Born and raised in Evansville, Indiana, Schellhase attended North High School in Evansville. As a freshman, he was a member of North\'s first winning basketball team (1958–59); he was also a member of the Pups (North Frosh) Freshman Conference (SIAC)-title team; they had an overall record of 19-3. He led the state in scoring during his Senior year averaging 30.5 points a game, with a total of 1,325 points in his high school career. He was a member of the Indiana All-Star Team. He fell short of winning the Indiana Mr. Basketball Award to Larry Humes.\n', '

After high school, Dave attended Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana. A natural small forward, he played basketball under head coach Ray Eddy. In his Senior year, he led the Boilermakers in scoring with 32.5 points a game while being named a Consensus All-American, Academic All-American and received his third straight First Team All-Big Ten selection. He was a 2nd team All-American following his junior season. Dave scored a career high 57 points on February 19, 1966 against Michigan, the second most in school history, only behind Rick Mount\'s 61. With 2,074 career points he was the first of five Boilermakers to reach the 2,000 point plateau, along with Rick Mount, Joe Barry Carroll, Troy Lewis and E\'Twaun Moore.\n', '

Schellhase was selected as the 10th overall pick in the 1966 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. He played 2 seasons with the Bulls, averaging 2.8 points a game with a total of 208 points in 73 games. Schellhase starred on the front-line for the Boilers, primarily as a small forward in today\'s vernacular. However, the Bulls had a larger front-line, forcing Schellhase to play out of natural position as a guard.\n', '

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