Fred Schaus (born June 30, 1925 in Newark, Ohio) was a basketball star, coach and athletic director for the West Virginia University Mountaineers, player for the NBA's Fort Wayne Pistons and New York Knicks, GM and coach for the Los Angeles Lakers, coach of Purdue University basketball, and was a member of the NCAA Basketball Committee. June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 184 days remaining, and the last day of June. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Newark is a city located in Licking County, Ohio. ... The National Basketball Association of the United States and Canada, commonly known as the NBA, is the premier professional basketball league in North America. ... The Detroit Pistons are a National Basketball Association team based in the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan. ... This article is about a professional basketball team. ... The Los Angeles Lakers are a National Basketball Association team based in Los Angeles, California. ... Purdue University is a public land-grant university system within the state of Indiana. ...

College Career

Fred played in WVU's basketball program, earning the record of first to score 1,000 career points (1,009). He was also selected to the All-American team in 1949. 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ...

Pro Career

Fred left West Virginia to join the Fort 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. Fred was selected to play in the first ever NBA All-Star Game and scored eight points for the West. But Fred only averaged 14.1 points per game in 1952, and then in 1953 it dropped to 10.1 points per game. 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1953 (MCMLIII) is a common year starting on Thursday. ...

Fred was traded to the Knicks halfway through the 1954 season and ended his NBA career that season with 7.1 points per game average. 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

College Coaching Career

After his retirement from the NBA, Fred went back to coaching at WVU. In his first season, he led the Mountaineers to a 19-11 mark and an NCAA appearance. In the next five seasons, he posted an amazing 127-26 (.831) record, which included five consecutive NCAA tournament berths. He even led WVU to the NCAA Finals in 1959, but lost to University of California, 71-70. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often said NC-Double-A) is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletics programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The University of California (UC) is a public university system within the State of California. ...

After leaving the NBA coaching he returned to the college ranks to coach Purdue to a 105-59 record, and led them to the NIT finals in 1974. He then owned the distinction of being the only coach to reach the NIT finals, NCAA finals, and the NBA finals. 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... Nit can refer to: A common name for various types of lice eggs. ... The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often said NC-Double-A) is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletics programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... The National Basketball Association of the United States and Canada, commonly known as the NBA, is the premier professional basketball league in North America. ...

After 1981, Fred returned to WVU to serve as the athletic director. 1981 (MCMLXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Pro Coaching Career

After the 1960 season, he left college coaching for the Lakers and reunited with former WVU star, Jerry West. Fred guided the Lakers to seven consecutive playoff appearances, then left to the front office as the Lakers GM. He assembled the Lakers to a record 33 consecutive wins, and a World title in 1972. 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jerry West was also a pseudonym used by Andrew E. Svenson. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ...