Scottie Reynolds (born October 10, 1987) is an American professional

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player for Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski of the

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(PLK). Prior to his professional career he played college basketball for Villanova. Reynolds also competed with the

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in the

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Early life

Reynolds was born in

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to a teenage mother who reluctantly gave him up for adoption. Reynolds grew up in a loving family with his adoptive parents Rick and Pam Reynolds and siblings Eric, Kelli, Susie, Ross, and Dahlia. He has lived in

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;

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; and

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. He attended A. Scott Crossfield elementary school in Virginia and Herndon High School in Herndon, VA.

High school career

Reynolds was a four-year starter for

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in Herndon, Virginia. He was the best player in the competitive Northern Region since

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. He led the Herndon Hornets to a state finals runner-up place in 2005–06. Averaging 40 points per game, he was a three-time Virginia Player of the Year. During his senior year, Reynolds was named a

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, the first player in the Northern Region to be so honored since Joey Beard (

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, Class of 1993). He was also a third-team ''Parade'' All-American. Reynolds owns many Herndon Hornets basketball records, including most points in a year, most points during a high school career, and most points in a game with 53 against

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in 2005. Reynolds is 16th all-time in Virginia high school career scoring. He was at one point ranked the fourth best

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in the nation. Reynolds averaged 28.4 points per game, 4.5 assists per game, and 4.0 steals per game as a senior, and 34.7 points as a junior.

College career

He signed a

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to play for

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but was released by the university after their coach

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left. He was then recruited by Jay Wright of Villanova, playing in the

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of the

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. As a Villanova Wildcat, he became the Wildcats' primary scoring threat by the end of his freshman year, scoring 40 points against the

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on February 28, 2007. Reynolds was named the 2006–07 Big East Rookie of the Year. Villanova made the Sweet 16 in the 2008 NCAA Tournament during Reynold's sophomore season before losing to eventual champion Kansas. He led the team in scoring with 15.9 points per game. During his Junior season, he was 2nd on the team with 15.2 PPG in leading Villanova to a 26–7 record and a #3 Seed in the

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. During Villanova's Elite Eight matchup versus #1 seed Pittsburgh in the Tournament, Reynolds made a game-winning shot with 0.5 seconds to go to send Nova to the 2009 Final Four in Detroit. On April 21, 2009, Reynolds declared for the

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, but did not hire an agent, he withdrew from the draft on 9 June 2009. On January 11, 2010, Reynolds scored a season-high 36 points, on 5-of-5 three-pointers, in a 92–84 win over Louisville. As a senior in the 2009–10 season, the 6-foot, 2-inch Reynolds averaged 18.5 points and shot 40 percent from 3-point range in becoming the Wildcats' go-to player with several spectacular second-half efforts. He led the Wildcats to a 25–8 season (13–5 Big East) and a #2 seed in the NCAA tournament, which culminated with a 75–68 loss to St. Mary's (CA) in the second round of the 2010 NCAA Tournament. Reynolds ended his career as the second-leading scorer in Villanova history, with 2,222 points, falling only 21 points short of breaking Kerry Kittles's all-time record. He finished his college career with 472 assists and 203 steals. Reynolds was named to the 2010 AP All-American 1st team, joining

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(2006),

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(1996) and

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(1950) as the only Villanova players to become 1st team All-Americans. "You go through a season not expecting to get All-American," Reynolds said. "You just go out there every day and try and do the best you can, try and play Villanova basketball. It's in the back of your head, but if you concentrate on that, that stuff will never come." Villanova Coach Jay Wright often referred to Scottie Reynolds as the "face of Villanova Basketball" during his 4 years on the team.

Professional career

Scottie Reynolds was the first AP All-American to not be selected in the NBA Draft since the NBA-ABA merger in 1976. He was signed by the

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to participate in their 2010 summer league. Reynolds played three games on the Suns' summer league squad and played with them in training camp. He averaged 10.3 points and 4.7 assists in the Suns' final three games of summer-league play after missing the first two with an Achilles injury. On August 1, 2010, Reynolds agreed on a one-year deal with Italian club Prima Veroli. On October 26, 2010, it was announced that Reynolds was leaving Veroli after averaging 12.3 points, 2.5 assists and 2.3 steals to return to the US. On November 1, 2010, Reynolds was drafted 13th overall by the

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of the

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. He was traded the next day to the

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. On November 26, 2010, Reynolds scored 30 points and made the game winning three-pointer with 0.2 seconds left to give the Armor the 88–85 victory. On February 19, 2011, Reynolds and the East won the NBA D-league All-star game. On July 22, 2011 Reynolds played his first game with Talk 'N Text. On December 14, 2011, Reynolds signed with the

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, he was waived without playing a game. On January 10, 2012, Reynolds signed with Antalya Metropolitan Municipality in Turkey. In August 2012, he signed a contract with

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in the Italian first division. On July 16, 2013, Reynolds signed with

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. On January 22, 2015, he signed with

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of the

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. Reynolds returned to New Basket Brindisi in July 2015, signing a one-year deal. On October 30, 2016, he signed with

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for the 2016–17 season. On July 10, 2017, Reynolds signed with Russian club

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for the 2017–18 season. On October 10, 2018, Reynolds signed with Slovenian club Petrol Olimpija for the 2018–19 season. On January 4, 2019, Reynolds returned to

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for a third stint, signing as an injury cover for

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. On September 4, 2019, Reynolds signed with newly promoted

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club

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. On November 17, 2019, Reynolds parted ways with the Greek team. On November 18, 2019, he has signed with

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of the

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. Reynolds averaged 10.1 points, 2.9 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game. He returned to

of the

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and the Croatian League on December 3, 2020. On August 30, 2021, he signed with Champagne Châlons-Reims of the French

. On October 26, 2022, he has signed with Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski of the

(PLK).

The Basketball Tournament (TBT)

In the summer of 2017, Reynolds competed in

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for Supernova; a team composed of

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basketball alumni. In two games, he averaged 10.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game to help number two seeded Supernova advance to the second-round where they were defeated 82-74 by Team Fancy. Reynolds also competed for Supernova in 2016 and, prior to that, averaged 25.5 points per game for Team Roby in 2014.

Early life

High school career

College career

Professional career

The Basketball Tournament (TBT)

References

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