- John Schweitz
John Elwood Schweitz (born
April 19 1960 , inWaterloo, New York ) is a retired Americanbasketball player in theNBA . A 6'6" 210shooting guard , Schweitz, from theUniversity of Richmond , was selected by theBoston Celtics with the 23rd pick in the 6th round (138 overall) of the1982 NBA Draft . [ [http://www.nba.com/celtics/history/Stats_DraftChoices.html Celtic History - Draft Choices] ] He played in two NBA seasons, for theSeattle SuperSonics andDetroit Pistons .Schweitz was head men's basketball coach at
Francis Marion University (FMU) for six seasons from July 2000 until March 2006 when his contract was not renewed. [http://www.fmarion.edu/sports/basketballnews/article36479c25773.htm FMU announces coaching change] , published March 7, 2006] Prior to his stint with FMU, he served as an assistant coach withLoyola Marymount University , Irvine Valley Community College and Long Beach State. While in high school, Schweitz was named to the New York State Sportswriters Association boys basketball all-star first-team for small schools. [ [http://www.newyorksportswriters.org/reference/boys_hoops_stars_67_80.shtml NYSSWA boys basketball first-team all-stars 1967-1980] ]Notes
External links
* [http://www.basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=SCHWEJO01 NBA stats] @ basketballreference.com
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