Alex Scales

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Alex Scales

| image = Alex Scales.jpg

| caption = Scales in 2006 with the Austin Toros

| image_size =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 4

| weight_lb = 185

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|07|03}}

| birth_place = Racine, Wisconsin

| nationality = American

| high_school = Racine Lutheran
(Racine, Wisconsin)

| college =

San Jacinto (1996–1998)
Oregon (1998–2000)

| draft_year = 2000

| career_start = 2000

| career_end = 2017

| career_number = 25

| career_position = Shooting guard

| years1 = 2000

| team1 = Basket Livorno

| years2 = 2001–2002

| team2 = Jiangsu Dragons

| years3 = 2002

| team3 = Central Entrerriano

| years4 = 2002–2003

| team4 = Grand Rapids Hoops

| years5 = 2003–2004

| team5 = Shanghai Sharks

| years6 = 2004

| team6 = Huntsville Flight

| years7 = 2004–2005

| team7 = Seoul Samsung Thunders

| years8 = {{nbay|2005|start}}

| team8 = San Antonio Spurs

| years9 = 2005–2006

| team9 = Austin Toros

| years10 = 2006

| team10 = Real Madrid

| years11 = 2006–2007

| team11 = Aris Thessaloniki

| years12 = 2007–2008

| team12 = CSK VVS Samara

| years13 = 2008–2009

| team13 = BC Kyiv

| years14 = 2009

| team14 = Fortitudo Bologna

| years15 = 2010

| team15 = Oyak Renault

| years16 = 2010–2011

| team16 = Mersin BB

| years17 = 2012

| team17 = Atléticos de San Germán

| years18 = 2013

| team18 = Mersin BB

| years19 = 2014

| team19 = Tadamon Zouk

| years20 = 2017

| team20 = Mumbai Challengers

| highlights =

FIBA EuroCup All-Star Day (2008)
All-CBA Second Team (2003)

}}

Alexander Jerome Scales (born July 3, 1978){{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010513074038/http://goducks.fansonly.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/scales_alex00.html|archive-date=May 13, 2001|title=Alex Scales|url=http://goducks.fansonly.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/scales_alex00.html|publisher=Oregon Ducks}} is a former American professional basketball player.{{cite news | last= Schaefer | first= Alec | date= 3 July 2017 |title= Scales still living the hoop dream |url= http://journaltimes.com/sports/basketball/scales-still-living-the-hoop-dream/article_50a2c5f2-f337-57f8-8ca7-20c01b6b9999.html |access-date= 25 February 2016| work= The Journal Times | location= Racine, Wisconsin}}

Biography

Born in Racine, Wisconsin, Scales attended Racine Lutheran High School.{{cite news |author1=Gery Woelfel |title=Scales tipping toward NBA |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98096209/scales-tipping-toward-nba/ |access-date=21 March 2022 |work=The Journal Times |date=12 July 2003 |page=B1}}

He played at the collegiate level at the University of Oregon.{{cite news |author1=George Woelfel |title=Balancing the future |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98096066/balancing-the-future/ |access-date=21 March 2022 |work=The Journal Times |date=22 June 2000 |page=D1}}

Scales played in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) for the Grand Rapids Hoops during the 2002–03 season and earned All-CBA Second Team honors.{{cite web |title=Alex Scales minor league basketball statistics |url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbasketball/stats/p-scaleale001 |website=Stats Crew |access-date=June 26, 2021}}

