Scott Edward Roth (born June 3, 1963) is an American professional
basketball
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coach and former player who is the head coach of the
Tasmania JackJumpers
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of the Australian
National Basketball League (NBL).
Early life
Roth was born in
Cleveland, Ohio
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, and attended
Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School in
Brecksville, Ohio
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History
Brecksville was founded in 1811, four years after several me ...
.
College career
Roth played four years of
college basketball
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for the
Wisconsin Badgers
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between 1981 and 1985, averaging more than 18 points per game in his senior season. He was a three-year starter and two-time All-
Big Ten
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selection.
Professional career
Roth was selected in the fourth round of the
1985 NBA draft
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by the
San Antonio Spurs
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.
He played his first two professional seasons in Turkey with
Efes Pilsen before returning to the United States and playing the 1987–88
CBA season with the
Albany Patroons
The Albany Patroons are a professional basketball team that plays in The Basketball League (TBL). Previously, the team competed in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) and in the United States Basketball League (USBL). The Patroons won ...
.
On February 25, 1988, Roth signed with the
Utah Jazz
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. He was waived by the Jazz on December 12, 1988.
In 42 games for the Jazz across the
1987–88 NBA season
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and
1988–89 NBA season, he averaged 2.5 points in 6.5 minutes per game.
In January 1989, Roth signed with the San Antonio Spurs.
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.
In June 1989, Roth was acquired by the
Minnesota Timberwolves
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in an expansion draft.
On January 6, 1990, he scored a career-high 24 points against the Spurs. 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.
Roth's final four professional seasons were spent in Spain with
Tau Cerámica
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(1990–91), in Greece with
Panathinaikos
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(1991–92), in Spain again with
Llíria
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(1992–93), and in Turkey again with
Muratpaşa Belediyespor (1993–94).
Coaching career
Roth began his coaching career at the
University of Wisconsin–Platteville
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, where he served as an assistant coach during the 1995–96 season under
Bo Ryan
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.
Roth served six seasons in the NBA as an assistant coach with the
Dallas Mavericks
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(1996–2000) and
Vancouver
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/
Memphis Grizzlies
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(2000–02), and four seasons as a scout and advisor for the
Milwaukee Bucks
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.
In January 2008, Roth resigned as scout of the Bucks and took over as head coach of the
Bakersfield Jam
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in the
NBA D-League
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for the rest of the 2007–08 season. He returned to the Jam for the 2008–09 season and guided the team to their first playoff appearance.
After being sacked by the Jam,
he coached the NBA D-League Select Team during the 2009
NBA Summer League
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.
After a season as an assistant with the
Golden State Warriors
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in 2009–10,
Roth served as assistant with the
Toronto Raptors
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between 2010 and 2013.
In February 2014, Roth was hired by the
Detroit Pistons
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to be assistant coach for the remainder of the 2013–14 season.
On July 29, 2014, Roth was appointed head coach of Spanish club
Baloncesto Sevilla
Real Betis Baloncesto S.A.D., simply known as Real Betis, is a professional basketball team based in Seville, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB. It plays its home games at San Pablo.
History
Club Deportivo de Baloncesto Sevilla was foun ...
. However, he was not granted a coaching license and therefore was not allowed to act as head coach during
Liga ACB
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games. Roth ran practices and coached the team in its
Eurocup games, where Spanish league rules did not apply. His assistant,
Audie Norris
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, was officially coach of the team for Spanish league games. The team started 0–5 and the situation became untenable, which led to Roth's contract being terminated on January 22, 2015.
After serving as a scout for the
Minnesota Timberwolves
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in the
2016–17 NBA season, Roth served as the head coach of the
Iowa Wolves
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in the
NBA G League
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between 2017 and 2019.
Between October 2019 and February 2021, Roth served as lead assistant coach of the
Perth Wildcats
The Perth Wildcats are an Australian professional basketball team based in Perth, Western Australia. The Wildcats compete in the National Basketball League (NBL) and play their home games at RAC Arena, known colloquially as "The Jungle".
Afte ...
in the Australian
National Basketball League (NBL) under head coach
Trevor Gleeson
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.
He helped guide the Wildcats to the
NBL championship in the
2019–20 season.
Roth served as the inaugural head coach of the
Tasmania JackJumpers
The Tasmania JackJumpers are an Australian professional basketball team based in Hobart, Tasmania, who entered the National Basketball League (NBL) in the 2021–22 season, and play their home games at MyState Bank Arena and the Silverdome. T ...
in the
2021–22 NBL season
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Australian broadcast rights to the ...
, winning the
NBL Coach of the Year
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and guiding the JackJumpers to the NBL Grand Final. In May 2022, Roth re-signed with the JackJumpers for three more seasons.
National team career
In 2001 and 2002, Roth was an assistant coach with the
Turkish national team.
The team won silver at
EuroBasket 2001
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in Turkey and competed at the
2002 FIBA World Championship
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in
Indianapolis
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.
In 2007 and 2008, he served as the head coach of the
Dominican Republic national team,
earning a silver medal at the
2007 CBC Caribbean Championships in Puerto Rico.
In 2019, Roth served as assistant coach with the
Chinese national team.
Personal life
Roth and his wife Lorie have a daughter, Dene.
Roth graduated from
Cleveland State University
Cleveland State University (CSU) is a public research university in Cleveland, Ohio. It was established in 1964 and opened for classes in 1965 after acquiring the entirety of Fenn College, a private school that had been in operation since 1923. ...
with a degree in communications in 1995.
References
External links
NBA coach profileSpanish League profile
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1963 births
Living people
Albany Patroons players
American expatriate basketball people in Australia
American expatriate basketball people in Canada
American expatriate basketball people in Greece
American expatriate basketball people in Spain
American expatriate basketball people in the Dominican Republic
American expatriate basketball people in Turkey
American men's basketball coaches
American men's basketball players
Anadolu Efes S.K. players
Bakersfield Jam coaches
Basketball coaches from Ohio
Basketball players from Cleveland
Dallas Mavericks assistant coaches
Detroit Pistons assistant coaches
Golden State Warriors assistant coaches
Greek Basket League players
Iowa Wolves coaches
Liga ACB head coaches
Liga ACB players
Memphis Grizzlies assistant coaches
Minnesota Timberwolves expansion draft picks
Minnesota Timberwolves players
Panathinaikos B.C. players
Perth Wildcats coaches
San Antonio Spurs draft picks
San Antonio Spurs players
Saski Baskonia players
Small forwards
Sportspeople from Cleveland
Toronto Raptors assistant coaches
Utah Jazz players
Vancouver Grizzlies assistant coaches
Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball players