Scott Roth

For the American pole vaulter, see Scott Roth (athlete).
Scott Roth
Personal information
Born June 3, 1963
Cleveland, Ohio
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight 212 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High school Brecksville (Brecksville, Ohio)
College Wisconsin (1981–1985)
NBA draft 1985 / Round: 4 / Pick: 82nd overall
Selected by the San Antonio Spurs
Pro career 1985–1994
Position Forward
Number 33, 3
Coaching career 1996–present
Career history
As player:
1985–1987 Efes Pilsen (Turkey)
1987–1988 Albany Patroons (CBA)
1988 Utah Jazz
1989 San Antonio Spurs
1989–1990 Minnesota Timberwolves
1990–1991 Tau Cerámica (Spain)
1991–1992 Panathinaikos (Greece)
1992–1993 Llíria (Spain)
1993–1994 Muratpaşa Belediyespor (Turkey)
As coach:
1996–2000 Dallas Mavericks (assistant)
2000–2002 Vancouver / Memphis Grizzlies (assistant)
2007–2009 Bakersfield Jam (NBA D-League)
2009–2010 Golden State Warriors (assistant)
2010–2013 Toronto Raptors (assistant)
2014–2015 Baloncesto Sevilla
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Scott Edward Roth (born June 3, 1963) is a retired American professional basketball player a head coach.

The 6'8" forward played collegiately for the University of Wisconsin–Madison from 1981–82 until 1984–85, averaging more than 18 points per game in his senior season. Following his standout collegiate career, Roth was selected in the fourth round of the 1985 NBA draft by the San Antonio Spurs. He opted to begin his professional playing career overseas with Efes Pilsen in Turkey. He returned to North America in 1987 and appeared in 160 NBA games with the Utah Jazz (1987-88), San Antonio Spurs (1988-89) and Minnesota Timberwolves (1989-90) before returning to Europe to finish his playing career.

In 1989–90, Roth played for Bill Musselman, when the latter became the first head coach of the Timberwolves.

Coaching

In March 2007, Roth was named head coach of the Dominican Republic national basketball team.[1]

Roth had coached in the NBA Developmental League with the Bakersfield Jam from 2007–2009 before he joined the Golden State Warriors as an assistant coach for the 2009–10 season. He then joined the Toronto Raptors as an assistant coach for the 2010–11 season.[2]

In Summer 2014, Roth signed with Baloncesto Sevilla, but in September 2014 the Liga ACB did not process his license.[3] He managed the team with the license of Audie Norris[4] until he was sacked on January 22, 2015.[5]

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