Movatterモバイル変換

[0]ホーム

Jump to content

Fred Schaus

Edit links

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

American basketball player and coach, college athletics administrator (1925–2010)

Fred Schaus

Schaus fromThe 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.

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 theFort 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 atBasketball Reference

Medals

Men'sbasketball

Representing United States
Pan American Games
	1959 Chicago	Team competition

Frederick Appleton Schaus (June 30, 1925 – February 10, 2010) was an Americanbasketball player, head coach and athletic director for theWest Virginia University Mountaineers, player for theNational Basketball Association'sFort Wayne Pistons andNew York Knicks, general manager and head coach for theLos Angeles Lakers, head coach ofPurdue University basketball, and a member of the NCAA Basketball Committee. He was born inNewark, Ohio.^[1]

College career

[edit]

Schaus was recruited from out of state (Ohio) by the legendary coachLee Patton in 1946 to play atWest Virginia University. Under Patton, Fred developed into a top star among stars during that golden age of Mountaineer basketball. Among Schaus' many accomplishments was that he was the first to score 1,000 career points (1,009) at WVU. He was also selected to the All-American team in 1949.

Professional career

[edit]

Schaus left West Virginia to join theFort Wayne Pistons in the 1949–1950 season. He scored 14.3 points a game and a year later scored a career-best 15.3 points a game. He was selected to play in thefirst NBA All-Star Game and scored eight points for the West. However, he only averaged 14.1 points per game in 1952, and then in 1953 it dropped to 10.1 points per game.

He was traded to theNew York Knicks halfway through the 1954 season and ended hisNBA career that season with 7.1 points per game average.

NBA career statistics

[edit]

Legend
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

[edit]

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
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

[edit]

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1950	Fort Wayne	4	–	.364	.839	–	2.8	18.5
1951	Fort Wayne	3	–	.386	.818	5.3	3.3	14.3
1952	Fort Wayne	2	45.0	.343	.875	7.5	7.0	15.5
1953	Fort Wayne	8	30.5	.300	.761	5.3	5.3	8.9
1954	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

[edit]

West Virginia

[edit]

After his retirement from the NBA, Schaus returned to hisalma mater to coach the Mountaineers. In his first season, he led the Mountaineers to a 19–11 mark and anNCAA tournament appearance. In the next five seasons, he posted an amazing 127–26 (.831) record, which included five consecutive NCAA tournament berths. The recruitment of Schaus forJerry West (a native ofChelyan, West Virginia) to play for the Mountaineers was a key factor, with West calling Schaus his "mentor"; West played on the freshmen team in 1957 before playing with Schaus and the varsity team from 1958 to 1960.^[2] He led WVU to theNCAA finals in 1959, but lost toPete Newell'sCalifornia team, 71–70.^[3]

Purdue

[edit]

After leaving NBA coaching and management in 1972, he returned to the college ranks to coach atPurdue University, taking over forGeorge King. He held a 104–60 overall record as theBoilermaker's head coach, while leading them to the1974 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 theNBA 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

[edit]

Los Angeles Lakers

[edit]

After the 1960 season, he left college coaching for theLos 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 and1966). 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 the1972 NBA title. Not long after, Schaus was contacted by his friendGeorge 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

[edit]

College

[edit]

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
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 Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

Professional

[edit]

Legend
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
LAL	1960–61	79	36	43	.456	2nd in Western	12	6	6	.500	Lost inWestern Div. Finals
LAL	1961–62	80	54	26	.675	1st in Western	13	7	6	.538	Lost inNBA Finals
LAL	1962–63	80	53	27	.663	1st in Western	13	6	7	.462	Lost inNBA Finals
LAL	1963–64	80	42	38	.525	3rd in Western	5	2	3	.400	Lost inWestern Div. Semifinals
LAL	1964–65	80	49	31	.613	1st in Western	11	5	6	.455	Lost inNBA Finals
LAL	1965–66	80	45	35	.563	1st in Western	14	7	7	.500	Lost inNBA Finals
LAL	1966–67	81	36	45	.444	3rd in Western	3	0	3	.000	Lost inWestern Div. Semifinals
Career		560	315	245	.563		71	33	38	.465

Personal life

[edit]

He is the father ofSouthern Conference Commissioner and formerOhio University andWichita State University athletic director Jim Schaus.^[5]

Schaus died inMorgantown, West Virginia, on February 10, 2010. He was 84.^[6]

References

[edit]

^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. RetrievedApril 10, 2024.
^^a ^bStavro, Barry (February 12, 2010),"Fred Schaus dies at 84; first L.A. Lakers head coach",The Los Angeles Times
^"Good guy Fred Schaus passes away".The Indianapolis Star. RetrievedJanuary 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.

