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Brent Scott
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Penn State Nittany Lions
Assistant coach
Personal information
Born (1971-06-15) June 15, 1971 (age 52)
Jackson, Michigan
Nationality American
High school Everett (Lansing, Michigan)
Listed height 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight 250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
College Rice (1989–1993)
NBA Draft 1993 / Undrafted
Pro career 1993–2007
Coaching career 2007–present
League Big Ten Conference
Career history
As player:
1993–1995 Gymnastikos S. Larissas
1995 Miami Tropics
1995–1996 Olitalia Forlì
1996 Portland Mountain Cats
1996–1997 Indiana Pacers
1997 Atlantic City Seagulls
1997–1998 Tau Cerámica
1998–1999 Viola Reggio Calabria
1999–2000 Real Madrid Baloncesto
2000–2001 Viola Reggio Calabria
2001–2002 Snaidero Udine
2002–2003 PAOK
2003–2004 Polaris World Murcia
2004–2005 Joventut Badalona
2006 Anwil Wloclawek
2006–2007 AEK Athens
As coach:
2007–2008 Rice (assistant)
2008–2012 LSU (assistant)
2012–2016 TCU (assistant)
2016–2017 Rice (assistant)
2017–2023 VCU (assistant)
2023–present Penn State (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× Italian League All-Star (1998, 2001)
  • 2× Greek League All-Star (1994 I, 1994 II)
  • USBL MVP (1996)
  • USBL Scoring leader (1996)
  • 2× USBL Rebounds leader (1995, 1997)
Medals
Men’s basketball
Representing  United States
FIBA Americas U18 Championship
Gold 1990 Montevideo Team competition
FIBA U19 World Championship
Gold 1991 Edmonton Team competition

Brent Steven Scott (born June 15, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player, formerly in the NBA. Scott was a 6'10", 250 lb (110 kg). center. Scott is currently an assistant coach at Penn State.

College career

Scott played college basketball at Rice University.

Professional career

Scott played 16 games with the Indiana Pacers during the 1996–97 NBA season, averaging 1.2 points and 0.6 rebounds per game. He also played professionally in Poland (Anwil Wloclawek), Spain (for Tau Cerámica, Real Madrid Baloncesto, Polaris World Murcia), Italy (for Olitalia Forlì, Viola Reggio Calabria and Snaidero Udine) and Greece (Gymnastikos S. Larissas, PAOK and AEK Athens).

Coaching career

On June 25, 2007, Rice University announced that Scott would be an assistant basketball coach. He has since served in the same capacity at Louisiana State University and TCU, both under head coach Trent Johnson. On May 16, 2016, Scott returned to his alma mater Rice, after four years at TCU, to serve on Mike Rhoades staff. In March 2017, he joined Rhoades' staff at VCU.

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