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Oscar Schmidt Passes Away At Age 68
April 18, 2026
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Basketball Hall of Famer Oscar Schmidt has passed away at the age of 68 due to a long battle with a brain tumor. Schmidt played in a record-tying five Olympics and four World Cups for Brazil and became the all-time leading scorer in both tournaments. The biggest player of Brazilian basketball history bids farewell as an absolute symbol of sport, the holder of a trajectory that redefined the boundaries of what was possible in a court, the Brazil Basketball Confederation said in a statement.
His death closes an era. But his greatness remains. Schmidt retired in 2003 at 45. He passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to be the unofficial career highest scorer and his known tally of 49,737 points for club and country was eclipsed by LeBron James in 2024. Schmidt was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2010 and the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2013
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