Shawnelle Scott (born June 16, 1972) is an American retired professional basketball player. A 6'10"

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out of St. John's University, he was selected by the

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with the 43rd overall pick (second round) of the 1994 NBA draft. His first two years of professional basketball were in the

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for the

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and the

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.1996-97 Official CBA Guide and Register, page 306 He then played in four NBA seasons for three teams:

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( 1996-97 and 1997-98),

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( 2000-01), and

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( 2001-02). He currently works as a high school basketball coach and physics teacher at

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in New York City.

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