Ray Scott (basketball)

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John Raymond (Ray) Scott (born July 12, 1938 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a former professional basketball player and coach. A 6'9" forward/center who played collegiately at the University of Portland, Scott was selected with the 4th pick in the 1961 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons. Scott had an 11-year career in the NBA and the ABA, with the Pistons, the Baltimore Bullets, and the Virginia Squires.

Scott would later coach the Pistons for three and a half seasons, from 1972 through 1976. In 1974 he would win the Red Auerbach Trophy, better known as the NBA Coach of the Year Award.

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Preceded by
Earl Lloyd
Detroit Pistons Head Coach
1972–1976
Succeeded by
Herb Brown


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