Scales has most recently played with Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K. and Oyak Renault of the Turkish Basketball League, as well as BC Kyiv of the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague and VTB United League.{{cite web|url=http://www.eurobasket.com/player.asp?Cntry=Turkey&PlayerID=31582&Stats=2011|title=Alex Scales|publisher=Euro Basket.com|access-date=2011-06-22}} Previously, he was a member of the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association in 2005.{{cite news |author1=Adam Reisinger |title=Alex Scales' journey from fleeting NBA fame to trick-shot stardom |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/17310538/alex-scales-former-international-journeyman-turns-trick-shot-master |access-date=21 March 2022 |work=ESPN |date=16 August 2016}} That year, he was also a member of USA Basketball.{{cite web|url=http://www.usabasketball.com/mens/men_alpha_S.html |title=All-Time USA Men's Basketball Roser-S |publisher=USA Basketball |access-date=2011-06-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608114209/http://www.usabasketball.com/mens/men_alpha_S.html |archive-date=2011-06-08 }} In the only game Scales played in his NBA career, he substituted for Robert Horry in the final 9.2 seconds of a Spurs game on November 19, 2005. In that game, the Spurs defeated the Phoenix Suns 97–91, with Scales recording no stats.{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/pbp/200511190SAS.html|title=Phoenix Suns at San Antonio Spurs Play-By-Play, November 19, 2005|website=Basketball Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|accessdate=10 February 2023}}

He was waived by the Spurs nine days later on November 28 but was acquired by the NBA Development League team Austin Toros on December 21, 2005.{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/dleague/developments_051222.html |title=NBA Development League: NBA D-League Daily Developments: Dec. 22, 2005 |website=www.nba.com |access-date=22 May 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629231235/http://www.nba.com/dleague/developments_051222.html |archive-date=29 June 2013 |url-status=dead}} At 9.2 seconds (0.153 minutes), Scales previously owned the record for fewest minutes played in an NBA career.{{cite web|url=https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/fewest-minutes-played-in-an-nba-career|title=JamesOn Curry and Alex Scales are tied for playing the fewest career minutes, with 0 minutes on the court.|website=StatMuse|accessdate=10 February 2023}} This record was broken by JamesOn Curry when he played 3.9 seconds (0.065 minutes) in his only NBA game on January 25, 2010, at the end of the third quarter for the Los Angeles Clippers.{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/pbp/201001250BOS.html|title=Los Angeles Clippers at Boston Celtics Play-By-Play, January 25, 2010|website=Basketball Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|accessdate=10 February 2023}}

He has also been a member of the Seoul Samsung Thunders of the Korean Basketball League, CSK VVS Samara of the Russian Basketball Super League, Aris B.C. of HEBA A1, Real Madrid Baloncesto of the Liga ACB and Euroleague Basketball, and the Jiangsu Dragons and Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association. He was a FIBA EuroCup All-Star during his time with BC Kyiv.

Scales competes for Team 23 in The Basketball Tournament. He was a guard on the 2015 team who made it to the $1 million championship game, falling 67–65 to Overseas Elite.

Career statistics

=College=

| style="text-align:left;"|1998–99

| style="text-align:left;"|Oregon

| 32 || 31 || 29.6 || .404 || .309 || .738 || 5.9 || 3.2 || .9 || .8 || 14.3

| style="text-align:left;"|1999–00

| style="text-align:left;"|Oregon

| 30 || 28 || 32.0 || .455 || .338 || .780 || 4.3 || 2.5 || 1.4 || .4 || 16.3

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career{{cite web |title=Alex Scales College Stats |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/alex-scales-1.html |website=College Basketball at Sports Reference|access-date=10 February 2023}}

| 62 || 59 || 30.8 || .429 || .323 || .758 || 5.1 || 2.8 || 1.1 || .6 || 15.3

=NBA=

Source{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/scaleal01.html|title=Alex Scales|website=Basketball Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|accessdate=10 February 2023}}

==Regular season==

| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2005}}

| style="text-align:left;"|San Antonio

| 1 || 0 || .2 || – || – || – || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0

References

External links

{{Basketball stats}}
{{FIBA|new_id=136529|old_id=37210}}
{{Basketball-Reference.com international}}
{{Eurobasket.com player}}
[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/alex-scales-1.html Alex Scales] – college basketball player statistics at Sports Reference

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