Akeem Scott
![]() Akeem Scott in 2010 | |||||||||||||||
No. 1 – Borneo Hornbills | |||||||||||||||
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Position | Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
League | IBL | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Born | Harlem, New York, U.S. | 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 (Woodbridge, Virginia) | ||||||||||||||
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-Jamaican professional basketball player for the Borneo Hornbills of the Indonesian Basketball League (IBL). He plays for the Jamaica national basketball team.[1]
Early life
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "HPU alum Akeem Scott plays for Jamaican National Team". July 21, 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 March 10, 2022.
External links
[edit]- 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