Oscar Schmidt

Club

_Deceased Basketball

Position

Shooting Guard

Nationality

Brazil

Date of birth

1958-02-16

Birthplace

Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

Height

6 ft 8.75 in (2.05 m)

Weight

243 lb (110 kg)

Oscar Daniel Bezerra Schmidt (February 16, 1958 – April 17, 2026), nicknamed Mão Santa (Holy Hand), was a Brazilian professional basketball player. Schmidt primarily played the power forward and small forward position, was 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) tall and weighed 109 kg (240 lbs). Along with his home country, Schmidt also played in Italy for JuveCaserta and Pavia, and Spain for Fórum Valladolid. He was born in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.

He was considered to be the all-time leading scorer in the history of basketball, with 49,973 career points scored (pro club league play, plus senior Brazilian national team play), until LeBron James broke this record on April 2, 2024. He is the record holder for the longest career span of a professional basketball player at 29 years. He is also the top scorer in the history of the Summer Olympic Games, and the top scorer in the history of the FIBA World Cup.

He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. He received the Olympic Order in 1997. On August 20, 2010, Schmidt became a FIBA Hall of Fame player, in recognition of his play in international competitions. On September 8, 2013, Schmidt was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. He was inducted into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame in 2017.