Devon Scott (basketball)

Devon Henry Scott (born April 7, 1994) is an American basketball player for Daegu KOGAS Pegasus of the Korean Basketball League (KBL).[1] He is a 6 ft 9 in (206 m), 215 lb (98 kg) forward/center.[1][2]

Devon Scott
No. 23 – Daegu KOGAS Pegasus
PositionPower forward / center
LeagueKBL
Personal information
Born (1994-04-07) April 7, 1994
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High schoolNorthland (Columbus, Ohio)
College
NBA draft2016: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2017Wellington Basketball Club
2017–2018CEB Puerto Montt
2018Super City Rangers
2018Ohio Bootleggers
2018–2019Club Deportivo Hispano Americano
2019–2020Minas Tênis Clube
2020Hapoel Eilat
2020–2021Ironi Nahariya
2021Incheon Electroland Elephants
2021–2022Basket Torino
2022Indios de San Francisco de Macorís
2022Fuerza Regia de Monterrey
2022San Miguel Beermen
2023–presentDaegu KOGAS Pegasus
Career highlights and awards

Scott is from Columbus, Ohio.[2] His parents are Sean Scott and Karen Smith.[1]

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]

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]

References
  1. "Devon Scott - Men's Basketball". University of Dayton Athletics.
  2. "Devon Scott Player Profile, Dayton, News, Rumors, NCAA Stats, International Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
  3. "Devon Scott Stats, News, Bio". ESPN.
  4. "Devon Scott Basketball Player Profile, Ironi Nahariya, News, Winner League, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards". Eurobasket LLC.
  5. "Devon Scott College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  6. "Former Northland, Dayton player Devon Scott sentenced". The Columbus Dispatch. August 6, 2015. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  7. "Devon Scott signs at Nahariya". www.eurobasket.com.
  8. "Devon Scott 2015-16 Men's Basketball Roster | Philander Smith College Athletics". www.philanderathletics.com.
  9. "Wellington Basketball Club Names Jackson Head Coach". Guelph Youth Basketball Association. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  10. "Devon Scott: "Estoy preparado para trabajar y estar a la altura de la Liga"". Basquetplus (in Spanish). October 13, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  11. "Hispano encontró al reemplazante de Carter: se suma Devon Scott". Basquetplus (in Spanish). October 3, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  12. Mérida, Daniel (30 July 2019). "Tyrone Curnell y Devon Scott nuevas incorporaciones de Minas". Canchalatina (in Spanish). Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  13. "ISRAEL BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE | Israel Basketball | 2019-20 Season | Hapoel Eilat | Devon Scott". basket.co.il.
  14. "Israel basketball stats, results, box score, scout report and video online | Scouting4U".
  15. "Beermen tap Scott to replace Stone". pba.ph. October 17, 2022. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
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