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- Title:
- Student-Athlete
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- Previous College Sports Played:
- Men's Basketball
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- Graduating Class:
- 2006
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- Induction Class:
- 2017
Bio
Schmit, a 2006 graduate, is the all-time leading scorer in Morningside men's basketball history with 1987 career points. Schmit, a four-year starter known for his long range shooting exploits, set a school record with 329 career 3-point field goals. He had a career scoring average of 15.6 points per game, was a two-time NAIA honorable mention All-American and a three-time first-team All-GPAC performer.
Schmit was the Mustangs' second leading scorer as a freshman when he averaged 11.8 points per game and led the team with 64 3-point field goals. That season he had one of the greatest performances of his Morningside career when he scored 35 points and made a school-record 10 3-point field goals to lead the Mustangs to a 97-95 victory against Dana.
He was Morningside's leading scorer as a sophomore, junior and senior. Schmit earned first-team All-GPAC honors for the first time as a sophomore when he averaged a career-high 17.5 points per game to help lead the Mustangs to an 18-13 overall record and a share of their first-ever GPAC championship with a 14-4 league mark.
Schmit earned honorable mention All-America honors following his junior and senior campaigns. He led the Mustangs in scoring with a 15.7-point average as a junior and topped the team in both scoring and rebounding as a senior with averages of 17.3 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. Schmit made a school-record 96 3-point field goals as a senior to help lead Morningside to a 28-7 record and an Elite Eight finish at the NAIA Division II National Tournament.