Scott Douglas Bamforth (born August 12, 1989) is an American-Kosovan professional

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player for

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of the Italian

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(LBA). Standing at 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m), he plays at the

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position. He played college basketball at Western Nebraska CC and

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High school and college career

Bamforth attended and played for Del Norte High School in

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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

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and averaged 18 points per game his first season (2008–09). He was named to the 2009–10

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Preseason All-America Third Team, but broke his arm before the first game, and decided to transfer to

before the season began. 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

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. 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

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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. History Founded in 1985 u ...

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

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, and instead returned to Baloncesto Sevilla in August 2015 on a two-year contract. He signed for

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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

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on August 2, 2022. On July 17, 2023, he signed with

of the Italian

(LBA).

The Basketball Tournament (TBT) (2016–present)

In the summers of 2016 and 2017, Bamforth played in

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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

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, 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

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, he made five three-pointers and then made seven in a career-best 28 point performance against

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four days after that.

References

External links

Liga ACB bio

Weber State bio

Eurobasket bio
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