Dwayne Schintzius
Schintzius before a Florida basketball game in 2011 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | October 14, 1968 Brandon, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died | April 15, 2012 (aged 43) Tampa, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 260 lb (118 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Brandon (Brandon, Florida) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Florida (1986–1990) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1990: 1st round, 24th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | San Antonio Spurs | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1990–2003 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Center | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 24, 42, 33, 55 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 1990–1991 | San Antonio Spurs | ||||||||||||||
| 1991–1992 | Sacramento Kings | ||||||||||||||
| 1992–1995 | New Jersey Nets | ||||||||||||||
| 1995–1996 | Indiana Pacers | ||||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Los Angeles Clippers | ||||||||||||||
| 1999 | Boston Celtics | ||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Mobile Revelers | ||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Brevard Blue Ducks | ||||||||||||||
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| Career NBA statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Points | 587 (2.7 ppg) | ||||||||||||||
| Rebounds | 536 (2.5 rpg) | ||||||||||||||
| Assists | 93 (0.4 apg) | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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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.
Off the court, Schintzius was known for his distinctive mullet-style haircut that he called "the lobster", his sometimes abrasive behavior, and his performance as a Russian basketball player in the 1996 comedy film Eddie. In 2009, he was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia. After treatment and a brief remission, he died from complications of the disease in 2012.