Brent Scott (basketball)
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Penn State Nittany Lions | |
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Position | Assistant coach |
League | Big Ten Conference |
Personal information | |
Born | Jackson, Michigan | June 15, 1971
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
Listed weight | 250 lb (113 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Everett (Lansing, Michigan) |
College | Rice (1989–1993) |
NBA draft | 1993: undrafted |
Playing career | 1993–2007 |
Position | Center |
Coaching career | 2007–present |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1993–1995 | Gymnastikos S. Larissas |
1995 | Miami Tropics |
1995–1996 | Olitalia Forlì |
1996 | Portland Mountain Cats |
1996–1997 | Indiana Pacers |
1997 | Atlantic City Seagulls |
1997–1998 | Tau Cerámica |
1998–1999 | Viola Reggio Calabria |
1999–2000 | Real Madrid Baloncesto |
2000–2001 | Viola Reggio Calabria |
2001–2002 | Snaidero Udine |
2002–2003 | PAOK |
2003–2004 | Polaris World Murcia |
2004–2005 | Joventut Badalona |
2006 | Anwil Wloclawek |
2006–2007 | AEK Athens |
As coach: | |
2007–2008 | Rice (assistant) |
2008–2012 | LSU (assistant) |
2012–2016 | TCU (assistant) |
2016–2017 | Rice (assistant) |
2017–2023 | VCU (assistant) |
2023–present | Penn State (assistant) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Brent Steven Scott (born June 15, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player, formerly in the NBA. Scott was a 6'10", 250 lb (110 kg). center. Scott is currently an assistant coach at Penn State.
College career
[edit]Scott played college basketball at Rice University.
Professional career
[edit]Scott played 16 games with the Indiana Pacers during the 1996–97 NBA season, averaging 1.2 points and 0.6 rebounds per game. He also played professionally in Poland (Anwil Wloclawek), Spain (for Tau Cerámica, Real Madrid Baloncesto, Polaris World Murcia), Italy (for Olitalia Forlì, Viola Reggio Calabria[1] and Snaidero Udine) and Greece (Gymnastikos S. Larissas, PAOK and AEK Athens).
Coaching career
[edit]On June 25, 2007, Rice University announced that Scott would be an assistant basketball coach.[2] He has since served in the same capacity at Louisiana State University and TCU, both under head coach Trent Johnson. On May 16, 2016, Scott returned to his alma mater Rice, after four years at TCU, to serve on Mike Rhoades staff.[3] In March 2017, he joined Rhoades' staff at VCU.
References
[edit]- ^ Tomlinson, Brett (November 21, 2007). "The Captain Returns: Basketball's Sydney Johnson '97 has been 'a coach all along'". Princeton Alumni Weekly. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
- ^ "Former Rice alumnus named assistant coach". Archived from the original on September 5, 2007. Retrieved July 17, 2007.
- ^ "Brent Scott Bio - Rice University Official Athletic Site Rice University Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". www.riceowls.com. Archived from the original on August 26, 2016.
External links
[edit]- TCU coaching biography
- NBA statistics @ basketballreference.com
- AEK player profile @ aek.com
- Interview with Brent Scott, by Marek Mosakowski @ 24sec.net
- 1971 births
- Living people
- AEK B.C. players
- American expatriate basketball people in Greece
- American expatriate basketball people in Italy
- American expatriate basketball people in Poland
- American expatriate basketball people in Spain
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball coaches from Michigan
- Basketball players from Michigan
- CB Murcia players
- Centers (basketball)
- Gymnastikos S. Larissas B.C. players
- Indiana Pacers players
- Joventut Badalona players
- KK Włocławek players
- Liga ACB players
- LSU Tigers men's basketball coaches
- Pallalcesto Amatori Udine players
- P.A.O.K. BC players
- Real Madrid Baloncesto players
- Rice Owls men's basketball coaches
- Rice Owls men's basketball players
- Saski Baskonia players
- Sportspeople from Jackson, Michigan
- TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball coaches
- Undrafted NBA players
- VCU Rams men's basketball coaches
- Viola Reggio Calabria players
- United States Basketball League players
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- 21st-century African-American sportspeople
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople