27 Facts About Dwayne Schintzius

Dwayne Kenneth Schintzius was an American National Basketball Association basketball player.

Dwayne Schintzius was born in Brandon, Florida and attended the University of Florida, where he helped lead the Florida Gators men's basketball program to its first three NCAA tournament appearances as an all-conference center.

Dwayne Schintzius was born in Brandon, Florida, a suburb of Tampa.

Dwayne Schintzius attended Brandon High School, and played as a center for the Brandon Eagles high school basketball team.

Together with teammate Toney Mack, Dwayne Schintzius led the Eagles to a Class 4A state runner-up finish as a sophomore, and another Final Four berth as a junior.

Dwayne Schintzius received athletic scholarship offers from many top college programs.

Dwayne Schintzius started at center for the Gators beginning early in his freshman season.

Dwayne Schintzius set the program's record for blocked shots, and at the end of his junior year, his season blocked shot totals ranked first, second, and third in school history.

Dwayne Schintzius was recognized as a first-team All-SEC player after that season and was included on multiple All-American lists.

Dwayne Schintzius occasionally clashed with Coach Sloan, including one instance in which he refused to re-enter a game with a minute left during his sophomore season.

Dwayne Schintzius had minor incidents with opposing players, fans, and mascots, and with others off the court.

Dwayne Schintzius later apologized and was not charged with a crime, but the university's office of student affairs found him guilty of violating the student code of conduct and suspended him for four games.

Referee John Clougherty immediately called a technical foul on the Commodores, and Dwayne Schintzius, who led the Gators in free throw percentage that season, hit both free throws to send the game into overtime.

Dwayne Schintzius was not happy with this turn of events and skipped DeVoe's first practice with the team along with fellow star Livingston Chatman.

Dwayne Schintzius remains the only player in SEC history to amass more than 1,000 points, 800 rebounds, 250 assists and 250 blocks.

Dwayne Schintzius still holds Florida's career record for blocked shots, and is ranks sixth among the program's all-time scoring leaders with 1,624 points.

Dwayne Schintzius was widely projected as a top five pick before his suspension and during the suspension was seen as a lottery pick being mocked as high as 3rd overall to the late lottery with some seeing Dwayne Schintzius as the most talented big-man in the draft.

Dwayne Schintzius injured his back during his rookie season and was traded to the Sacramento Kings for Antoine Carr on September 23,1991.

Dwayne Schintzius later revealed that Spurs general manager Bob Bass disliked his mullet haircut and told him to cut it, which he did.

Dwayne Schintzius had several surgeries for a spinal disc herniation and often missed long stretches of playing time as he moved from team to team, mostly serving as a reserve center.

Dwayne Schintzius spent three seasons with the New Jersey Nets, a year with the Indiana Pacers, and then a year with the Los Angeles Clippers.

Dwayne Schintzius only played 15 games with the Clippers but did post 15 points in a loss against the Bullets on January 10,1997.

Dwayne Schintzius last played for the Brevard Blue Ducks of the United States Basketball League in 2003.

Dwayne Schintzius played Ivan Radovadovitch, a fictional Georgian player for the New York Knicks, in the 1996 comedy movie Eddie, which starred Whoopi Goldberg as the team's female coach.

In November 2009, Dwayne Schintzius was diagnosed with a chronic myelomonocytic leukemia, a rare and often fatal form of the disease.

The procedure was considered a success, but Dwayne Schintzius struggled through several difficult rounds of chemotherapy until being declared cancer-free in July 2010.

In early 2012, Dwayne Schintzius continued to suffer from complications, and a second bone marrow transplant was required.