He played college basketball with the UCLA Bruins, winning three national championships (1969–1971) under Coach John Wooden.

[2] He attended Saint Monica Catholic High School in Santa Monica, California,[3] where he was a three-time All-Bay Area first team selection, named to the all-league first team twice, awarded the league's Most Valuable Player, and was also first-team all-California Interscholastic Federation (CIF).

[2][3] Schofield enrolled at Santa Monica City College, where he led the Metropolitan Conference in scoring as a freshman in 1966–67 after averaging 21 points per game.

[5] After Vallely graduated, Coach John Wooden opted to promote Kenny Booker to start over Schofield in 1970–71.

[6][7] He averaged 6.2 points and 2.4 rebounds as UCLA finished 29–1 and captured their seventh National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championship in eight seasons.