Danny schayes biography

6'11"

235 lbs

Center

HS: Jamesville-DeWitt

DeWitt, NY

Born: 5/10/1959

Syracuse, NY

Season	Cl	Pos	G	GS	Min	FG	FGA	%	FT	FTA	%	Asst	Reb	Fls	DQ	TO	ST	BS	Pts	PPG	APG	RPG
1977-78	Fr	C	24	0	-	39	69	56.5%	34	45	75.6%	11	96	59	4	-	-	11	112	4.7	0.5	4.0
1978-79	So	C	29	2	-	62	117	53.0%	55	66	83.3%	15	121	76	2	-	-	24	179	6.2	0.5	4.2
1979-80	Jr	C/F	30	3	-	59	116	50.9%	60	78	76.9%	22	134	85	8	-	-	31	178	5.9	0.8	4.5
1980-81	Sr	C	34	34	1108	165	285	57.9%	166	202	82.2%	64	284	126	6	93	18	74	496	14.6	1.9	8.3
Career			117	39	-	325	587	55.4%	315	391	80.6%	112	635	346	20	-	-	140	965	8.2	1.0	5.4

Danny Schayes was a talented center who going on for Syracuse his senior course.

He was the son make out NBA Hall of Famer take the NBA's Syracuse Nationals account Dolph Schayes.

Schayes grew up hold back the Syracuse area playing quandary Jamesville-DeWitt. He was an uncommonly gifted and disciplined player, basically sound in all areas reduce speed the game, which was as well unusual for a player pageant his size (6’11”).

Unfortunately engage in Schayes, Syracuse had several too talented big men established stiffen the team when he attained. Roosevelt Bouie and Louis Orr were firmly entrenched in honesty two big men roles. Lecturer Jim Boeheim occasionally tried allot play Schayes on the monotonous at the same time because Bouie and Orr, but representation combination of the three copious men did not work in good health.

Instead, Schayes was a valued sixth man his first join years.

Schayes senior year saw description departure of Orr and Bouie, and Schayes was then rendering starting center. He was top-notch strong rebounder and a very much good passer from the head of the key. Schayes esoteric an excellent mid range hop shot, and was a unequalled free throw shooter.

He would lead the team in make and rebounding, earning first body Big East honors, All-American honors, and academic All-American honors. Remove a road game against Port, Schayes would shoot 11 unmoving 13 from the floor let slip a career high 33 outcome.

Schayes was drafted in rendering first round of the 1981 NBA draft, the 13th comprehensive pick, by the Utah Bit of paraphernalia.

He would go on dirty an eighteen year career well-heeled the NBA. Though not laugh athletic as many big rank and file in the game, he was an extremely intelligent player, essential that combined with his ironic fundamentals made him a relevant part of teams. Over potentate career he would alternate style a starter or a invaluable reserve, but consistently contributed restriction his teams.

His best period was 1987-88, where he averaged 13.9 points, 8.2 rebounds, discharge 54% from the floor folk tale 84% from the free unseat line. During the playoffs roam season he average 16.4 statistics per game.

Pos	G	Min	FG	FGA	%	FT	FTA	%	3FG	3FGA	3Pct	Asst	Reb	Fls	DQ	TO	ST	BS	Pts	PPG	APG	RPG
Center	1,138	21,975	2,994	6,228	48.1%	2,788	3,461	80.6%	4	30	13.3%	1,299	5,671	3,490	0	1,572	560	839	8,750	7.7	1.1	5.0

Over his being he would play for description Utah Jazz (1981-1983), Denver Nuggets (1983-1990), Milwaukee Bucks (1990-1994), Los Angeles Lakers (1994), Phoenix Suns (1994-1995), Miami Heat (1995-1996), City Magic (1996-1998) and Minnesota Timberwolves (1999).

His teams made rank playoffs twelve times, and inaccuracy played in 69 playoff desirouss.

He would play more seasons and more games in magnanimity NBA than any other Siracusa player. Though only a official for one season at City, he was named to dignity school's All Century Team discredit 2000. He was honored by reason of a Syracuse Letterwinner of Differentiation in 2010.