Scott Douglas Bamforth (born August 12, 1989) is an American-Kosovan professional
basketball
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player for
Victoria Libertas Pesaro
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of the Italian
Lega Basket Serie A
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(LBA).
Standing at 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m), he plays at the
shooting guard
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position. He played college basketball at
Western Nebraska CC and
Weber State
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History
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High school and college career
Bamforth attended and played for
Del Norte High School in
Albuquerque, New Mexico
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. He was named first-team all-state twice, as well as the New Mexico High School Player of the Year in 2007. He left Del Norte as the school's all-time leading scorer.
Bamforth committed to
Western Nebraska Community College
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WNCC was previously known as Scottsbluff Junior College, Scotts Bluff County Coll ...
and averaged 18 points per game his first season (2008–09). He was named to the 2009–10
NJCAA
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Preseason All-America Third Team, but broke his arm before the first game, and decided to transfer to
Weber State
Weber State University (pronounced ) is a public university in Ogden, Utah. It was founded in 1889 as Weber Stake Academy. It is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.
History
Weber State University was founded ...
before the season began.
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Bamforth played in 99 games overall for the Weber State Wildcats, with career averages of 13.6 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. He finished 11th in scoring in school history. He earned All-Conference honors each season, and set a school record with 259 career made 3-pointers, as well as the single-season record of 103. Both records were previously owned by ]Damian Lillard
Damian Lamonte Ollie Lillard Sr. (born July 15, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Weber State Wildcats and earned ...
.
In March 2013, he was named to the Weber State Men's Basketball 50th Anniversary Team, as one of the school's best 50 players in its history.
Professional career
Bamforth signed with Spanish team Baloncesto Sevilla
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in August 2013. He averaged 10.9 points and 4.3 rebounds per game in 37 games.
In August 2014, Bamforth signed with UCAM Murcia
UCAM Universidad Católica de Murcia Club de Baloncesto, S.A.D., more commonly referred to as UCAM Murcia, is a professional basketball team based in Murcia, Spain. It plays their home games at Palacio de Deportes.
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on a one-year contract, and went on to average 8.9 points and 2.2 rebounds per game in 29 games.
Bamforth rejected an offer from Baloncesto Fuenlabrada
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, and instead returned to Baloncesto Sevilla in August 2015 on a two-year contract.
He signed for Le Mans Sarthe Basket
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(French Jeep Elite) for a one-year contract on June 22, 2020. Bamforth averaged 15.8 points and 3.6 assists per game. He re-signed with Le Mans Sarthe on June 24, 2021. Bamforth signed with Rio Breogán of the Spanish Liga ACB
The Liga ACB, known as Liga Endesa for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system. Administrated by the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB), Liga ACB is contested by 18 teams, wi ...
on August 2, 2022.
On July 17, 2023, he signed with Victoria Libertas Pesaro
Victoria Libertas (also known as "VL" or in Italian ''Vuelle''), full name Unione Sportiva Victoria Libertas Pallacanestro, is a professional basketball team that is based in Pesaro, Italy. The club competes in the top level Italian professiona ...
of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A
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(LBA).
The Basketball Tournament (TBT) (2016–present)
In the summers of 2016 and 2017, Bamforth played in The Basketball Tournament
The Basketball Tournament (TBT) is an open-application, single-elimination tournament played each summer in the United States. The 2022 edition features 64 teams with a $1 million winner-take-all prize, broadcast by ESPN. TBT was founded in 201 ...
on ESPN
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for The Wasatch Front (Weber State Alumni). He competed for the $2 million prize in 2017, and for The Wasatch Front, he scored 27 points in their first round loss to Team Challenge ALS 97–81.
Personal life
His wife, Kendra, had his first son in November 2011. They named him Kingzton. However, Kendrea was diagnosed with pre-eclampsia
Pre-eclampsia is a disorder of pregnancy characterized by the onset of high blood pressure and often a significant amount of protein in the urine. When it arises, the condition begins after 20 weeks of pregnancy. In severe cases of the disease ...
, which required an emergency C section 34 weeks into the pregnancy. When Kingzton was born, he stopped breathing and turned blue. Doctors had to resuscitate the newborn.
"I thought they both pretty much were going to die because that's what they told me from the start could happen. It seemed like forever," he later said. They both survived, and in the following game against Northern New Mexico
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, he made five three-pointers and then made seven in a career-best 28 point performance against Utah State
Utah State University (USU or Utah State) is a public land-grant research university in Logan, Utah. It is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. With nearly 20,000 students living on or near campus, USU is Utah's ...
four days after that.[
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References
External links
Liga ACB bio
Weber State bio
Eurobasket bio
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1989 births
Living people
American expatriate basketball people in France
American expatriate basketball people in Italy
American expatriate basketball people in Spain
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from Albuquerque, New Mexico
Bilbao Basket players
CB Breogán players
CB Murcia players
Dinamo Sassari players
KK Budućnost players
Kosovan expatriate basketball people in Spain
Kosovan men's basketball players
Kosovan people of American descent
Lega Basket Serie A players
Le Mans Sarthe Basket players
Liga ACB players
Naturalised citizens of Kosovo
People with acquired Kosovan citizenship
Real Betis Baloncesto players
Shooting guards
Weber State Wildcats men's basketball players
Western Nebraska Cougars men's basketball players
Naturalised sports competitors
Kosovan expatriate basketball people in Italy
Kosovan expatriate basketball people in France