Brian Scalabrine
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| No. 44 – Boston Celtics | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 18, 1978 Long Beach, California |
| Nationality | USA |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Enumclaw HS (Enumclaw, Washington) |
| College | Southern California |
| NBA draft | 2001: 2nd round, 35th overall |
| Selected by the New Jersey Nets | |
| Playing career | 2001–present |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| 1-time NBA Champion (2008) | |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Brian Scalabrine (born March 18, 1978 in Long Beach, California) is an American professional basketball player currently with the Boston Celtics of the NBA. A 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m), 235 lb (107 kg; 16.8 st) power forward from USC, Scalabrine was selected by the New Jersey Nets in the second round (35th overall) of the 2001 NBA Draft.
Career
Scalabrine languished on the Nets bench for his first few years as the team's twelfth man and only logged in short minutes during the season. In 2005 though, with the Nets plagued by injuries, he stepped up and logged decent minutes, averaging 6.3 points and 4.5 rebounds a game. Scalabrine's crowning moment as a Net came in Game 5 of the 2004 NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals between the Nets and the Detroit Pistons. In the game's three overtimes, he drained four unlikely three-pointers for 12 of his 17 points, helping the Nets to a shocking 3-2 series lead, before losing the series.
On August 2, 2005, Scalabrine signed a five-year contract with the Boston Celtics worth 15 million dollars. [4]
When Matt Bonner was drafted in 2003, Jay Bilas referred to him as a "poor man's Brian Scalabrine". Three years later, in his NBA preview on ESPN.com, Chad Ford ironically called Scalabrine a "poor man's Matt Bonner".
Scalabrine is sometimes riding a stationary bike amongst the crowd, believed by many to be a charm of good luck.[5]
He did not play during the 2008 NBA Playoffs, when the Celtics won the championship.
Career highs
- Points: 29 at Golden State, on January 26, 2005[6]
- Rebounds: 11, twice[6]
- Assists: 5, six times[6]
- Steals: 3, four times[6]
- Blocks: 3, vs. New York, February 28, 2007[6]
- Minutes played: 45, at Toronto, April 15, 2005[6]
Notes
- ^ Bill Simmons Apologizes to Brian Scalabrine
- ^ Big Baby Rocks Duncan To Sleep, Celticsblog.com, February 10, 2008.
- ^ Air Intangibles, Celticsblog.com, February 10, 2008.
- ^ Scalabrine just looking for teammates’ respect, The Patriot Ledger, posted November 28, 2006
- ^ Gary Dzen, Celtics, 87-67 (3), The Boston Globe, December 21, 2007.
- ^ a b c d e f NBA.com: Brian Scalabrine - career stats
External links
- Template:NBA-profile
- Template:Basketball-reference
- NBA stats @ basketballreference.com
- Official Website