Scott May facts for kids
May in the 1975–76 season at Indiana.
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| Born | March 19, 1954 Sandusky, Ohio, U.S. |
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| High school | Sandusky (Sandusky, Ohio) | |||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | |||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) | |||||||||||||
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| College | Indiana (1973–1976) | |||||||||||||
| NBA Draft | 1976 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2nd overall | |||||||||||||
| Selected by the Chicago Bulls | ||||||||||||||
| Pro career | 1976–1988 | |||||||||||||
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| 1976–1981 | Chicago Bulls | |||||||||||||
| 1981–1982 | Milwaukee Bucks | |||||||||||||
| 1982 | Detroit Pistons | |||||||||||||
| 1983 | Cidneo Brescia | |||||||||||||
| 1983–1986 | Berloni Torino | |||||||||||||
| 1986 | Virtus Banco di Roma | |||||||||||||
| 1986–1988 | Enichem Livorno | |||||||||||||
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| Points | 3,690 (10.4 ppg) | |||||||||||||
| Rebounds | 1,450 (4.1 rpg) | |||||||||||||
| Assists | 610 (1.7 apg) | |||||||||||||
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Scott Glenn May (born March 19, 1954) is a former American professional basketball player. He is famous for his amazing college career at Indiana University. Scott May led his team, the Indiana Hoosiers, to a perfect season and a national championship in 1976.
He was also named the best college player in the country that year. Besides his college success, May won a gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
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College Basketball Star
Scott May, who is 6 feet 7 inches tall, played forward for the Indiana University Hoosiers. He played under the famous coach Bob Knight from 1973 to 1976. May and his teammates were very determined to win.
Undefeated Seasons and Championships
In his last two seasons, 1974–75 and 1975–76, the Hoosiers were unbeatable in the regular season. They won 37 games in a row in their conference, the Big Ten. The 1974–75 team won every Big Ten game by a huge average of 22.8 points.
However, during a close game against Purdue, May broke his left arm. This injury meant he could only play for 7 minutes in the next big game. Because of this, the top-ranked Hoosiers lost to Kentucky in the 1975 NCAA tournament.
The Hoosiers were so strong that four of their starting players, including May, were chosen for the All-Big Ten team. The very next season, 1975–76, the Hoosiers had a perfect record. They went the entire season and the 1976 NCAA tournament without losing a single game. They beat Michigan 86–68 in the championship game. Indiana is still the last college team to achieve an undefeated season in men's basketball.
Individual Awards and Olympic Gold
Scott May was the top scorer for the 1975–76 team. He was known for scoring important points when it mattered most. He was also a great defensive player and rebounder. In 1976, he was named the NCAA men's basketball National Player of the Year.
That same year, May earned a gold medal as part of the United States basketball team at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He finished his college degree in education in four years.
Professional Basketball Career
After his amazing college career, the Chicago Bulls picked Scott May as the second overall player in the 1976 NBA draft. In his first year with the Bulls, he was named to the NBA All-Rookie team. He averaged 14.2 points per game that season.
Injuries limited May to seven seasons in the NBA. During his NBA career, he scored 3,690 points and grabbed 1,450 rebounds. After his time in the NBA, he played for seven more years in Europe. He played for teams in Italy, including Brescia, Torino, Rome, and Livorno.
Family Life and Legacy
Scott May is also known for his business ventures in the Bloomington area. He has two sons, Scott May Jr. and Sean May, who also became basketball players. Scott Jr. played for the Indiana basketball team that reached the NCAA title game in 2002.
His younger son, Sean, helped North Carolina win a national championship in 2005. Sean also played in the NBA for the Sacramento Kings and Charlotte Bobcats. Scott May and Sean May are one of only a few father-son pairs who have both won an NCAA basketball championship.
See also
In Spanish: Scott May para niños
