Devon Henry Scott (born April 7, 1994) is an American basketball player for Flamengo of the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB).[1] He is a 6 ft 9 in (206 m), 215 lb (98 kg) forward/center.[1][2]
Basketball career
In the Amateur Athletic Union, Scott played for the 17U All-Ohio Red team that won the 2011 AAU national championship.[1] In 2014-15 he averaged 9.1 points and 7.4 rebounds per game.[3]
Scott attended Northland High School ('12) in Columbus.[1][4] As a junior, he averaged 11.5 points, 9.9 rebounds, and 2.3 blocked shots per game.[1] As a senior, he averaged 17.2 points per game, and was named Division I Second Team All-Ohio and First Team All-District.[1]
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He attended the University of Dayton ('15), playing on its basketball team, the Dayton Flyers.[1] In 2014-15 Scott averaged 9.1 points and 7.4 rebounds per game, and had a .636 field goal percentage.[5] In August 2015, Scott was sentenced to 90 days in jail and five years probation after pleading guilty to several burglaries.[6] He then attended and played basketball for Philander Smith College ('16).[7][8]
Scott began his professional career with the Wellington Basketball Club of the Canadian Basketball League.[9] On October 4, 2018, he signed with the Club Deportivo Hispano Americano of the Liga Nacional de Básquet[10] Scott averaged 15.8 points, 8.4 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game.[11] During the 2019–20 season, he played with Minas Tênis Clube of the Novo Basquete Brasil, and in 26 games averaged 14.3 points per game.[12]
On May 20, 2020, Scott signed with Hapoel Eilat. On August 7, 2020, he signed with Ironi Nahariya of the Israel Basketball Premier League.[13][2][4] In 2020-21 he was second in the Israel Basketball Premier League in two-point field goal percentage (72.3 per cent).[14]
In October 2022, he signed with the San Miguel Beermen of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) to replace Diamond Stone as the team's import for the 2022–23 PBA Commissioner's Cup.[15]
Personal life
Scott is from Columbus, Ohio.[2] His parents are Sean Scott and Karen Smith.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Devon Scott - Men's Basketball". University of Dayton Athletics.
- ^ a b c "Devon Scott Player Profile, Dayton, News, Rumors, NCAA Stats, International Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
- ^ "Devon Scott Stats, News, Bio". ESPN.
- ^ a b "Devon Scott Basketball Player Profile, Ironi Nahariya, News, Winner League, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards". Eurobasket LLC.
- ^ "Devon Scott College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
- ^ "Former Northland, Dayton player Devon Scott sentenced". The Columbus Dispatch. August 6, 2015. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
- ^ "Devon Scott signs at Nahariya". www.eurobasket.com.
- ^ "Devon Scott 2015-16 Men's Basketball Roster | Philander Smith College Athletics". www.philanderathletics.com.
- ^ "Wellington Basketball Club Names Jackson Head Coach". Guelph Youth Basketball Association. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
- ^ "Devon Scott: "Estoy preparado para trabajar y estar a la altura de la Liga"". Basquetplus (in Spanish). October 13, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
- ^ "Hispano encontró al reemplazante de Carter: se suma Devon Scott". Basquetplus (in Spanish). October 3, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
- ^ Mérida, Daniel (30 July 2019). "Tyrone Curnell y Devon Scott nuevas incorporaciones de Minas". Canchalatina (in Spanish). Retrieved November 28, 2020.
- ^ "ISRAEL BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE | Israel Basketball | 2019-20 Season | Hapoel Eilat | Devon Scott". basket.co.il.
- ^ "Israel basketball stats, results, box score, scout report and video online | Scouting4U".
- ^ "Beermen tap Scott to replace Stone". pba.ph. October 17, 2022. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
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