Dolph Schayes FC

Born: May 19, 1928 (Passed away Dec 10, 2015, aged 87)

Birthplace/Hometown: New York, New York

Nationality: United States

Height: 6-7 (201cm)     Weight: 195 (88kg)

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Draft Entry: 1948 NBA Draft

Drafted: Round 1, Pick 4, New York Knicks

Pre-Draft Team: NYU (Sr)

High School: DeWitt Clinton High School [Bronx, New York]

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Dolph Schayes Player Profile

NBA Career

15 Years Of Service - NBA's Top 50, NBA's Top 75, Hall of Fame Player, NBA Champion, 6x All-NBA 1st, 12x All-Star, #4 retired by PHL

NBA Regular Season Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1949-50 SYR 64 - 0.0 16.75 5.44 14.11 .385 - - - 5.88 7.59 .774 - - 0.00 4.05 - - - 3.52
1950-51 SYR 66 - 0.0 16.98 5.03 14.09 .357 - - - 6.92 9.21 .752 - - 16.36 3.80 - - - 4.11
1951-52 SYR 63 - 31.8 13.78 4.17 11.75 .355 - - - 5.43 6.73 .807 - - 12.27 2.89 - - - 3.38
1952-53 SYR 71 - 37.6 17.77 5.28 14.11 .374 - - - 7.21 8.72 .827 - - 12.96 3.20 - - - 3.82
1953-54 SYR 72 - 36.9 17.06 5.14 13.51 .380 - - - 6.78 8.19 .827 - - 12.08 2.97 - - - 3.22
1954-55 SYR 72 - 35.1 18.51 5.86 15.32 .383 - - - 6.79 8.15 .833 - - 12.32 2.96 - - - 3.43
1955-56 SYR 72 - 35.0 20.44 6.46 16.69 .387 - - - 7.53 8.78 .858 - - 12.38 2.78 - - - 3.49
1956-57 SYR 72 - 39.6 22.46 6.89 18.17 .379 - - - 8.68 9.60 .904 - - 14.00 3.18 - - - 3.04
1957-58 SYR 72 - 40.5 24.88 8.07 20.25 .398 - - - 8.74 9.67 .904 - - 14.19 3.11 - - - 3.39
1958-59 SYR 72 - 36.7 21.31 7.00 18.11 .387 - - - 7.31 8.46 .864 - - 13.36 2.47 - - - 3.89
1959-60 SYR 75 - 36.5 22.52 7.71 19.20 .401 - - - 7.11 7.96 .893 - - 12.79 3.41 - - - 3.51
1960-61 SYR 79 - 38.1 23.65 7.52 20.19 .372 - - - 8.61 9.91 .868 - - 12.15 3.75 - - - 3.75
1961-62 SYR 56 - 26.4 14.68 4.79 13.41 .357 - - - 5.11 5.70 .897 - - 7.84 2.14 - - - 2.98
1962-63 SYR 66 - 21.8 9.50 3.38 8.71 .388 - - - 2.74 3.12 .879 - - 5.68 2.65 - - - 2.68
1963-64 PHL 24 - 14.6 5.58 1.83 5.96 .308 - - - 1.92 2.38 .807 - - 4.58 2.00 - - - 3.17
CAREER   996 - 34.4 18.51 5.89 15.49 .380 - - - 6.74 7.94 .849 - - 12.08 3.08 - - - 3.45

☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1949-50 SYR 64 - 0 1,072 348 903 .385 - - - 376 486 .774 - - 0 259 - - - 225
1950-51 SYR 66 - 0 1,121 332 930 .357 - - - 457 608 .752 - - 1,080 251 - - - 271
1951-52 SYR 63 - 2,004 868 263 740 .355 - - - 342 424 .807 - - 773 182 - - - 213
1952-53 SYR 71 - 2,668 1,262 375 1,002 .374 - - - 512 619 .827 - - 920 227 - - - 271
1953-54 SYR 72 - 2,655 1,228 370 973 .380 - - - 488 590 .827 - - 870 214 - - - 232
1954-55 SYR 72 - 2,526 1,333 422 1,103 .383 - - - 489 587 .833 - - 887 213 - - - 247
1955-56 SYR 72 - 2,517 1,472 465 1,202 .387 - - - 542 632 .858 - - 891 200 - - - 251
1956-57 SYR 72 - 2,851 1,617 496 1,308 .379 - - - 625 691 .904 - - 1,008 229 - - - 219
1957-58 SYR 72 - 2,918 1,791 581 1,458 .398 - - - 629 696 .904 - - 1,022 224 - - - 244
1958-59 SYR 72 - 2,645 1,534 504 1,304 .387 - - - 526 609 .864 - - 962 178 - - - 280
1959-60 SYR 75 - 2,741 1,689 578 1,440 .401 - - - 533 597 .893 - - 959 256 - - - 263
1960-61 SYR 79 - 3,007 1,868 594 1,595 .372 - - - 680 783 .868 - - 960 296 - - - 296
1961-62 SYR 56 - 1,480 822 268 751 .357 - - - 286 319 .897 - - 439 120 - - - 167
1962-63 SYR 66 - 1,438 627 223 575 .388 - - - 181 206 .879 - - 375 175 - - - 177
1963-64 PHL 24 - 350 134 44 143 .308 - - - 46 57 .807 - - 110 48 - - - 76
CAREER   996 - 29,800 18,438 5,863 15,427 .380 - - - 6,712 7,904 .849 - - 11,256 3,072 - - - 3,432

☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1949-50 SYR 64 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .325 - - 0.54 51 13 .797 - - -
1950-51 SYR 66 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309 - - 0.65 32 34 .485 - - -
1951-52 SYR 63 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .235 - - 0.57 39 24 .619 4.40 4.00 8.50
1952-53 SYR 71 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 - - 0.62 47 24 .662 8.00 5.10 13.10
1953-54 SYR 72 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 - - 0.61 42 30 .583 8.40 6.30 14.80
1954-55 SYR 72 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .269 - - 0.53 43 29 .597 6.40 5.70 12.00
1955-56 SYR 72 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 - - 0.53 35 37 .486 6.90 4.90 11.80
1956-57 SYR 72 - 0 0 3 0 0 0 .284 - - 0.53 38 34 .528 8.80 3.70 12.50
1957-58 SYR 72 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285 - - 0.48 41 31 .569 9.70 4.00 13.70
1958-59 SYR 72 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .224 - - 0.47 35 37 .486 5.80 3.60 9.40
1959-60 SYR 75 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 - - 0.41 44 30 .595 6.20 3.30 9.50
1960-61 SYR 79 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .244 - - 0.49 38 41 .481 5.00 3.50 8.50
1961-62 SYR 56 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105 - - 0.42 26 31 .456 0.90 2.10 3.10
1962-63 SYR 66 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .108 - - 0.36 42 24 .636 0.70 1.70 2.40
1963-64 PHL 24 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .027 - - 0.40 9 15 .375 -0.40 0.30 -0.10
CAREER   996 - 0 0 7 0 0 0 .219 - - 0.51 562 434 .564 77.30 52.00 129.50

☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1949-50 SYR 64 - .480 .385 - - - - - - - - 115.90 - 1.19 - - -
1950-51 SYR 66 - .468 .357 - - - - - - - - 110.86 - 1.21 - - -
1951-52 SYR 63 - .468 .355 - - - - - - - - 116.20 - 1.17 - - 23.44
1952-53 SYR 71 - .495 .374 - - - - - - - - 120.14 - 1.26 - - 24.53
1953-54 SYR 72 - .498 .380 - - - - - - - - 120.74 - 1.26 - - 22.98
1954-55 SYR 72 - .490 .383 - - - - - - - - 121.56 - 1.21 - - 23.80
1955-56 SYR 72 - .497 .387 - - - - - - - - 124.45 - 1.22 - - 22.65
1956-57 SYR 72 - .502 .379 - - - - - - - - 128.37 - 1.24 - - 23.38
1957-58 SYR 72 - .508 .398 - - - - - - - - 130.22 - 1.23 - - 23.20
1958-59 SYR 72 - .488 .387 - - - - - - - - 125.02 - 1.18 - - 20.51
1959-60 SYR 75 - .496 .401 - - - - - - - - 129.42 - 1.17 - - 20.21
1960-61 SYR 79 - .482 .372 - - - - - - - - 124.09 - 1.17 - - 18.66
1961-62 SYR 56 - .461 .357 - - - - - - - - 125.34 - 1.09 - - 15.25
1962-63 SYR 66 - .471 .388 - - - - - - - - 126.65 - 1.09 - - 13.89
1963-64 PHL 24 - .399 .308 - - - - - - - - 111.47 - 0.94 - - 11.58
CAREER   996 - .488 .380 - - - - - - - - 122.92 - 1.20 - - 25.73

☆ All-Star Season

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NBA Transactions

May 10, 1948 - The New York Knicks selected Dolph Schayes in Round 1 with Pick 4 in the 1948 NBA Draft.
Aug 3, 1949 - Dolph Schayes signed a multi-year contract with the Syracuse Nationals.
Jul 1, 1964 - Dolph Schayes, previously with the Philadelphia Sixers, became a free agent.
Dec 10, 2015 - Dolph Schayes passed away. He was 87 years old at the time of his death.

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NBA Awards & Honors

Top 50 Greatest Player
Top 75 Greatest Player
NBA Champion - 1955
All-NBA First Team - 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958
All-NBA Second Team - 1950, 1951, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1961

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA Playoff Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1949-50 SYR 11 - 0.0 17.09 5.18 13.45 .385 - - - 6.73 9.18 .733 - - 0.00 2.55 - - - 3.91
1950-51 SYR 7 - 0.0 20.43 6.71 15.00 .448 - - - 7.00 9.14 .766 - - 14.57 2.86 - - - 4.00
1951-52 SYR 7 - 35.4 20.29 5.86 13.00 .451 - - - 8.57 11.14 .769 - - 12.86 2.14 - - - 4.86
1952-53 SYR 2 - 29.0 9.00 2.00 8.00 .250 - - - 5.00 6.50 .769 - - 8.50 0.50 - - - 3.50
1953-54 SYR 13 - 28.8 16.00 4.92 10.77 .457 - - - 6.15 8.31 .741 - - 10.46 1.85 - - - 3.08
1954-55 SYR 11 - 33.0 19.00 5.45 15.18 .359 - - - 8.09 9.64 .840 - - 12.82 3.64 - - - 4.36
1955-56 SYR 8 - 38.8 22.12 6.50 17.75 .366 - - - 9.12 10.38 .880 - - 13.88 3.38 - - - 3.38
1956-57 SYR 5 - 43.0 21.40 5.80 19.00 .305 - - - 9.80 11.00 .891 - - 18.00 2.80 - - - 3.60
1957-58 SYR 3 - 43.7 26.67 8.33 21.33 .391 - - - 10.00 12.00 .833 - - 15.00 2.00 - - - 3.33
1958-59 SYR 9 - 39.0 28.22 8.67 21.67 .400 - - - 10.89 11.89 .916 - - 13.00 4.56 - - - 4.00
1959-60 SYR 3 - 42.0 29.33 10.00 22.00 .455 - - - 9.33 10.00 .933 - - 16.00 2.67 - - - 3.33
1960-61 SYR 8 - 38.5 20.62 6.38 19.00 .336 - - - 7.88 8.75 .900 - - 11.38 2.62 - - - 4.00
1961-62 SYR 5 - 19.0 11.40 4.80 13.20 .364 - - - 1.80 2.60 .692 - - 7.00 1.00 - - - 4.20
1962-63 SYR 5 - 21.6 10.20 4.00 8.80 .455 - - - 2.20 2.40 .917 - - 5.60 1.40 - - - 3.40
CAREER   97 - 34.0 19.45 6.00 15.37 .390 - - - 7.45 9.03 .825 - - 12.22 2.65 - - - 3.82

