PG Shannon Scott (Long Island Nets - NBA G-League)

[matcar]

Yep. I agree. Scott had a very good game last night IMO. He's improving game by game.

Yes he is. Fun to watch this kid. Thad has a lot of talent to choose from this year. Really need to keep getting these guys quality minutes so that they are ready to contribute in March.

 

[buckeyes_rock]

I liked what I saw out of Scott last night against Lamar. I think he's stating to settle in to college ball a little more. He had 5 assists and 0 turnovers last night and just generally looked more comfortable with the ball in his hands out there.

There will be games during the Big Ten season that we will need Scott to be able to come in and spell Craft for while so I like that Matta is letting him get warmed up a bit now. I think he has a very bright future as a Buckeye!

 

[NINJA BUCK13]

Shannon Scott has really started to look like a solid PG. As the season has progressed, Scott has improved game after game. His 5 assists/ 0 TO game against Lamar was his best game of his young career as a PG at OSU.

 

[DZ83CK]

We'll have to wait and see how the rotation plays out in future games to be sure, but it appears from the last 2 games that Shannon has worked his way into a small role spelling Craft in the middle of the first half. Worth keeping an eye on that. Shannon definitely had his best game from an A/TO perspective against Lamar.

 

[Buckskin86]

Time on the court is growing (and slowing) for Ohio State freshman Shannon Scott
Published: Monday, January 09, 2012
By Doug Lesmerises, The Plain Dealer

Jay LaPrete, Associated PressAfter sporadic play in the first half of the season, Shannon Scott finally got some quality time on the court for Ohio State in the Buckeyes' lopsided victory over Iowa on Saturday. It could be a sign that the freshman point guard will get more chances to relieve Aaron Craft in future games.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Shannon Scott hadn't played when it mattered, getting on the court for a total of 11 minutes in Ohio State's five toughest games of the season, against Florida, Duke, Kansas, South Carolina and Indiana.

So when he popped onto the court at Iowa on Saturday with 10:52 remaining in the first half after starting point guard Aaron Craft's second foul, with the score tied at 9, no one knew for sure what the Buckeyes were getting.

Sure, Scott had been ranked as the No. 6 point guard prospect in this freshman class by Scout.com and No. 12 by Rivals.com, and coach Thad Matta had loved Scott's basketball knowledge, speed, quickness and his family while recruiting him out of Georgia.

"If you ever spend time with Shannon, he's a great, great kid," Matta said.

So what the Buckeyes needed was that Shannon Scott -- calm, confident, composed.

Granted, that's not easy for a freshman. After a lot of preseason talk about playing Craft and Scott together, that hasn't developed. So there hadn't been a lot to go on for fans.

In 18 minutes of five points, five rebounds, six assists and one turnover in a 76-47 win over the Hawkeyes, the Buckeyes saw, when they needed him, the Scott they'd seen in practice for the last few weeks.

"Before he was always rushing things, rushing things," sophomore big man Jared Sullinger said of Scott. "Now he's realizing where he can pick the defense apart and how he can help this team win."

For now, Scott's minutes will likely hinge on how healthy and foul-free Craft is. But after missing Sullinger while he was out with a back issue, it's good for the No. 5 Buckeyes (15-2, 3-1 Big Ten), who travel to Illinois (14-3, 3-1) Tuesday night, to have an option behind another one of their key starters. When Craft is on the bench, the Buckeyes shouldn't be lost. They needed Scott to relax in order to prove that.

"I feel like it's getting a lot better," Scott said. "Each time in practice I'm cutting down on all my turnovers, and I'm feeling more calm on the court so the game is coming easier to me."

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http://www.cleveland.com/osu/index.ssf/2012/01/time_on_the_court_is_growing_a.html

 

[Buckskin86]

In watching his son with the Buckeyes, Charles Scott has much of which to be proud: Bill Livingston
Published: Sunday, January 15, 2012
By Bill Livingston, The Plain Dealer

ChapelHillMemories.com
Charles Scott averaged 22 points and seven rebounds while becoming the first black basketball player at North Carolina in the late 1960s. Sunday, Scott's son, Shannon, saw action in the Buckeyes' rout of Indiana.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- One of the men of the hours that changed so much so long ago was in Value City Arena Sunday.

