Bio
After a successful two years of playing men's basketball at Mineral Area College (1978-1980) under Hall of Fame Coach Bob Sechrest, Russ Schoene transferred and starred at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga , where he led the Moccasins to two straight Southern Conference Championships in 1981 and 1982. UTC also made an NCAA tournament appearance in 1982 while Schoene was a senior. He averaged 13.6 points and 7 rebounds a game, and earned league tournament MVP honors.
Schoene was drafted in the second round of the 1982 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers. The 76ers traded him to the Indiana Pacersduring his rookie campaign. He stayed in Indianapolis until the end of the 1983-84 season.
During the 1984-85 and 1985-86 seasons Schoene played in Europe and was named the Italian League MVP in 1986. He earned legendary status during this two-year Italian stint.
On October 2, 1986, the Seattle SuperSonics acquired the rights to Schoene. Schoene made the Sonics squad and spent the three seasons with the team. He scored a career-high 20 points on three occasions. Arguably, his best NBA game was on April 24, 1988, when he had 20 points, four rebounds, a steal, an assist, and no turnovers in 33 minutes against the Los Angeles Clippers.
Following the 1988-89 season, he accepted a three-year, $2.4 million contract offer to play for Glaxo Verona in the Italian League. He played in Italy for five seasons.
NBA Career statistics: 1,491 points, 735 rebounds and 175 assists.