Dave Schneider

Dave Schneider was a member of the Wayne State men's basketball team from 1966 to 1970 and played on Wildcat squads that qualified for three straight NAIA National Tournaments under Coach Dave Gunther. Schneider, a 6-9 center from Blair, Neb., was voted the team's most improved player three straight years. He went from averaging 6 points per game in his sophomore season, to scoring 16 points per game along with 8.6 rebounds per game in his junior season, to scoring 18.2 points with 8.2 rebounds a game his senior season. Schneider helped the Wildcats to records of 24-3 (1967-68), 23-4 (1968-69), and 23-6 (1969-70). A four-year letter winner, Schneider finished his career with 1,148 points, ranking 14th on the school's all-time scoring list at the time of his induction. Schneider was inducted into the WSC Athletics Hall of Fame in the fall of 1989.