Brent Scott
Penn State Nittany Lions
PositionAssistant coach
LeagueBig Ten Conference
Personal information
Born (1971-06-15) June 15, 1971
Jackson, Michigan
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High schoolEverett (Lansing, Michigan)
CollegeRice (1989–1993)
NBA draft1993: undrafted
Playing career1993–2007
PositionCenter
Coaching career2007–present
Career history
As player:
1993–1995Gymnastikos S. Larissas
1995Miami Tropics
1995–1996Olitalia Forlì
1996Portland Mountain Cats
1996–1997Indiana Pacers
1997Atlantic City Seagulls
1997–1998Tau Cerámica
1998–1999Viola Reggio Calabria
1999–2000Real Madrid Baloncesto
2000–2001Viola Reggio Calabria
2001–2002Snaidero Udine
2002–2003PAOK
2003–2004Polaris World Murcia
2004–2005Joventut Badalona
2006Anwil Wloclawek
2006–2007AEK Athens
As coach:
2007–2008Rice (assistant)
2008–2012LSU (assistant)
2012–2016TCU (assistant)
2016–2017Rice (assistant)
2017–2023VCU (assistant)
2023–presentPenn State (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  United States
FIBA Americas U18 Championship
Gold medal – first place 1990 Montevideo Team competition
FIBA U19 World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1991 Edmonton Team competition

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

Scott played college basketball at Rice University.

Professional career

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

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

  1. ↑ Tomlinson, Brett (2007-11-21). "The Captain Returns: Basketball's Sydney Johnson '97 has been 'a coach all along'". Princeton Alumni Weekly. Retrieved 2011-03-17.
  2. ↑ "Former Rice alumnus named assistant coach". Archived from the original on 2007-09-05. Retrieved 2007-07-17.
  3. ↑ "Brent Scott Bio - Rice University Official Athletic Site Rice University Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". www.riceowls.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26.
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