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NBA Playoff Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1949-50 SYR 11 - 0 188 57 148 .385 - - - 74 101 .733 - - 0 28 - - - 43
1950-51 SYR 7 - 0 143 47 105 .448 - - - 49 64 .766 - - 102 20 - - - 28
1951-52 SYR 7 - 248 142 41 91 .451 - - - 60 78 .769 - - 90 15 - - - 34
1952-53 SYR 2 - 58 18 4 16 .250 - - - 10 13 .769 - - 17 1 - - - 7
1953-54 SYR 13 - 374 208 64 140 .457 - - - 80 108 .741 - - 136 24 - - - 40
1954-55 SYR 11 - 363 209 60 167 .359 - - - 89 106 .840 - - 141 40 - - - 48
1955-56 SYR 8 - 310 177 52 142 .366 - - - 73 83 .880 - - 111 27 - - - 27
1956-57 SYR 5 - 215 107 29 95 .305 - - - 49 55 .891 - - 90 14 - - - 18
1957-58 SYR 3 - 131 80 25 64 .391 - - - 30 36 .833 - - 45 6 - - - 10
1958-59 SYR 9 - 351 254 78 195 .400 - - - 98 107 .916 - - 117 41 - - - 36
1959-60 SYR 3 - 126 88 30 66 .455 - - - 28 30 .933 - - 48 8 - - - 10
1960-61 SYR 8 - 308 165 51 152 .336 - - - 63 70 .900 - - 91 21 - - - 32
1961-62 SYR 5 - 95 57 24 66 .364 - - - 9 13 .692 - - 35 5 - - - 21
1962-63 SYR 5 - 108 51 20 44 .455 - - - 11 12 .917 - - 28 7 - - - 17
CAREER   97 - 2,687 1,887 582 1,491 .390 - - - 723 876 .825 - - 1,051 257 - - - 371

NBA Playoff Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1949-50 SYR 11 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 - - 0.68 - - - - - -
1950-51 SYR 7 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324 - - 0.61 4 3 .571 - - -
1951-52 SYR 7 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 - - 0.86 3 4 .429 1.10 0.40 1.50
1952-53 SYR 2 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .096 - - 0.81 0 2 .000 - -0.10 -0.10
1953-54 SYR 13 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 - - 0.77 9 4 .692 1.70 0.60 2.30
1954-55 SYR 11 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 - - 0.63 7 4 .636 0.90 1.00 1.80
1955-56 SYR 8 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 - - 0.58 4 4 .500 0.80 0.20 1.00
1956-57 SYR 5 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 - - 0.58 2 3 .400 0.30 0.40 0.80
1957-58 SYR 3 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326 - - 0.56 1 2 .333 0.50 0.30 0.80
1958-59 SYR 9 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314 - - 0.55 5 4 .556 1.20 0.10 1.30
1959-60 SYR 3 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .299 - - 0.45 1 2 .333 0.60 - 0.60
1960-61 SYR 8 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 - - 0.46 4 4 .500 0.20 0.30 0.50
1961-62 SYR 5 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .155 - - 0.20 2 3 .400 -0.20 0.20 -
1962-63 SYR 5 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .119 - - 0.27 2 3 .400 0.20 - 0.20
CAREER   97 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .244 - - 0.59 44 42 .512 8.50 3.80 12.30

NBA Playoff Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1949-50 SYR 11 - .488 .385 - - - - - - - - 111.78 - 1.27 - - -
1950-51 SYR 7 - .537 .448 - - - - - - - - 121.32 - 1.36 - - -
1951-52 SYR 7 - .567 .451 - - - 13.97 - - - - 121.98 - 1.56 - - 26.46
1952-53 SYR 2 - .414 .250 - - - 4.55 - - - - 101.92 - 1.12 - - 10.78
1953-54 SYR 13 - .555 .457 - - - 17.75 - - - - 119.79 - 1.49 - - 24.69
1954-55 SYR 11 - .489 .359 - - - 21.92 - - - - 119.89 - 1.25 - - 22.17
1955-56 SYR 8 - .496 .366 - - - 15.03 - - - - 124.57 - 1.25 - - 20.03
1956-57 SYR 5 - .449 .305 - - - 11.96 - - - - 119.62 - 1.13 - - 18.48
1957-58 SYR 3 - .501 .391 - - - 9.77 - - - - 122.40 - 1.25 - - 20.26
1958-59 SYR 9 - .525 .400 - - - 17.83 - - - - 131.59 - 1.30 - - 23.14
1959-60 SYR 3 - .556 .455 - - - 9.86 - - - - 138.79 - 1.33 - - 21.83
1960-61 SYR 8 - .451 .336 - - - 10.33 - - - - 123.55 - 1.09 - - 12.99
1961-62 SYR 5 - .397 .364 - - - 10.00 - - - - 105.59 - 0.86 - - 10.40
1962-63 SYR 5 - .517 .455 - - - 8.79 - - - - 137.12 - 1.16 - - 12.42
CAREER   97 - .503 .390 - - - - - - - - 121.57 - 1.27 - - 23.65

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NBA All-Star Weekend Competitions

Eastern All-Star Fan Vote Selection - 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962
Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection - 1959

