Scott Alan Hastings (born June 3, 1960) is an American former player in the
National Basketball Association
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(NBA). His career spanned from
1982
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–
1993
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and he played
forward
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/
center
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for the
New York Knicks
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,
Atlanta Hawks
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,
Miami Heat
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,
Detroit Pistons
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and
Denver Nuggets
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.
Biography
College
Born in
Independence, Kansas
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History
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, Hastings played college basketball at the
University of Arkansas
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from 1978–1982. While there, he was initiated into the
Lambda Chi Alpha
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fraternity.
While being a heavily recruited athlete Hastings had a choice between the
University of Kansas
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(in his home state) or the University of Arkansas. He chose the University of Arkansas.
NBA
He was selected in the second round (29th overall) by the
New York Knicks
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in the
1982 NBA Draft. He was a member of the
1990
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Detroit Pistons
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NBA championship team.
He holds the NBA record for most games in a row without a steal at 65 straight games. This spanned over a 3 year long period from 1989–1992.
After basketball
Hastings hosts a daily radio show with Ryan Harris, and Josh Dover on Altitude Sports Radio 92.5 FM from 10–2.
KKSE. Previously, he hosted a radio-show with co-hosts Drew Goodman and Sandy Clough on Sportsradio
KKFN 104.3 The Fan in
Denver, Colorado
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until 2016. Prior to 2012, Hastings co-hosted shows with Mike Evans and
Alfred Williams
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. He also provides television color commentary for the
Denver Nuggets
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on the
Altitude Sports and Entertainment
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cable TV network, working alongside
Chris Marlowe
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. He also hosts a golf show on Altitude during the NBA off-season.
Hastings previously spent 12 years hosting the ''Sports Zoo'' with
Dave Logan on
850 KOA and served as the
Denver Broncos
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' radio analyst from 1997 to 2004, including the team's appearances in
Super Bowl XXXII
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and
Super Bowl XXXIII
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.
External links
Scott Hastings' bioon Sports Radio 1043thefan.com
@ basketball-reference.com
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1960 births
Living people
American men's basketball players
Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball players
Atlanta Hawks players
Basketball players from Kansas
Centers (basketball)
College football announcers
Denver Broncos announcers
Denver Nuggets announcers
Denver Nuggets players
Detroit Pistons players
Miami Heat expansion draft picks
Miami Heat players
New York Knicks draft picks
New York Knicks players
People from Independence, Kansas
Power forwards (basketball)
Basketball players from Denver
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