#54 Pat Schumacher

Class:  Junior

Hometown:  St. Louis, MO

Height / Weight: 6-11 / 242 lbs.

Position: Center

Birthdate: 9/01/1979

SCHUMACHER’S CAREER STATS AT MIZZOU

1998-99 SEASON — Served as the top understudy to Tiger senior center Monte Hardge ... Saw action in all but one game on the year, and showed a nice shooting touch ... Led MU with a 54.2% field goal success rate, and also led the squad in free throws, with a 77.4% rate ... Was third on the squad with 16 blocked shots ... Ended season with an encouraging outing against New Mexico in the NCAA Tournament West Regional ... Against the Lobos, he scored 8 points (his 2nd highest total of the season), and added a career-high 6 rebounds in 18 minutes of play off the bench ... Came in to the game with MU trailing, and helped get Tigers back into the game ... Started eight of MU’s first 11 games on the year, but came off the bench after the beginning of conference season ... Played 12 minutes off the bench in Big 12 Tournament loss to Kansas State, the most he played since Jan. 9th at Texas A&M (17 minutes) ... Scored three points and added a blocked shot for the Tigers vs. KSU in the Big XII Tournament ... Scored a career-high 15 points, in just 12 minutes of play, on Dec. 9th vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff ... Hit 5-of-7 field goals in that game, and was a perfect 5-of-5 from the foul line, and added 4 rebounds on the night ... Had a good outing at Colorado, scoring 6 points and adding 2 rebounds in 9 minutes of play ... Had key performance on Jan. 6th at Kansas State, scoring 7 points and adding 5 rebounds ... Came up with a key three-point play in the first half which ended an 8-0 KSU run, and extended the MU lead back to 7 points.