Charles Scott was watching Ohio State crush Indiana, while seated no farther from the press seats than the shot his son knocked ferociously away an instant after an Indiana player took it.

Shannon Scott is the player, a freshman whose resounding block of the Hoosiers' 6-6 Will Sheehy showed off the 6-1 Ohio State backup point guard's quickness and athleticism in the nine minutes he was on the court in the Buckeyes' 80-63 rout. But this story really isn't about how Shannon Scott plays now. On Martin Luther King Day, it is about Shannon's father, Charles, and how he lived when he was Shannon's age.

Charles Scott has moved his family, including his wife, Trudy, and daughter, Simone, from Georgia to Columbus to follow Shannon's games. A son, Shaun, is a student at North Carolina, where he tried out for the Tar Heels' basketball team, but did not make it. The elder Scott was the first scholarship African-American player in the Atlantic Coast Conference at North Carolina in the late 1960s. A high-school valedictorian, he always prefers to be called Charles, not Charlie. Sportswriters on Tobacco Road were the ones who called him Charlie.

"My mother named me Charles," said Scott. "Coach [Dean] Smith was the only coach who cared enough to ask me what I felt and what I wanted to be called. He always put his emphasis on you as an individual, on your maturation as a person, not just as a basketball player. Today, because of the one-and-done rule [for NBA eligibility], it's all about winning games, at the expense of the rest."

One of the ways Smith won Scott's loyalty was by inviting him to attend the coach's church.

"The blacks and whites took communion together," Scott said. "You didn't see that in the South at that time. If the church had black members, they took communion as a group after the whites."

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http://www.cleveland.com/livingston/index.ssf/2012/01/in_watching_his_son_with_the_b.html

 

[Buckskin86]

Ohio State men's basketball: Unbreakable bond
When Shannon Scott came to OSU from Georgia, he wasn?t alone for long: His parents and sister now live in central Ohio, too
By Bob Baptist
The Columbus Dispatch Thursday January 19, 2012

Neal C. Lauron | Dispatch
Shannon Scott?s family has settled in the area since he has started at Ohio State: sister Simone, left, father Charlie and mother Trudy.
Neal C. Lauron | Dispatch

The Scott family can be seen at most Ohio State home games. From left are mother Trudy, sister Simone and father Charlie.

After 10 years playing professional basketball, 10 years in his own business and eight years working for an athletic apparel manufacturer, Charlie Scott had enough money. With a young family, what he didn?t have was enough time.

?My job was great, but it kept me on the road all the time,? said Scott, who was a sports-marketing director for Champion and traveled extensively. ?I wanted to be a father who was there for his sons. My father was not around when I was growing up, and I wanted to be around my young men while they were growing up. To me, that was more important than making a lot of money.?

So, in 1998, he chucked his second career to stay home with his children. It would not be the last such move he made.

From a seat usually next to an aisle at Value City Arena so he can comfortably extend his long legs, the 6-foot-5 former NBA All-Star and University of North Carolina great, now 63, has been a fixture at Ohio State men?s basketball games this season. Scott?s son, Shannon, is a freshman guard for the sixth-ranked Buckeyes.

Shannon played high-school basketball in Alpharetta, Ga., an Atlanta suburb. But after he moved to Columbus last summer, so did his parents.

Shannon?s sister, Simone, a North Carolina graduate, also relocated after being hired by FoxSports.com. Their brother, Shaun, is a junior at North Carolina.

?At one time, we had thought about moving back up to North Carolina,? Charlie said. ?But we wanted to see Shannon play, and we felt it would be more advantageous for us if we moved here. We?re a very close family, and it fit us very well because there was nothing keeping us in Atlanta.?

