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Oscar Schmidt (Brazil)

Born on February 16, 1958, in Natal, Brazil.

Height:

205cm (6'8")

Position:

Forward

Nationality:

Brazil

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Enshrined as a player in the FIBA Hall of Fame on September 12, 2010.

Clubs

Palmeiras: 1974-1978
Sírio: 1978-1982
Juve Caserta: 1982-1990
Pavia: 1990-1993
Fórum Valladolid: 1993-1995
Corinthians: 1995-1997
Bandeirantes/Barueri: 1997-1999
Flamengo: 1999-2003

Club Highlights

Champion of the 1979 Intercontinental Cup R. William Jones in Sao Paulo
Champion of the 1979 South American Championship for Clubs in Campinas, Brazil
3 times Champion of the Brazilian League: 1977, 1979 and 1996
Champion of the 1988 Italian Cup

National Team

326 appearances and 7,693 points with the Brazilian National Team from 1977 to 1996: participated in 5 Olympic Games (Moscow 1980, Los Angeles 1984, Seoul 1988, Barcelona 1992 and Atlanta 1996) and 4 World Championships (Manila 1978, Colombia 1982, Spain 1986 and Argentina 1990)
Bronze medalist in the 1978 World Championship in Manila
Champion of the 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis
3 times South American Champion: Chile 1977, Brazil 1983 and Colombia 1985

Individual Highlights

Together with Australia's Andrew Gaze, Oscar is the player with the most presences in Olympic Games (5 -Puerto Rico's Teófilo Cruz also has 5 OG participations-) and World Championships (4) in the history of basketball
'Mão Santa'('Holy Hand') is arguably the most prolific scorer in the history of basketball: 49,737 points scored over his entire club and national team career; top scorer in the history of the Olympic Games (1,093 points in total); top scorer in 3 Olympic Games (Seoul 1988 -averaging 42.3 points per game-, Barcelona 1992 and Atlanta 1996); top scorer of the 1990 World Championship in Argentina; single-game records of points scored in both the Olympic Games (55 points, vs. Spain, in Seoul 1988) and the World Championships (52 points, vs. Australia, in Argentina 1990); many seasons top scorer of the Brazilian, Italian and Spanish leagues... and a very large etcetera.
Medalha Merito Esportivo (Medal to the Sports' Merit), awarded by the President of the Republic of Brazil, in 1990
Olympic Order, awarded by S.E. Mr. J.A. Samaranch, President of the IOC, in 1997
His jersey number has been retired 4 times: Juve Caserta (# 18) in 1990, Pavia (#11) in 1993, Flamengo (# 14) in 2003 and Unidade Vizinhança -his first club when he was 13 years old- (# 14) in 2004