Scott Meents

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Scott Meents
Personal information
Born (1964-01-04) January 4, 1964 (age 60)
Kankakee, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school Herscher (Herscher, Illinois)
College Illinois (1982–1986)
NBA draft 1986: 4th round, 74th overall pick
Selected by the Chicago Bulls
Playing career1986–1998
Position Power forward
Number50, 8
Career history
1986–1987 Citrosil Verona
1987 Pensacola Tornados
1987–1988 Segafredo Gorizia
19891991 Seattle SuperSonics
1991 Rockford Lightning
1991–1992 Bakersfield Jammers
1992–1994 Yakima Sun Kings
1994 Rochester Renegade
1995–1996 Chicago Rockers
1996–1997 Cocodrilos de Caracas
1997–1998 Gießen 46ers
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Scott Eric Meents (born January 4, 1964) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Continental Basketball Association (CBA).

Meents, a 6'10" 225 power forward born in Kankakee, Illinois, played four years at the University of Illinois and was selected by the Chicago Bulls with the fourth pick in the 4th round of the 1986 NBA draft and averaged 1.8 points and 1.0 rebound per game with the Seattle SuperSonics from 1989 to 1991. Later during the 1991 offseason he signed with the Utah Jazz but was waived just days later. [1]

He also played with the Continental Basketball Association's Rockford Lightning. [2]

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References

  1. 1991 NBA Transactions Archived 2005-10-19 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Transactions, published February 11, 1992