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http://www.buckeyextra.com/content/stories/2012/01/19/unbreakable-bond.html

 

[MaxBuck]

Not surprising that Shannon is such a quality young man -- his dad was one of the classiest players ever. Charlie Scott (as he was known in his playing days) remains one of the most fondly-remembered players among Tarheel fans.

 

[BB73]

Not surprising that Shannon is such a quality young man -- his dad was one of the classiest players ever. Charlie Scott (as he was known in his playing days) remains one of the most fondly-remembered players among Tarheel fans.

Charlie was a class act, and also a helluva player. He averaged over 27 points for his senior year at UNC. He was drafted by the Celtics, but played 2 years in the ABA first. He led that league in scoring with 34.6 ppg for the Virginia Squires in 1971-72. That was the highest scoring average in the 9-year history of the ABA.

He then played for Phoenix for 3 years, and was an NBA All-Star each year, averaging about 25 ppg for those 3 seasons.

They traded him to Boston, where he started in the backcourt with JoJo White on the Dave Cowens/John Havlicek team that won the NBA title in his first year there.

1968 Olympic Gold Medal, 1976 NBA ring, all-time ABA single season scoring record, 3-time NBA All-Star - that's a career someone can be very proud of.

 

[LitlBuck]

Charlie was a class act, and also a helluva player. He averaged over 27 points for his senior year at UNC. He was drafted by the Celtics, but played 2 years in the ABA first. He led that league in scoring with 34.6 ppg for the Virginia Squires in 1971-72. That was the highest scoring average in the 9-year history of the ABA.

He then played for Phoenix for 3 years, and was an NBA All-Star each year, averaging about 25 ppg for those 3 seasons.

They traded him to Boston, where he started in the backcourt with JoJo White on the Dave Cowens/John Havlicek team that won the NBA title in his first year there.

1968 Olympic Gold Medal, 1976 NBA ring, all-time ABA single season scoring record, 3-time NBA All-Star - that's a career someone can be very proud of.

First some reason, I will always remember Charlie as a Celtic. Maybe it's because college basketball wasn't televised as much back then.

For the young pups:) , there is a big difference in stature between Charlie and Shannon. Charlie was a very long 6'5" while Shannon seem to get the short gene in comparison.

 

[buckeyes_rock]

Just finished watching the first half of the game at Wisky...valuable minutes by young Scott.

 

[Magua]

I'd really like to see Scott get some time at the SG position with Craft at the PG. I think a rotation with Craft, Scott, and Buford would be great because honestly Buford has not been bringing his A or B game this season.

 

[heisman]

I'd really like to see Scott get some time at the SG position with Craft at the PG. I think a rotation with Craft, Scott, and Buford would be great because honestly Buford has not been bringing his A or B game this season.

If someone is going to get more minutes at the 2, I'll take Thompson over Scott, and I really like Scott.

 

[Buckskin86]

Scott finding his way behind Craft
Feb. 4, 2012
Written by
Rob McCurdy
News Journal

COLUMBUS -- As a McDonald's All-American in high school, Shannon Scott could have gone anywhere in the country.

He picked Ohio State, a program already with a standout point guard only a year ahead of him.

"I knew that playing with Aaron (Craft) would make my game better every day," Scott said. "It would help me to be a better player."

Craft averaged 30 minutes a game as a freshman and emerged as an elite perimeter defender last year. As a sophomore starter, he's one of 11 finalists for the Cousy Award, given annually to the nation's top point guard.

Instead of getting discouraged, Scott's trying to make the most of his opportunities. He's averaging 12 minutes a game, but 14 minutes in the Big Ten, and chipping in with about two points and two assists per contest.

"He's more relaxed," OSU coach Thad Matta said. "He's saying this is what I need to do and I'm going to do it with great energy. He's been talking more. I think his comfort level is something that's been good. He understands the system a little bit better. I think he's going to be a heck of a basketball player for us."

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http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/article/20120205/SPORTS/202050326

 

[Tanner]

This kid might be the worst shooting guard in America. I like his overall game though.