John Elwood Schweitz (born April 19, 1960) is a retired American

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player in the

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(NBA). A 6'6" (1.98 m) and 210 lb (95 kg)

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, Schweitz, from Waterloo, New York and the University of Richmond, was selected by the

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with the 23rd pick in the 6th round (138 overall) of the 1982 NBA draft. He played in two NBA seasons, for the Seattle SuperSonics and Detroit Pistons. Schweitz was head men's basketball coach at

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(FMU) for six seasons from July 2000 until March 2006, when his contract was not renewed.FMU announces coaching change
published March 7, 2006 Prior to his stint with FMU, he served as an assistant coach with Loyola Marymount University, Irvine Valley Community College, and

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. While in high school, Schweitz was named to the New York State Sportswriters Association boys' basketball all-star first-team for small schools.NYSSWA boys basketball first-team all-stars 1967-1980
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