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Josh Scott (basketball)

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Josh Scott
Free agent
PositionPower forward
Personal information
Born (1993-07-13) July 13, 1993 (age 31)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High schoolLewis-Palmer
(Monument, Colorado)
CollegeColorado (2012–2016)
NBA draft2016: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2017MZT Skopje
2017–2018Shimane Susanoo Magic
2018–2020Ryukyu Golden Kings
2020–2023Utsunomiya Brex
2023–2024Yokohama B-Corsairs
Career highlights and awards

Josh Scott (born July 13, 1993) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Yokohama B-Corsairs of the Japanese B.League. He played college basketball for the Colorado Buffaloes, where he was a two-time All-Pac-12 Conference honoree.

College career

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Scott played four years of college basketball for the Colorado Buffaloes under coach Tad Boyle between 2012 and 2016.[1][2] Scott is one of just two players in Colorado history, joining CU Athletic Hall of Famer Cliff Meely, to record 1,700 points, 900 rebounds and 100 blocked shots. His name is scattered throughout the Colorado career record book ranking second in free throws made (504) and blocked shots (162), third in rebounds (974) and games started (120), fourth in free throws attempted (655), fifth in minutes played (3.761) and double-doubles (36), sixth in games played (124), eighth in scoring (1,709) and field goals made (600), 13th in field goal percentage (.519), 18th in free throw percentage (.769), 28th in steals (80) and 50th in assists (125). He was a three-time Chauncey Billups Award winner as the team's most valuable player and was also the co-winner of the 2016 CUSPY Male Career Athletic Achievement Award. One of three four-year seniors in his class (2012–16) - joining Xavier Talton and Eli Stalzer - to achieve 82 wins, the third most in team history. He scored in double digits in 95 of 124 games and also had 41 double-digit rebounding efforts.

College Statistics

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2012–13 Colorado 31 30 28.2 .486 1.000 .753 5.7 0.6 0.5 0.8 10.3
2013–14 Colorado 35 34 31.6 .511 .000 .810 8.4 0.6 0.8 1.1 14.1
2014–15 Colorado 26 25 30.8 .544 .250 .752 8.4 1.1 0.7 1.8 14.5
2015–16 Colorado 32 31 30.6 .531 .333 .749 8.8 1.8 0.6 1.6 16.3
Career 124 120 30.3 .519 .313 .770 7.9 1.0 0.6 1.3 13.8

Professional career

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On July 26, 2016, Scott signed with MZT Skopje of the Macedonian League.[3][4]

On August 20, 2017, Scott signed with Shimane Susanoo Magic of the Japanese B.League for the 2017–18 season.[5] He continued in Japan with Ryukyu Golden Kings between 2018 and 2020, and then Utsunomiya Brex between 2020 and 2023.[6]

For the 2023–24 season, Scott joined Yokohama B-Corsairs.[6]

Career statistics

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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

Europe

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016-17 KK MZT Skopje 32 17 25.4 .621 .000 .736 6.9 0.9 0.5 1.3 12.2

Japan

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017-18 Shimane Susanoo Magic 50 47 28.2 .525 .000 .706 10.9 2.3 0.9 1.0 18.3
2018-19 Ryukyu Golden Kings 17 17 31.4 .635 .000 .747 8.53 1.7 0.8 0.7 17.8

References

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  1. ^ Dempsey, Christopher (May 21, 2016). "CU standout Josh Scott hoping to make mark in NBA workouts". Denver Post. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  2. ^ Metcalf, Myron (June 10, 2016). "Looking ahead: Colorado moves forward without Josh Scott". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  3. ^ "Џош Скот, нов крилен центар на МЗТ Скопје" (in Macedonian). ekipa.mk. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Josh Scott e nov clen na MZT". mztskopjeaerodrom.mk. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Josh Scott inks in Japan with Shimane Susanoo Magic". sportando.com. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Josh Scott". asia-basket.com. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
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