Russ Schoene
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| Born | April 16, 1960 Trenton, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
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| High school | Wesclin (Trenton, Illinois) |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Russ Schoene (/ˈʃeɪniː/ SHAY-nee;[1] born April 16, 1960) is a retired American professional basketball player and former assistant men's basketball coach at the University of Washington.
Schoene starred at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, where the 6-10 forward led the team to two straight Southern Conference championships (1981 and 1982) and an NCAA tournament appearance in 1982. As a senior, he averaged 13.6 points and 7 rebounds a game, and earned league tournament MVP honors.
The Philadelphia 76ers selected Schoene in the second round of the 1982 NBA draft (45th pick overall). He was traded along with a 1983 first-rounder (23rd overall–Mitchell Wiggins) and a 1984 second-rounder (29th overall–Stuart Gray) from the 76ers to the Indiana Pacers for Clemon Johnson and a 1984 third-rounder (48th overall–Georgia forward James Banks) during his rookie campaign on February 15, 1983.[2] He stayed in Indianapolis until the end of the 1983-84 season.
During the 1984–85 and 1985-86 seasons, Schoene played for
On October 2, 1986, the Seattle SuperSonics acquired the rights to Schoene, along with guard Terence Stansbury and "future considerations," in return for guard John Long. Schoene made the Sonics squad, and spent the next three seasons with the team. As a designated off-the-bench shooter in Seattle, he earned the nickname "Catch and Shoot," firing a career-high 38.2% from three-point range in 1988-89. He scored a career-high 20 points on three occasions. Arguably his best NBA game was on April 24, 1988, when he had 20 points, four rebounds, a steal, an assist, and no turnovers in 33 minutes against the Los Angeles Clippers.[citation needed] Schoene wore #40 as a Sonic.
Following the 1988-89 season, he accepted a three-year, $2.4 million contract offer to play for
His career NBA statistics include 1,491 points (5.1 ppg), 735 rebounds (2.5 rpg), and 175 assists (0.6 apg).
Schoene joined the Washington Huskies[3] men's basketball coaching staff in 2002, following five years as an assistant at Bellevue Community College. He left the team to focus on Samurai Sam's following the 2003-04 campaign.[4]
In 2005 Schoene joined the coaching staff at The Bear Creek School in Redmond, Washington, where he has helped lead the team to numerous league championships, tri-district championships, and 2 state play-off appearances.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Russ Schoene (profile) – University of Washington Athletics. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
- ^ Glenesk, Matthew. "Pacers at NBA trade deadline: Hits, misses over the years," The Indianapolis Star, Tuesday, February 17, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
- ^ http://gohuskies.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/schoene_russ00.html [dead link]
- ^ "STORE LOCATOR". www.samuraisams.net. Archived from the original on 2006-05-07.