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Scot Pollard
Personal information
Born (1975-02-12) February 12, 1975 (age 49)
Murray, Utah
NationalityUSA
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight278 lb (126 kg)
Career information
High schoolTorrey Pines HS
(San Diego, California)
CollegeKansas
NBA draft1997: 1st round, 19th overall pick
Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Playing career1997–2008
PositionCenter/Power forward
Number66
Career highlights and awards
1-time NBA Champion
(2008)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Scot L. Pollard (born February 12, 1975 in Murray, Utah) is a retired American professional basketball player. In a eleven-year NBA career, he played for five teams, spending the bulk of his career with the Sacramento Kings and the Indiana Pacers.[1] Pollard was known both for his defensive play and his unique hairstyles.

Basketball career

Pollard played high school basketball for three years at Torrey Pines High School in San Diego, California before moving to Kennewick, Washington to play for Kamiakin High School. After graduating from Kamiakin, he attended the University of Kansas, where he graduated in 1997. While playing NCAA basketball, Pollard finished sixth in Jayhawks history among free throw shooters with 358, fourth in rebounds with 850, and second in blocked shots with 218.

Pollard was selected 19th overall in the 1997 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons, with whom he debuted during the 1997-98 NBA season. In 33 games with the Pistons, he averaged 2.7 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 0.3 assists per game.

He was traded to the Atlanta Hawks for Christian Laettner, but Pollard never suited up for a game with them and was waived almost a month later. Pollard was traded to the Sacramento Kings, whose management was in the midst of building a successful playoff team at the time, before the 1997-98 season began. With the Kings he suffered an injury that allowed him to play only for sixteen games during the lockout-shortened 1999 season. It was during his stint with the Kings that he became a solid backup to center Vlade Divac, often starting at power forward when Chris Webber was injured.

Pollard spent the 2002-03 NBA season plagued by injuries. After that season, he was traded to the Indiana Pacers.

Pollard had an average of 3.4 rebounds, 3.2 points scored and 0.4 assists per game. He played an average of about 12 minutes per game.

Pollard's contract with the Pacers expired following the 2005-06 season. On August 18, 2006, Pollard signed a one-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

On August 9, 2007, Pollard signed a one-year contract with the Boston Celtics.[1] Pollard chose #66 as his new uniform number, and jokingly claimed he took it because he would not be allowed to have three 6's.[2]. Pollard played limited minutes during the season and saw no playing time during the Celtics championship run in the 2008 NBA Playoffs. He retired shortly after.

Controversy

On March 11, 2007, Pollard caused minor controversy when he looked into the camera during a 20-second timeout and said "Hey kids, do drugs." The light on top of the camera was not working and Pollard intended to get a laugh out of the media truck. Pollard apologized.[3]

Hair styles

Pollard was known across the NBA for his peculiar hairstyles, which reminded some of Dennis Rodman. Pollard's hairdos have included a Mohawk, a single pony tail, and a bald head. On January 2, 2006, he introduced a new hairstyle when he wore two pony tails during a Pacers home game against the Seattle SuperSonics.

While with the Sacramento Kings, Pollard received the nickname "Samurai Scot."

Broadcasting

During the 2007-08 season, Pollard hosted "Planet Pollard," a segment of the show Celtics Now, on Comcast SportsNet. He visited various locales and often gave tours and information about the place he is visiting.

On April 12, 2008, during a game against the Atlanta Hawks, Pollard filled in for color commentator Tom Heinsohn on CSN New England's game telecast. Pollard, who was out for the season after left ankle surgery, has color analyst experience with the Sacramento Kings and WNBA's Sacramento Monarchs.[4] Pollard joined NBA TV in 2009.

NBA career statistics

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
1997–98 Detroit 33 0 9.6 .500 .000 .826 2.2 .3 .2 .3 2.7
1998–99 Sacramento 16 5 16.2 .541 .000 .696 5.1 .3 .5 1.1 5.1
1999–00 Sacramento 76 5 17.6 .527 .000 .717 5.3 .6 .7 .8 5.4
2000–01 Sacramento 77 8 21.5 .468 .000 .749 6.0 .6 .6 1.3 6.5
2001–02 Sacramento 80 29 23.5 .550 .000 .693 7.1 .7 .9 .9 6.4
2002–03 Sacramento 23 0 14.1 .460 .000 .605 4.6 .3 .6 .6 4.5
2003–04 Indiana 61 3 11.1 .412 .000 .571 2.7 .2 .4 .4 1.7
2004–05 Indiana 49 17 17.7 .473 .000 .673 4.2 .4 .6 .5 3.9
2005–06 Indiana 45 32 17.1 .455 .000 .763 4.8 .5 .8 .4 3.8
2006–07 Cleveland 24 0 4.5 .423 .000 .500 1.3 .1 .2 .0 1.0
2007–08 Boston 22 0 7.9 .522 .000 .682 1.7 .1 .1 .3 1.8
Career 506 99 16.5 .494 .000 .709 4.6 .4 .6 .7 4.4

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1998–99 Sacramento 5 0 14.8 .667 .000 .600 2.2 .2 .8 1.2 3.0
1998–99 Sacramento 5 0 14.8 .667 .000 .600 2.2 .2 .8 1.2 3.0
1999–00 Sacramento 5 0 14.0 .563 .000 .333 3.2 .2 .4 .2 4.0
2000–01 Sacramento 8 0 17.6 .633 .000 .588 6.9 .3 .1 .9 6.0
2001–02 Sacramento 15 0 12.9 .525 .000 .667 3.5 .2 .5 .3 3.3
2002–03 Sacramento 8 0 11.4 .292 .000 .769 3.8 .3 .1 .9 3.0
2003–04 Indiana 3 0 4.3 .000 .000 .500 1.3 .0 .3 .0 .7
2004–05 Indiana 9 0 7.4 .400 .000 .500 1.2 .1 .1 .0 1.4
2005–06 Indiana 4 0 3.8 .000 .000 .000 1.3 .0 .2 .0 .0
2006–07 Cleveland 3 0 1.0 .000 .000 .000 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0
Career 60 0 11.1 .496 .000 .610 3.1 .2 .3 .4 2.9

Notes

  1. ^ a b Big man Pollard adds size, depth to Celts' bench - updated August 7, 2007
  2. ^ Gary Tanguay interviews the always entertaining Scot Pollard at Celtics Media Day, September 28, 2007
  3. ^ Pollard: 'Hey Kids, Do Drugs' Was Bad Joke - Sports News Story - WRC | Washington
  4. ^ Marc J. Spears, Hawks control their own fate, The Boston Globe, April 12, 2008.
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