Milt Schoon

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Milt Schoon
Position Center
Height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight 230 lb (100 kg)
Born February 25, 1922 (1922-02-25) (age 86)
College Valparaiso
Pro career 1946–1950
Former teams Detroit Falcons 1946-1947
Sheboygan Redskins 1949-1950

Milton W. Schoon (born February 25, 1922) was an American professional basketball player.

A 6'7" center, Schoon played for Valparaiso University during the 1940s, gaining fame for his ability to defend top-ranked player George Mikan of DePaul University. Schoon then played professionally in the NBL, NBA, and NIBL as a member of the Anderson Packers, Detroit Falcons, Sheboygan Redskins, and Denver Frontier-Refiners. With the NIBL's Frontier-Refiners in 1951, Schoon set a professional basketball scoring record with 64 points in a single game. That record is currently held by Wilt Chamberlain, who scored 100 points in a 1962 NBA game.

Schoon was elected to the Valparaiso Athletic Hall of Fame in 2000.

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