Melvin Scott

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Melvin Scott
Personal information
Born (1982-02-03) February 3, 1982 (age 42)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school Southern (Baltimore, Maryland)
College North Carolina (2001–2005)
NBA draft 2005: undrafted
Playing career2005–2011
Position Shooting guard
Career history
2005 BS Energy Braunschweig
2006 KR-B
2006 KR
2006 Austin Toros
2007 Minot SkyRockets
Career highlights and awards

Melvin Scott (born February 3, 1982) [1] is a former North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball guard. He played on the 2004-2005 National Championship Team. He played all four eligible years and was not drafted by the NBA. He played high school basketball at Southern High in Baltimore. He played with KR Basket in Iceland's Úrvalsdeild. [2]

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Career

Scott was signed by KR-b, KR reserve team, in January 2006 ahead of its upcoming game against Grindavík in the Icelandic Cup. [3] In the game, he scored 42 points in KR-B's 69-92 loss. [4] Three weeks later, Scott was signed by KR's main team for the rest of the Úrvalsdeild karla season in place of Omari Westley, who was released after he was suspended for four games by the league. [5] He helped KR to the semi-finals of the Úrvalsdeild playoffs where they bowed out to Njarðvík in four games, 3-1. [6]

In 2017, Scott was hired as the Director of Basketball Operations at Tennessee Tech. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Melvin Scott" (PDF). Nba.com. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
  2. ↑ "Ekki hættir". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 22 March 2006. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "Gamlar kempur spila með Bumbunni". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 7 January 2006. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Bumburnar stóðu í Grindavík". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 8 January 2006. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "Urðum að grípa til þessara aðgerða". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 28 January 2006. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  6. ↑ Kristján Jónsson (4 April 2006). "Njarðvíkingar stóðust áhlaup KR-inga". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. C2. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  7. ↑ Brandon Griffin (10 August 2017). "UNC Basketball: Melvin Scott starts his coaching career". keepingitheel.com. FanSided . Retrieved 10 January 2021.


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