Scoonie Penn
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| Position | Point guard |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Scoonie, Jordan Jr. |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) |
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Born | January 9, 1977 (age 30) Brooklyn, New York City |
| College | Ohio State |
| Draft | 57rd overall, 2000 Atlanta Hawks |
| Pro career | 2000–present |
| Former teams | Cibona 2005–06 |
James "Scoonie" Penn (born January 9, 1977) is an American basketball player who played at Boston College before transferring to The Ohio State University. Penn played as a point guard in 2005/06 for renowned Croatian club Cibona and will join Greek club Olympiacos in 2006/07.
His height is 180 cm, and weight 82 kg.
[edit] Quick Facts
- Played High School Basketball at Salem High School in Salem, Massachusetts
- Born in New York City
- Played college ball at Boston College and Ohio State till 2000
- Led Ohio State to the NCAA Final Four in 1999
- Named 3rd Team All-America in 1999 and 2000
- Named BEC Player of the Year in 1999
- Selected by the Atlanta Hawks as 57th overall pick in the 2000 NBA Draft
- Has played for Trieste (Italy), Virtus Roma (Italy), Asheville Altitude (NBDL), Red Star Belgrade (Serbia), Cibona Zagreb (Croatia) and now Olympiacos BC
[edit] Career
University
- 1995/96 Boston College
- 1996/97 Boston College
- 1998/99 Ohio State University
- 1999/00 Ohio State University
Professional
- 2000/01 Pallacanestro Trieste
- 2001/02 Virtus (Lottomatica) Roma (released January ’02)
- 2002/03 Red Star Belgrade
- 2003/04 Cibona Zagreb
- 2004/05 Makedonikos Kozani (left December ’04)
- 2005/06 Cibona Zagreb
- 2006/07 Olympiacos BC
[edit] Awards
- 1995-96 Big East Conference Rookie of the Year, First Team All-Big East Conference member.
- 1996-97 First Team All-Big East Conference. Conference's Tournament Championship winner (MVP).
- 1998-99 Big Ten Conference Player of the Year.
- 1999-2000 Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award as the nation's top senior under 6'0" (1.83 m) tall.
- Selected Third Team All-America and First Team All-Big Ten Conference in both his junior and senior seasons. Ended his career at Ohio State University as the college's all-time leader in three-point field goals made.
| 2000 NBA Draft | ||
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| First Round Kenyon Martin | Stromile Swift | Darius Miles | Marcus Fizer | Mike Miller | DerMarr Johnson | Chris Mihm | Jamal Crawford | Joel Przybilla | Keyon Dooling | Jérome Moïso | Etan Thomas | Courtney Alexander | Mateen Cleaves | Jason Collier | Hidayet Türkoğlu | Desmond Mason | Quentin Richardson | Jamaal Magloire | Speedy Claxton | Morris Peterson | Donnell Harvey | DeShawn Stevenson | Dalibor Bagarić | Jake Tsakalidis | Mamadou N'diaye | Primož Brezec | Erick Barkley | Mark Madsen |
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| Second Round Marko Jarić | Dan Langhi | A. J. Guyton | Jake Voskuhl | Khalid El-Amin | Mike Smith | Soumaila Samake | Eddie House | Eduardo Nájera | Lavor Postell | Hanno Möttölä | Chris Carrawell | Olumide Oyedeji | Michael Redd | Brian Cardinal | Jabari Smith | DeeAndre Hulett | Josip Sesar | Mark Karcher | Jason Hart | Kaniel Dickens | Igor Rakočević | Ernest Brown | Dan McClintock | Cory Hightower | Chris Porter | Jaquay Walls | Scoonie Penn | Pete Mickeal |
