Scott Roth

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Scott Roth
Tasmania JackJumpers
PositionHead coach
League NBL
Personal information
Born (1963-06-03) June 3, 1963 (age 60)
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight212 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High school Brecksville-Broadview Heights
(Brecksville, Ohio)
College Wisconsin (1981–1985)
NBA draft 1985: 4th round, 82nd overall pick
Selected by the San Antonio Spurs
Playing career1985–1994
Position Small forward
Number33, 3
Coaching career1995–present
Career history
As player:
1985–1987 Efes Pilsen
1987–1988 Albany Patroons
1988 Utah Jazz
1989 San Antonio Spurs
1989–1990 Minnesota Timberwolves
1990–1991 Tau Cerámica
1991–1992 Panathinaikos
1992–1993 Llíria
1993–1994 Muratpaşa Belediyespor
As coach:
1995–1996 Wisconsin–Platteville (assistant)
1996–2000 Dallas Mavericks (assistant)
2000–2002 Vancouver / Memphis Grizzlies (assistant)
2008–2009 Bakersfield Jam
2009–2010 Golden State Warriors (assistant)
2010–2013 Toronto Raptors (assistant)
2014 Detroit Pistons (assistant)
2014–2015 Baloncesto Sevilla
2017–2019 Iowa Wolves
2019–2021 Perth Wildcats (assistant)
2021–present Tasmania JackJumpers
Career highlights and awards
As coach
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Scott Edward Roth (born June 3, 1963) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the Tasmania JackJumpers of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL).

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Early life

Roth was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and attended Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School in Brecksville, Ohio. [1]

College career

Roth played four years of college basketball for the Wisconsin Badgers between 1981 and 1985, averaging more than 18 points per game in his senior season. [2] He was a three-year starter and two-time All-Big Ten selection. [3]

Professional career

Roth was selected in the fourth round of the 1985 NBA draft by the San Antonio Spurs. [1] He played his first two professional seasons in Turkey with Efes Pilsen [4] before returning to the United States and playing the 1987–88 CBA season with the Albany Patroons. [5]

On February 25, 1988, Roth signed with the Utah Jazz. He was waived by the Jazz on December 12, 1988. [6] In 42 games for the Jazz across the 1987–88 NBA season and 1988–89 NBA season, he averaged 2.5 points in 6.5 minutes per game. [1]

In January 1989, Roth signed with the San Antonio Spurs. [6] In 47 games to finish the 1988–89 season, he averaged 3.4 points, 1.2 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 9.9 minutes per game. [1]

In June 1989, Roth was acquired by the Minnesota Timberwolves in an expansion draft. [6] On January 6, 1990, he scored a career-high 24 points against the Spurs. [7] In 71 games for the Timberwolves in the 1989–90 NBA season, he averaged 6.8 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 14.9 minutes per game. [1]

Roth's final four professional seasons were spent in Spain with Tau Cerámica (1990–91), in Greece with Panathinaikos (1991–92), in Spain again with Llíria (1992–93), and in Turkey again with Muratpaşa Belediyespor (1993–94). [4]

Coaching career

Roth began his coaching career at the University of Wisconsin–Platteville, where he served as an assistant coach during the 1995–96 season under Bo Ryan. [3]

Roth served six seasons in the NBA as an assistant coach with the Dallas Mavericks (1996–2000) and Vancouver/Memphis Grizzlies (2000–02), and four seasons as a scout and advisor for the Milwaukee Bucks. [8]

In January 2008, Roth resigned as scout of the Bucks and took over as head coach of the Bakersfield Jam in the NBA D-League for the rest of the 2007–08 season. [9] He returned to the Jam for the 2008–09 season [10] and guided the team to their first playoff appearance. [11] After being sacked by the Jam, [11] he coached the NBA D-League Select Team during the 2009 NBA Summer League. [12]

After a season as an assistant with the Golden State Warriors in 2009–10, [8] Roth served as assistant with the Toronto Raptors between 2010 and 2013. [13] [14]

In February 2014, Roth was hired by the Detroit Pistons to be assistant coach for the remainder of the 2013–14 season. [15]

On July 29, 2014, Roth was appointed head coach of Spanish club Baloncesto Sevilla. [16] However, he was not granted a coaching license [17] and therefore was not allowed to act as head coach during Liga ACB games. Roth ran practices and coached the team in its Eurocup games, where Spanish league rules did not apply. His assistant, Audie Norris, was officially coach of the team for Spanish league games. [18] The team started 0–5 and the situation became untenable, which led to Roth's contract being terminated on January 22, 2015. [19] [20]

After serving as a scout for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2016–17 NBA season, [21] Roth served as the head coach of the Iowa Wolves in the NBA G League between 2017 and 2019. [3] [22] [23]

Between October 2019 and February 2021, Roth served as lead assistant coach of the Perth Wildcats in the Australian National Basketball League (NBL) under head coach Trevor Gleeson. [24] [25] He helped guide the Wildcats to the NBL championship in the 2019–20 season. [26]

Roth served as the inaugural head coach of the Tasmania JackJumpers in the 2021–22 NBL season, [27] winning the NBL Coach of the Year [28] and guiding the JackJumpers to the NBL Grand Final. [29] [30] In May 2022, Roth re-signed with the JackJumpers for three more seasons. [31] In January 2024, he re-signed with the JackJumpers until the end of the 2026–27 season. [32] He helped the team reach the 2024 NBL Grand Final series. [33]

National team career

In 2001 and 2002, Roth was an assistant coach with the Turkish national team. [3] The team won silver at EuroBasket 2001 in Turkey and competed at the 2002 FIBA World Championship in Indianapolis. [8] In 2007 and 2008, he served as the head coach of the Dominican Republic national team, [3] [34] earning a silver medal at the 2007 CBC Caribbean Championships in Puerto Rico. [8]

In 2019, Roth served as assistant coach with the Chinese national team. [24]

Personal life

Roth and his wife Lorie have a daughter, Dene. [35] Roth graduated from Cleveland State University with a degree in communications in 1995. [35]

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