Seth Scott (born November 2, 1981) is an American former professional

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player. He played

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for

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and

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before playing professionally in Hungary, Cyprus, France, Mexico, Australia and Puerto Rico. He was named in the All-NBL First Team in 2013 playing for the

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High school career

Scott attended Mountain View High School in

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, where he was an All-Region and All-State selection. As a senior in 1999–2000, he averaged 18.6 points, 8.2 rebounds and 2.9 blocked shots per game as his team went 20–4 and placed third in state.

College career

Scott was considered a "non-qualifier" out of high school and subsequently played his first two seasons of

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. As a freshman with the

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in 2000–01, Scott averaged 11.6 points and 6.8 rebounds per game. As a sophomore in 2001–02, he averaged 12.4 points and 5.9 rebounds and distinguished himself as an All-Conference forward. In 2002, Scott transferred to

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. As a junior with

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in 2002–03, Scott started 23 of the 26 games he played in. He was the team's third-leading scorer (12.4) and second-leading rebounder (6.0) while leading the team in blocked shots (30) and field goal percentage (.475). He had 25 points and 11 rebounds against the Oregon Ducks on January 15, 2003. As a senior in 2003–04, Scott averaged 6.6 points and 4.7 rebounds in 18 games.

Professional career

For his first professional season in 2004–05, Scott played in Hungary for Marso-Carmo Suzuki NYKK of the

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. In 25 games, he averaged 20.5 points, 10.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 2.9 steals per game. For the 2005–06 season, Scott returned to Marso-Carmo Suzuki NYKK but left after 11 games. He averaged 14.6 points, 8.5 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 2.5 steals per game. In December 2005, he moved to Cyprus to play for

AEK Larnaca AEK Larnaca FC ( el, AEK; for short Αθλητική Έvωση Κίτιον Λάρνακας , translit=''Athletiki Enosi Kition Larnakas'', "Athletic Union Kition of Larnaca") is a Cypriot professional football club based in Larnaca. The club ...

. For the 2006–07 season, Scott returned to Marso-Carmo Suzuki NYKK. In 30 games, he averaged 13.3 points, 6.9 rebounds and 2.1 steals per game. On September 6, 2007, Scott signed with

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of the

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. He parted ways with the team on January 31, 2008. In nine games, he averaged 3.2 points and 1.9 rebounds per game. In February 2008, he joined

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of the French N1. For the 2008–09 season, Scott joined Denek Bat Urcuit of the French NM1. In 19 games, he averaged 17.2 points, 5.9 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game. In October 2009, Scott joined

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of the LNB Pro A but played only one game due to a right knee injury. For the 2010–11 season, Scott played for Avenir Serrelous Horsarrieu in the French NM2. In April 2012, Scott joined Pioneros de Los Mochis of the Mexican CIBACOPA. In 32 games, he averaged 22.4 points, 8.0 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. On August 2, 2012, Scott signed with the

in Australia for the

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. In December 2012, he played in the NBL All-Star Game. In 27 games, he averaged 11.6 points and 6.2 rebounds per game. He was subsequently named to the All-NBL First Team. Following the NBL season, Scott joined Caciques de Humacao of the Puerto Rican Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He was released by Caciques on May 28, 2013. In 21 games, he averaged 8.4 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.1 blocks per game. For the 2013–14 season, Scott joined

Pioneros de Quintana Roo The Pioneros de Quintana Roo (''Quintana Roo Pioneers'' in English) are a Mexican professional basketball team based in Cancún, México playing in Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP). During the 2010–2011 season the team made it to t ...

of the Mexican LNBP. He played 10 games for Pioneros between September 26 and November 4, averaging 11.0 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game. In December 2013, he joined

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for the rest of the season. In 17 games, he averaged 16.2 points, 7.9 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.0 blocks per game. In March 2014, Scott joined

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of the BSN. In 11 games, he averaged 5.0 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game.

National team

In August 2001, Scott played for

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at the Tournament of the Americas in Argentina.

Personal life

Scott is the son of Ray and Sandy Scott and has four sisters, Shannon, Raegen, Lindsay and Sydney, and one brother, Zach. Scott and his wife have a daughter.

References

External links

Melbourne Tigers profileFrench League profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Scott, Seth 1981 births Living people AEK Larnaca B.C. players American expatriate basketball people in Australia American expatriate basketball people in Cyprus American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Hungary American expatriate basketball people in Mexico American men's basketball players Basketball players from Utah Caciques de Humacao players Centers (basketball) JA Vichy players Melbourne Tigers players Panteras de Aguascalientes players Pioneros de Quintana Roo players Portland State Vikings men's basketball players Power forwards (basketball) Rouen Métropole Basket players Sportspeople from Orem, Utah Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball players Brujos de Guayama players