Joseph G. "Joe" Schaaf was an American

United States

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 basketball

Basketball

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 player who was a two-time NCAA All-American

NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

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 at Penn in 1928

1928 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

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 and 1929

1929 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

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. A forward, Schaaf led the Eastern Intercollegiate League

Ivy League

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 in scoring as a senior

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 en route to Penn's conference championship. He set a then-single season league record with 144 points scored.

After college, Schaaf served as an assistant coach for the team and played for the Penn Athletic Club (Penn AC) men's team in Eastern Athletic League. He then coached Reading Central Catholic High School

Reading Central Catholic High School

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 in Reading, Pennsylvania

Reading, Pennsylvania

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for 24 years and compiled an overall record of 335–307.