Brent Scott (basketball)
American basketball player and coach
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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.
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| Penn State Nittany Lions | |
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| Title | Assistant coach |
| League | Big Ten Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 15, 1971 Jackson, Michigan, U.S. |
| 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 |
| Number | 55, 15 |
| Coaching career | 2007–present |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
| 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 |
Coaching | |
| 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 | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
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.