Akeem Scott
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No. 1 – Borneo Hornbills | |||||||||||||||
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Position | Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
League | IBL | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Born | Harlem, New York | September 3, 1983||||||||||||||
Nationality | American / Jamaican | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school | Gar-Field Senior High School (Woodbridge, VA) | ||||||||||||||
College | High Point University | ||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2006: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
2006–2007 | Korihait | ||||||||||||||
2007–2008 | PuHu Juniorit | ||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | Espoon Honka | ||||||||||||||
2009 | BK Ventspils | ||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | Lappeenrannan NMKY | ||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | KK Mornar Bar | ||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | Pioneros de Quintana Roo | ||||||||||||||
2013 | Guaiqueríes de Margarita | ||||||||||||||
2013 | Bakersfield Jam | ||||||||||||||
2014 | Guaiqueríes de Margarita | ||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Orangeville A's | ||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | AB Ancud | ||||||||||||||
2016 | Biguá | ||||||||||||||
2016 | London Lightning | ||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Universidad de Concepción | ||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Saigon Heat | ||||||||||||||
2018 | Lobos UAD Mazatlán | ||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Laguneros de La Comarca | ||||||||||||||
2019 | Venados de Mazatlán | ||||||||||||||
2019 | Laguneros de La Comarca | ||||||||||||||
2020 | KW Titans | ||||||||||||||
2021 | Danang Dragons | ||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | RANS Simba Bogor | ||||||||||||||
2024–present | Borneo Hornbills | ||||||||||||||
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Akeem Wayne Byron Scott (born September 2, 1983) is an American basketball player who plays for the Borneo Hornbills of the Indonesian Basketball League (IBL). He plays for the Jamaica national basketball team.[1]
Early life
A native of Harlem, Scott starred at Gar-Field Senior High School in Woodbridge, Virginia.[2] He attended Garrett College for two years, earning All-American honors, before transferring to High Point ahead of his junior season.[1]
Professional career
Scott began his professional career with Finnish club Korihait in 2006 and averaged 17.3 points, 1.7 assists and 2.1 steals per game.[3] He signed with second-tier club PuHu Juniorit the following season,[3] recording 29.2 points and 2.9 assists per game across 23 games before he was moved up to first-tier club Espoon Honka in February 2008.[4] He played in the final seven regular season games before leading his team to a Korisliiga league title, scoring 36 points and the game-winning basket to earn Finals MVP honors.[1][4] He played with Espoon Honka again during the 2008–09 season,[1] then appeared in two EuroCup games with Latvian team BK Ventspils in late 2009. Scott returned to Finland soon after, playing with Lappeenrannan NMKY in 2009–10.[1] He subsequently played in Montenegro, Mexico and Venezuela.
Scott attended a two-day open tryout in Atlanta for the Bakersfield Jam in October 2014 and was invited to their training camp the following month.[5][6] He made the final roster[7] and averaged 10.4 points, three assists and 1.8 rebounds per game in five games.
Scott signed with the Brampton A's of Canada in November 2014.[8]
He spent the 2015–16 season with AB Ancud in Chile, averaging 28.3 points, 6.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists across 30 games.[9] He then signed with Uruguayan club Biguá in February 2016.[9]
He played with Chilean team Universidad de Concepción in 2016–17, earning first-team all-league and defensive player of the year honors.
He joined the Saigon Heat in October 2017.[10]
In August 2018, he signed with the Laguneros de La Comarca ahead of the 2018–19 LNBP season.[11] He then played for the Venados de Mazatlán during the 2019 CIBACOPA season. He recorded 35 points, five assists and five rebounds in his team debut, a 93–90 victory against the Tijuana Zonkeys on April 12.[12]
Scott signed with the Danang Dragons in Vietnam in June 2021.[13]
Scott signed with the RANS Simba Bogor in Indonesia in March 2022 [14]
Scott signed with the Borneo Hornbills in Indonesia in March 2024
References
- ^ a b c d e "HPU alum Akeem Scott plays for Jamaican National Team". 21 July 2010.
- ^ Williams, Preston (March 15, 2001). "Gar-Field Duo Takes Different Paths to Make Points". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
- ^ a b "PuHu hankki "Korihaista tutun" Akeem Scottin". basket.fi (in Finnish). September 26, 2007. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
- ^ a b "Korisliiga (2007-2008)". EuroBasket.com. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
- ^ Schlosser, Keith (November 3, 2013). "Why Akeem Scott Should Stand Decent Chance at Making Bakersfield Jam". Ridiculous Upside. SB Nation. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
- ^ "Bakersfield Jam Set Training Camp Roster". Our Sports Central. November 2, 2013. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
- ^ Saar, Eric (December 6, 2013). "The D-League: A Basketball Journey". Valley of the Suns. FanSided. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
- ^ "Akeem Scott signs with Brampton A's". Latest Basketball News. November 9, 2014. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
- ^ a b "Akeem Scott, ayuda de 1,85, llegará a Biguá, que cambia la estrategia para la repesca". futbol.com.uy. February 4, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
- ^ Lo, Danny (October 23, 2017). "Saigon Heat pick up Akeem Scott as World Import for ABL 8". ASEAN Sports. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
- ^ Salcedo Cassio, Luis Alberto (August 31, 2018). "Eligen a jugador para dirigir a Laguneros en la duela". Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved February 17, 2022.
- ^ "Venados vence en el primero a Zonkeys". El Debate de Mazatlán (in Spanish). April 14, 2019. Retrieved February 17, 2022 – via PressReader.
- ^ "Danang Dragons land Akeem Scott". LatinBasket.com. June 10, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
- ^ "RANS PIK Basketball Datangkan Akeem Scott - IBL". iblindonesia.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2022-03-10.
External links
- 1983 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Canada
- American men's basketball players
- American people of Jamaican descent
- Bakersfield Jam players
- BK Ventspils players
- Espoon Honka players
- Jamaican expatriate basketball people in Finland
- American expatriate basketball people in Chile
- American expatriate basketball people in Finland
- American expatriate basketball people in Latvia
- American expatriate basketball people in Mexico
- American expatriate basketball people in Montenegro
- American expatriate basketball people in Uruguay
- American expatriate basketball people in Venezuela
- American expatriate basketball people in Vietnam
- American expatriate basketball people in Indonesia
- Garrett Lakers men's basketball players
- High Point Panthers men's basketball players
- Jamaican expatriate basketball people in Uruguay
- Jamaican men's basketball players
- KK Mornar Bar players
- Laguneros de La Comarca players
- London Lightning players
- Jamaican expatriate basketball people in Canada
- Jamaican expatriate basketball people in Latvia
- Jamaican expatriate basketball people in Mexico
- Jamaican expatriate basketball people in Montenegro
- Jamaican expatriate basketball people in Vietnam
- Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia
- People from Harlem
- Pioneros de Quintana Roo players
- Point guards
- Saigon Heat players
- Basketball players from Manhattan
- Venados de Mazatlán (basketball) players
- Jamaican expatriate basketball people in Venezuela
- Danang Dragons players
- KW Titans players
- Orangeville A's players