Durand Scott
 Scott playing for Hapoel Tel Aviv. | |
| No. 5 – Hapoel Tel Aviv | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | Israeli Super League |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
February 22, 1990 New York City, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 203 lb (92 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Rice (New York City, New York) |
| College | Miami (Florida) (2009–2013) |
| NBA draft | 2013 / Undrafted |
| Pro career | 2013–present |
| Career history | |
| 2013 | RíoNatura Monbús |
| 2013–present | Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Durand Scott (born February 22, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Jamaica national basketball team and for the Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. in the Israeli Basketball Premier League. A native of the Bronx, Scott is an alum of John Philip Sousa Junior High School located in the Edenwald section of that borough. Scott played college basketball for Miami (FL).
Amateur career
As a senior at Rice High School in New York City, he beat out Lincoln High School's Lance Stephenson for Daily News NYC High School Player of the Year after his Rice team defeated the Railsplitters in the semi-finals. He was a high school teammate of Kemba Walker.
He played his college basketball for the University of Miami. Scott, who is 6'5" and weighs 203 lbs,[1] was rated by Scout.com as the 5th best shooting guard in the country for the Class of 2013, and passed up schools like Memphis, West Virginia and UConn to attend UMiami. In his freshman year, Scott averaged 9.7 ppg and 3.5 apg, and also led them to the ACC Championship semi-finals, beating favorites Wake Forest and Virginia Tech. He also made the ACC All-Rookie team. He played for the Hurricanes for 4 seasons averaging 12.5 points per game, 4.4 rebounds per game, 3.1 assists per game and 1.3 steals per game appearing in 132 games.[2]
Professional career
He joined the San Antonio Spurs for the 2013 NBA Summer League.[3]
After playing in the Summer League NBA in 2013 ranks San Antonio and could not get a guaranteed contract in the NBA, Scott signed in Obradoiro CAB in the Liga ACB There he registered 4.6 points and 1.2 rebounds in 12.3 minutes per game.
After his release from Obradoiro, Scott signed at beginning of season 2014–15 in Hapoel Tel Aviv an annual contract, with Hapoel having an option to extend it for one more season. The season started poorly for Scott who suffered several injuries in the first month of the season, But he recovered and started 15 consecutive games including scoring in double figures and displays great ability. Scott's best game was the National Cup eighth final against Ironi Nes Ziona B.C. which scored 31 points, another sticking point in his term in Israel was the Victory against Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. in macaabi arena, a game in which his team won a historic victory 78-58.
International career
He represents Jamaica in international competition. Scott represented the Jamaica FIBA Americas Championship in 2013 and averaged 10.5 points and 3.9 rebounds in 29 minutes per game.
References
- ↑ Durand Scott Stats, News, Videos, Highlights, Pictures, Bio
- ↑ "Durand Scott Player Profile". ESPN. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
- ↑ Spurs Announce 2013 Las Vegas Summer League Roster
External links
- Profile at Eurobasket.com
- College bio