Michael Anthony Scott
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| Player information | ||
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| Full name | Michael Anthony Scott | |
| birthday | March 13, 1986 (34 years 172 days) | |
| place of birth | Indianapolis , Indiana , USA | |
| size | 203 cm | |
| position | Small forward | |
| college | Kent State | |
| Club information | ||
| society | EB Pau-Lacq-Orthez | |
| league | LNB Pro A | |
| Clubs as active | ||
2004–2008 KSU Golden Flashes ( NCAA ) 2008–2009 Trabzonspor 2009–2010 Körmend Kosárlabda Csapat 2010–2011 BG 74 Göttingen 2011–2012 KK Radnički Kragujevac 2012 Spirou BC Charleroi 2012–2013 KK Roter Stern Belgrade Since 2013 EB Pau-Lacq-Orthez      
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Michael Anthony Scott (born March 13, 1986 in Indianapolis , Indiana ), called Mike Scott , is an American basketball player . After completing his studies in his home country, Scott played as a professional in Europe, including a season in the basketball Bundesliga 2010/11 with the BG 74 from Göttingen . Scott then played for two years in the Košarkaška liga Srbije , interrupted only by a brief engagement with Spirou BC Charleroi in Wallonia . For the 2013/14 season Scott then went back to the French-speaking area and signed a contract with EB Pau-Lacq-Orthez, who returned to the first division in southwest France .
Career
Scott moved from his hometown to study at Kent State University in Kent (Ohio) , where he played for the college team Golden Flashes in the NCAA Division I Mid-American Conference . The Golden Flashes won the championship of this conference in 2006 and 2008, but lost their first round game in the national final of the NCAA .
In 2008 Scott began his professional career with the Turkish second division club from Trabzon , who missed the leap into the top division after a first place in the main round, however, in the promotion round. In the 2009/10 season Scott was then active for the Hungarian first division club from Körmend , who finished third at the end of the season. Scott himself was nominated for the All-Star Game of the Hungarian League this season. For the 2010/11 basketball Bundesliga , Scott got a contract with the German EuroChallenge winner BG 74 Göttingen. In the Eurocup 2010/11 , Scott reached the knockout point with the Göttingen team. - Games in the quarterfinals in which they were eliminated by Benetton Treviso . In the second round of the 16 best teams in this European club competition, Scott was named Most Valuable Player of the first match day. However, before the start of the play-offs for the German championship, the club dissolved the contract with Scott.
For the 2011/12 season Scott moved to Serbia, where he played for KK Radnički from Kragujevac in the highest Serbian division Košarkaška liga Srbije (KLS) and the supranational Adriatic league (ABA). For Radnički, who finished eighth in the ABA at the end of the season, Scott was second-best scorer with 17.6 points and best rebounder with 6.6 rebounds per game. He came second in the effectiveness rating and was only a little worse than his teammate David Simon . In the national championship Scott retired with Radnički in the semi-final series of the play-offs against the eventual runner-up Red Star Belgrade. For the 2012/13 season Scott first signed a contract with the Belgian runner-up Spirou BC from Charleroi , but already moved back to Serbia at the end of October 2012 after three championship games, where he will play for Red Star from now on. With Red Star it was enough to win a Serbian Cup and runner-up behind KK Partizan Belgrade in the KLS and the ABA. For the season 2013/14 Scott then signed a contract with the traditional top-flight returnees Élan Béarnais from Pau in the French LNB Pro A .
Web links
- Scott, Mike - Player profile on the website of the ULEB (English)
- Mike Scott (BG 74 Göttingen) - player profile on the statistics pages of the basketball national leagues (as of 2011)
- Mike Scott - Kent State Golden Flashes - College season stats on statsheet.com
Individual evidence
- ^ Last 16 Week 1 MVP: Mike Scott, BG Goettingen. ULEB , January 20, 2011, accessed February 12, 2013 .
- ↑ Mike Scott and BG Göttingen go their separate ways. BG 74 Göttingen , April 28, 2011, accessed on February 12, 2013 (Medien-Info).
- ↑ Crvena Zvezda Diva inks Scott. ULEB , October 24, 2012, accessed February 12, 2013 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Scott, Michael Anthony |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Scott, Mike |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American basketball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 13, 1986 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Indianapolis , Indiana |