Alex Scales

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Alex Scales
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Scales in 2006 with the Austin Toros
Personal information
Born (1978-07-03) July 3, 1978 (age 45)
Racine, Wisconsin
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school Racine Lutheran
(Racine, Wisconsin)
College
NBA draft 2000: undrafted
Playing career2000–2017
Position Shooting guard
Number25
Career history
2000 Basket Livorno
2001–2002 Jiangsu Dragons
2002 Central Entrerriano
2002–2003 Grand Rapids Hoops
2003–2004 Shanghai Sharks
2004 Huntsville Flight
2004–2005 Seoul Samsung Thunders
2005 San Antonio Spurs
2005–2006 Austin Toros
2006 Real Madrid
2006–2007 Aris Thessaloniki
2007–2008 CSK VVS Samara
2008–2009 BC Kyiv
2009 Fortitudo Bologna
2010 Oyak Renault
2010–2011 Mersin BB
2012 Atléticos de San Germán
2013Mersin BB
2014 Tadamon Zouk
2017 Mumbai Challengers
Career highlights and awards
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

Alexander Jerome Scales (born July 3, 1978) [1] is a former American professional basketball player. [2]

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Biography

Born in Racine, Wisconsin, Scales attended Racine Lutheran High School. [3]

He played at the collegiate level at the University of Oregon. [4]

Scales played in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) for the Grand Rapids Hoops during the 2002–03 season and earned All-CBA Second Team honors. [5]

Scales has most recently played with Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K. and Oyak Renault of the Turkish Basketball League, as well as BC Kyiv of the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague and VTB United League. [6] Previously, he was a member of the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association in 2005. [7] That year, he was also a member of USA Basketball. [8] In the only game Scales played in his NBA career, he substituted for Robert Horry in the final 9.2 seconds of a Spurs game on November 19, 2005. In that game, the Spurs defeated the Phoenix Suns 97–91, with Scales recording no stats. [9]

He was waived by the Spurs nine days later on November 28 but was acquired by the NBA Development League team Austin Toros on December 21, 2005. [10] At 9.2 seconds (0.153 minutes), Scales previously owned the record for fewest minutes played in an NBA career. [11] This record was broken by JamesOn Curry when he played 3.9 seconds (0.065 minutes) in his only NBA game on January 25, 2010, at the end of the third quarter for the Los Angeles Clippers. [12]

He has also been a member of the Seoul Samsung Thunders of the Korean Basketball League, CSK VVS Samara of the Russian Basketball Super League, Aris B.C. of HEBA A1, Real Madrid Baloncesto of the Liga ACB and Euroleague Basketball, and the Jiangsu Dragons and Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association. He was a FIBA EuroCup All-Star during his time with BC Kyiv.

Scales competes for Team 23 in The Basketball Tournament. He was a guard on the 2015 team who made it to the $1 million championship game, falling 67–65 to Overseas Elite.

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1998–99 Oregon 323129.6.404.309.7385.93.2.8.414.3
1999–2000 Oregon 302832.0.455.338.7804.32.51.4.416.3
Career [13] 625930.8.429.323.7585.12.81.1.615.3

NBA

Source [14]

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2005–06 San Antonio 10.2–––.0.0.0.0.0

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References

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  2. ↑ Schaefer, Alec (3 July 2017). "Scales still living the hoop dream". The Journal Times. Racine, Wisconsin . Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  3. ↑ Gery Woelfel (12 July 2003). "Scales tipping toward NBA". The Journal Times . p. B1. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  4. ↑ George Woelfel (22 June 2000). "Balancing the future". The Journal Times . p. D1. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "Alex Scales minor league basketball statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Alex Scales". Euro Basket.com. Retrieved 2011-06-22.
  7. ↑ Adam Reisinger (16 August 2016). "Alex Scales' journey from fleeting NBA fame to trick-shot stardom". ESPN . Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  8. ↑ "All-Time USA Men's Basketball Roser-S". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on 2011-06-08. Retrieved 2011-06-22.
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  10. ↑ "NBA Development League: NBA D-League Daily Developments: Dec. 22, 2005". www.nba.com. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  11. ↑ "JamesOn Curry and Alex Scales are tied for playing the fewest career minutes, with 0 minutes on the court". Statmuse . Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  12. ↑ "Los Angeles Clippers at Boston Celtics Play-By-Play, January 25, 2010". Basketball Reference . Sports Reference . Retrieved 10 February 2023.
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