Links to related articles

West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball head coaches

John Purinton (1903–1904)
Anthony Chez (1904–1907)
James Jenkins (1907–1908)
No team (1908–1914)
George E. Pyle (1914–1917)
H. P. Mullenex (1917–1919)
Francis Stadsvold (1919–1933)
Marshall Glenn (1933–1938)
Dyke Raese (1938–1942)
Rudy Baric (1942–1943)
Harry Lothes (1943–1944)
John Brickels (1944–1945)
Lee Patton (1945–1950)
Red Brown (1950–1954)
Fred Schaus (1954–1960)
George King (1960–1965)
Bucky Waters (1965–1969)
Sonny Moran (1969–1974)
Joedy Gardner (1974–1978)
Gale Catlett (1978–2002)
John Beilein (2002–2007)
Bob Huggins (2007–2023)
Josh Eilert # (2023–2024)
Darian DeVries (2024–2025)

# denotes interim head coach

Los Angeles Lakers head coaches

Joel Mason (1946–1947)
Fred Campbell # (1947)
John Kundla (1947–1958)
George Mikan (1958)
John Kundla (1958–1959)
John Castellani (1959–1960)
Jim Pollard (1960)
Fred Schaus (1960–1967)
Butch van Breda Kolff (1967–1969)
Joe Mullaney (1969–1971)
Bill Sharman (1971–1976)
Jerry West (1976–1979)
Jack McKinney (1979)
Paul Westhead (1979–1981)
Pat Riley (1981–1990)
Mike Dunleavy (1990–1992)
Randy Pfund (1992–1994)
Bill Bertka # (1994)
Magic Johnson # (1994)
Del Harris (1994–1999)
Bill Bertka # (1999)
Kurt Rambis # (1999)
Phil Jackson (1999–2004)
Rudy Tomjanovich (2004–2005)
Frank Hamblen # (2005)
Phil Jackson (2005–2011)
Mike Brown (2011–2012)
Bernie Bickerstaff # (2012)
Mike D'Antoni (2012–2014)
Byron Scott (2014–2016)
Luke Walton (2016–2019)
Frank Vogel (2019–2022)
Darvin Ham (2022–2024)
JJ Redick (2024– )

# denotes interim head coach

v t e Los Angeles Lakers general managers
George Mikan (1954-1957) John Kundla (1957–1959) Bob Short (1959–1960) Louie Mohs (1960–1967) Fred Schaus (1967–1972) Pete Newell (1972–1976) Bill Sharman (1976–1982) Jerry West (1982–2000) Mitch Kupchak (2000–2017) Rob Pelinka (2017–present)

Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball head coaches

F. Homer Curtis (1896–1897)
No team (1897–1899)
Alpha Jamison (1899–1901)
Charles Best (1901–1902)
C. I. Freeman (1902–1903)
No coach (1903–1904)
Julius Nufer (1904–1905)
Clarence B. Jamison (1905–1908)
E. J. Stewart (1908–1909)
Ralph Jones (1909–1912)
Robert E. Vaughan (1912–1916)
Ward Lambert (1916–1917)
J. J. Maloney (1917–1918)
Ward Lambert (1918–1946)
Mel Taube (1946–1950)
Ray Eddy (1950–1965)
George King (1965–1972)
Fred Schaus (1972–1978)
Lee Rose (1978–1980)
Gene Keady (1980–2005)
Matt Painter (2005– )

v t e West Virginia Mountaineers athletic directors
Anthony Chez (1904–1913) Edwin Sweetland (1913–1914) George E. Pyle (1914–1917) Harry Stansbury (1917–1938) Roy Hawley (1938–1954) Red Brown (1954–1972) Leland Byrd (1972–1978) Richard D. Martin (1978–1981) Fred Schaus (1981–1989) Ed Pastilong (1989–2010) Oliver Luck (2010–2014) Shane Lyons (2015– )