[1] Schaus played basketball at West Virginia, where he earned the record of first to score 1,000 career points (1,009).

Schaus left West Virginia to join the Fort Wayne Pistons in the 1949–1950 season.

In the next five seasons, he posted an amazing 127–26 (.831) record, which included five consecutive NCAA tournament berths.

He held a 104–60 overall record as the Boilermaker's head coach, while leading them to the 1974 NIT Championship and a berth in the 1977 NCAA tournament.

After the 1960 season, he left college coaching for the Los Angeles Lakers and reunited with his former WVU star, Jerry West.

Schaus guided the Lakers to seven consecutive playoff appearances, including 4 Western Conference Championships[3] in 5 years (1962, 1963, 1965 and 1966).