Schintzius Quits Team at Florida

Dwayne Schintzius, Florida’s leading scorer and rebounder until his suspension Jan. 15, said Thursday he is leaving the team because he doesn’t want to “sail under the authority of Captain Ahab.”

The comment was an apparent reference to Coach Don DeVoe, who replaced Norm Sloan before the season.

Schintzius and teammate Tim Turner had been suspended for their role in a fight at an off-campus fraternity.

DeVoe said he invited Schintzius, a senior, back on the team Wednesday as long as Schintzius obeyed team policies.

“No one can argue that Coach Sloan and (departed assistant coach Monte) Towe were easy to play for, and to them you had to accept the coach as the absolute authority,” Schintzius said in a written statement. “But that does not mean you must sail under the authority of Captain Ahab. . . .”