Durand Christopher Scott (born February 22, 1990) is a Jamaican-American professional
basketball
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player for
Maccabi Ashdod B.C. of the
Liga Leumit
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Structure
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. Born in
New York City
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, Scott played for
Rice High School, before enrolling in the
University of Miami
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in 2009. In 2013, he won the
ACC
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tournament with the Hurricanes, and he was named ACC Defensive Player of the Year. Following his graduation he has played professionally in
Spain
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, i ...
,
Israel
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,
Italy
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,
Puerto Rico
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,
Germany
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and
France
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. Internationally he has represented
Jamaica
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in the
2013 FIBA Americas Championship
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.
High school career
The Bronx native attended
Rice High School where he was a teammate of
Kemba Walker
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until the latter left for college. He was crucial in their state championship earned in 2009, including a good performance in the semifinal against a
Lance Stephenson led
Lincoln
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won 77-50. For his efforts, he was selected as the
Daily News City Player of the Year,
and was selected to the
Jordan Brand Classic
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. During that time, he also played
AAU basketball for the Gauchos.
College career
He passed up offers from
Memphis
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,
West Virginia
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and
UConn
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to join
Miami (Florida) and play in the
Atlantic Coast Conference
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(ACC) of the
NCAA Division I
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.
In his freshman year, Scott played in all 33 games (28 starts) while averaging 10.3 points, 4 rebounds, 3.4 assists and a team-high 1.2 steals per game. He made the ACC All-Rookie team and the
ACC All-tournament First Team.
In his sophomore year, he started in all but one of the 36 games he played in, averaging 13.6 points (second-best on team), 4.2 rebounds, 3.1 assists and a 1.2 steals (best) in 32.8 minutes (most) per game.
In his junior year, he played 33.2 minutes per game (6th most in ACC), posting 12.9 (ACC 14th, team best), 3.1 assists (ACC 7th), 5.4 rebounds (team second best) and 1 steal. He was an All-ACC Honorable Mention.
He scored a career-high 32 points versus
NC State
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in the
2013 ACC Tournament semi-finals. In his senior year, had 13.1 points and 4 rebounds. He was named
ACC Defensive Player of the Year
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Coach of the Year
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and selected to the
ACC All-Tournament First Team as Miami won the Tournament.
At the end of his college career, he averaged 12.5 points, 4.4 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 1.3 steals and 32.1 minutes in 132 total games played. He was first in Miami history for games started and minutes played (125 and 4,238 respectively), 8th in points scored (1,650), 5th in assists (404) and 7th in steals (166).
Professional career
After his college career, Scott attended the
Portsmouth Invitational, where he was an all-tournament selection. He also worked out with a number of NBA teams,
but went undrafted in the
2013 NBA draft. Scott then joined the
San Antonio Spurs
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for the
2013 NBA Summer League
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.
In August 2013, Scott signed with
Blu:sens Monbús of the Spanish
Liga ACB
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for the 2013–14 season. He registered 4.6 points and 1.2 rebounds in 12.3 minutes per game during the
season
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.
Scott signed with Israeli side
Hapoel Tel Aviv for the 2014–15 season, he finished the season with 15.2 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.5 steals in 31 Israeli League games as Hapoel reached the playoffs.
In July 2015, Scott signed with Italian
Serie A
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side
Enel Brindisi for one year.
The same month, he was announced as part of the
Milwaukee Bucks
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roster for the
2015 NBA Summer League
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Ten teams participated in the week-long Orlando Pro Summer League a ...
. On July 22, 2016, he re-signed with Brindisi for one more season.
On July 15, 2017, Scott signed with Italian club
Auxilium Torino
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for the 2017–18 season. On August 20, 2017, it was announced that the player won't play with the team for personal reasons. On October 5, 2017, he signed with the
Memphis Grizzlies
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. On October 14, 2017, he was waived by the Grizzlies. On March 29, 2018,
EWE Baskets Oldenburg
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of the
Basketball Bundesliga
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was reported to have signed Scott for the rest of 2017–18 season.
For the 2018–19 season, Scott signed with the
Long Island Nets
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of the
NBA G League
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. He did not make the final roster.
On November 28, 2018, Scott signed a one-year deal with the French team
Levallois Metropolitans
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The club was established in 200 ...
. In January 2019, Scott parted ways with Levallois Metropolitans after appearing in five games.
On January 22, 2019, Scott returned to Israel for a second stint, signing with
Hapoel Gilboa Galil
Hapoel Gilboa Galil ( he, הפועל גלבוע גליל) is a professional basketball club that is based in north-east Israel. The club plays its home game in the Israeli Basketball Premier League (the top tier of Israeli basketball) in a 2,250 ...
for the rest of the season. On February 4, 2019, Scott recorded a season-high 25 points in his second game with Gilboa Galil, shooting 9-for-12 from the field, along with three rebounds and assists in an 89–87 win over
Ironi Nahariya
Ironi Nahariya Basketball Club ( he, מועדון הכדורסל עירוני נהריה; ) known for sponsorship reasons as Ironi Rain Nahariya () is a professional basketball club based in city of Nahariya in northern Israel. The team plays in t ...
. On April 10, 2019, Scott parted ways after appearing in nine games.
On August 30, 2019, Scott returned to France for a second stint, signing a one-year deal with
Cholet Basket
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. On September 17, 2019, he parted ways with Cholet before appearing in a game.
On February 20, 2020, he has signed with
SZTE-Szedeák of the
NB I/A.
National team career
Scott has played for the
Jamaica national team. He participated in the
2013 FIBA Americas Championship
The 2013 FIBA Americas Championship for Men, later known as the FIBA AmeriCup, was the qualifying tournament for FIBA Americas, for the 2014 FIBA World Cup, in Spain. This FIBA AmeriCup tournament was held in Caracas, Venezuela, from August 30, to ...
, posting 10.5 points, 3.9 rebounds and 0.8 assists in around 28 minutes per game.
References
External links
RealGM.com profileEurobasket.com profileUniversity of Miami profile
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1990 births
Living people
American expatriate basketball people in France
American expatriate basketball people in Germany
American expatriate basketball people in Israel
American expatriate basketball people in Italy
American expatriate basketball people in Spain
American men's basketball players
American people of Jamaican descent
Basketball players from New York City
EWE Baskets Oldenburg players
Hapoel Gilboa Galil Elyon players
Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. players
Jamaican men's basketball players
Lega Basket Serie A players
Liga ACB players
Memphis Hustle players
Miami Hurricanes men's basketball players
New Basket Brindisi players
Obradoiro CAB players
Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
Metropolitans 92 players
Shooting guards
Sportspeople from the Bronx