Danny Schayes

(1959 - )

 

One of the most successful basketball players to come from Syracuse, Dan Schayes made his mark at the high school, college, and professional levels. A Jamesville-DeWitt graduate, Schayes scored 1,012 points in his high school career and led his team to the Onondaga League North title in 1977. He ended the year as a player in the Maccabiah Games in Tel Aviv, Israel before beginning his college career for Jim Boeheim at Syracuse University. An outstanding senior year, in which Schayes averaged nearly 12 points and compiled 284 rebounds for SU, propelled Dan to a first round NBA draft pick, chosen 13th overall by the Utah Jazz. His NBA career was a case in consistency, as Dan played for a remarkable 18 seasons, ending his career in 1999 with the Minnesota Timberwolves. During that period, his eight seasons with the Denver Nuggets demonstrated why Dan was a bonafide NBA mainstay. In seven full seasons in Denver, Schayes played in 76 games or more in five years, rarely beset with any long-term injuries. In 1987-88, Schayes averaged 13.9 points and grabbed 662 rebounds for the Nuggets. He spent his remaining years with the Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns, Miami Heat and the Orlando Magic. He was honored by Jamesville-DeWitt High School in 1989 when the school retired his uniform number "55". In 2000, the Post Standard named Schayes the "Best male athlete to hail from CNY" and he was also named to the Syracuse University All-Century Basketball team.

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