Oscar Schmidt

Who is Oscar Schmidt?

Oscar Daniel Bezerra Schmidt is a retired Brazilian professional basketball player. He is also known as Oscar Schmidt Bezerra in Spain, where he played for Fórum Valladolid for the 1993–94 and 1994–95 seasons, and simply Oscar, or Mão Santa, in his homeland. Oscar played the small forward position, was 2.05 m tall and weighed 102 kg. He was born in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.

He is unofficially considered to be the all-time leading scorer in the history of basketball, with 49,737 career points scored. He is also a record holder for the longest career span of a basketball player.

He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. On August 20, 2010, Schmidt was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame, in recognition of his play in international competition. On September 8, 2013, Schmidt was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.