the 1974 NIT Championship and a berth in the 1977 NCAA tournament. He then owned the distinction of being the only coach to reach the NIT finals, NCAA finals, and the NBA Finals.
At Purdue, Schaus was the successor to George King, who was Schaus' successor at West Virginia.
After 1981, Schaus returned to WVU to serve as the athletic director.
Professional coaching/management career
Los Angeles Lakers
After the 1960 season, he left college coaching for the Los Angeles Lakers and reunited with his former WVU star, Jerry West. Schaus guided the Lakers to seven consecutive playoff appearances, including 4 Western Conference Championships[3] in 5 years (1962, 1963, 1965 and 1966). He labeled the loss in 1966 (a Game 7 loss in Boston) as the “worst disappointment of my pro coaching career....If you don’t win it all, you’re nothing.” In 1967, he moved to the front office to become the Lakers general manager. He rebuilt the Lakers, eventually winning the 1972 NBA title. Not long after, Schaus was contacted by his friend George King (who had succeeded Schaus at West Virginia in 1960) about joining him at Purdue, as King wanted to focus on being the athletic director rather than being director and coach. Schaus accepted.[4]
Head coaching record
College
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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West Virginia Mountaineers (Southern Conference) (1954–1960) | |||||||||
1954–55 | West Virginia | 19–11 | 9–1 | 1st | NCAA first round | ||||
1955–56 | West Virginia | 21–9 | 10–2 | T–1st | NCAA first round | ||||
1956–57 | West Virginia | 25–5 | 12–0 | 1st | NCAA University Division First Round | ||||
1957–58 | West Virginia | 26–2 | 12–0 | 1st | NCAA University Division First Round | ||||
1958–59 | West Virginia | 29–5 | 11–0 | 1st | NCAA University Division Runner-up | ||||
1959–60 | West Virginia | 26–5 | 9–2 | 2nd | NCAA University Division Regional Third Place | ||||
West Virginia: | 146–37 (.798) | 63–5 (.926) | |||||||
Purdue Boilermakers (Big Ten Conference) (1972–1978) | |||||||||
1972–73 | Purdue | 15–9 | 8–6 | T–3rd | |||||
1973–74 | Purdue | 21–9 | 10–4 | 3rd | NIT Champion | ||||
1974–75 | Purdue | 17–11 | 11–7 | T–3rd | NCIT Semifinals | ||||
1975–76 | Purdue | 16–11 | 11–7 | 3rd | |||||
1976–77 | Purdue | 20–8 | 14–4 | 2nd | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
1977–78 | Purdue | 16–11 | 11–7 | T–4th | |||||
Purdue: | 104–60 (.634) | 65–35 (.650) | |||||||
Total: | 250 – 97 (.720) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Professional
Regular season | G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | W–L % | Win–loss % |
Playoffs | PG | Playoff games | PW | Playoff wins | PL | Playoff losses | PW–L % | Playoff win–loss % |
Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Finish | PG | PW | PL | PW–L% | Result |
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LAL | 1960–61 | 79 | 36 | 43 | .456 | 2nd in Western | 12 | 6 | 6 | .500 | Lost in Western Div. Finals
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LAL | 1961–62 | 80 | 54 | 26 | .675 | 1st in Western | 13 | 7 | 6 | .538 | Lost in NBA Finals |
LAL | 1962–63 | 80 | 53 | 27 | .663 | 1st in Western | 13 | 6 | 7 | .462 | Lost in NBA Finals |
LAL | 1963–64 | 80 | 42 | 38 | .525 | 3rd in Western | 5 | 2 | 3 | .400 | Lost in Western Div. Semifinals
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LAL | 1964–65 | 80 | 49 | 31 | .613 | 1st in Western | 11 | 5 | 6 | .455 | Lost in NBA Finals |
LAL | 1965–66 | 80 | 45 | 35 | .563 | 1st in Western | 14 | 7 | 7 | .500 | Lost in NBA Finals |
LAL | 1966–67 | 81 | 36 | 45 | .444 | 3rd in Western | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | Lost in Western Div. Semifinals
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Career | 560 | 315 | 245 | .563 | 71 | 33 | 38 | .465 |
Personal life
He is the father of Southern Conference Commissioner and former Ohio University and Wichita State University athletic director Jim Schaus.[5]
Schaus died in Morgantown, West Virginia, on February 10, 2010. He was 84.[6]
See also
- List of NCAA Division I Men's Final Four appearances by coach
References
- ^ Basketball-reference.com page Accessed February 11, 2010
- ^ "Fred Schaus dies at 84; first L.A. Lakers head coach". Los Angeles Times. March 7, 2014. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
- ^ The Los Angeles Times
- ^ "Good guy Fred Schaus passes away". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
- ^ "JIM SCHAUS". Southern Conference.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Fred Schaus, Coach of Lakers in First Los Angeles Years, Dies at 84. The New York Times. February 13, 2010.