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA All-Star Game Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1951 East 1 - 0 15 7 10 .700 - - - 1 2 .500 - - 14 3 - - - 1
1953 East 1 - 26 8 2 7 .286 - - - 4 4 1.000 - - 13 3 - - - 3
1954 East 1 - 24 6 1 3 .333 - - - 4 6 .667 - - 12 1 - - - 1
1955 East 1 - 29 15 6 12 .500 - - - 3 3 1.000 - - 13 1 - - - 4
1956 East 1 - 25 14 4 8 .500 - - - 6 10 .600 - - 4 2 - - - 2
1957 East 1 - 25 9 4 6 .667 - - - 1 1 1.000 - - 10 1 - - - 1
1958 East 1 - 39 18 6 15 .400 - - - 6 6 1.000 - - 9 2 - - - 4
1959 East 1 - 22 13 3 14 .214 - - - 7 8 .875 - - 13 1 - - - 6
1960 East 1 - 27 19 8 19 .421 - - - 3 3 1.000 - - 10 0 - - - 3
1961 East 1 - 27 21 7 15 .467 - - - 7 7 1.000 - - 6 3 - - - 4
1962 East 1 - 4 0 0 0 .000 - - - 0 0 .000 - - 1 0 - - - 3
TOTAL   11 - 248 138 48 109 .440 - - - 42 50 .840 - - 105 17 - - - 32
AVERAGES   11 - 22.5 12.55 4.36 9.91 .440 - - - 3.82 4.55 .840 - - 9.55 1.55 - - - 2.91

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NCAA Career

College: NYU (1948)

NCAA Season Stats - Per Game

Season School Class GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1944-45 NYU Fr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1945-46 NYU So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1946-47 NYU Jr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1947-48 NYU Sr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -


Frequently Asked Questions

What is the age of Dolph Schayes?

Dolph Schayes is 96 years old.

What is the height of Dolph Schayes?

Dolph Schayes is 6-7 (201cm) tall.

What is the weight of Dolph Schayes?

Dolph Schayes is 195 lbs (88kg).

What is the birthday of Dolph Schayes?

Dolph Schayes was born on May 19, 1928.

What position does Dolph Schayes play?

Dolph Schayes plays the FC position.

What was the pre-draft team of Dolph Schayes?

Dolph Schayes was drafted out of NYU.

What high school did Dolph Schayes attend?

Dolph Schayes attended DeWitt Clinton High School in Bronx, New York.

What nationality is Dolph Schayes?

Dolph Schayes has a United States nationality.

Where was Dolph Schayes born?

Dolph Schayes was born in New York, New York.

How many NBA seasons has Dolph Schayes played?

Dolph Schayes played 15 seasons in the NBA.

What are the career averages of Dolph Schayes?

Dolph Schayes had career averages 18.5 points, 11.3 rebounds, 3.1 assists in 996 games.

What are the career totals of Dolph Schayes?

Dolph Schayes had career totals of 18,438 points, 11,256 rebounds, 3,072 assists, 0 blocks, 0 steals in 996 games.

How many teams has Dolph Schayes been on?

Dolph Schayes played for 2 NBA teams in his career - Philadelphia Sixers, Syracuse Nationals.

When was Dolph Schayes drafted?

Dolph Schayes was drafted in the 1st round (#4 overall) of the 1948 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks.

What is Dolph Schayes' career high in points?

Dolph Schayes averaged a career high 24.9 points per game in 1957-1958.

What is Dolph Schayes' career high in rebounds?

Dolph Schayes averaged a career high 16.4 rebounds per game in 1950-1951.

What is Dolph Schayes' career high in assists?

Dolph Schayes averaged a career high 4.0 assists per game in 1949-1950.

What is the career PER of Dolph Schayes'?

Dolph Schayes had a career PER of 25.7.

Is Dolph Schayes in the Hall of Fame?

Yes, Dolph Schayes was inducted in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1973.

How many championships has Dolph Schayes won?

Dolph Schayes has won 1 NBA championships.

How many times did Dolph Schayes win All-NBA First Team?

Dolph Schayes won All-NBA 1st 6 times.

How many All-Star teams has Dolph Schayes been on?

Dolph Schayes is a 12x All-Star.

Is Dolph Schayes' jersey retired?

Dolph Schayes' #4 jersey was retired by the Philadelphia Sixers.