Danny Schayes

Daniel Leslie Schayes (born May 10, 1959) is an American former professional basketball player who played for Syracuse University and played 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), from 1981 until 1999. At 6'11" and 235 pounds, he played both the center and power forward positions. He is the son of the late Dolph Schayes, who was selected for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Since his retirement from the NBA, Schayes has served as co-host of Centers of Attention, a sports talk show on ESPN Radio Syracuse in Syracuse, New York. His co-host is Etan Thomas, also a retired American professional basketball player.

Early life Schayes was born into a Jewish family in Syracuse, New York, the son of Naomi Eva (née Gross) and Dolph Schayes, who played professional basketball and was inducted in the Hall of Fame. His father's parents were born in Romania, and immigrated to the United States.

Schayes grew up in DeWitt, New York. He is an alum of Jamesville-Dewitt High School, where he scored 1,012 points for the basketball team. The team won the Onondaga League North title in 1977.

College During his senior year at Syracuse University, the first year in which he started for the team,

Professional career He was selected in the first round He had an 18-year career in the NBA, in which he averaged 7.7 points and 5.0 rebounds in 1,138 games. Schayes is also a member of the New York Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. He formerly ran No Limits Investing in Phoenix, Arizona, where he now lives, and is currently Senior Industry Specialist, Sports and Entertainment, for AI-based technology company Endava.

Schayes was part of a promotional campaign put on by the Anti-Defamation League that depicts him slam dunking and says, "If you believe in America, prejudice is foul play!"

While attending Syracuse University, Schayes co-founded the United Students Financial Board, which gathered more than 200 members in its inaugural year.