Personal information | |
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Born | Camberwell, London, England | 21 November 1963
Nationality | British |
Career information | |
College | Winthrop (1984–1985) |
NBA draft | 1985: undrafted |
Playing career | 1981–2003 |
Career history | |
As a player: | |
1981–1984 | Guildford / Bracknell Pirates |
1985–1989 | Bracknell Pirates /Tigers |
1989–1990 | Sunderland |
1991–1993 | London Towers |
1993–1997 | Thames Valley Tigers |
1997–1998 | Newcastle Eagles |
1998–2003 | Sheffield Sharks |
1986–2002 | England |
As a coach: | |
2003–2008 | Sheffield Sharks |
2004–2006 | England |
Peter Scantlebury MBE (born 21 November 1963 [1] ) is a former international professional basketball player who was capped 131 times for England. [2]
Scantlebury began his playing career in 1981 with Guildford. [3] He scored 9,502 points and won nine British Basketball League winners' medals in his National League career. [2] [4] He made his debut for England in 1986 and scored 1,069 points in an international career that lasted until 2002. [2] He was appointed an MBE in 2002 for his services to basketball. [4] [5]
He was appointed head coach of Sheffield Sharks in 2003, [3] leading them to the Haribo Cup trophy and BBL Championship play-off title in 2004, [6] [7] and was appointed head coach of England's men's basketball team in 2004, [2] [8] coaching them to a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne in 2006. [9] [10]
Also now he is a head of y11 for Aston Academy, a high school in Swallownest, England.