Scott McGregor (basketball)

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Scott McGregor
Position Forward
Height 202cm
Weight 107kg
Team Gold Coast Blaze (NBL)
Nationality Flag of Australia Australia
Born February 5, 1976 (1976-02-05) (age 32)
Newcastle, New South Wales
Junior Association Newcastle
College/University Australian Institute of Sport
Debut 1996
Games Played 354 [1]
Previous Clubs Newcastle Falcons 1996-97
Sydney Kings 1998-2000
West Sydney Razorbacks 2001-2007
Career Highlights Rookie of the Year (1996)
Won a Gold Medal with the Australian Under 22 in the 1997 World Championships

Scott McGregor (born February 5, 1976, in Newcastle, New South Wales) is an Australian basketball player currently playing in the NBL for the Gold Coast Blaze.

McGregor began his NBL career with the Newcastle Falcons, where he won the NBL Rookie of the Year award. In 1997, McGregor played in the Australian Under 22's team that won a gold medal in the FIBA World Championships in Melbourne. McGregor was one of many future NBL stars, including Chris Anstey, Sam Mackinnon and Frank Drmic, to suit up in the team. After the 1997 NBL season, McGregor moved to the Sydney Kings where he would play until 2000, making the switch to Sydney's cross-town rivals.

on April 5, 2007, McGregor left the struggling Razorbacks to become the first player signed by the Gold Coast Blaze [2].

[edit] References

  1. ^ Scott McGregor NBL Player Profile. NBL (2007). Retrieved on 2007-04-11.
  2. ^ McGregor named as Blaze's first signing. Gold Coast Blaze (2007). Retrieved on 2007-04-05.
Preceded by
John Rillie
NBL Rookie of the Year
1996
Succeeded by
Matt Nielsen