Josh Scott (basketball)

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Josh Scott
No. 40Yokohama B-Corsairs
Position Power forward
Personal information
Born (1993-07-13) July 13, 1993 (age 31)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school Lewis-Palmer
(Monument, Colorado)
College Colorado (2012–2016)
NBA draft 2016: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2017 MZT Skopje
2017–2018 Shimane Susanoo Magic
2018–2020 Ryukyu Golden Kings
2020–2023 Utsunomiya Brex
2023–2024 Yokohama B-Corsairs
Career highlights and awards

Josh Scott (born July 13, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for Yokohama B-Corsairs of the Japanese B.League. He played college basketball for the Colorado Buffaloes, where he was a two-time All-Pac-12 Conference honoree.

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College career

Scott played four years of college basketball for the Colorado Buffaloes under coach Tad Boyle between 2012 and 2016. [1] [2] Scott is one of just two players in Colorado history, joining CU Athletic Hall of Famer Cliff Meely, to record 1,700 points, 900 rebounds and 100 blocked shots. His name is scattered throughout the Colorado career record book ranking second in free throws made (504) and blocked shots (162), third in rebounds (974) and games started (120), fourth in free throws attempted (655), fifth in minutes played (3.761) and double-doubles (36), sixth in games played (124), eighth in scoring (1,709) and field goals made (600), 13th in field goal percentage (.519), 18th in free throw percentage (.769), 28th in steals (80) and 50th in assists (125). He was a three-time Chauncey Billups Award winner as the team's most valuable player and was also the co-winner of the 2016 CUSPY Male Career Athletic Achievement Award. One of three four-year seniors in his class (2012–16) - joining Xavier Talton and Eli Stalzer - to achieve 82 wins, the third most in team history. He scored in double digits in 95 of 124 games and also had 41 double-digit rebounding efforts.

College Statistics

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2012–13 Colorado 313028.2.4861.000.7535.70.60.50.810.3
2013–14 Colorado 353431.6.511.000.8108.40.60.81.114.1
2014–15 Colorado 262530.8.544.250.7528.41.10.71.814.5
2015–16 Colorado 323130.6.531.333.7498.81.80.61.616.3
Career12412030.3.519.313.7707.91.00.61.313.8

Professional career

On July 26, 2016, Scott signed with MZT Skopje of the Macedonian League. [3] [4]

On August 20, 2017, Scott signed with Shimane Susanoo Magic of the Japanese B.League for the 2017–18 season. [5] He continued in Japan with Ryukyu Golden Kings between 2018 and 2020, and then Utsunomiya Brex between 2020 and 2023. [6]

For the 2023–24 season, Scott joined Yokohama B-Corsairs. [6]

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

Europe

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2016-17 KK MZT Skopje 321725.4.621.000.7366.90.90.51.312.2

Japan

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2017-18 Shimane Susanoo Magic 504728.2.525.000.70610.92.30.91.018.3
2018-19 Ryukyu Golden Kings 171731.4.635.000.7478.531.70.80.717.8

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References

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