Josh Scott (basketball)

Josh Scott (born July 13, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Utsunomiya Brex. He played college basketball at the University of Colorado under Tad Boyle, where he was an All-Pac-12 Conference player for the Buffaloes.[1][2][3]

Josh Scott
No. 40 – Utsunomiya Brex
PositionPower forward
LeagueB.League
Personal information
Born (1993-07-13) July 13, 1993
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High schoolLewis-Palmer
(Monument, Colorado)
CollegeColorado (2012–2016)
NBA draft2016 / Undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2017MZT Skopje
2017–2018Shimane Susanoo Magic
2018–2019Ryukyu Golden Kings
Career highlights and awards

College career

Scott played for the Colorado Buffaloes under coach Tad Boyle. Scott is one of just two players in Colorado history, joining CU Athletic Hall of Famer Cliff Meely, to record 1,700 points, 900 rebounds and 100 blocked shots. His name is scattered throughout the Colorado career record book ranking second in free throws made (504) and blocked shots (162), third in rebounds (974) and games started (120), fourth in free throws attempted (655), fifth in minutes played (3.761) and double-doubles (36), sixth in games played (124), eighth in scoring (1,709) and field goals made (600), 13th in field goal percentage (.519), 18th in free throw percentage (.769), 28th in steals (80) and 50th in assists (125). He was a three-time Chauncey Billups Award winner as the team's most valuable player and was also the co-winner of the 2016 CUSPY Male Career Athletic Achievement Award. One of three four-year seniors in his class (2012–16) - joining Xavier Talton and Eli Stalzer - to achieve 82 wins, the third most in team history. He scored in double digits in 95 of 124 games and also had 41 double-digit rebounding efforts.

College Statistics
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2012–13 Colorado 313028.2.4861.000.7535.70.60.50.810.3
2013–14 Colorado 353431.6.511.000.8108.40.60.81.114.1
2014–15 Colorado 262530.8.544.250.7528.41.10.71.814.5
2015–16 Colorado 323130.6.531.333.7498.81.80.61.616.3
Career 12412030.3.519.313.7707.91.00.61.313.8

Professional career

On July 26, 2016, he signed with the Macedonian basketball team MZT Skopje.[4]

On August 20, 2017, he signed for Shimane Susanoo Magic.[5]

The Basketball Tournament (TBT) (2017–present)

During the summer of 2017, Scott played in The Basketball Tournament on ESPN for Team Colorado (Colorado Alumni). He competed for the $2 million prize, and for Team Colorado, as a No. 1 seed in the West Region, Scott helped take Team Colorado to the Super 16 Round, but was defeated by Armored Athlete 84–75.[6]

Career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Europe
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016-17 KK MZT Skopje 321725.4.621.000.7366.90.90.51.312.2
2017-18 Shimane Susanoo Magic 504728.2.525.000.70610.92.30.91.018.3
2018-19 Ryukyu Golden Kings 171731.4.635.000.7478.531.70.80.717.8

References
  1. Dempsey, Christopher (May 21, 2016). "CU standout Josh Scott hoping to make mark in NBA workouts". Denver Post. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  2. Metcalf, Myron (June 10, 2016). "Looking ahead: Colorado moves forward without Josh Scott". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  3. "Josh Scott e nov clen na MZT". mztskopjeaerodrom.mk. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  4. "Џош Скот, нов крилен центар на МЗТ Скопје" (in Macedonian). ekipa.mk. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  5. "Josh Scott inks in Japan with Shimane Susanoo Magic". sportando.com. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  6. "Bracket | The Basketball Tournament". www.thetournament.com. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
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