Schnellbacher also excelled in basketball, where he was a four-time first-team all-conference selection (one of only three Jayhawks to do so). He was a member of the 1943 Big Six conference championship team (which also featured All-American teammates Charles B. Black and the aforementioned Ray Evans) that is regarded as one of the program's greatest teams.
Schnellbacher excelled in basketball, earning four first-team all-conference selections (one of only three Jayhawks to achieve this). He was part of the 1943 Big Six conference championship team, which also featured All-American teammates Charles B. Black and Ray Evans, considered one of the program's most successful teams.