Dwayne Schintzius

Quick Facts

Full Name	Dwayne Schintzius
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Oct 14, 1968(1968-10-14)
Age	56
Date Of Death	April 15, 2012, Tampa, FL
Birthplace	Brandon
Country	Canada
Birth City	Manitoba
Horoscope	Libra

Dwayne Schintzius Biography

Dwayne Schintzius is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on October 14, 1968 in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada.

Schintzius was born in Brandon, Florida, a suburb of Tampa. He attended Brandon High School, where the seven-foot center played for the Brandon Eagles high school basketball team. Together with teammate Toney Mack, Schintzius led lead the Eagles to a Class 4A state runner-up finish as a sophomore, and another Final Four berth as a junior. As a senior, he averaged 21.1 points and 17 rebounds per game, was a finalist for Florida’s Mr. Basketball award, and was recognized as a high school All-American by McDonald’s and Parade magazine in 1986.

The Gators had never been invited to the NCAA basketball tournament in over seven decades of basketball. However, they made the field during each of Schintztius’s three full seasons with the program and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen in 1987. During his junior year, the Gators won their first-ever regular season Southeastern Conference (SEC) championship. Schintzius was recognized as a first-team All-SEC player after that season and was included on multiple All-American lists.

Dwayne Schintzius Net Worth

Dwayne Schintzius is one of the richest Basketball Player from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Dwayne Schintzius 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Dwayne Kenneth Schintzius (October 14, 1968 – April 15, 2012) was an American National Basketball Association (NBA) basketball player. He 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. Schintzius was selected in the first round of the 1990 NBA draft (24th overall) by the San Antonio Spurs, but chronic back problems reduced his effectiveness, and he played for six different NBA teams over ten seasons in the league, mainly as a reserve player.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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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. Several other actual NBA players were also featured as members of the Knicks and other real NBA teams in the film. He later appeared in local commercials.

Facts & Trivia

Eduardo Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Dwayne Schintzius celebrates birthday on October 14 of every year.

Schintzius’ NBA career was severely hampered by injuries, particularly chronic back problems. He 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. He spent three seasons with the New Jersey Nets, a year with the Indiana Pacers, and then a year with the Los Angeles Clippers. After missing the entire 1997–98 season due to injury, he played sixteen games with the Celtics in 1998–99 before retiring from the NBA. In eight NBA seasons, he appeared in 217 regular season games and started thirty-three of them.