Dennis Scott (basketball)

For other people with the same name, see Dennis Scott (disambiguation).
Dennis Scott

Scott in 2013
Personal information
Born (1968-09-05) September 5, 1968
Hagerstown, Maryland
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight 229 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school Flint Hill (Oakton, Virginia)
College Georgia Tech (1987–1990)
NBA draft 1990 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4th overall
Selected by the Orlando Magic
Playing career 1990–2000
Position Small forward
Number 3, 4, 9
Career history
1990–1997 Orlando Magic
1997–1998 Dallas Mavericks
1998 Phoenix Suns
1999 New York Knicks
1999 Minnesota Timberwolves
1999–2000 Vancouver Grizzlies
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points 8,094 (12.9 ppg)
Assists 1,296 (2.1 apg)
Rebounds 1,774 (2.8 rpg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Dennis Eugene Scott (born September 5, 1968) is an American retired professional basketball player. A 6'8" small forward from Georgia Tech, and the 1989–1990 ACC Men's Basketball Player of the Year, Scott was selected by the Orlando Magic with the fourth pick of the 1990 NBA draft after being the leading scorer on a Yellow Jackets team that made the Final Four, and comprising one portion of Georgia Tech's "Lethal Weapon 3" attack featuring Scott, Kenny Anderson and Brian Oliver.[1]

Basketball career

High School

Scott played for Coach Stu Vetter at Flint Hill in Oakton, Virginia. Flint Hill Prep finished ranked #1 in the nation Dennis' senior year ('87) as ranked by USA Today. In his junior year at Flint Hill Prep, his team finished ranked 2nd in the nation by USA Today and 1st as ranked by Blue Ribbon yearbook. Given his size, strength, shooting ability, and quickness Dennis played every position at one time or another during his high school career.

NBA career

Orlando Magic

Scott spent the majority of his career with the Magic, earning the nickname 3-D for his ability to consistently make long three-point field goal attempts. Until the drafting of Shaquille O'Neal in 1992, Scott and Nick Anderson were the leading scorers for the Magic. In 1995–96 Scott set an NBA single-season three-point field goal tally with 267 (which was broken ten years later by Ray Allen). He also set the NBA record for most three pointers made in a single game with 11 on April 18, 1996. On his record breaking shot the assist came from teammate and the holder of the record, Brian Shaw (he made 10 three pointers on April 8, 1993). This record has also since been broken by Kobe Bryant who made 12 three pointers on January 7, 2003, Donyell Marshall who made 12 three pointers on March 12, 2005, and Stephen Curry who made 12 three pointers on February 27, 2016; Curry now owns the record by himself following 13 baskets from behind the arc against the New Orleans Pelicans on November 7, 2016.

Scott was honored by the Magic on March 26, 2006 as part of their "Remember the Past Nights" program, where the Magic remembers past players for their accomplishments. Other players to be honored so far were Nick Anderson and Scott Skiles. In 2008, Jay Bilas ranked his personal top 25 three point shooters in NCAA history and Scott was #1 on his list.[2]

Rest of career

In addition to his seven-year career with Orlando, Scott also spent short stints with other teams. On September 24, 1997, he was traded to the Dallas Mavericks for Derek Harper and Ed O'Bannon. Midway through the 1997–98 season, the Mavericks traded Scott to the Phoenix Suns for Cedric Ceballos. He also played for the New York Knicks, Minnesota Timberwolves (1998–99) and the Vancouver Grizzlies (1999–00). Scott did not play in the 2000–01 NBA season after being cut by the Washington Wizards in training camp.[3] In 2001, he attempted an NBA comeback with the Los Angeles Lakers (With ex-Orlando teammate and friend Shaquille O'Neal) but due to the abundance of veteran talent already on the roster, the Lakers decided to go with another player and cut Scott after training camp.[3]

Post-playing career

Scott working with NBA TV

Currently Scott serves as a commentator for NBA TV and radio analyst for the Atlanta Hawks.[4]

Scott has also served as general manager of the Atlanta Vision of the American Basketball Association.[4]

NBA career statistics

A list of Scott's career statistics:[5]

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

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1990–91 Orlando 82 73 28.5 .425 .374 .750 2.9 1.6 0.8 .3 15.7
1991–92 Orlando 18 15 33.8 .402 .326 .901 3.7 1.9 1.1 .5 19.9
1992–93 Orlando 54 43 32.6 .431 .403 .786 3.4 2.5 1.1 .3 15.9
1993–94 Orlando 82 37 27.8 .405 .399 .774 2.7 2.6 1.0 .4 12.8
1994–95 Orlando 62 10 24.2 .439 .426 .754 2.4 2.1 0.7 .2 12.9
1995–96 Orlando 82 82 37.1 .440 .425 .820 3.8 3.0 1.1 .4 17.5
1996–97 Orlando 66 62 32.8 .398 .394 .792 3.1 2.1 1.1 .3 12.5
1997–98 Dallas 52 42 34.6 .387 .344 .822 3.8 2.5 0.8 .6 13.6
1997–98 Phoenix 29 3 17.0 .438 .449 .667 1.7 0.8 0.3 .2 6.2
1998–99 New York 15 0 13.7 .304 .276 .250 1.3 0.5 0.2 .1 2.9
1998–99 Minnesota 21 9 25.3 .446 .426 .815 1.8 1.5 0.6 .1 9.1
1999–2000 Vancouver 66 0 19.1 .375 .376 .842 1.6 1.0 0.4 .1 5.6
Career 629 376 28.6 .417 .397 .793 2.8 2.1 0.8 .3 12.9

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1994 Orlando 3 3 33.0 .341 .318 .800 2.0 1.0 0.7 1.0 14.3
1995 Orlando 21 15 35.5 .413 .371 .850 3.0 2.1 1.0 .2 14.7
1996 Orlando 12 12 37.2 .414 .377 .636 3.6 1.9 0.8 .1 11.3
1997 Orlando 5 1 18.8 .261 .273 .000 1.8 1.0 0.4 .0 3.0
1998 Phoenix 4 0 15.5 .412 .375 .000 2.0 0.3 0.3 .0 4.3
Career 45 31 32.2 .399 .364 .778 2.9 1.7 0.8 .2 11.5

References

  1. ↑ "Ramblinwreck.com "Lethal Weapon 3" article".
  2. ↑ Georgia Tech Sports Jay Bilas on Dennis Scott (July 14, 2008)
  3. 1 2 "Forward Thinking: Lakers sign Dennis Scott, Paul Shirley." www.cnnsi.com, September 28, 2001. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  4. 1 2 HAWKS: Dennis Scott Bio
  5. ↑ Dennis Scott. ESPN.com
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